Australia’s Steve Smith has lifted the lid on why no batter—on either side—could find their rhythm on the MCG pitch during the recent Ashes Test. His detailed explanation reveals how moisture and grass thickness turned the surface into a nightmare for batsmen.
In a quiet moment during a low-scoring Ashes Test, Steve Smith etched his name into cricketing immortality. By surpassing Allan Border, he has now become Australia’s second-highest run-scorer against England, trailing only the great Don Bradman.
In a stunning but controversial victory, England ended a 14-year winless streak in Australia, only for captain Ben Stokes to slam the MCG pitch conditions that turned the Boxing Day Test into a two-day spectacle.
At just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has shattered cricket records, become the youngest to score centuries in List A and T20 cricket, and earned India’s highest civilian award for children—culminating in a viral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a landmark moment for global cricket, Deepti Sharma became the first cricketer—male or female—to reach the elite double of 1,000 T20I runs and 150 T20I wickets, cementing her legacy as India’s greatest women’s all-rounder.
Ryan Rickelton smashed his maiden SA20 century in a heroic 113, but it wasn’t enough as MI Cape Town fell 15 runs short against a blistering Durban’s Super Giants side in the 2025 tournament opener.