Manchester, July 20 (Ians) England cricketer Moeen Ali on Thursday entered an exclusive club of men’s Test all-round cricketers, who have the double of 3,000 runs and 200 wickets, on day two of ongoing fourth Ashes 2023 Test at Old Trafford, here.
Coming out to bat at number three, Ali was unbeaten on 31 at lunch. He became the 16th men’s cricketer to achieve the Test all-rounders’ double of 3,000 runs and 200 wickets.
Moeen had 200 wickets and 2,977 runs in Test cricket before the start of the ongoing Ashes Test at Old Trafford. He crossed 3000 Test runs after hitting back-to-back fours off Australia captain Pat Cummins in the 14th over, as England reached 61-1 at lunch.
“I think we forget what a good young batter Moeen was. Anyone watching a young Moeen growing up would say ‘this lad can bat’. ‘That is the reason he has said he wants to bat at No 3’.
“He will...
Coming out to bat at number three, Ali was unbeaten on 31 at lunch. He became the 16th men’s cricketer to achieve the Test all-rounders’ double of 3,000 runs and 200 wickets.
Moeen had 200 wickets and 2,977 runs in Test cricket before the start of the ongoing Ashes Test at Old Trafford. He crossed 3000 Test runs after hitting back-to-back fours off Australia captain Pat Cummins in the 14th over, as England reached 61-1 at lunch.
“I think we forget what a good young batter Moeen was. Anyone watching a young Moeen growing up would say ‘this lad can bat’. ‘That is the reason he has said he wants to bat at No 3’.
“He will...
- 7/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 7 (Ians) Viacom18 announced an expert panel of Suresh Raina, Rp Singh, Pragyan Ojha, and Aakash Chopra for their coverage of inaugural edition of SA20, which they will be broadcasting in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu.
The Hindi feed will feature cricketer-turned-expert Aakash Chopra, India’s highest wicket-taker of the 2007 Icc World Twenty20 campaign, Rp Singh, former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and former England international Owais Shah.
Tamil viewers will hear cricketers Abhinav Mukund and Anirudha Srikkanth while Telugu coverage will be headlined by former India international Venkatapathy Raju, who will be joined by Akshath Reddy, Sandeep Bavanaka and R J Hemanth.
The SA20 English commentary team has Ab De Villiers making his debut as a commentator, joined by his former South Africa team teammates Mark Boucher, Ashwell Prince, Shaun Pollock, Herschelle Gibbs, Chris Morris and Vernon Philander.
The experienced Mark Nicholas will join former England internationals Kevin Pietersen and Darren Gough.
The Hindi feed will feature cricketer-turned-expert Aakash Chopra, India’s highest wicket-taker of the 2007 Icc World Twenty20 campaign, Rp Singh, former India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and former England international Owais Shah.
Tamil viewers will hear cricketers Abhinav Mukund and Anirudha Srikkanth while Telugu coverage will be headlined by former India international Venkatapathy Raju, who will be joined by Akshath Reddy, Sandeep Bavanaka and R J Hemanth.
The SA20 English commentary team has Ab De Villiers making his debut as a commentator, joined by his former South Africa team teammates Mark Boucher, Ashwell Prince, Shaun Pollock, Herschelle Gibbs, Chris Morris and Vernon Philander.
The experienced Mark Nicholas will join former England internationals Kevin Pietersen and Darren Gough.
- 1/7/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Jan 4 (Ians) Former South Africa captain Ab de Villiers is looking forward to his commentary debut during the inaugural SA20 starting from January 10. De Villiers headlines a stellar team of commentators and presenters who will call the exciting action of South Africa’s anticipated new league.
Known as ‘Mr 360’ during his playing days where he enthralled the fans, de Villiers will bring all the flair and innovation to the commentary booth.
“I am a cricket fan at heart and I can’t wait to be behind the mic to watch the brilliant performances from the world’s best cricketers during the SA20. I am looking forward to joining some of my past teammates and cricketing legends for this exciting opportunity,” De Villiers said in an official statement.
The SA20 commentary team has reunited the legendary Proteas slip cordon with de Villiers joined by his former national team teammates Mark Boucher,...
Known as ‘Mr 360’ during his playing days where he enthralled the fans, de Villiers will bring all the flair and innovation to the commentary booth.
“I am a cricket fan at heart and I can’t wait to be behind the mic to watch the brilliant performances from the world’s best cricketers during the SA20. I am looking forward to joining some of my past teammates and cricketing legends for this exciting opportunity,” De Villiers said in an official statement.
The SA20 commentary team has reunited the legendary Proteas slip cordon with de Villiers joined by his former national team teammates Mark Boucher,...
- 1/4/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Perth, Nov 1 (Ians) Former South African allrounder Shaun Pollock feels pressure is building on Temba Bavuma’s captaincy despite the batter marshalling his team admirably in the Icc T20 World Cup here, and likened his poor form with the bat with Australia skipper Aaron Finch, who finally came up with a gritty half-century against Ireland on Monday to break a sequence of poor scores.
Pollock felt sympathetic for Bavuma, who was out for 10 opening the innings with Quinton de Kock against India but the skipper’s bowling strategy was spot on as the 2007 champions were restricted to a below-par 133/9 an then the Proteas knocked off the winnings runs in 19.4 overs for a thrilling win.
“It’s a shame, you feel for the guy (Bavuma). From a captaincy perspective, he is obviously manoeuvring his troops as best he possibly can, but there’s not one captain in the world who doesn...
Pollock felt sympathetic for Bavuma, who was out for 10 opening the innings with Quinton de Kock against India but the skipper’s bowling strategy was spot on as the 2007 champions were restricted to a below-par 133/9 an then the Proteas knocked off the winnings runs in 19.4 overs for a thrilling win.
“It’s a shame, you feel for the guy (Bavuma). From a captaincy perspective, he is obviously manoeuvring his troops as best he possibly can, but there’s not one captain in the world who doesn...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Perth, Nov 1 (Ians) South African cricket legend Shaun Pollock feels the Proteas flying under the radar all along has helped them in their progress in the Icc T20 World Cup here in Australia, with Temba Bavuma’s side now starting to show a bit of “grit” and “firepower” as the race for the semifinal spots intensifies.
The Proteas shared the points with Zimbabwe in their opening game after the match was abandoned due to rain, but have shown they are made of sterner stuff than what the experts give them credit for, scoring an emphatic win against Bangladesh at Sydney, before winning a tight final-over contest against India in Perth.
“The fact that they’ve come in maybe with people not writing them up as much as they could, I think there’s definitely been an effect of South Africa trending in the right direction,” Pollock said in the latest edition of the Icc Review.
The Proteas shared the points with Zimbabwe in their opening game after the match was abandoned due to rain, but have shown they are made of sterner stuff than what the experts give them credit for, scoring an emphatic win against Bangladesh at Sydney, before winning a tight final-over contest against India in Perth.
“The fact that they’ve come in maybe with people not writing them up as much as they could, I think there’s definitely been an effect of South Africa trending in the right direction,” Pollock said in the latest edition of the Icc Review.
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Geelong (Victoria), Oct 19 (Ians) On the eve of Sri Lanka’s final Group A match in the first round of Icc Men’s T20 World Cup against Netherlands in what is a must-win match to enter the Super 12 stage, the 2014 champions were dealt with double blows as Dushmantha Chameera and Danushka Gunathilaka were ruled out of the competition.
Chameera, who took a brilliant 3/15 in a thumping 79-run win over UAE on Tuesday but did not finish his spell, has been ruled out of the tournament due to a torn left calf muscle. His replacement, pacer Kasun Rajitha is currently in Sri Lanka and will be travelling to Australia as soon as possible.
Chameera had earlier missed Sri Lanka’s victorious Asia Cup 2022 campaign in the UAE due to ankle injury, but was declared fit in time for the Men’s T20 World Cup, where Sri Lanka hoped for him to...
Chameera, who took a brilliant 3/15 in a thumping 79-run win over UAE on Tuesday but did not finish his spell, has been ruled out of the tournament due to a torn left calf muscle. His replacement, pacer Kasun Rajitha is currently in Sri Lanka and will be travelling to Australia as soon as possible.
Chameera had earlier missed Sri Lanka’s victorious Asia Cup 2022 campaign in the UAE due to ankle injury, but was declared fit in time for the Men’s T20 World Cup, where Sri Lanka hoped for him to...
- 10/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Oct 16 (Ians) Tall left-arm pace bowler Binura Fernando has been approved as replacement for Dilshan Madushanka, who was ruled out of the Sri Lanka squad for the Icc T20 World Cup due to a torn quad muscle.
Madushanka, also a left-arm seamer, was ruled out after sustaining the injury during practice on the eve of Sri Lanka’s First Round Group A T20 World Cup match against Namibia.
Madushanka, who limped off the ground on Saturday, was taken for an Mri scan, which revealed the extent of the injury.
Madushanka had made his international debut in the recent Asia Cup in the UAE, and taken six wickets while maintaining an economy rate of 7.75 in the tournament.
The International Cricket Council (Icc) said on Sunday that the Event Technical Committee of the T20 World Cup had approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad.
Madushanka, also a left-arm seamer, was ruled out after sustaining the injury during practice on the eve of Sri Lanka’s First Round Group A T20 World Cup match against Namibia.
Madushanka, who limped off the ground on Saturday, was taken for an Mri scan, which revealed the extent of the injury.
Madushanka had made his international debut in the recent Asia Cup in the UAE, and taken six wickets while maintaining an economy rate of 7.75 in the tournament.
The International Cricket Council (Icc) said on Sunday that the Event Technical Committee of the T20 World Cup had approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad.
- 10/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Oct 16 (Ians) Former England captain Nasser Hussain opined that the Icc Men’s T20 World Cup, starting from Sunday in Australia, will give fans chances to see hard-fought battles between 16 teams apart from some top-drawer performances in 45 matches to be held over the next 28 days.
“The Icc Men’s T20 World Cup is a great tournament with the world’s best talent on view. Not much separates the teams, and the tournament promises some hard-fought battles and top-drawer performances. I am sure I will enjoy commentating in Australia, which has some iconic venues and spectators who really love the game,” said Hussain, who will be commentating in the tournament.
Eoin Morgan, the last captain to lift the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy and retired from international cricket earlier this year, will be also a part of the panel alongside Australian trio of Adam Gilchrist, Shane Watson and...
“The Icc Men’s T20 World Cup is a great tournament with the world’s best talent on view. Not much separates the teams, and the tournament promises some hard-fought battles and top-drawer performances. I am sure I will enjoy commentating in Australia, which has some iconic venues and spectators who really love the game,” said Hussain, who will be commentating in the tournament.
Eoin Morgan, the last captain to lift the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy and retired from international cricket earlier this year, will be also a part of the panel alongside Australian trio of Adam Gilchrist, Shane Watson and...
- 10/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dubai, Sep 20 (Ians) The International Cricket Council (Icc) on Tuesday made the ban on the use of saliva to polsih the ball a permanent affair, while also introducing a clause whereby any “unfair” and “deliberate movement” while the bowler is running in to bowl could now result in the umpire awarding five penalty runs to the batting side, in addition to a call of ‘dead ball’.
The Icc has announced several changes to its ‘playing conditions’ after the Chief Executives’ Committee (Cec) ratified the recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led Men’s Cricket Committee.
The main changes to the playing conditions come into effect from October 1, 2022, which means they will be applicable in the Icc T20 World Cup in Australia from October 16.
In a statement on the use of saliva to polish the ball, Icc said, “This prohibition has been in place for over two years in international cricket as...
The Icc has announced several changes to its ‘playing conditions’ after the Chief Executives’ Committee (Cec) ratified the recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led Men’s Cricket Committee.
The main changes to the playing conditions come into effect from October 1, 2022, which means they will be applicable in the Icc T20 World Cup in Australia from October 16.
In a statement on the use of saliva to polish the ball, Icc said, “This prohibition has been in place for over two years in international cricket as...
- 9/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dubai, Nov 14 (Ians) Former South Africa captain and all-rounder Shaun Pollock believes that it will be a fairytale ride if New Zealand win the Icc T20 World Cup final against Australia here on Sunday. At the same time, he feels that Australia will be the favourites going into the summit clash. Both Australia and […]...
- 11/14/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dubai, Nov 14 (Ians) South African cricketing great Allan Donald has written a heartfelt congratulatory letter to all-rounder Shaun Pollock who was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (Icc) Hall of Fame on Saturday evening. The former Proteas pace bowler has said that Pollock had joined some of the cricketing greats from the country including […]...
- 11/14/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dubai, Nov 13 (Ians) South Africa’s Shaun Pollock, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and England’s Janette Brittin on Saturday became the three latest inductees to the International Cricket Council’s (Icc) Hall of Fame. Jayawardena played 652 international matches, comprising 149 Tests, 448 ODIs and 55 T20Is. Only Sachin Tendulkar played more international matches, pipping the Sri […]...
- 11/13/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, June 1 (Ians) Former India wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik revealed that prolific run scorer Rohit Sharma had made his maiden half-century for the national team with his bat.
That happened during the 2007 T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa in Durban. Karthik said he was wary about giving his bat to Sharma.
"His first-ever international fifty was with my bat. I am very proud of that. Yeah, I was batting with it, I told Rohit, 'What a s*** bat' and he said, 'What? You think this bat is not good enough? Give it to me'," said Karthik in chat show Breakfast with Champions.
"So, I gave it to him. That day, he just walked in straight with the bat in South Africa during World Cup and played amazing innings. No credit to my bat, obviously the batsman, but still. I remember all those kinds of things and these kinds...
That happened during the 2007 T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa in Durban. Karthik said he was wary about giving his bat to Sharma.
"His first-ever international fifty was with my bat. I am very proud of that. Yeah, I was batting with it, I told Rohit, 'What a s*** bat' and he said, 'What? You think this bat is not good enough? Give it to me'," said Karthik in chat show Breakfast with Champions.
"So, I gave it to him. That day, he just walked in straight with the bat in South Africa during World Cup and played amazing innings. No credit to my bat, obviously the batsman, but still. I remember all those kinds of things and these kinds...
- 6/1/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Karachi, Jan 28 (Ians) Right-arm pacer Kagiso Rabada on Thursday became the eighth South Africa bowler to scalp 200 wickets in Test cricket.
Rabada achieved the feat on Day Three of the first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan being played at the National Stadium here when he took the wicket of Hasan Ali. Rabada clean bowled Ali at his individual score of 21 for which the latter consumed 33 deliveries.
The 25-year-old has taken just 44 matches to achieve the scalp 200 Test wickets, making him the fastest Proteas bowler to reach the milestone.
Veteran fast bowler Dale Steyn is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in Test cricket. Steyn has 439 wickets to his name in 93 matches. He is followed by Shaun Pollock (421), Makhaya Ntini (390), Allan Donald (330), Morne Morkel (309), Jacques Kallis (291), Vernon Philander (224) and Rabada.
Rabada also has 117 Odi and 31 T20I wickets to his name for which he has played 75 and 26 matches respectively.
Rabada achieved the feat on Day Three of the first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan being played at the National Stadium here when he took the wicket of Hasan Ali. Rabada clean bowled Ali at his individual score of 21 for which the latter consumed 33 deliveries.
The 25-year-old has taken just 44 matches to achieve the scalp 200 Test wickets, making him the fastest Proteas bowler to reach the milestone.
Veteran fast bowler Dale Steyn is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in Test cricket. Steyn has 439 wickets to his name in 93 matches. He is followed by Shaun Pollock (421), Makhaya Ntini (390), Allan Donald (330), Morne Morkel (309), Jacques Kallis (291), Vernon Philander (224) and Rabada.
Rabada also has 117 Odi and 31 T20I wickets to his name for which he has played 75 and 26 matches respectively.
- 1/28/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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