Sarfaraz Ahmed kids. (Photo Source: Twitter)Former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was absolutely delighted on Tuesday as he welcomed the birth of a baby girl. The cricketer himself took to his official Twitter handle to announce the news. The 32-year-old Sarfaraz Ahmed married Syeda Khushbakht in the year 2015 and this is the couple’s second child together. Sarfaraz expressed his delight with a picture of his beloved son by the name of Abdullah, holding his newly-born sibling along with a caption saying: “Blessed with a baby girl ! Alhamdulliah, Ma Sha Allah”. Meanwhile, national cricketers ..read more

Hardik Pandya and Sourav Ganguly. (Photo Source: Twitter)Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Monday confirmed a piece of news that would leave the Indian fans disappointed. He said ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya is still not in shape to play cricket, not even the domestic format. Hardik was expected to make it to the Indian squad for the ongoing tour of New Zealand after a break since last September because of a back problem. He underwent surgery in October and is still recovering. The 26-year-old was included in the India ‘A’ squad for an ODI series agains ..read more

Pink Balls. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images)Left-arm seamer Ravi Yadav created history on Monday when he took a hat-trick in the very first over that he bowled on debut in domestic cricket. The 40-year-old cricketer represented Madhya Pradesh against Uttar Pradesh in an Elite Cross Pool match of Ranji Trophy 2019-20 at Holkar Stadium in Indore and produced a dream show in the very first over he ran in to bowl. Yadav have his team much to look forward to after he knocked away three wickets of the visiting team on Day 1. MP are yet to win a game in this Ranji season. Yadav was given the b ..read more

Ben Stokes. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council after he was found guilty of breaching Level 01 of the ICC Code of Conduct on the opening day of the fourth Test between England and South Africa in Johannesburg after he lashed out at a South African supporter, who had abused him as the all-rounder was leaving the field post his dismissal. Stokes was caught by the host broadcasters for hurling “Come say that to me outside the ground, you f***ing four-eyed c***.”, though they weren’t aired live, nor were the ..read more

KL Rahul. (Photo Source: Twitter)While it was Shreyas Iyer who stole the show with his finishing touches in the first T20I against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday, KL Rahul played no less significant an innings that helped India take an early lead in the series. Opening the batting with Rohit Sharma, Rahul hit 56 in 27 balls to give India the launching pad from which the likes of Virat Kohli (45) and Iyer (58*) delivered. The visitors lost Rohit early but Rahul then added 99 runs with his captain which led to India comfortably winning the game eventually. Rahul has been in good ..read more

Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter)In the sport of cricket these days, most of the players, at least play two to three international formats and a franchise-based league. It becomes really hectic for the players, to complete their national duties and also wrap up their franchise and other commitments. Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team, who has a lot of workload on hin, recently came out and complained about this. Kohli ahead of the first T20I against New Zealand said that the schedule, with every passing day, is becoming so tight that one day, they might have to land the ai ..read more

Chinnaswamy Stadium. (Photo Source: SportStarlive)The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) faced the wrath of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for allowing usage of single-use plastic and flexes at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the third ODI between India and Australia last Sunday. The civic authorities slapped the cricket body with a fine of Rs 50,000 after finding the plastic items strewn around. BBMP representatives arrived at the venue the day after the match and their senior health inspector witnessed that the plastic items had not been cleared from the stands. The ..read more

Faf du Plessis. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)Veteran South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis, who is leading his country in a four-match Test series against England at the moment, has been dropped for the three-match ODI series that will follow the long format. However, acting selection convenor Linda Zondi has said that the 35-year-old is still in the Proteas’ scheme of things for white-ball cricket. Du Plessis, who led SA in 39 matches in the 50-over format, has an impressive win percentage of 73. Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has been handed the captainc ..read more

Jayden Regan. (Photo Source: Daily Mail)Usually, in cricket, players get injured in several different ways. Thus far, we have seen cricketers hurt themselves in some of the most unique methods possible. Maybe a collision, or slipping while trying to dive are some of these unusual forms. But, have you ever heard of a cricketer getting hurt while sledging? If you didn’t, it actually happened during a domestic game. Yes, you read it right! During one of the domestic cricket matches, a player sledged so hard after getting a wicket that he dislocated his jaw. Hasting Cricket Club’s Jayden Regan sh ..read more

Smriti Mandhana. (Photo Source: Twitter)BCCI recently announced the annual contract retainers for both male and female cricketers. And, it wasn’t bereft of controversies. From former Indian captain, MS Dhoni getting omitted from the central contract list to the huge disparity between the highest annual pay between men and women cricketers, the only thing trending on social media was the news around the contracts. While the Men’s cricket team annual retainers were divided into four categories- A+ [7 Crore], A [5 Crore], B [3 Crore] and C [1 Crore], their counterparts highest retainer fee was 5 ..read more