Crease Chronicles

Jasprit Bumrah will finally make his return to international cricket as the BCCI's senior selection committee announced the squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Ireland to be played in Dublin.

In what would be the good news for the Indian cricket fans, a video of pacer Jasprit Bumrah is doing the rounds on social media in which he was seen bowling at full tilt during an intra-squad practice match on Friday at the picturesque Alur cricket ground near Bengaluru.

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has expressed his readiness to take on a significantly higher bowling workload as he prepares for the ICC World Cup 2023, which will be held in India from Oct 5 to Nov 19. He acknowledges the importance of balancing his roles as a bowler and a batter, likening his approach to that of a turtle rather than a rabbit, indicating a gradual and measured progression.

Dinesh Karthik seems to be enjoying his commentary stint in Ashes series with the Indian wicket-keeper taking a dig at former Australian skippers and commentators Ricky Ponting and Mark Taylor during the Day 4 of the fifth Test at The Oval on Sunday.

India's 6 wicket loss vs the West Indies in the second ODI of the ongoing 3 match series sent shockwaves across the Indian cricket fraternity. It wasn't so much because of the fact that India lost an ODI to the West Indies for the first time since 2019, but because of the way the Indian batters were shot out in less than 41 overs for a paltry 181. Barring Ishan Kishan no other Indian batter crossed 40.

Rusi Cooper, who was the oldest - living First-Class cricketer in the world, having celebrated his 100th birthday on December 22 last year, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning at his residence in Kemp's Corner in South Bombay. He is survived by his daughter Dinaz and son-in-law Hoshang Zaveri, who live in Pune.

Rusi Cooper, who was the oldest - living First-Class cricketer in the world, having celebrated his 100th birthday on December 22 last year, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning at his residence in Kemp's Corner in South Bombay. He is survived by his daughter Dinaz and son-in-law Hoshang Zaveri, who live in Pune.

Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft and co-owner of the Seattle Orcas, was in attendance for his team's final clash against MI New York at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Sunday.

India prepare for a high-stakes ODI series decider against West Indies, focusing on the experimental middle-order combination of Sanju Samson and Surykumar Yadav. After a six-wicket loss in Barbados, India hope this new lineup will help secure victory.

India prepare for a high-stakes ODI series decider against West Indies, focusing on the experimental middle-order combination of Sanju Samson and Surykumar Yadav. After a six-wicket loss in Barbados, India hope this new lineup will help secure victory.

Nicholas Pooran, MI New York captain, played a sensational knock in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket final, guiding his team to a 7-wicket victory over the Seattle Orcas. With an unbeaten 137 off 55 balls, Pooran demolished the Orcas' bowling attack, showcasing his power-hitting skills with 13 sixes and 10 fours.

Leading from the front, captain Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten century as MI New York defeated Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets to win the inaugural Major League Cricket season title at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Sunday.

Slapped with a two-match ban by the International Cricket Council due to her boorish behaviour in the third ODI against Bangladesh on July 22, Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is set to return to the field on August 1 when she turns out for the Trent Rockets in The Hundred competition in England.

After beating India in the second ODI of the ongoing series, hosts West Indies have given themselves a chance to end the long wait of a series win against the Indian team, which invited a cheeky response from a Caribbean fan.

An England fan hurled taunts of 'boring' at the Australian players as they walked up the stairs at the end of third day's play in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, which led to Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne confronting the fan.

India's six-wicket defeat to the West Indies in the second ODI at Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday-their first at the hands of Windies since 2019- shouldn't set the alarm bells ringing.

Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja demonstrated remarkable resilience, leading their team to an unbeaten 135-run partnership in the fifth Ashes Test. Their performance rekindled hopes of claiming a historic series win on English soil. Warner and Khawaja thwarted England's Stuart Broad's retirement, leaving the cricketing world captivated by their steadfastness at the crease.

Former India batter Yuvraj Singh extended his warm wishes to England pacer Stuart Broad, who made a surprise announcement of retiring from Test cricket. The ongoing fifth Ashes Test will be Broad's last match of his career.

Team India's experiment of resting skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli from the second ODI against the West Indies backfired badly as the visitors suffered a crushing six-wicket defeat on Saturday.

Joe Root has equaled Sachin Tendulkar's record in Test cricket in the Ashes series, scoring 91 in the 5th Test. This marks Root's 19th time crossing the 300-run mark in a Test series, surpassing India legend Rahul Dravid and West Indies' Brian Lara, who have achieved this feat 18 times each.

In a mark of respect, Australian players have formed a guard of honour for retiring England pacer Stuart Broad when he came to bat for the final time on the fourth day of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Sunday.

There have been quite a few former Indian players who on record have said that Stuart Broad will always be remembered for the six sixes he was hit by Yuvraj Singh in the 2007 T20 World Cup India-England clash at Durban.

Producing solid evidence that he is now completely fit for the Ireland T20Is series and more crucially, for the Asia Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled 10 overs, divided in two spells, to some of Mumbai's young batsmen in an intra-squad practice match on Friday at the picturesque Alur cricket ground near Bengaluru.

Kohli and skipper Rohit were rested for the game, with India continuing to test youngsters in order to plug the gaps and zero in on the squad for the ODI World Cup at home this October-November.

India's World Cup aspirants faced challenges during their batting audition at Kensington Oval. West Indies won the second ODI, with superb bowling from Shepherd and Motie. The Indian middle-order struggled with pace, bounce, and turn, resulting in a lacklustre total of 181 in 40.5 overs.

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has decided to bid farewell to Test cricket, culminating a magnificent 17-year international career. With a remarkable contribution to the game, he leaves behind a legacy that will be remembered for years to come.

The Ashes series continues to be on the radar of pitch invaders as the third day of the fifth and final Test between England and Australia at The Oval witnessed an incident where a topless man ran onto the field to disturb the play.

Taking stunning catches is becoming a new norm in modern day cricket with fielders exhibiting their great athleticism on the field to thwart batters' efforts.

The absence of India skipper Rohit Sharma and run-machine Virat Kohli from the playing XI of second West Indies ODI raised a few eyebrows but the stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya's sensible reply put an immediate end to any controversy before it erupted.

Ten venues across the Caribbean islands and USA are likely to host the 2024 men's T20 World Cup in a new format from June 4 to 30, says a report on the website ESPNcricinfo.com.

The two oldest cricket rivals England and Australia constantly have a go at each other and the Ashes series is full of examples of sledges, controversies and mind games by both teams against each other.

Trent Boult took four wickets to set up an emphatic six-wicket victory for MI New York against Texas Super Kings in the Challenger at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.

Ahead of the second ODI on India's tour of West Indies, Caribbean fast-bowling legend Curtly Ambrose expressed admiration for Virat Kohli's batting style, describing it as 'very pleasant to watch.'

Sparks flew on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at the Kennington Oval in London over another contentious decision, which saw former Australia captain Steve Smith being given not out by third umpire Nitin Menon on a run-out decision.

Steve Smith's 71 helped Australia recover from a batting collapse, establishing a first-innings lead in the final Ashes Test. Australia eventually bowled out for 295, 12 runs ahead of England.

Atit Sheth made a brilliantly-timed fifty as West Zone remained in the race to the Deodhar Trophy final with an edgy one-wicket win over Central Zone on Friday. Sheth (53 not out, 53b, 4x4, 2x6) and Rajvardhan Hangargekar (24, 12 balls, 1x4, 2x6) pulled West Zone out of woods with a quick 39-run stand for the ninth wicket while chasing Central's competitive 243 for 7.

Captain Cool MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL title, despite knee issues. His wife, Sakshi Dhoni, revealed he's undergoing rehabilitation to address knee concerns.

Stuart Broad, the seasoned pace bowler, etched his name in Ashes history by becoming the first England bowler to achieve the remarkable feat of 150 wickets in the prestigious series. Broad's accomplishment came during England's fifth Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club were docked 48 points in the English County Championship on Friday after pleading guilty to four offences relating to the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal. The club was also penalised £400,000 ($514,000) by the independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC), with £300,000 suspended for two years.

RP Singh supports Suryakumar Yadav as India's No. 4 batsman for the ICC ODI World Cup due to Shreyas Iyer's injury. Singh believes he should be given ample game-time to prove himself. India's struggles to find a reliable No. 4 batsman may persist if Shreyas remains unavailable.

BCCI will not appeal Harmanpreet Kaur's two-match ban, as appeal time is over. BCCI president Roger Binny and NCA head VVS Laxman will discuss the issue with the India skipper.

Glenn McGrath warns David Warner's career may end unless he scores big in second innings of the final Ashes Test against England, as Warner has a poor average of 25.00 in nine innings.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is known for his three-dimensional ability on the field for Team India, and the first ODI against the West Indies on Thursday was no exception. As one of the best fielders around Jadeja took a stunning aerial catch to dismiss young Alick Athanaze (22). It was an important wicket for both India and debutant Mukesh Kumar, giving the pacer his maiden wicket in ODIs.

Kuldeep Yadav, India's match-winner in the first ODI against West Indies, said that support of seniors Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, as well as coach Rahul Dravid, has boosted his morale.

Kuldeep Yadav acknowledges that being left out of the playing XI due to specific team combinations is something he has now become accustomed to and that he & fellow wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who didn't feature in the first ODI against the West Indies on Thursday, are well aware of the significance of team combinations.