MLC 2025: Glenn Maxwell to lead defending champions Washington Freedom; Steve Smith to step in for two games | Cricket News

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell will lead the Washington Freedom in Major League Cricket 2025. (Sportzpics) Glenn Maxwell has been named as the captain of the Washington Freedom for the upcoming season of the Major League Cricket in the USA. The Aussie will lead the franchise for the entire duration of the month-long tournament.Steve Smith, who had…

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AUS vs SA Live Score, WTC Final 2025: Australia face South Africa in a battle for Test supremacy at Lord’s

Australia vs South Africa Live Score, ICC WTC Final 2025: The 2025 World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s brings together two sides at very different points in their cricketing narratives. South Africa are desperate to end a 27-year ICC trophy drought and shed their long-standing image as cricket’s great underachievers….

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India vs England: From Lions to Lord’s? Teen pacer joins England squad after KL Rahul scalp | Cricket News

Teenage fast bowler Eddie Jack has been drafted in as a practice option with the senior England team ahead of the opening Test against India at Headingley, starting June 20, following an eye-catching display for the England Lions against India A.The 19-year-old Hampshire pacer, standing 6-foot-4 tall, turned heads during the second unofficial Test in…

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‘Folks – your Test captain’: Shubman Gill’s first photoshoot as Team India captain – see pics | Cricket News

Shubman Gill (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India’s newly appointed Test captain, Shubman Gill, officially stepped into his new role with a symbolic first photoshoot in England, marking a new chapter in Indian cricket’s storied journey. With the retirements of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the team is in transition — and 25-year-old Gill…

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‘You can be under-bowled too’: Jasprit Bumrah’s workload a key concern as Team India ushers in a new era | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: As Team India kicks off its new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle against England, all eyes are on how the team manages Jasprit Bumrah‘s workload. With legends like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin retiring, head coach Gautam Gambhir and new captain Shubman Gill begin their tenure under…

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WTC Final 2025: Pat Cummins backs Marnus Labuschagne as opener, explains Scott Boland omission in bold XI call | Cricket News

Pat Cummins (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images) Australia captain Pat Cummins has named a bold and slightly reshuffled playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s, with Marnus Labuschagne set to open the innings and Josh Hazlewood edging out Scott Boland in the pace attack.Labuschagne, usually a steadfast No.3, will walk out…

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WTC Final: South Africa target Australia’s weakness; Bavuma says ‘there is an opportunity there’ | Cricket News

Temba Bavuma of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images) South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has pinpointed Australia’s makeshift opening pair as a key vulnerability his side intends to exploit when the ICC World Test Championship Final begins at Lord’s on Wednesday.Australia surprised many by promoting Marnus…

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‘What’s cricket? Do you sit on a horse?’ – Liam Plunkett recalls early days in the US and rise of MLC | Cricket News

Liam Plunkett (Image credit: MLC) Liam Plunkett is no stranger to cricketing revolutions. A 2019 World Cup winner with England and one of the sport’s seasoned globe-trotters, Plunkett is now at the forefront of a new frontier: cricket in the United States. As a senior figure with the San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket…

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