Rishabh Pant was on Tuesday appointed as the captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming edition of the IPL, marking a wonderful chapter in his miraculous comeback saga. The keeper-batter missed cricketing action for 14 months after suffering a horrific car accident in December 2022. “We are delighted to welcome Rishabh back as our captain. …
The legendary batsman David Warner has stated that he hopes to become a coach in the future and has predicted that, since players from different countries share dressing rooms in domestic tournaments such as the IPL, sledging would disappear from the game within the next ten years. In his farewell Test match at the SCG …
Australia opener David Warner said he hoped to be remembered as an entertainer after retiring from cricket’s longest format at his home ground in the wake of a third test victory over Pakistan on Saturday. The 37-year-old, who retires as Australia’s fifth most prolific run-scorer of all time in tests, made 57 runs in his …
Australia opener David Warner celebrated his 26th Test century on Thursday by ‘shushing’ the Perth media box, silencing his critics after putting his side in a strong position on day one of the first Test against Pakistan. The hosts ended the day on 346-5 from 84 overs after batting first, with Usman Khawaja (41) and …
Adversity has always brought out the best in David Warner. When I first spoke to him in 2013, he was in the middle of a storm and clouds of a possible ban were hovering over his head. Just a few days back he had punched England batsman Joe Root in a Birmingham bar. At that …
Usman Khawaja jumped to the defence of his opening partner David Warner on Monday after stinging criticism of the veteran batsman from Australian great Mitchell Johnson. Former fast bowler Johnson hit out after Warner kept his spot in Australia’s squad to face Pakistan in the first Test later this month despite a poor run of …
SYDNEY – David Warner has been handed the chance of a hoped-for Sydney Cricket Ground farewell after being named in Australia’s squad for the first of three home tests against Pakistan. The squad named Sunday, which includes the 37-year-old opener, is only for the first test at Perth from Dec. 14-19. If he hold his …
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who arrived in Ahmedabad earlier on Sunday to attend the World Cup final between India and Australia, said he was hopeful that the hosts would lift the coveted trophy for the third time in its cricketing history. The final between the two-time champions and the five-time winners will be staged at …
Kolkata, Indian star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be back in action from the next IPL season, Delhi Capitals director of cricket Sourav Ganguly has said. Pant, the Delhi Capitals skipper, had a close shave after his car hit a divider and caught fire in a terrifying accident in December last year. Having suffered multiple injuries, …
Wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade will lead the Australian team against India in the five-match T20I series after the conclusion of the ongoing ICC World Cup. Cricket Australia (CA) on Saturday announced a 15-player squad for the series. The five-match T20I series will start on November 23 in Visakhapatnam, with Wade leading an Australian team that includes …