Author: Divyansh Mishra

In a major turn of events, there are indications that Australia’s leading batsman, Travis Head, will not participate in the last two T20 matches against India as he wants to concentrate on the preparation for the Ashes. It seems that Head will emulate Josh Hazlewood, who will also not be included in Australia’s squad for the 4th and 5th T20I. A piece of news from CodeSports indicated that the Ashes series is just a month away, and the players are aiming to get their respective lights-up and warm-ups going as soon as possible. Importantly, England will visit Australia for a…

Playing Test cricket is not just a chance to showcase one’s skills but a pride of place. The number of cricketers who get the opportunity to don the whites is very few. And the privileged ones not only take the chance with their talent, hard work, and patience but also make the most of it. That is why when a player reaches a certain landmark, it is considered a milestone in his lifetime. There are several milestones defined in Test cricket; however, a thousand runs in Tests is one such that most have wished for, and out of the many…

The Nepal Premier League (NPL) has signed a superstar player! Faf du Plessis, a South African cricket icon, has signed a contract with the Biratnagar Kings team for the new season of the Siddhartha Bank NPL, powered by Ncell. The team posted a big announcement on its official Facebook account and showed off a fantastic promotional banner featuring the South African batting icon and the NPL trophy. Faf du Plessis, one of the greatest cricketers ever, provides the Nepal T20 league with a lot of international cricket experience. The ex-captain of the Proteas has played more than 300 international matches…

Knockout matches in complete ODI World Cups are always full of pressure, drama, and even legends left behind. Eternal legends are the ones who are not only created but also recalled every now and then wherever the sport is talked about. Jemimah Rodrigues, India’s bright new star, recently scored a magnificent match-winning 127* runs off 134 balls in the semi-final of Women’s World Cup 2025 against Australia.  Rodriguez’s innings is now included in a list of innings that are very rare and special, perhaps even defining matches, careers, and feelings. On this note, here are the top individual scores made…

Cricket’s second half of the 20th century was a time of revolutions, and the 21st century is no different with new formats being introduced at regular intervals. Some of the notable changes that took place include the advent of one-day internationals and the twenty-over formats, together with modifications resulting in the creation of t10 and 100-ball cricket. But still, the shortest format amongst all is Hong Kong Sixes Cricket. So, in this article, let us first learn about the Hong Kong Sixes cricket tournament and its rules.  Hong Kong Sixes Cricket Tournament Cricket Hong Kong, the governing body of the…

The highest awards of each country go to the people who contribute intelligently in the fields concerned. UK, in particular, honors with a knighthood for excellent service to the nation. Cricket has been the UK’s summer sport nationally. Hence, it is only natural that a lot of the famous English cricketers have been granted the and the UK’s top honour – knighthood. England Cricketers Who Have Been Bestowed with knighthood 1. Francis Lacey – 1926 Francis Lacey was the very first cricketer in England to be awarded the knighthood. He was a very graceful batsman and ball could be thrown…

Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport, correct? But mainly not just batters or bowlers. There are players like these who have equal performance in both batting and bowling, which results in an increase of their worth in a team. Such players are termed all-rounders. But really what makes the player an all-rounder? In this article, we will take a look at the skills and attributes of an all-rounder in cricket. What is an All-rounder in cricket? An all-rounder is someone who can perform both batting and bowling whenever needed. You see, most teams include specialist batters and bowlers, whose main job…

Once batters start hitting the balls a lot, the bowlers instantly feel the pressure. They start to employ defensive strategies like bowling out of the batter’s reach, to get some relief. Occasionally, however, bowlers will lose their lines and length completely and end up bowling wide balls, giving away extra runs. Bowling wide balls can prove to be costly for the bowling team. But what actually are the wide ball rules? When can an umpire signal a wide ball? In this piece, we will cover the wide ball laws that apply in cricket in detail. Cricket’s Wide Ball Laws A…

To ensure that every match has a smooth and steady rhythm, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that it will carry out stopwatch tests during the over breaks. If the bowling side is late by a minute three times in one inning, it will be penalized 5 runs. The use of a stop clock is not a strange thing in sports, as it has been so in tennis where the clock gives a player 25 seconds between points to get ready for serving. The world cricket committee of the MCC in 2018 suggested introducing a ‘shot clock’ to eliminate…

The Ranji Trophy is considered the highest First-Class cricket tournament in India organized by the BCCI, and it is played in First-Class manner which is very much like Test cricket but at the domestic level while the latter one is among the ICC’s full members.  You might be wondering now if the same length of play days is there for Ranji and Test matches? Well, Actually, there are some Ranji matches that are played for fewer than 5 days. So, for how many days is a Ranji Trophy match scheduled? We will discuss the duration of a Ranji Trophy match…