Aditya Kukalyekar

With James Anderson confirming his Test retirement at the start of the summer and Stuart Broad calling it quits last year, England will have to fill a big hole with the new ball in the longest format of the game. With not many prospects, latest update on a fast bowler has only added trouble.

A few years ago, when he made his international debut, Prithvi Shaw was the future superstar. But untimely injuries and poor form and controversies have cost him his place not only in the Indian team but also in the Delhi Capitals side this season.

India Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur recently led the team to 5-0 whitewash against Bangladesh away from home. The T20 World Cup is set to be played in Bangladesh later this year and she believes conditions in the country are similar to India which will benefit the team.

Rajasthan Royals have lost steam a bit in the second half of IPL 2024. They had won eight out of nine matches at one stage but have since lost three on the bounce that has delayed their playoff qualification as well. In remaining two matches, RR will have to win one game to seal a top-two spot too.

BCCI introduced the impact player rule ahead of the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The impact player has made a lot of difference especially in the ongoing season but Rohit Sharma had said that it is detrimental to the development of all-rounders.

Shakib Al Hasan is part of the squad but will not be leading after the board decided to hand over the all-format captaincy to Shanto. Apart from the 15-member squad, two players will travel with the team as reserves. Bangladesh will start their campaign in World Cup on June 7 against Sri Lanka.

Ireland's Women's team had toured Pakistan for the first time in 2022 and the men's team will follow suit next year. Interestingly, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had earlier stated that the two teams will play the Test series as well but later denied it.

Ever since KL Rahul's video of having animated discussion with LSG team owner Sanjiv Goenka post the loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad has gone viral, several reports are surfacing. However, LSG assistant coach Lance Klusener has come up with a massive update related to captaincy change in the team.

England's T20 World Cup bound players are set to be unavailable for the playoffs with ECB calling them back for the Pakistan T20I series. The series is set to commence on May 22 and Buttler being the captain, has already left the RR with two league matches still left.

Amidst all the brouhaha around the Indian Premier League (IPL), there is immense aniticipation around the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup. The tournament is set to be played from June 1 to June 29 in the West Indies and the USA. David Miller is looking forward to the tournament as well.

Netherlands have gone with youngsters in their 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. Scott Edwards will yet again lead the team having done it superbly in the T20 World Cup 2022 and ODI World Cup last year. The Dutch will play their first game on June 4 against Nepal.

England are scheduled to play four-match T20I series against Pakistan starting from May 22, just days before the T20 World Cup. Accordingly, ECB has called back the World Cup bound players from the IPL early to participate in the series and Gavaskar is not happy with the England board.

The race for the playoffs is heating up in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Royal Challengers Bengaluru have have resurrected their season dramatically winning their last five matches with their latest win coming against Delhi Capitals.

Hayden particularly pointed out LSG batters’ run-scoring in the first six overs comparing it with the SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Thanks to their aggression, SRH chased down the target of 166 runs in less than 10 overs.

Pakistan's tour of Ireland is set to commence on May 10 as the Babar Azam-led side will start their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The two teams will face each other in three T20Is in five days with all matches set to be played in Dublin.