Cameron Green of Australia (Photo by Paul Harding/Gallo Images/Getty Images) Cameron Green has set his sights on returning to bowling before the Ashes later this year, with a potential comeback in the Sheffield Shield. The Australian all-rounder has not bowled in a competitive match since undergoing back surgery last year, which forced him to miss…
Steve Smith (Agency Photo) Australian cricket star Steve Smith has expressed his thoughts about qualifying for the T20I squad in the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, acknowledging the challenges ahead.Cricket is making its return to the Olympics after a long absence of 128 years, with its last appearance dating back to 1900. Smith, who will…
Joe Root and Kane Williamson (The Hundred) It was a moment that had cricket fans smiling – Joe Root and Kane Williamson sharing a friendly chat during The Hundred. The video, which has been making waves online, shows the two batting greats meeting at Lord’s before their respective sides took the field. While the competition…
Eleven years ago, the late Martin Crowe, the cerebral Kiwi batting great, had prophesied in one of his columns that India’s Virat Kohli, England’s Joe Root, Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson would take turns to be ranked the No. 1 Test batter across the next decade. The pioneer was right. All of…
Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli New Zealand great Kane Williamson has opened up on Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket, calling it a reality check for players of his generation. Speaking during his ongoing stint in England, where he is captaining London Spirit in The Hundred, Williamson said Kohli’s decision reminded him of how long…
07:40 IST: The Test sprang to life in the final session under lights, just as anticipated, with the pink ball doing plenty. West Indies bowlers took full advantage of the conditions, while Australia, aware of the challenge, looked to up the scoring rate, at times a bit too aggressively, which led to a collapse. They lost…
West Indies’ Shamar Joseph celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Beau Webster(AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) The West Indies dominated Australia on day one of the day-night third test at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday. The hosts’ pace attack, led by Shamar Joseph’s four wickets, bowled out Australia for 225 before finishing at 16-1 at stumps…
23:56 IST: Pat Cummins, the skipper of Australia, says that they are going to bat first. Says about the reason, the pink ball tends to behave better during the day, and they’re hoping to make the most of those conditions by putting some runs on the board early. Emphasises that every Test matters, especially with the…
Joe Root of England (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Joe Root has set a new record at Lord’s Cricket Ground by becoming the highest run-scorer across all formats, accumulating 2526 runs in 33 matches at the venue, surpassing Graham Gooch’s previous record of 2513 runs. During the ongoing Test match against India, Root also became…
Australia’s Cameron Green, Beau Webster, and Sam Konstas. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Former England pacer Stuart Broad has criticized Australia’s current Test cricket top order batting lineup, calling it the “most muddled” he has ever seen, while speaking on The Grade Cricketer podcast. Broad, who has played 40 Ashes Tests, compared the current lineup to Australia’s…