West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran announced his surprise international retirement on June 9 at age 29, citing “much thought and reflection.” The Trinidadian played 167 matches, including a record 106 T20Is in which he scored 2,275 runs. He will now lead MI New York in Major League Cricket. Like several others before him, Pooran has … Read more
South Africa legend AB de Villiers feels Rajat Patidar’s biggest challenge while leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will be dealing with insecurity. RCB released Faf du Plessis, who led the team for three seasons from IPL 2022 to 2024, ahead of the mega auction. In February earlier … Read more
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten century off just 28 deliveries during the Taste of SuperSport Park exhibition match in Centurion on Sunday. Playing for the Titans Legends against the Bulls Legends, de Villiers struck 15 maximums to blaze his way to the ton. He retired immediately after completing the century. … Read more
After a gap of eight years, the ICC Champions Trophy is set to return in a hybrid format, with Pakistan and the UAE hosting games between February 19 and March 9, 2025. There have been eight editions of the Champions Trophy held so far, with Australia and India leading the pack with two titles apiece. … Read more
South African legend AB de Villiers mooted the idea of a women’s SA20 league, as the success of the men’s version across the three editions has given them a “model and recipe” to follow. De Villiers, the brand ambassador of SA20, said the time is ripe to tap into the general growth in women’s cricket. … Read more
South African great Ab de Villiers hopes the BCCI will allow Indian players to take part in the SA20 in the near future as it will only raise the profile of the young franchise-based league. Dinesh Karthik is set to become the first Indian cricketer to compete in the SA20 but that was only made … Read more
Since the turn of the millennium, cricket in India has become heavily organized, with rigid structures in place to reach the zenith. Almost all cricketers who make it to the top do so with stellar age-group records to back them. But, sometimes, an outlier emerges, breaking into the set-up as a lateral entry following an … Read more