The ICC has officially rated the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch as ‘unsatisfactory’ following a chaotic two-day Ashes Test, awarding it one demerit point under its venue monitoring system.
In a performance for the ages, Bhutan’s 22-year-old spinner Sonam Yeshey has etched his name in cricketing immortality by becoming the first bowler ever to take an 8-wicket haul in a T20 International, decimating Myanmar with figures of 8 for 7.
After a shocking two-day Ashes Test at the MCG, coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his full support behind the besieged curator Matt Page, igniting a fierce debate about pitch preparation and batting accountability.
England’s Ashes hopes take another hit as rising star Gus Atkinson is ruled out of the final Test with a hamstring injury—leaving Ben Stokes with a severely depleted pace attack against Australia.
Former England spinner Monty Panesar has delivered a scathing critique of Shubman Gill, declaring he’s unfit to be India’s all-format captain due to inconsistent technique and “lazy” shot selection—remarks that come amid India’s alarming Test slump under new coach Gautam Gambhir.
Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has delivered a scathing, sarcastic critique of the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch after yet another Test match ended in just two days. His sharp remarks question the integrity of pitch ratings and the double standards in how groundskeepers are judged.