Young batsman Rinku Singh has earned a spot in the India A squad for the upcoming second 4-day game against England Lions in Ahmedabad, commencing on January 24. Having recently featured in the T20I series against Afghanistan, Singh has showcased his explosive batting style. Following his T20I stint, he joined his state team for the […]

Australia captain Tim Paine answered the critics as he finally managed to score a century in first-class cricket after a huge gap of 13 years as he smashed a ton at WACA Ground, Perth on Saturday against Western Australia. Interestingly, the last time Paine scored a first-class century, now Australia head coach Justin Langer was […]

Former South Africa pacer Kyle Abbott who retired in 2017 to sign a Koplak deal with Hampshire returned with a brilliant bowling spell match haul of 17/86 for his team during a County Championship match against title-chasing Somerset. Abbott’s bowling figures of 17/86 is the best ever for Hampshire and the best overall since England […]

One of the leading historical clubs in England, Surrey is now bidding its best to bring two current legends together for their first-class team as they made their intentions clear regarding Steven Smith. The county coach Michael Di Venuto in a public statement said that he would be delighted to have Steve Smith playing for the county if the British administrators allow him. Surrey already has contracted Virat Kohli. Steve Smith was the Australian captain when […]

In a stunning development yesterday, Afghanistan‘s explosive batsman Shafiqullah Shafiq blasted an 89-ball double century in a first-class match being played in the domestic competition of Afghanistan. Batting in the second innings for the Kabul region, Shafiq slammed 200* in only 89 balls with the help of 22 sixes. The effort is the fastest first-class double century.  In the 20th match of Afghanistan’s domestic tournament, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali Tournament, […]

Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara surpassed the age-old record of Vijay Merchant for most 200-plus scores in first-class cricket by an Indian. In Saurashtra’s fourth-round tie against Jharkhand at Rajkot, the 29-year-old crafted a patient 204 from 355 balls as his side walked past the 500-run mark. Merchant, one of India’s greatest first-class batsmen, had amassed […]

Karun Nair led India A suffered their first match loss in the first four-day match against South Africa A at the Assupol Tuks Oval in Pretoria on Tuesday. They failed to carry the performance against Afghanistan A. India A resumed Day 4 at 192/6, with a  target of 447, before scoring 211 to hand the home […]