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XtraTime Web Desk: He has played just one Test against India but Australian swift-riser Marnus Labuschagne is quite confident of “staying a step ahead” of the world-class attack come December even though Jasprit Bumrah is “hard to get past”. A rookie Labuschagne had played one Test against India in Sydney during the 2018-19 series and the eagerly-awaited four-match series in … Continue reading It is hard to get past Jasprit Bumrah: Marnus Labuschagne Continue Reading →

XtraTime Web Desk: Steve Bucknor retired from umpiring in 2009 after officiating in 128 Tests and 181 ODIs. For much of his career, he had an unblemished record but that was somewhat undone by a few errors that he made in his final years. Those that stand out were his blunders during the infamous 2008 Sydney … Continue reading These two mistakes during Australia vs India Test match in Sydney still haunts Steve Bucknor Continue Reading →

XtraTime Web Desk: After almost two months of wait, the fate of this year’s T20 World Cup will be decided when the International Cricket Council (ICC) board meets in a virtual meeting on Monday. The BCCI is hopeful that the T20 World Cup in Australia would be postponed so that the Indian Premier League (IPL) can go ahead. The global … Continue reading BCCI hoping for T20 World Cup postponement announcement on Monday Continue Reading →

Xtra Time Web Desk: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison on Saturday announced parliament would be postponed due to the health risks of MPs travelling to Canberra from Melbourne and South-Western Sydney. This is due to the fact that the situation in Melbourne and Sydney is witnessing a spike in the coronavirus cases. In Victoria only it … Continue reading This decision from Australian PM should influence ICC to announce the postponement of T20 WC Continue Reading →

XtraTime Web Desk: The forthcoming Indian women’s cricket tour to England in September to take part in a Tri series looks in serious doubts. With the players still not being able to train outdoors, due to the rising coronavirus cases in the country, it is very likely the board may call off the tour. It is … Continue reading Tri-Series in England: Indian women team likely to pull out due to COVID-19 Continue Reading →

XtraTime Web Desk: England’s Jofra Archer has been excluded from the #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies starting today (Thursday 16 July) at the Old Trafford stadium following a breach of the team’s bio-secure protocols. Archer has been asked to remain in isolation for the next five days and will also undergo two COVID-19 tests … Continue reading Jofra Archer breaches England team’s bio-secure protocols, left out of second test at Old Trafford Continue Reading →

We continue to bring to you the most memorable and incredible performances of the world cup history. Today we talk about the 5 best bowling figures in a Cricket World Cup 2015 innings. The tournaments produced lot of high scoring matches. However, the bowlers who kept on sticking to great line and length were equally … Continue reading 5 Lead Bowling Performances of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Continue Reading →

XtraTime Web Desk: Cristiano Ronaldo’s six match goal scoring spree in Serie A ended on Wednesday night as Juventus were held 3-3 by Sassuolo at the Mapei stadium. It is the second consecutive draw for Maurizio Sarri’s side after losing points against Atalanta in their last fixture. The side from Turin is now on 77 points … Continue reading Serie A: Ronaldo fails to score as leaders Juventus held 3-3 by Sassuolo Continue Reading →

Today we talk about the highest totals at Cricket World Cup 2011. Cricket was at its attacking best. The key batsmen of every team playing in the World Cup Cricket tournament tried to play aggressive innings so that his team will get the highest team total in the match. The Highest Totals at Cricket World … Continue reading Top 5 Team Scores of the Cricket World Cup 2011 Continue Reading →

Let’s talk about the successful and consistent bowlers who took the most wickets at Cricket World Cup 2015. The series saw very high scores being consistently registered and the batsmen going on an attacking spree. However many great bowlers consistently bowled well throughout the tournament taking regular wickets. This gave their teams a consistent edge … Continue reading 5 Leading Wicket-takers at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Continue Reading →