Ashton Turner

The comment came after Multan Sultans beat Quetta Gladiators on Sunday to register their third win of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season. The team is set to return to the same venue on Monday for their next game against Rawalpindi Kings.

The 11th edition of the PSL will bring together domestic and international players, with preparations underway as per schedule.

PSL 2026 kicks off March 26 with Lahore Qalandars facing Hyderabad Kingsmen, but without spectators due to regional issues and rising costs. The tournament will be broadcast-first, held in Lahore and Karachi. Despite the challenges, eight teams and international stars promise exciting cricket, with the opening match at 7:30 PM IST.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made a significant investment in Indian bowlers, spending nearly Rs 9 crore on Shivam Mavi and M Siddharth in the IPL 2024 auction. They also purchased England all-rounder David Willey and Australia's Ashton Turner, as well as two uncapped Indian all-rounders. The team also acquired two uncapped Indian all-rounders.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has spent two days in hospital with his availability for the other two games in the series -- in Adelaide and Melbourne -- under a cloud. It is another blow for Marsh who on Wednesday was axed from the Test squad to play Sri Lanka. He has been covered by Ashton Turner who plays state cricket with Western Australia.

He may not be a well-known name in world cricket right now, but Ashton Turner's name rings a bell among the Indian fans purely because of his match-winning knock of 84 not out, which came off just 43 balls, and helped Australia chase down 359 to win the fourth ODI against India at Mohali last year.

The 26-year-old Ashton Turner on Monday departed for his third golden duck in the IPL 2019 match for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals. The streak began on February 9 this year when Turner fell for golden duck while playing for Perth Scorchers against Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.

Ashton Turner was an unknown commodity to most of the cricketing world till Sunday night, but his brutal 84 off 43 balls — that helped Australia level the ODI series with India 2-2 — ensured that he would enjoy a bit of limelight in the coming days.

Australia will next be seen in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand, beginning February 22. Turner is in line to play at number six for Australia as skipper Aaron Finch has already said that the top five would be occupied by himself, Matthew Wade, Josh Philippe, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis.

Having been welcomed with open arms by his national teammates in Dubai, Steve Smith Sunday touched down in Jaipur to join his IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals' pre-tournament camp ahead of cash-rich league starting March 23.

India's misery during the first ODI against Australia was complete when Rishabh Pant could not keep wickets after being struck on his helmet by pacer Pat Cummins.

The Australian cricket team has been having a gala time on their ongoing tour of India. Not only have they managed to draw level in the ODI series after being 0-2 down but also added a rather special player to the squad.

Unmukt Chand on Tuesday became the first Indian player to play in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Peter Handscomb, one of the architects of Australia's record breaking run-chase against India in the fourth ODI here, was confident that young Ashton Turner could replicate his big-hitting exploits in domestic cricket at the international stage.

Medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat became a millionaire once again with Rs 8.4 crore bid from Rajasthan Royals. Unadkat is back in the RR fold after being released at the end of the 2018 season.

Australia's performance in the ongoing series, where they have fought tooth and nail against the heavily favoured Indian team, has been like a breath of fresh air for Aussie aficionados. The team has already won the T20I series 2-0, and a win in the final ODI in Delhi would see them win an ODI series in India for the first time since 2009.

The injured and banned duo of Steven Smith and David Warner are unlikely to take part in Australia's final two ODIs against Pakistan despite serving out their one-year ball-tampering suspensions during the series to be held in the UAE.

Australia's devastating opening batsman David Warner on Thursday said that the Yellow Brigade is looking forward to meet their Indian fans.

Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the fourth ODI at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Sunday. India have made four changes to their Playing XI.

Something very unusual occurred on the cricket field on Friday. It was a Big Bash League (BBL) game between the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium that has an enclosed stadium roof.

Worcestershire have announced that New Zealand's Hamish Rutherford will return to Worcestershire Rapids as their 2020 overseas player in the Vitality Blast.

Concerned that top players might opt out of the limited overs tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh due to "bubble fatigue", Cricket Australia has added six more cricketers to its preliminary squad for the upcoming assignments, beginning July 10.

Both Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin life without their key overseas players when they face-off in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday. At this stage, Royals are more affected than Sunrisers with the absence of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Joffra Archer, who have left for England to join the World Cup camp.

Their playoff berth sealed, Delhi Capitals will aim for a big win against Rajasthan Royals to enhance their chances for a second-place finish when the two teams clash in their final IPL league match on Saturday.

Rajasthan Royals did not know what to bowl, where to bowl at Rishabh Pant, whose blistering 78* gave Delhi Capitals a six-wicket win and pole position in the IPL on Monday. While striking six fours and four sixes during his 36-ball furious gallop, Pant showed why his World Cup exclusion became a subject of intense debate.

Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Aaron Hardie and Mahli Beardman were travelling to the stadium in an Uber when the car broke down on the way. With the vehicle coming to a halt, the four players stepped out and pushed it in an effort to restart it, before getting back in and continuing their journey to the ground.

India's colts created a record for the fastest chase of a total more than 100 in U-19 cricket during their 10-wicket thrashing of Australia in the first ODI.

"Leg spinners provide option and variety. In particular, if you look at Kuldeep, his strength is not how far he turns the ball but his strength is how the ball just like Shane Warne's deliveries arrives at the batsman. It has a distinct curve in the air," Hayden said.

Australian skipper Aaron Finch ruled out Steve Smith and David Warner playing the ODI series against Pakistan.