Month: August 2023

Mumbai Indians batter Ishan Kishan has been included in the squad as a reserve keeper. However, he is not used to playing in the middle-order in ODIs. He knows how to switch gears, knows how to deliver big hits and stabilize the innings. Even if you play Ishan Kishan, you won’t have a replacement. Also, Rahul not only keeps the wicket but also gives it a finishing touch, Kaif sa…

Thanks to Babar’s 151-ball fifty, Pakistan defeated minnows Nepal by a huge margin of 238 points. This game was a good preparation for the game against India as it gave us confidence. We want to give 100 percent in every match and hopefully we will be able to do that in this game as well, Babar said after the match. Babar scored 151, which was his 19th ODI century, while Iftikha…

Ahead of a mouth-watering encounter, here are some predictions for the

Fizz will miss the match

Bangladesh’s chief spearhead Mustafizur Rahman is likely to miss the match due to a knee sprain. The absence of the 27-year-old, who has 148 wickets in 89 ODIs to his credit, will be a major loss for Bangladesh in the game against six-time champions Sri Lanka. Hasan Mahmo…

Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen in the world, he played a starring role in the recently concluded edition of the Hundred and in the game against New Zealand was simply superb, hitting three sixes and two fours.

Malan, for his part, racked up a much-needed big score after some underwhelming performances of late, reaching the 50-run mark for the 16th ti…

All four debutants contributed, especially lego spinner Tanvir Sangha (4-31) and bowler Spencer Johnson (2-33).

South Africa were never able to get the game started. Leading 69-5, it lost its last five wickets, conceding nine.

Marsh entered the game after just three innings and scored 20 runs in the second over by Lungi Ngidi.

Matthew Short departed for Marco Ja…

This game was a good preparation for the game against India because it gave us confidence. We want to give 100 percent in every match, hopefully we can do that here too, Babar said after the match. Babar scored 151, which was his 19th ODI century, while Iftikhar Ahmed (109 without an out) scored his first ODI ton and Pakistan reached an impressive score of 342-6 with the pick of…

Sri Lanka have been the 50-over and 20-over world champions and are the reigning champions in the Asia Cup, which they have won a record six times. Even before Sri Lanka attained Test team status, it produced players who were considered world class. And after it started playing in long formats, it has claimed the highest number of wickets in Tests. Aravinda de Silva is home to ar…

It depends on whether I have a new ball, whether the team needs me at any stage of the match, I’m always on. I don’t have any hesitation whether to play with the new ball or the old ball. I don’t have that kind of ego. All three of us (Bumrah, Shami and Siraj) are playing very well, so it is up to the management to decide who plays. There is only one goal – to go on the pitch and…

We have about two weeks until we name the World Cup roster, said head coach Gary Stead.

We’re going to give it a full two weeks to prove what level he’s at and for us it’s still a bit of a crystal ball that he’s going to be in. All teams must submit their 15-man squads to the ICC by Sept. 5, and changes can be made until Sept. 27.

We’re going to give him every chance…

The head coach also touched upon the issue of the No. 4 spot and all the talk surrounding it, saying that injuries to K.L. Rahul, Iyer and Rishabh Pant, unfortunately coinciding in time, have forced the team management to try other mid-level players in recent times and this is not experimentation for the sake of experimentation.

That word (experiment) is used all the time w…