Former Australia Captain Steven Smith has managed to regain top spot in the ICC Test Rankings. Virat Kohli has dropped to second position after a string of low scores against West Indies in the two-match series played in the Caribbean. Steven Smith accumulated to close to 800
Former Indian Captain Anil Kumble has been named as the head coach of Kings XI Punjab for the coming season of Indian Premier League. After Mike Hesson decided to relinquish the post of head coach, Anil Kumble’s appointment will certainly bring stability to the franchise. After his
Former Pakistan Captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been named new head coach and chief selection for the national side. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that Misbah has signed a three-deal with the national side. Waqar Younis is named as bowling coach for the side and will work with Misbah
Kent has signed South Africa’s Faf du Plessis for the remainder of the Vitality T20 Blast competition. Test Skipper Faf du Plessis will be available for selection for the final two round-robin games against Gloucestershire and Essex. The county side needs to win only game in order
Pace bowler Tim Southee added another milestone to his name and completed 250 wickets in Test cricket. He managed to achieve the milestone during the second Test played against Sri Lanka at P. Sara Oval in Colombo. Since making his Test debut against England in Napier in
Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed has been named as Pakistan’s U-19 head coach. The 50-year was appointed as new coach for a three-year deal. Pakistan Cricket Board made the announcement on Monday (26th August). Ijaz role will be working closely with A-side as well look into the
Pakistan’s premier pace bowler Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to prolong his career in shorter formats of the game. Left-arm quick issued a statement in which he said that he was honored to represent and play for Pakistan at the
Australia’s Nathan Lyon completed 350 wickets in Test cricket. He managed to achieve the feat during the opening Ashes Test played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. With this achievement, Nathan Lyon became the fourth Australian bowler to pick up 350 wickets in the five-day format. Before
England’s premier bowler James Anderson suffered from calf injury after bowling just overs in the opening Ashes Test played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The 37-year old will undergo further examination in order to find out the extent of injury. He has been ruled out of
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday (5th August). The right-arm quick claimed 439 wickets in 93 matches since making his debut for South Africa in December in 2004 against England. The 36-year old last played Test cricket for
