Zimbabwe has included uncapped seamer Kundai Matigimu in its 16-player squad for the two-Test series with newly crowned world champion South Africa starting on June 28 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Matigimu, 27, earns a maiden call-up with Richard Ngarava unavailable due to a back injury. Batter Ben Curran is also out with … Read more
Former India coach Ravi Shastri wants to see Sai Sudharsan make his Test debut and bat at the crucial No.3 position in the series opener against England, also adding that Karun Nair will be ideal in the number five position after an “incredible“ run in first-class cricket. The first of the five-match series starts in … Read more
Nitish Reddy can produce “magical” deliveries, but India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel wants the batting all-rounder to bowl more overs to complement his primary skill-set of batting in the upcoming five-Test series against England. Reddy, who scored a Test hundred against Australia at the MCG in last year’s ‘Boxing Day’ Test is fighting for a … Read more
Jos Buttler top-scored again as England chased down an imposing target and beat West Indies by four wickets in the second T20 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead and seal the three-match series, continuing its excellent form under new captain Harry Brook. Former captain Buttler’s 47 from 36 balls at Bristol’s County Ground came … Read more
Beau Webster hopes to make an already memorable 2025 extra special by featuring for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s. Webster only won the first of his three Test caps in January and was in the side when Australia played their most recent red-ball international against Sri Lanka in … Read more
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has “no regrets” about being a sought-after T20 freelancer, as he genuinely believes that Test cricket was never meant to be a part of his cricketing journey. “Honestly? No. I believe in Test cricket, but at the end of the day, I’m a professional. It wasn’t part of my journey. … Read more
When Ravi Shastri saw Rohit Sharma getting “bored” in the middle-order in 2019, the then-coach pushed him to the top order, a move that proved to be a masterstroke and reshaped the ‘Hitman’ career in traditional format. Shastri became India’s head coach in 2017 before handing over the reins to Rahul Dravid in 2021. During … Read more
After the BCCI suspended the Indian Premier League in view of the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, cricket fans who had assembled for Friday’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants clash at the Ekana Stadium here were left a disappointed lot. Though all fans whom Sportstar spoke to were in agreement with the … Read more
Bangladesh won the second and final Test against Zimbabwe by an innings and 106 runs on Wednesday, a decisive victory that levelled the series. Zimbabwe scored 227 in their first innings after winning the toss, with Bangladesh scoring 444 in reply. The visitors were then bowled out for 111 in the second session of the … Read more
KKR all-rounder Moeen Ali said his team must nurture a positive mindset like Mumbai Indians to bounce back against the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here. On the eve of the match, Moeen said, “If you look at Mumbai, for example, they had a bit of a bad start. … Read more