Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has called time on a storied 17-year international cricket career with immediate effect. She is, however, available to play league cricket. One of the most prominent names in women’s cricket, the 32-year-old finishes as Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in both the ODI and T20I formats. She scored 3369 runs in 136
There was no place for star all-rounder Hardik Pandya in former India spinner Harbhajan Singh’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas. Ahead of the deadline for the squad selection, Harbhajan picked his 15 players he thinks should be part of the squad for the World Cup. Apart from Hardik, Harbhajan also
England’s selectors face a difficult call over the potential inclusion of Jamie Overton in their T20 World Cup squad after an inconclusive scan left the Surrey allrounder unclear as to the extent of a recent back injury. ESPNcricinfo revealed this month that Overton was in line for a maiden T20I call-up after making significant strides
Usain Bolt, the fastest man on earth and a cricketer in his youth, has been unveiled as the ambassador of the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA in June. “Coming from the Caribbean where cricket is a part of life, the sport has always held a
The pair’s absences follow Azam Khan’s unavailability for the tour with injury, though an official statement said he only needed 10 days of rest, suggesting there is no long-term availability issue. While Haseebullah, who made his sole international appearance in a T20 against New Zealand earlier this year, was called up as cover for Azam,
Johnathan Campbell, the son of former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell, is in line to make his international debut after being picked for the five-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting on May 3. Campbell, 26, is a legspin-bowling allrounder who was part of the country’s emerging team which won the gold medal at the 13th African
Cameron Green with Virat Kohli© BCCI/Sportzpics With just one win in eight matches, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are on the brink of early elimination from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Just one more defeat in the remainder of the campaign could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for the Faf du
Cricket Ireland has confirmed that they cannot afford to host Australia this summer and that they have postponed what would have been the teams’ first-ever men’s bilateral series. Australia were due to travel to Ireland in late August for three ODIs and a one-off T20I before moving onto England for a tour which comprises three
Stoinis, 34, has been consistent in his statements about his contract situation and his desire to still play international cricket beyond the T20 World Cup. He said back in January he understood why he had been left out of Australia’s ODI squad to face West Indies. He has been in constant communication with McDonald and
Adil Rashid believes that England have “the mindset of champions” heading into June’s T20 World Cup, and has said they have drawn a line under their failure to defend their 50-over crown in India late last year. Rashid was ever-present at last year’s World Cup in which England won only three of their nine group-stage
Shakib Al Hasan could play in Bangladesh’s T20I series against Zimbabwe next month, according to chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain. He might also feature in a couple of Dhaka Premier League matches as part of his return to white-ball cricket “We have communicated with him [Shakib],” Ashraf said. “He is expected to arrive in Dhaka
Xavier Bartlett will join Kent for the Vitality Blast weeks after Cricket Australia blocked the fast bowler from playing for them in the County Championship. Bartlett was originally signed for Kent’s first five Championship games, but CA denied him a No Objection Certificate on the eve of the season, a week after handing the 25-year-old
Cricket West Indies have named a number of strong list of T20 specialists in their 15-member ‘A’ squad that will tour Nepal for five T20s later this month. Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh are all part of the side, which will be led by Roston Chase, who
Suresh Raina recently shared an unheard tale involving CSK icon MS Dhoni.© BCCI Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Suresh Raina recently shared an unheard tale involving legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. Raina went down the memory lane and recalled the scenes after CSK lost to Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in Qualifier 2 of
Three-Test spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has signed with Tasmania in a bid for red-ball game time ahead of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka next summer. The 27-year-old didn’t play for his home state of Queensland in last season’s Sheffield Shield and has made the move south with hopes of becoming Tasmania’s No.1 Shield spinner and push
Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL. Narine, 35, is currently leading the tournament’s MVP standings after a remarkable run
Delhi Capitals allrounder Mitchell Marsh will not return to India for the remainder of IPL 2024 as he continues to recover from a right hamstring niggle, head coach Ricky Ponting said in New Delhi on Monday. Marsh flew back to Perth on April 12 to consult CA’s medical staff and a decision on his return
Delhi capitals allrounder Axar Patel believes that his batting position has been affected by Impact Player rule, while his team-mate Mukesh Kumar wants it abolished if there isn’t some meaningful alternate help for the bowlers. Axar and Mukesh are the latest Indian cricketers to speak out against the Impact Player rule, after India’s captain Rohit
Durham have signed Peter Siddle for their next six County Championship matches after fellow Australian seamer Scott Boland was ruled out of his stint at the club with plantar fasciitis. Boland had originally signed until the end of July, on a multi-format deal that would have seen him feature in Durham’s T20 Blast campaign. However
“Yes, I think so, Pant should be part of the World Cup squad,” Ganguly said at a media round table in New Delhi on Monday. “He should bat in the middle-order. Where exactly is difficult to say because of match-ups, right-left combinations depending on who bowls. It also depends on the situation.” Ponting believes Pant
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) match at Eden Gardens was full of controversy. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 contest on Sunday saw Virat Kohli being given out on a delivery that looked like an above-waist-height no-ball to the naked eye. Though the umpires and the broadcaster justified the decision,
New Zealand’s win over Pakistan in the third T20I has raised familiar questions around Pakistan’s approach to T20 cricket, with Babar Azam defending Pakistan’s batting performance and rejecting suggestion that a middle-overs slowdown played a part in his side’s defeat. This, even as Shadab Khan stressed that T20s needed “impactful innings” – something Pakistan lacked
West Indies 225 for 8 (Taylor 73, Campbelle 52, Dar 4-52, Umm-e-Hani 2-38) beat Pakistan 223 (Maroof 65, Ameen 50, Henry 3-37, Ramharack 3-48) by two wickets The game all but seemed to be heading in West Indies’ direction when they were placed at 180 for 3 after 41 overs, chasing 224. However, captain Nida
Toss New Zealand chose to field first against Pakistan New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first in the third T20 international against Pakistan. Twenty four hours after Pakistan swept New Zealand aside after bowling them out for 90, the visitors elected to let Pakistan set a target instead. New Zealand were hampered
Match details Rajasthan Royals (P7 W6 L1; 1st) vs Mumbai Indians (P7 W3 L4; 6th) Jaipur, 1930 IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Mumbai bowlers need to chip in After losing three games in a row, Mumbai Indians bounced back with three wins in their next four matches. However come Monday, against the high-flying Rajasthan
Bhuvneshwar Kumar in post-match presentation ceremony© X (Twitter) Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is happy seeing the team’s bowling unit take the back seat for a change, with the batters going gung-ho in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign. But, Bhuvi isn’t someone who is going to let the batters take all the credit,
Toss Pakistan opt to bowl vs New Zealand Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl in the second T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi on Saturday evening. Babar Azam announced an unchanged side from the first T20I, which was rained out after just two balls on Thursday. Fortunately, the forecast for the second T20I
Azam has so far played eight T20Is, the last of which also came against New Zealand this January. But, despite a big reputation as a hitter, Azam has tallied just 29 runs across seven innings with a highest score of 10. In the latest PSL, for example, although Azam got just 226 runs in ten
Dinesh Karthik will be 39 by the time the T20 World Cup starts in June. But he is showing no signs of slowing down and has said he would do “everything I can” to be on the flight to the competition in the West Indies and the USA. On the back of a stellar show
Jasprit Bumrah picked up 3 wickets for 21 runs against PBKS© BCCI/Sportzpics The ‘Wizard of Ahmedabad’ Jasprit Bumrah turned out to be the difference-maker for Mumbai Indians again as the Hardik Pandya-led franchise defeated Punjab Kings by 9 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Thursday. Bumrah’s figures of 3 for 21
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