Australian captain Pat Cummins is looking at the upcoming five-match rubber against India as a chance to “make amends” for the successive Test series defeats at home against their fierce rivals. He said the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will start on November 22 in Perth, promises to be a 50-50 affair. India retained...
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Sunil Gavaskar’s Bold Prediction For India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News
Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has predicted a 3-1 win for India over Australia in this year’s highly-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India have won the last two editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy held in Australia in 2018/19 and 2020/21 respectively. The 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will see India and Australia squaring off in the all-important five-match...
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Australia Cricket’s Next Big Thing ‘Forced To Retire’ At 26 After Traumatic Head Injuries | Cricket News
Once considered the next big thing in Australian cricket, Will Pucovski has been forced to retire at the age of 16. The reason, according to several reports, is his recurring head injuries and concussion. Pucovski, who had admitted that these blows affected his mental health, decided to retire after a recommendation from a...
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“Because Of The Nature…”: Matthew Hayden On Why ‘Australian Public’ Will Take Note Of Rishabh Pant | Cricket News
Batting great Matthew Hayden feels Rishabh Pant will a key player for India when they travel to Australia for a five-Test series later this year owing to his “muscle memory and thirst for victory” that made him such a sensation during the team’s previous tour Down Under. The eagerly-anticipated five-Test series starts on...
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Australia Cricket Great Michael Slater, In Custody For Choking A Woman And Stalking, Makes Desperate Plea For Bail | Cricket News
File image of Michael Slater© AFP Australia cricket great Michael Slater, who has been in custody since April for domestic violence charges, has made a despareate bail plea. The television commentator and former batter is accused of assaulting and choking a woman during an alleged violent tirade. Slater also allegedly sent her multiple...
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“Country That Is Struggling…”: Australia Skipper Alyssa Healy On Turmoil-Hit Bangladesh Hosting Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket News
Australian skipper Alyssa Healy said that it is “hard to fathom” playing the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, as the country continues to deal with consequences and crises after the violence which led to several deaths and ousting of the government. The tournament is set to take place from October 3 to...
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“India Deserved To Win 2024 T20 World Cup”: Australian Cricket Writers Sam Perry And Ian Higgins | Cricket News
Indian cricket team after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.© AFP The Indian cricket team ended its 17-year-long T20 World Cup trophy drought with a sensational win over South Africa in the final in Barbados a month ago. India won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007 but failed to repeat the...
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Australia Announce Squads For White-Ball Series Against Scotland, England | Cricket News
Australia announced their T20I squad for their upcoming series against Scotland and England, with Perth Scorchers all-rounder Cooper Connolly earning his maiden T20I call-up. The post-David Warner era has begun for Australia, and a new opening pair will take the field for their white-ball series against Scotland and England. The Baggy Greens will...
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“He Won’t Be There In Pakistan”: Australia Chief Selector On David Warner In Champions Trophy | Cricket News
Australian national selector George Bailey has said that the national team plans to move on from the recently-retired David Warner despite the southpaw’s desire to be considered for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan next year. The 37-year-old Warner retired from international cricket following the T20 World Cup in the Americas last month, where...
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BBL 2024 Schedule: Perth Scorchers To Host Melbourne Stars In Opener | Cricket News
File photo of Glenn Maxwell.© X (Twitter) Cricket Australia on Friday unveiled the schedule for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL) with Perth Scorchers hosting Melbourne Stars in the tournament opener on December 15. Every club to play in front of home fans in bumper first eight days of men’s...
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David Warner Open To Playing Again For Australia, But Only In This Tournament | Cricket News
David Warner has declared his international career a “closed chapter” but at the same time, the Australian batting great won’t mind padding up in the Champions Trophy next year should he be selected, something that has been described as an “emergency option” by his ODI captain Pat Cummins. Warner retired from ODIs after...
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Cricket Australia Chief Nick Hockley Commits To Resume Bilateral Cricket With Afghanistan | Cricket News
Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley congratulated the Afghanistan men’s cricket team for their victory over Australia in the league phase of the recently concluded T20 World Cup and reiterated commitment to resume bilateral cricket with the Asian nation. Earlier this year, in March, Cricket Australia postponed a men’s T20I series against Afghanistan, scheduled...