The England men’s cricket team has faced a challenging few months. Under the leadership of Jos Buttler, they struggled at the ODI World Cup in India, finishing a disappointing 7th with only three wins out of nine matches. As the new year began, the team, captained by Ben Stokes, embarked on a highly anticipated tour of India, seen as the ultimate test of their aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach. Unfortunately, they suffered a 1-4 series defeat. The season’s woes continued with another dismal performance at the T20 World Cup, where England was soundly beaten by India in the semi-finals and managed to…

If you don’t go out on the branch, you’re never going to get the best fruit. This thought probably crossed Mutyala Reddy’s mind when he left his job at Hindustan Zinc to focus his life’s goal on making his son a top-notch cricketer. Thus, began the struggle and obviously, the unending taunts from the neighbours and relatives. The risk was huge, the destination far; but Reddy had a clear idea of where his son’s destiny lay.After years of patience, sacrifice, and hard work, came the day when Mutyala’s son, Nitish Kumar Reddy broke into the Indian team. The all-rounder from…

To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browserVideo caption, Best shots of Smith’s 50Article informationAuthor, Stephan ShemiltRole, Chief Cricket Writer at Lord’s9 hours agoJamie Smith says Ben Foakes has helped him with his Test debut despite replacing his Surrey team-mate as England’s wicketkeeper.Foakes, arguably the best keeper in the world, is Surrey’s first choice, with Smith usually playing as a specialist batter in county cricket.But England have chosen Smith to keep in the first Test against West Indies and he responded by making 70 on day two at Lord’s.”We’ve got a very good relationship and he…

File image of Shahid Afridi (left) and Babar Azam.© X (Twitter) Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has made another scathing attack at current Pakistan captain Babar Azam, stating that it is time for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to look at a new captain. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Afridi stated that enough time has been given to Babar as captain, and that now a new captain should be appointed and backed. Afridi stated that Babar has already received a lot more backing than any captain during his own era, but with little success to…

Kandy Falcons and Jaffna Kings will meet for the second time in the 2024 Lanka Premier League. In the first clash between the two teams, Kandy Falcons beat Jaffna Kings by seven wickets. Kandy Falcons are at the bottom of the points table with four points, while the Jaffna Kings are the table-toppers with eight points.DISCLAIMER: ALL STATS UPDATED TILL END OF MATCH 14 OF 2024 LPLLAST 5 MATCHES LPL 2024, Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings: Fantasy XI Prediction, teams, captain(X) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} TeamFormKandy FalconsL L L W LJaffna KingsW W W L W THE LIKELY PLAYING XIs…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Brian Lara is West Indies’ leading run-scorer in Test cricket11 July 2024West Indies great Brian Lara does not think their current issues in Test cricket would be resolved by solely investing more money.They are eighth in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test rankings, having been a dominant force in the 1980s when they set a then-record 11 consecutive Test victories. “If you put 100 million, 200 million dollars into the West Indies’ bank account, is it going to change the way we play the game? I’m not sure,” Lara told BBC World Service’s Stumped podcast.…

The proposed venue at Macquarie Point is part of a Tasmanian team joining the AFL in 2028Andrew McGlashan12-Jul-2024 • 52 mins agoA concept design of the proposed new stadium in Hobart  Tasmania GovernmentThere are ambitions to host indoor Test cricket at a new stadium proposed in Hobart as part of a Tasmanian team joining the Australian Football League (AFL).The Tasmania Devils are due to become the AFL’s 19th team in 2028 and part of the deal is based around there being a new stadium constructed. It is being earmarked as a multipurpose 23,000-seater venue at Macquarie Point with a transparent…

Gautam Gambhir has asked the BCCI to also consider Morne Morkel as bowling coach.© KKR/X After appointing Gautam Gambhir as head coach of the Indian team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is now lining up its option to decide the remaining support staff. Over the past few days, several names have been linked to the bowling coach position, including Zaheer Khan, Lakshmipathy Balaji and R Vinay Kumar. While a final decision has yet to be made, Cricbuzz has now reported that Gambhir has asked the BCCI to also consider former South Africa Morne Morkel for the…

West Indies 79 for 6 (Athanaze 22, Anderson 2-11, Stokes 2-25) and 121 trail England 371 (Crawley 76, Smith 70, Root 68, Seales 4-77) by 171 runsEngland need four more wickets to secure an innings win over West Indies inside three days, after James Anderson, Gus Atkinson and Ben Stokes shared six wickets on the second evening. The hosts were dominant with the bat, scoring at more than four runs per over across their first innings and then turned the screw with the ball to close in on a 1-0 lead.Needing to score 250 – more than double their first-innings…

To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browserVideo caption, Anderson bowls West Indies captain Brathwaite for fourArticle informationAuthor, Stephan ShemiltRole, Chief Cricket Writer at Lord’s11 July 2024First Rothesay Test (day two of five), Lord’s:West Indies 121 (Atkinson 7-45) & 79-6 (Anderson 2-11)England 371 (Crawley 76, Smith 70, Root 68; Seales 4-77)West Indies trail by 171 runsJames Anderson took two wickets in his final innings as an international bowler to help put England on course for a huge win over West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s.Anderson, opening the attack for the last time in his…