Language - | Border Gavaskar Trophy | Scored runs a lot of times when tired and fatigued, asserts Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja expressed confidence ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy as he dismissed any concerns over fatigue impacting his performance, despite experiencing several delays en route to India. The batter also talked about his approach to the tour and why it being his debut in India was irrelevant. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | SA20 2023 | Twitter reacts as Heinrich Klassen trademarks 'Centurion' venue with explosive century Heinrich Klassen has been in the form of his life in recent fixtures as he has been flourishing with the bat, smashing the ball to all parts of the ground. The South African batter displayed his batting prowess one more time in the SA20 with a blistering ton against Pretoria Capitals. SportsCafe Desk |
 | IND vs AUS | Always motivated to perform against better teams, remarks Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Pujara revealed he is looking forward to performing against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, stating he always gets motivated whenever he gets the opportunity to play against the heavyweights. Pujara would likely feature at No. 3 for India in the Nagpur Test, starting February 9. SportsCafe Desk |
 | No use for ICC and India can go to hell if they don't come for Asia Cup, lashes out Javed Miandad Javed Miandad did not mince his words when talking about the Asia Cup and India's approach towards it later in the year, rubbishing the country's request to host the tournament elsewhere. He went on to slam the ICC for failing to place a check on India's demands while labelling them 'bad losers'. SportsCafe Desk |
 | IND vs AUS | Getting good first-innings totals on board will be important, opines Mitchell Johnson With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy set to take place from February 9, Mitchell Johnson has shared a tip for the visitors saying they can put India under pressure by posting a huge total in the first innings. He further added that it would be tough for pacers to take wickets in the Nagpur Test. SportsCafe Desk |
 | PSL | Twitter reacts to Iftikhar's carnage against 'sports minister' Wahab Riaz with flurry of sixes A player hitting six sixes an over is not something fans see every day on cricket fields, and Iftikhar Ahmed achieved the feat during PSL’s exhibition match on Sunday. Moreover, the onslaught came against Wahab Riaz, who recently became interim sports minister of the Punjab government in Pakistan. SportsCafe Desk |
 | IND vs AUS | Josh Hazlewood to miss Nagpur Test owing to Achilles niggle Australia have suffered a blow ahead of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as their key pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the fixture with a heel injury. The pacer got injured due to damp run-ups a the Sydney Cricket Ground last month during a Test against South Africa. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Reports | Decision on hosting venue of 2023 Asia Cup postponed to March According to a report published by ESPNcricinfo, a final decision on whether Pakistan will host the 2023 Asia Cup has been pushed to March after an Asian Cricket Council(ACC) meeting failed to reach the conclusion. The issue will be resolved next month as there will be another meeting next month. SportsCafe Desk |
 | IND vs AUS | Banter will keep coming from Australian camp, opines R Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin has come up with a cheeky reply to the comments made by Ian Healy regarding Indian pitches ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy saying that the banters will keep coming from the opposition side. He further the comment has spiced up the series which will make it more interesting. SportsCafe Desk |
 | BBL Final | Twitter bashes careless Stephen Eskinazi for ‘finding new way to be run-out’ Cricket fields often produce bizarre dismissals which lead audiences to laugh like crazy. However, in the BBL final against Brisbane Heat, the way Stephen Eskinazi ran himself out after being set was absolutely unacceptable when it comes to representing at the highest level of the sport. SportsCafe Desk |