Wellington, June 12 (IANS) New Zealand batting great Kane Williamson announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday, bringing the curtain down on a remarkable 16-year career during which he established himself as the country’s highest run-scorer across formats and one of the finest batters of his generation. The 35-year-old departs as New Zealand’s leading international run-getter with 19,346 runs from 378 matches, including 48 centuries and six double hundreds. Widely regarded …
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Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Australia have added Delhi-born uncapped spinner Nikhil Chaudhary to their squad for their upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh. The 30-year-old drafted into the squad following Travis Head’s withdrawal on personal leave. Chaudhary could become the only Indian born player to play for Australia in more than 60 years after the Hobart Hurricanes all-rounder was called up for the T20I series against Bangladesh.Chaudhary, currently playing for JB Bruges in the EUT20 compet…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Cricket Australia has overhauled its women’s international schedule for next summer after the ICC’s decision to bring forward the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy created a significant clash in the calendar.The governing body was forced to revise a slate of home fixtures following the ICC’s announcement that the tournament, originally earmarked for June, would instead be played in February. The reshuffle has resulted in New Zealand splitting its Australian tour into t…
St, Johns (Antigua), June 9 (IANS) Young batters Ackeem Auguste and Jewel Andrew, along with all-rounder Shamar Springer, have been called up to the West Indies’ T20I squad for three-match series against Sri Lanka in Jamaica, while fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been rested as a part of workload management. Shamar Joseph, who returned home ahead of the third ODI against the Sri Lankans due to personal reasons, is expected to return ahead of the series on June 9.”Exciting young batting talents Ac…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) On a fine Saturday afternoon, Manish Ojha was doing what he has done for a long time – making his students go through their paces at his Gen Next Academy in the Sampatchak area of Patna.Amidst the focus on the trainees perfecting their craft in the afternoon training session, Ojha got a call from Sanjeev Sooryavanshi. The message was short, but electric: his son Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got his India senior men’s T20I call-up to tours of Ireland, England, and the Asian G…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar said he had high hopes for teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after giving him a maiden T20I call-up to tours of Ireland, England, and the Asian Games, adding the youngster had ‘picked himself’ into the squad with his explosive IPL 2026 performances.Sooryavanshi had a stellar IPL 2026 for the Rajasthan Royals and was the leading run-getter in the competition with 776 runs, including a hundred and five half-centuries. He also bagge…
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) India chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Shreyas Iyer was a stand‑out candidate with the experience to become the new men’s T20I skipper, while admitting it was a tough call to move on altogether from Suryakumar Yadav despite him leading the team to winning the World Cup three months ago.Suryakumar, 35, has struggled with the bat in recent months, managing only 242 runs in nine T20 World Cup innings, with his unbeaten 84 against the United States the lone standout. His fo…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The chatter over the last few days on the future of India men’s T20I captaincy has been finally made clear at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Saturday. In a decisive shift at the top, Shreyas Iyer has replaced Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, with his first assignment being the tours of Ireland and England.India will play two T20Is in Dublin on June 26 and 28, followed by a five‑match series in England from July 1 to 11. With Shreyas, the ODI vice-captain…
Taunton, June 3 (IANS) England’s stand-in captain Charlotte Dean praised the match-winning partnership of 137 runs between Alice Capsey and Heather Knight after the hosts completed a six-wicket victory over India in the third and final T20I to clinch the series 2-1 ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, saying the record stand took the team over the line. England looked under pressure while chasing 181 when they slipped to 38/3 early in the innings, with India striking through Kranti Goud and Aru…
Taunton, June 3 (IANS) Alice Capsey and Heather Knight century stand helped England beat India by six wickets in the third and final T20I to seal the series 2-1 ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, starting from June 12.The two batters shared a massive 137-run stand to recover from a precarious position in the run chase to chase down a target of 181 in 18.3 overs. The effort was England’s highest T20I chase since 2018, led by Alice Capsey (82 from 43 balls) and Heather Knight, who finished unbeat…