Taylor Swift (Screengrab) England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has compared the atmosphere of the iconic Wankhede Stadium to a Taylor Swift concert.Speaking on For the Love of Cricket, his new podcast with Stuart Broad, Buttler said playing away games against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium is difficult as the noise gets so deafening.“In all the…
NEW DELHI: India are set to kick off their five-match Test series against England on June 20 at Headingley in Leeds. The visitors will be without stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom recently retired from Test cricket. Will England gain an upper hand in the absence of these two Indian superstars? Former…
Siddarth Kaul in action for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Image via X/@shivsingh_sp) Former Indian pacer Siddarth Kaul has entered the Big Bash League draft, while 15 Indian women cricketers have also registered for the women’s tournament, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday in Melbourne.Kaul, who represented India in three ODIs and three T20Is before retiring from international cricket…
Anish Giri was involved in a heated exchange with Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura. (Screengrabs) The quarterfinals of the FIDE World Blitz Team Championship in London were marred by controversy after top-seeded WR Chess lost their opening match to Germany and Friends due to a delayed arrival. Star players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura reached the…
Shubman Gill’s first photoshoot as Test skipper ahead of the Test series vs England (Image via X/@BCCI) India is set to write a fresh chapter in its Test cricket journey as they take on England in a five-match series starting June 20 in Leeds. With young star Shubman Gill at the helm, this series marks…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah revealed he declined the Test captaincy role before Shubman Gill‘s appointment, citing workload management concerns for the upcoming five-match England series starting June 20 at Leeds. Despite being vice-captain and a frontrunner to replace Rohit Sharma, who stepped down in May, Bumrah chose to…
Ravi Shastri has dropped his playing XI for the fist game of the India-England Test series (Image via X/@BCCI & RCBTweets) Former India Head Coach Ravi Shastri has revealed his preferred playing XI for India’s upcoming first Test match against England at Headingley, starting June 20. The series marks new captain Shubman Gill’s first assignment…
Mushfiqur Rahim ended Day 1 with 105* runs from 186 deliveries (Image via X/@CricCrazyJohns) Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim surpassed Mohammad Ashraful’s record to become the country’s highest Test run-scorer in Sri Lanka during the first day of the Galle Test on June 17. He achieved this milestone with an unbeaten century of 105 runs, taking his…
The name of the Pataudi Trophy was initially planned to be changed to the Tendulkar-Anderson trophy (Image via X/@cricketmoodcom & WisdenCricket) The England and Wales Cricket Board has decided to maintain the Pataudi legacy in India-England cricket by introducing a new Pataudi Medal for the winning captain of the upcoming five-Test series, following the renaming…
Image of Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra Chahal, posted by the former on Instagram (Image via Instagram/@shikhardofficial) Shikhar Dhawan shared a mysterious post on Instagram featuring himself and Chahal, writing “Kahaani mein twist hai… aur usmein @yuzi_chahal23 bhi hai! Wait for it.” The post immediately garnered attention from fans who began speculating about potential upcoming collaborations…
