Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have announced that they have roped in the service of South African batting prodigy Dewald Brevis following the injury of Gurjapneet Singh for the remaining part of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. The 20-year-old Brevis, frequently called “Baby AB” due to his playing style that resembles the great AB de Villiers, has added an extra layer of powerful batting to the already strong CSK players. He has participated in 81 T20 fixtures, during which he has scored 1,787 runs, including a new high score of 162. His aggressive hitting and capability to provoke…
Author: Zubair Nagra
New Zealand’s prominent hitter, Kane Williamson, has disclosed the first five players in the next era of cricketing greats who may form the new ‘Fab Five’ (a name previously associated with him, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Joe Root). Even Kane Williamson is now associated with the Karachi Kings team in the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He is fulfilling his Indian Premier League (IPL) commentary assignments in India. He clarified during a press conference that the 34-year-old was requested to name four players who could lead the modern-day batting, as he was only part of the…
Umar Akmal, a Pakistani cricketer, defends his former captain, Babar Azam, who is facing criticism for a form downturn and concerns over his place in the national team. At a time when the Pakistan Super League (PSL) stage of the 10th season is ongoing, Umar Akmal became irritated by a guest during a recent podcast episode who suggested Babar Azam should not be included in the national team. The atmosphere quickly became tense as Akmal strongly backed the batter’s reputation and accomplishments. “Can you say these words in front of him [Babar Azam]? Nobody knows you in Lahore, but the…
United Dominates With the Ball Multan started poorly as Shai Hope was out for 1. However, Rizwan and Usman scored 59 runs in 32 balls to reach 62. After Usman was dismissed for 28, the run rate slowed down. Rizwan made 38 runs off 27 balls before also falling to leave the score at 92. Wickets kept falling as Iftikhar made 32 runs off 26 balls. Jason claimed 4 wickets for 25 runs while Imad took two vital wickets. Islamabad Pile On the Runs Islamabad took advantage of nice batting conditions after being asked to bat first. The openers raced…
Lahore Qalandars’ senior batsman, Fakhar Zaman, believes he is not in the best possible shape for the tenth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) despite his performance being at the heart of Lahore’s leads in the matches they have played. The left-handed batsman, who displayed his fine form with a quickfire 76 off just 47 balls against Karachi Kings, once again led the way for the Qalandars in the match. His blazing innings, including six boundaries and five sixes, took Lahore to a resounding win and won him the player of the match award for the second time in…
Cricket’s overdue comeback will be at the sports festival of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, and the prestigious Fairplex in Pomona, California, is designated as the venue. On Tuesday, the LA28 Organising Committee released the information, which is a significant sign that preparations for the event have been going on for a while. Fairplex, also called the Fairgrounds, is a huge 500-acre area that has accommodated the Los Angeles County Fair since 1922. Over the years, it has become an all-purpose centre for music events, exhibitions, sports competitions, and cultural activities during different seasons. LA28 Plans in Full Swing LA28’s…
DUBAI: Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer was announced as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March 2025. The award was given for Iyer’s important part in India’s successful Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. Iyer beat the challenge from New Zealand’s excellent all-rounder Rachin Ravindra and the very first bowler of the tournament from New Zealand, Jacob Duffy, to receive the top prize for the month for his solid performances with the bat. India’s 29-year-old player became the first player of the national team to gain the highest number of runs, scoring 172 in 3 matches at an average of…
However, the final ODI will be hosted at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram on 23 August. First T20 Series Leg in Bangladesh In addition to the ODIs, India will partake in their inaugural bilateral T20 series in Bangladesh, commencing on 26 August at Chattogram. The final two T20Is are set for 29 and 31 August at Mirpur. BCB is Looking Forward to Matches Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, chief executive of BCB, expressed excitement over this series due to India’s regular victories in cricket. “This series should be among our home calendar’s most thrilling and…
Lahore Qalandars put up a massive score of 219/6 after they were sent in to bat by the opposing team. The credit for this score goes to the excellent batting of Fakhar Zaman and Sam Billings, who scored fifty runs. Meanwhile, Quetta Gladiators were dismissed for a paltry 140 in 16.3 overs, despite the good start, destroyed by the especially disciplined Qalandars bowling attack led by Rishad Hossain. Fakhar Zaman and Sam Billings рlus batting skills are equal to the fire Although the departure of Mohammad Naeem to the pavilion at an early stage was seen as a bad omen,…
The dynamic Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Star Virat Kohli achieved another breakthrough in an extraordinary career by recording his 100th fifty in T20 cricket, the first Indian in the game’s history to do so and the second overall. With IPL 2025, the stage being Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday, a match against the Rajasthan Royals, Kohli crossed the landmark. Kohli, aged 35, has reached the milestone in his 405th T20 game, confirming his position as the most dependable and skillful batsman in the shortest version. His 100 fifties in the format of T20 are only second to Australia’s David…