West Indian greatest and former skipper Brian Lara is one batsman who has easily tamed two of the best spinners of any era, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan. Joining the Telegraph, he said that as a result of tennis ball cricket, he became very good at playing spin. “We played with tennis balls, and … Read more
Legendary former West Indies cricketer and ex-Bangladesh national team coach Gordon Greenidge was a special guest at the Dhaka Lit event held at the historic Bangla Academy Stadium in the capital from January 5-8. After being canceled for three consecutive years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 10th edition of the DLF, the biggest international … Read more
Following Argentina’s victory in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Luceil Stadium, Argentina captain and forward Lionel Messi told Argentina Television after the presentation ceremony. “I want to keep experiencing a few more matches as world champion.” Speaking further, Messi said he would not retire and would continue … Read more
The player retentions for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 were announced on November 11. One of the biggest deals ahead of the draft was Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who has moved to Peshawar Zalmi in the supplementary round while veteran batter Shoaib Malik and youngster Haider Ali have joined the Karachi Kings. For the eighth … Read more
West Indies finally have some hope ahead of their Frank Worrell Trophy series against Australia, fighting back from an early hole to take the challenge up to the Prime Minister’s XI. They were staring down the barrel of another disastrous day with the ball when PM’s XI were 134 for 0, but showed spirit to … Read more
A stunning late comeback from Japan saw four-time winners Germany fall to a shock defeat in their opening World Cup game in Qatar on Wednesday. Goals from substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano in the last 15 minutes gave Japan a stunning 2-1 upset over four-times champions Germany. The Germans had dominated the contest at … Read more
Jamaica Scorpions are champions of the 2022 CG Insurance Super50 after a three-wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the final at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua on Saturday. Accordingly, Red Force captain Pooran said ineffective batting was the reason for the three-wicket loss against the new champions Jamaica Scorpions … Read more
Powell’s Scorpions qualified for the final with a three-wicket win over the Guyana Harpy Eagles in Thursday’s semi-final at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Harpy Eagles scored 318/7 in 50 overs, while Scorpions scored 322/7 in 48.1 overs. Powell scored an unbeaten 105 off 92 balls, including 7 fours and 3 sixes. Accordingly, the final … Read more
Hardik Pandya has spoken in the past of how important Kieron Pollard has been to him as a mentor. The former West Indies all-rounder on Tuesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League ahead of the auction for the next season. Hailed as one of the greatest players in the shortest format of the … Read more
Speaking on WESN TV’s Face of Sports last week, TTCB (Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board) chairman Azim Bassarath, who is also a CWI director, said it was doubtful that the regional first-class competition would be limited to one round again next year due to CWI’s limited finances. He also did not support having separate coaches … Read more