New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee has urged cricket boards and franchise leagues to work together in a manner that the club vs country choice can become easier for players as well. However, he added that as of now nobody seems to have any answer to the problem, but stated that a casual playing contract […]

Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali added that the growing popularity of T20 and franchise leagues will destroy cricket and affect the traditional mould as well. He also predicted while reacting to the news of New Zealand cricketers Devon Conway and Finn Allen opting out of central contracts. However, on Thursday, August 15, a report revealed […]

New Zealand’s central contracts list has seen some change with Devon Conway asking for a casual contract while Finn Allen has turned down a short-form central contract as well. Both players have looked at franchise cricket opportunities as the reason for the change. “Short-format batter Finn Allen has turned down a central contract offer to […]

Rachin Ravindra has been added to the New Zealand Cricket contract for a year which is his first. From being overlooked for the board’s central retainership earlier, he has been added to the 20-player contract list. Alongside him, it also offered Ravindra’s Wellington teammate Ben Sears, Canterbury’s Will O’Rourke and Otago’s Jacob Duffy as well. […]

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) made a strategic move by bringing in England’s Richard Gleeson to replace the injured Devon Conway for the ongoing IPL 2024 season. Conway, a consistent performer for CSK in the past two seasons, unfortunately, couldn’t join the squad due to an injury. Despite his absence, Conway’s impactful contributions in 23 matches, […]

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey believes that the squad has enough depth to fill up Devon Conway’s place in the first half of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. However, the New Zealand international player sustained a fracture to his thumb during the home series against Australia, which ruled him out […]

Former Indian left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan expects his ex-captain MS Dhoni to play IPL for a bit more long. However, Dhoni will be leading Chennai Super Kings as the skipper to defend the IPL title this season. They won their 5th title last year by beating Gujarat last year. Zaheer Khan while speaking in a […]

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have a powerful batting unit going into IPL 2024, with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway probably being the tournament’s best opening combination. Conway and Gaikwad were the Chennai Super Kings’ top two run-getters in IPL 2023. In 16 games, the veteran New Zealand […]

Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan is confident that their captain MS Dhoni will fulfill his promise and play the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season as well after the 5-time champions retained him on the retention deadline on Sunday, November 26. Kasi Viswanathan opined on concerns over MS Dhoni’s fitness, saying that Dhoni has […]

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra predicts a New Zealand win in their 2023 World Cup clash against Sri Lanka will virtually guarantee them a semi-final place ahead of Pakistan. However, New Zealand will play against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Thursday, November 9. Although they are equal on points with Pakistan and […]