On Sunday night at the NASA Space Center in Houston, all kinds of questions could be explored by walking through this wonderful complex dedicated to the history and future of space exploration. Upon entering, on the left, visitors couldn’t help but see a prominent exhibit dedicated to Artemis’ new space shuttle program, launched last November. … Read more
Kyle Coetzer, the former Scotland captain who led his team to famous victories over No. 1 ranked England in 2018 and at the Super 12 stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 38. Coetzer, born and bred in Aberdeen, left the captaincy in May … Read more
David Miller pledged to support new South African T20I captain Aiden Markram, even as he acknowledged that he hoped to be considered for the role. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested,” said Miller, ahead of South Africa’s second ODI against the West Indies at Potchefstroom. “I’ve really enjoyed the journey I’ve had … Read more
Shakib Al Hasan waits until the late 35th of Bangladesh’s innings during Saturday’s first ODI against Ireland to alter the course of the game. Offspinner Harry Tector comes around the wicket, Shakib comes down to sweep the first ball, off the stump, into a boundary. Then he flips it over cover, then sweeps again and … Read more
Chandika Hathurusingha wants to expand Bangladesh’s pool of players ahead of the ODI World Cup to be played at the end of the year, but does not want to do this at the expense of the ODI series against Ireland. He also stressed that it is certainly not the end of the road for Mahmudullah, … Read more
During a Rolling Stones tour of Australia, legendary drummer and noted cricket enthusiast Charlie Watts followed in the wake of many tourists in Perth. He took a picture in front of the WACA grounds. “He was on the corner outside the pitch taking a picture because he thought he wouldn’t be allowed in,” laughed WA … Read more
In future Border-Gavaskar series, there will be a fifth test. However, in a way, we got one this time too. Australia and India will meet again in early June to decide the World Test Championship title. There will be very little time for either side to prepare given the IPL runs until the end of … Read more
Jason Roy, the Quetta Gladiators opener, described his unbeaten record-breaking PSL record-breaking 145 off 63 balls against Peshawar Zalmi as his “best T20 innings”, and the match itself, where 483 runs were scored in 38.2 overs , “a great announcement for T20 Cricket”. Roy broke Colin Ingram’s record (127*) for the highest individual score in … Read more
South Australia’s quick left-hand man Spencer Johnson jumped onto Australia’s Ashes radar after being named in a 14-man Australia A-squad to tour New Zealand in April, alongside a mix of current squad members test takers and mid-year long-term test seekers Travel to England in mind. Peter Handscomb, who is currently in Australia’s Test XI in … Read more
Steven Smith could not remember another occasion when he was unsure which ground he would play for a Test match two days before kick-off. That was the situation that emerged on Tuesday in Ahmedabad, with Australia leaving the ground still in the dark over which of the two surfaces would be used for the final … Read more