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  Women’s T20 World Cup trophy (PC: X.com) Trisha Ghosal, Cardiff The countdown to the Women’s T20 World Cup is firmly underway and, unlike many previous global tournaments, almost every participating team arrives in England having already spent significant time preparing in similar conditions. Over the last few weeks, teams have deliberately scheduled bilateral series, tri-series and training camps to ensure they are as acclimatised as possible before the tournament begins. The result is a field that appears far more prepared than usual, adding another layer of intrigue to a World Cup that is already expected to be fiercely contested. England have perhaps been the biggest beneficiaries of the build-up. Charlotte Edwards’ side won both of their major preparatory assignments, defeating New Zealand 2-1 before repeating the scoreline against India. More importantly, they discovered contributions from multiple players across departments. Alice Capsey was among the standout ...

  Images :X There was considerable speculation in the media about whether Gautam Gambhir would agree to Shreyas Iyer as captain of India’s T20 team, replacing the now out-of-favour Suryakumar Yadav. According to me, the question is a non-starter. No one can have personal likes or dislikes influencing selection calls when it comes to the national team. Let’s hypothetically assume that, irrespective of the actual situation, Gautam and Shreyas aren’t on the same page. If that’s the truth, they don’t need to have the best of terms and don’t need to go out socially. They are professionals and all they need to do is plan and win games for India. As thorough professionals, they need to work together for one cause: serving Indian cricket. Having known Gautam well, I don’t think he will ever let personal choices influence captaincy calls, and if such a thing ever happens, it is the job of the selectors to overrule and convince the coach. In Ind...

PAK vs AUS (PC: X) Pakistan’s Shadab Khan produced a match-winning all-round performance to help his side defeat Australia by four wickets in the third and final ODI at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday. With this win, the hosts sealed the three-match ODI series 2-1. In the first innings, Shadab picked up the wickets of Oliver Peake (7) and Adam Zampa (10) to restrict Australia to a low total. The spinner finished with figures of 2/28 in nine overs at an economy rate of 3.11. During the chase, he contributed an unbeaten 29 off 42 balls. Batting first, Australia struggled against Pakistan’s disciplined bowling attack. Captain Josh Inglis tried to anchor the innings with 65, but Australia’s young side collapsed under pressure. Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey made 19 runs each, which pushed the total to 156 in 42 overs — their lowest ODI total in Pakistan. With the ball, Shaheen Shah Afridi was the standout performer, picking up three crucial wickets while conceding only 30 ...

Lucy Hamilton, Australia (PC: DC Women) Name – Lucy Hamilton Team – Australia Age – 20 years Role – Left-arm pacer, Left-handed batter T20 Career stats (so far) WT20Is – 1 inns, 1 wicket, Econ 5.50, did not bat WPL (for DC) – 2 inns, no wickets, Econ 9.95, 36 runs in 1 inns with the bat, Avg 36, SR 189.47 WBBL (for Brisbane Heat) – 20 wickets in 20 inns, Econ 6.84, 1 5w for Brisbane Heat, 29 runs in eight inns, SR 111.53   Notes She was the second youngest player to debut for Queensland in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) era back in 2022. Became the youngest player to take a WBBL five-for in WBBL|10. Captained Australia at the Under-19 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia, bowled only in one inns, took two wickets, Econ 4.25, with the bat, 89 runs in six inns, Avg 17.80, SR 91.75. For More Exciting Articles: Follow RevSportz The post ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Lucy Hamilton – Profile appeared first on Sports News Portal | Revsportz . ...

Suryakumar Yadav (PC: BCCI) Boria Majumdar For a while in 2020 we had all questioned the index of making the Indian team. The one and only index should be performance. However, in the case of Suryakumar Yadav, there were reasons to be believed justice wasn’t served. Surya performed superbly in the IPL. He did so consistently and also did well in domestic cricket in the 2019-2020 season. He was a gun fielder to go with his batting and more importantly, as many former cricketers had pointed out, “Surya was versatile in the sense he could also bat at No. 5 and finished games”. To his credit, Surya was comfortable against both pace and spin. He batted with equal aplomb in the powerplay for Mumbai Indians and once the field restrictions were over, he was adept at manoeuvring the ball and taking the innings deep. I remember speaking to Surya when he wasn’t getting picked. My questions were clear: How does a player who is perhaps expecting a national call-up take a disappointment like thi...

Archer (PC: X) England captain Ben Stokes has defended Jofra Archer amid criticism over his absence from the first Test against New Zealand, which begins on June 4. Archer, who played the entire IPL 2026, was unavailable for selection for the opening match of the series, which will be played at Lord’s. Stokes said Archer’s absence should not be viewed as a lack of commitment to England. “Jof, I think, has shown that he is committed and loves playing for England. Just because he’s not available for this first Test match does not change that,” he said on the eve of the match in London. Stokes further explained that modern-day cricketers have more opportunities than players did in the past because of the growth of franchise cricket. “A lot of the points that people would be making around Jof and that situation, I think, are to do with the landscape back when they were playing,” Stokes said. “It’s completely different now. There are opportunities for cricketers now that wer...