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Gayle, Pollard, Bravo lead star-studded comeback for West Indies Champions in WCL 2025

New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Three of the West Indies' iconic stars, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Dwayne Bravo, are back in maroon, reunited under the banner of West Indies Champions.

Alongside them, WCL also welcomes a dynamic line-up featuring Sheldon Cottrell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Shannon Gabriel, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, setting the stage for one of the most electrifying squads of the tour

Vengsarkar's prime, Chetan-Maninder's magic, Kapil's finest hour as Test skipper: Reminiscing on India's 1986 tour to England

New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The legendary Indian all-rounder and captain Kapil Dev taught the nation to dream. In an age when Australia, England, and the West Indies dominated, he paved the way for the Indian hegemony in cricket with the 1983 World Cup win. While this is a trophy/accomplishment associated the most with the 'Haryana Hurricane', not a lot is known about his finest hour as a Test captain: delivering

Healy warns lack of "energy and technique" could turn home Ashes into nightmare for Australia

Melbourne [Australia], June 18 (ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy issued a warning to Aussies ahead of the West Indies tour to sort out their top-order batting issues, particularly Usman Khawaja, who, despite being a prolific run-scorer in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), will be turning 39 in December during the home Ashes series against England.

The ICC WTC final against South Africa was a n

MLC: Maxwell smashes 8th T20 ton, joins elite company of Warner, Rohit, Buttler among others

Oakland [US], June 18 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell levelled with names like compatriots David Warner, Aaron Finch, the Indian legend Rohit Sharma and England's Jos Buttler, becoming the player with the joint-fourth-highest centuries in T20 cricket.

Maxwell, who smashed his eighth century in the shortest format, achieved this feat during the Major League Cricket (MLC) match for his side, Washington

Anderson, Kaul among notable nominations for BBL draft as full list of overseas players revealed

Canberra [Australia], June 17 (ANI): Cricket Australia on Tuesday released the complete list of overseas players registered for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) and Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) drafts, set to take place on June 19.

The WBBL draft will take place first, followed by the BBL draft. According to Cricket Australia, more than 600 players from across the cricketing world have been nominated for the

Keith Boyce: Unsung hero of 1975 WC winning squad

Saint John's [Antigua and Barbuda], June 17 (ANI): Keith Boyce, the dynamic all-rounder from Barbados, was a vital cog in the West Indies machine that clinched the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup title in 1975.

His heroics, along with those of the other members of the historic squad, will be honoured during the upcoming Cricket West Indies and the West Indies Players' Association annual awards gala, which will be

Ex-Aussie skipper backs Khawaja, Labuschagne despite WTC final failure, says quality players cannot be "dumped"

Melbourne [Australia], June 16 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Tim Paine has backed under-fire top-order batters Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne, saying that players like them cannot be 'dumped' after one bad Test, and he sees them doing well during the tour of West Indies starting from June 25 onwards.

During the WTC final, both Khawaja (0 and 6) and Labuschagne (17 and 20) failed to score big as Australi

Two all-timer tons, inconsistent numbers: Will KL Rahul deliver a career-defining series in England?

New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The upcoming series against England is a crucial one for India's now senior-most batter, KL Rahul. While the talent and technical prowess are proven, the flashes of it have been way too few for the player of his calibre. The 33-year-old has generated some of his best body of work against England, so it is only right that a career-defining overseas series comes in this country.

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Potential Test debut on cards for Abbott during Australia's West Indies tour

Melbourne [Australia], June 16 (ANI): Pacer Sean Abbott has been called up to Australia's squad for their Test series against the West Indies, kickstarting on June 25 in Barbados as part of the new World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle.

The 33-year-old quick is a replacement for Brendan Doggett, who is ruled out due to a minor hip injury. Doggett was a travelling reserve for the World Test Championship Fina

Liam McCarthy's record-breaking struggles highlight as West Indies crush Ireland in final T20I

Bready [Ireland], June 15 (ANI): After rain washed out the first two T20Is of the series, the third and final match in Bready was the only game that saw action and it delivered a flurry of runs and unwanted records for the hosts. Ireland captain Paul Stirling won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies, but the decision quickly backfired, according to Wisden.

West Indies openers Evin Lewis and Shai H

Australia suffer setback as Brendan Doggett ruled out of West Indies Test Series, Sean Abbott named replacement

Melbourne [Australia], June 15 (ANI): Australia have been hit with a setback ahead of their upcoming three-match Test series against the West Indies, as fast bowler Brendan Doggett has been ruled out due to a minor hip injury, according to the official website of the ICC.

While Doggett wasn't featured in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final, he was a travelling reserve in the squad. His place will be taken

Australia head coach McDonald mulls top-order changes after WTC final loss to South Africa

London [UK], June 15 (ANI): Australia head coach Andrew McDonald hinted at a rejig in the top order after misfiring in the World Test Championship (WTC) final defence against South Africa at Lord's.

Marnus Labuschagne was a hot topic during the buildup to the high-stakes final, which Australia lost by five wickets. Amid his lean phase with the bat, Labuschagne was promoted to the top of the order with hopes of h

Australia's Steve Smith provides injury update, shares his "love-hate" relationship with Lord's

London [UK], June 15 (ANI): Australia's batting maestro Steve Smith provided an update on the injury he sustained on his finger during their World Test Championship final defeat against South Africa at Lord's.

On the third day of the pulsating contest, Smith was sent to the hospital after he suffered a compound dislocation of his right little finger while fielding in the slip cordon. South Africa captain Temba B

Records galore at Lord's after South Africa lifts maiden ICC title

London [UK], June 15 (ANI): South Africa's first ICC title since 1998, breaking the 28-year-long jinx, a 5-wicket triumph in the World Test Championship final against Australia triggered several records to be toppled at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.

It has been a year of breaking jinxes across different sports. Bologna lifted the title for the first time in 51 years, while Newcastle United ended the drought aft

South Africa chase second-highest runs at Home of Cricket after clinching their maiden ICC WTC title against Australia

London [UK] June 14 (ANI): Second-highest run-chase at the Home of Cricket Lord's, as South Africa (SA) continue thier fine run at the venue, after chasing 282 against Australia to clinch their maiden ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title, defeating Australia by five wickets on Saturday.

This is the sixth time SA have successfully chased down a 250-plus target in Tests, their fourth against Australia.

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