Preview Opportunity for NZ’s young, inexperienced players to make a mark in tough conditions Big picture Like most Bangladesh-New Zealand bilateral contests, the one beginning on Wednesday in Dhaka has the familiar one-sided feel to it. Pitches and weather have often contributed to it here, where the visitors have won just one out of their
Month: August 2021
News The BCCI invited bids for the two new franchises on Tuesday It’s now official. The IPL will be a 10-team tournament from the 2022 season, with the BCCI inviting bids for the two new franchises on Tuesday. Interested bidders will need to buy the tender document by October 5, after which the IPL will
Legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn on Tuesday announced that he is officially retiring from cricket. Steyn took to Twitter to share the announcement of his retirement. Steyn played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs and 47 T20 Internationals (T20Is). The pacer had announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2019, but wanted to continue playing limited
News Taylor has been identified as a primary contact of a Covid-19 case in Jamaica West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series against South Africa after being identified as a primary contact of a Covid-19 case in Jamaica, which requires her to serve a period of isolation. Offspinner
One more season? Shahid Afridi suggested he may finally call it a day © AFP/Getty Images Shahid Afridi looks set to finally call time on his playing career, strongly suggesting next year’s season at the Pakistan Super League will be his last. Afridi, who is currently with Multan Sultans and spent two seasons at Peshawar
News “We have to stick to a brand of cricket that we believe can be successful in these conditions,” says the NZ stand-in captain The upcoming five-match T20I series against Bangladesh will pose two major challenges to Tom Latham, who will lead the inexperienced New Zealand side in the absence of a number of seniors
News Left-hander already training with a pink-ball under lights in Queensland while team-mates and India players complete hard quarantine Beth Mooney is readying herself for the “foreign” challenge of facing the pink-ball in the day-night Test against India next month but is confident the basics of the game will hold her in good stead despite
News Neutral venues to be used across all tournaments as BCCI releases full domestic schedule India’s men’s domestic calendar will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on November 4, while the Ranji Trophy, the country’s premier first-class competition, starts on January 13, 2022. The Vijay Hazare Trophy will get underway from December 8, with
Follow the 2021 Vitality Blast at: https://www.ecb.co.uk/t20-blast Watch match highlights of Notts Outlaws vs Hampshire Hawks in the 2021 Vitality Blast.
News Nuwan Pradeep and Dinesh Chandimal also return, alongside new faces who did well in domestic T20s Kusal Perera makes his return to the Sri Lanka limited-overs squad for South Africa’s tour of the island, having sufficiently recovered from Covid-19. Veteran seamer Nuwan Pradeep, and experienced batter Dinesh Chandimal return as well, on the back
News The 21-year old, who left the hotel bubble without permission, will take no further part in this year’s tournament St Kitts & Nevis Patriots player Mikyle Louis has been forced to leave the CPL 2021 following a breach of the tournament’s operating protocols. The 21-year-old, who left the hotel bubble without permission, will take
News Allrounder back in contention after six months out first due to injury and then contracting Covid-19 Cricket tours in the time of Covid-19 have made players all too familiar with hotel rooms, but South Africa allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has a slightly longer – and more personal – relationship with a high-end accommodation establishment. “Before
News Only spectators who have been fully vaccinated will be allowed to attend the games in Rawalpindi and Lahore Pakistan has decided to allow spectators up to 25% capacity for the home series against New Zealand in Rawalpindi and Lahore next month. Only spectators who have been fully vaccinated, however, will be permitted to attend.
News “The plan is to split wicketkeeping duties in this series, make it two games each and make a decision in the fifth game.” Nurul Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will share wicketkeeping duties in the first four matches during the T20I series against New Zealand, according to Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo. The announcement comes as
News Australia coach says the team needs to get back to the business of winning Justin Langer believes he will become a better coach following a multitude of frank one-on-one conversations with players to discuss issues with his style. Langer came under intense scrutiny a fortnight ago on returning from Australia’s disastrous T20I tour of
News Mumbai legend helped the careers of several players like Vengsarkar, Manjrekar and Rohit Sharma One of the unsung heroes of Indian cricket, Vasudeo Paranjape, passed away at his residence in Mumbai on Monday after a prolonged illness. Paranjape, popularly known as Vasoo, was three months short of turning 83. He is survived by his
Andre Fletcher hit a “no look six” to Isuru Udana in CPL 2021.© Twitter Saint Lucia Kings’ Andre Fletcher hit a marvellous “no look six” in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 match against Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR). TKR’s Isuru Udana was in the firing line as a delivery at the stumps was picked up
Play 01:33 Lanning: India will be match-hardened after their games in UK A tough preparation awaits the India team and the majority of the Australia squad ahead of their multi-format series which has been moved entirely to Queensland. The visitors along with those Australian players based in Sydney and Melbourne will begin 14 days hard
News Allrounder played 23 matches for India, famously taking 6 for 4 in an ODI against Bangladesh in 2014 Stuart Binny, the India allrounder, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. Binny, 37, represented India across 23 matches, including six Tests, 14 ODIs and three T20Is. His first-class career spanned
Go to ecb.co.uk to join We Are England Cricket Supporters for free and get priority access to tickets and much more! Watch match highlights from Day 2 of the 3rd LV= Insurance Test between England and India at Emerald Headingley. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the
News The 23-year-old is hoping to make a mark in the Ranji Trophy and be eligible to play in the IPL as a local player Anshuman Rath, the former Hong Kong captain, is set to play for Odisha in India’s upcoming 2021-22 domestic season. Holder of an Indian passport, Rath has completed the mandatory year-long
News “Joe and I reflected on the Lord’s Test and thought about how we could get better,” says head coach It’s amazing how a few days can change things. After the Lord’s Test, the talk was of England’s longest winless streak at home in 30 years and how Joe Root had lost control in the
News The duo will join RCB after the Sri Lanka vs South Africa series and leave in time for the T20 World Cup warm-up games Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera have been cleared by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to turn out for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second chunk of IPL 2021, but as things
Report Ireland leave out Curtis Campher, bring in Harry Tector Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat against Ireland Craig Ervine opted for first strike after winning the toss in cloudy conditions in Dublin on Sundat in the second of their T20Is against Ireland. Zimbabwe were put in to bat on the same ground two days ago,
News Pakistan seamer back to boost for first Championship title since 1973 Mohammad Abbas, the Pakistan seamer, has agreed a deal to return to Hampshire and strengthen their bid for the LV= Insurance County Championship title. Abbas claimed 27 wickets at 15.96 in seven Group Two games during the conference stage of the Championship earlier
Chris Woakes appeals for the wicket of Fawad Alam © Getty Images England have recalled Chris Woakes to the Test squad to face India at The Oval, but Jos Buttler will miss the match due to the expected arrival of his second child. Sam Billings has been called up a wicketkeeper cover, with Jonny Bairstow
Rishabh Pant scored a total of three runs over two innings in India’s Headingley Test defeat.© AFP Rishabh Pant hasn’t enjoyed a particularly good run of form with the bat during India’s ongoing five-match Test series in England. The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored a total of three runs over two innings in the Headingley Test as
Raymon Reifer prepares to bowl Randy Brookes / © CPL T20/Getty Images Barbados Royals 161 for 5 (Phillips 56*, Reifer 31*, Permaul 2-15) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 146 for 9 (Brooks 47, Reifer 3-31, Perera 2-17) by 15 runs Having sat out his team’s first two fixtures, Raymon Reifer hit a crucial unbeaten 31 as part
News “If your top six or seven don’t do the job, that extra batter is no guarantee of bailing you out” With two collapses – 78 all out in the first innings and eight wickets for 63 in the second – bookending India’s innings defeat at Headingley, there have been suggestions, not all post-facto either
Steve Waugh reflects on watching a 17-year-old Sachin Tendulkar score a century in Perth, and his contests against the India legend
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 11
- Next Page »