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Steve Smith was back playing in his first match since being concussed by England fast bowler Jofra Archer as Australia faced Derbyshire on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Steve Smith back in action for Australia

Smith is set to make his Test comeback in next week's fourth Ashes match at Old Trafford.

29 Aug 2019 8:00 PM IST

Jimmy Neesham is one of the most famous cricketers on social media. Neesham remains quite active on the social media due to his witty posts and his fans have been encompassed by his posts. (Photo:AP)

Jimmy Neesham trolls fan after he asks him to reveal his favourite...

The Kiwi all-rounder recently gave a witty reply to a fan who asked who is his favourite Indian cricketer.

29 Aug 2019 6:36 PM IST

Under-pressure Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is frustrated after failing to convert a number of starts in the Ashes series but insists his batting is in a good place as he looks for form in the tour match against Derbyshire. (Photo:AP)

Mis-firing Usman Khawaja to lead Australia in tour game versus...

Khawaja will captain Australia in the three-day match while regular skipper Tim Paine takes a break.

29 Aug 2019 6:32 PM IST

Mitchell Starc, who was a key member of Australias 2017 Ashes Test squad, should have been a part of the squad that played against England in Leeds, feels former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. (Photo:AFP)

Reasons why Mitchell Starc's presence could have changed the result of...

In the third match, Australia set England a target of 359 which the hosts easily chased down with the help of Ben Stokes...

29 Aug 2019 6:22 PM IST

Steve Smiths splendid performance and steady mindset rewarded him with the captaincy of the national team. (Photo: AFP)

The importance of Steve Smith for Australia

The only cricketer that comes even a little close to him is Virat Kohli in modern-day cricket.

29 Aug 2019 6:07 PM IST

New Zealands Martin Guptill went through the best and worst day of his career during last months Cricket World Cup final against England but the opening batsmans focus has now firmly shifted to the World Twenty20 in Australia next year. (Photo:AFP)

Martin Guptill turns his attention to next year's World Twenty20

Guptill was heavily involved in two pieces of action that defined last month's World Cup final.

29 Aug 2019 5:00 PM IST

Kohli has also achieved the best win ratio as the skipper of Team Indias Test captain. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli set to overtake MS Dhoni to become India's most successful...

A victory against Windies will also give India a 2-0 series win and 120 points 60 each for a victory.

29 Aug 2019 4:20 PM IST

44-year-old Shoaib Akhtar played 46 Tests and 163 ODIs for Pakistan in which he scalped 178 and 247 wickets respectively. He also took 19 T20I wickets in 15 appearances. (Photo: Shoaib Akhtar/Twitter)

Shoaib Akhtar's knee surgery process achieves success

Akhtar played his last international game, an ODI, against New Zealand in 2011, in which he bagged one wicket.

29 Aug 2019 3:00 PM IST

Rishabh Pant will be desperate to pay back the faith reposed in him by the team management when India look to steamroll West Indies with another dominant show in the second World Test championship encounter starting on Friday. (Photo:AFP)

Rishabh Pant will on the spotlight when India takes on West Indies for...

It is unlikely that India will be tinkering with their playing XI after a big win even though Pant's form has been a bit...

29 Aug 2019 2:58 PM IST

Ravichandran Ashwin, who is currently with Team India, is not in the playing XI for the two-match Test series against West Indies in Antigua. (Photo: Twitter)

A fan does this when he sees Ashwin sitting alone on cruise

The photo nearly resembled to what Priyanka Chopra had done just a few days ago, after she photoshopped herself with...

29 Aug 2019 2:52 PM IST

South Africa A captain Temba Bavuma on Wednesday said he wants to embrace the responsibility he has got of leading the team in the ODI series against India A. (Photo:AFP)

Temba Bavuma wishes to 'embrace the responsibility' of captain South...

The first ODI match between India A and South Africa A will be played on August 29.

29 Aug 2019 1:37 PM IST

Jalaj Saxena has managed to feature in 113 first-class matches, taking 305 wickets and recording 6044 runs.

Jalaj Saxena creates first-class history, joins Kapil Dev, Lala...

With this record, Saxena has entered an elite club filled with Indian legends like Kapil Dev, Lala Amarnath and Polly...

29 Aug 2019 12:36 PM IST