In Focus – Nigeria’s Peter Aho creates history

Nigeria’s Peter Aho entered the record books on 24th October thanks to a stunning spell in the fifth T20I of the recent six-match bilateral series against Sierra Leone at Lagos. The 18-year-old medium-fast bowler returned astonishing figures of 3.4-1-5-6, including a hat-trick, to dismantle the visitors’ batting line-up and hand his team a series-clinching win. […]

In Focus – An exhilarating epic for the ages

Over the years, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has had no dearth of extraordinary cricket and riveting drama. But what transpired in Brisbane on 19th January 2021 was in a different realm altogether. Embattled by injuries and forced to field a greenhorn bowling unit, defending champions India entered the fortress of the Gabba needing at least a […]

In Focus – The T20 World Cup Qualifier XI

The highly exciting ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, culminated yesterday, with the Netherlands beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in the final. By virtue of finishing as the top six teams, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Namibia, Scotland and Oman have ensured their presence at next […]

In Focus – 14 players to watch out for at the T20 World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier gets underway on October 18, and will feature 14 teams competing in the United Arab Emirates. The top six teams will join Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round of the seventh edition of the men’s ICC T20 World Cup (earlier known as the World T20), to […]

In Focus – Six players to watch out for in the ICC WCL Division Two

The upcoming ICC World Cricket League Division Two, to be played in Namibia from April 20 to 27, is set to be the last edition of the WCL as we have known it. Having been one of the most hard-fought Associate tournaments over the years, the multi-divisional WCL will make way for two […]

In Focus – Six players to watch out for in the ICC WCL Division Three

The crucial 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three is underway in Oman. The eleven-day long 50-over tournament will feature six Associate nations, with the top two teams earning promotion to the Division Two tournament scheduled to be played in Namibia in April 2019, and getting a step closer towards a shot at attaining ODI status […]

In Focus – Surrey end a 16-year wait in style

With a successful chase of 272 that brought a three-wicket win against hosts Worcestershire, Surrey ended a 16-year wait to claim their 19th County Championship title on September 13. The last time Surrey laid hands on English cricket’s most prestigious trophy was under Adam Hollioake in 2002, which was their third title in four years. […]

In Focus – Cricket’s very own Euro Cup

As many as 18 Associate nations are set to come together to compete in the ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier, which will be played in the Netherlands from August 29 to September 2. The teams are divided into three groups of six each, with the top two from each group progressing to next year’s […]

In Focus – Pacific quartet set for T20 battle in Fiji

The ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier Group A is set to commence tomorrow, with four Pacific nations – hosts Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu – vying for two spots at next year’s EAP Regional Final, which will be another stepping stone towards qualification for the 2020 World T20 in Australia. […]

In Focus – An occasion to cherish for Nepal

Nepal begin their journey as an ODI nation today, with the first of two matches against the Netherlands underway at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen. It marks the end of a long wait to play the 50-over format at the highest level, and is a just reward for the efforts of all the players, […]