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Brendon McCullum, England’s head coach, dismissed allegations that the team did not prepare properly in its white-ball tour to India, terming these claims as “factually incorrect.” Reports in TV commentary during the third ODI had Shastri and Pietersen claiming, except for Joe Root, there was little practice done by any England players during the entire ODI series, which India won 3-0. “Firstly, it is factually incorrect the whole statement that we don’t train,” McCullum said to talkSPORT after England lost their third ODI here on Wednesday. “We have trained plenty right throughout, and guys have come from a lot of…

On Thursday, star batter Babar Azam of Pakistan requested reporters to stop calling him ‘King.’ He said that he was not yet a ‘King’ and would like to wait and see what people would call him after he retired. The nickname, handed to him a couple of years ago and popularized on social media, has often come to haunt him although some ex-cricketers use it to taunt him when in patches of bad form. Their taunts have got louder in the recent past given that he hasn’t hit an international century since the 151 he scored against Nepal in August…

The MCA seeks to take some unconventional steps, including the launch of an organized graduation course for cricketers in association with Mumbai University and sending youngsters on exposure tours to the United Kingdom. The MCA also decided to restart their T20 Mumbai League from May 27, almost six years after it was last held in 2019. MCA’s others’ major plan is to launch a graduation program for cricketers. “The program will concentrate on the practical training aspect so as to ensure young cricketers receive proper hands-on experience. The initiative aims at making sure the budding cricketers are properly trained to…

As per the Cricbuzz report, IPL 2025 will have its first match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on March 22 at Eden Gardens. This season is yet to honour the tradition of the defending champions hosting the first match of the new season. Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not announced the full schedule, the report stated that some ‘key dates’ were given to the 10 franchises, including the date fixed for the final of the tournament, which would also be played in Eden Gardens on Sunday, May 25. The…

The highly-anticipated opening match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 is to be played between the Gujarat Giants and the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on February 14, they will face off at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. With a blend of experience and young talent, RCB will look to start strong against GG. She will be at the helm of a potent squad comprised of overseas stars like Ellyse Perry and emerging Indian talents such as Richa Ghosh and Shreyanka Patil. With their blend of experience and youth, they are certain to give their rival camp a run…

Najmul Hossain Shanto, in a talk, expressed confidence in the Bangladesh team that they will surely win the Champions Trophy in which they will open their campaign against India in Dubai on February 20, 2024. “Our goal at the Champions Trophy is to win it. All eight teams participating deserve to be champions. They are all strong teams. I think we have that capacity,” Shanto quoted ESPNcricinfo as saying. “There is absolutely no extra pressure on anyone. The desire to become champions is in everyone’s heart and belief in himself. What Allah Write for us, we don’t know. We are…

Kevin Pietersen departed from India with much on his mind: So many memories and a special gift from a certain Virat Kohli for his son Dylan. United kingdom’s great had gone there to lend his voice to the white-ball matches of England’s tour of India. The English great posted a picture of his son in a signed India limited-overs jersey given to him by former IPL teammate Kohli. “Got home and gave @dylanpietersenphotography a gift from @virat.kohli and it goes straight on! Fits like a glove. Thanks buddy!” wrote Pietersen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin…

The Boland T20 Super League 2025 will run from January 29 to February 13 in South Africa’s Paarl. Organised by Cricket South Africa, the T20 league will see five teams in action at Boland Park. As teams go head-on against one another, fans will witness close battles over the course of 23 matches. Each match in the league stage will be important as it will determine the four semi-finalists. So teams will be keen to gain as many points as possible by winning matches against their opponents. That said, here’s the updated points table and match results for the Boland…

NAM vs USA Dream11 Team Prediction for ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 Match 52 Preview: The ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 is approaching the end of the season. A total of 8 teams took part in the competition in the vision of qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027. Three matches are left to be played in the competition. Match no. 52 will see a face-off between Namibia and United States. This clash will begin at 11:30 AM on Friday at Al Amerat Cricket Ground. USA have been the best team in this competition so…

SL vs AUS Dream11 Team Prediction for Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2025 2nd ODI Preview: Not many expected the way Australia failed in the first of two ODIs in Colombo. But that is the real challenge for any visiting side when they come to Sri Lanka. It is not easy to beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, and they proved it once again. Though this time, it was one of the best performances from Sri Lankan captain when Charith Asalanka’s one-man show forced the whole Australian team to surrender. The 49-run win gave Sri Lanka a 1-0 unbeatable lead,…