ENG vs IND: Rory Burns scored an unbeaten half-century on Day 1 of the 3rd Test.© AFP Indian bowlers will be looking to recreate the magic that England pacers managed to produce on Day 1 of the third Test as the visitors look to fight back after a forgettable opening day in Leeds. England dominated
Month: August 2021
Mohammed Siraj gestures to the fans © PA Images via Getty Images India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj had a ball thrown at him from the crowd, according to Rishabh Pant, which left the India captain Virat Kohli annoyed. It is not clear what kind of ball it was or if it was deliberately aimed to
News Remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in the future Sean Williams has informed the Zimbabwe team management of his intention to step away from international cricket after the team’s current tour of Ireland, but he remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in
News The ombudsman has till September 30 to present a report to CSA, but recognises the importance of allowing respondents sufficient time to reply Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings are expected to resume in September after several parties, including director of cricket Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers and the South African
News The rest of the Pakistan contingent will leave for Lahore on August 25 Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan head coach, has tested positive for Covid-19 in Kingston, where Pakistan completed their series of four T20Is and two Tests against West Indies. Misbah will now stay on and complete his 10-day quarantine before travelling home, even as
England 120 for 0 (Hameed 60*, Burns 52*) lead India 78 (Rohit 19, Anderson 3-6, Overton 3-14) by 42 runs Almost as if to make up for their horror final day at Lord’s, England had the first day of their fantasies at Headingley. James Anderson cast a swing-bowling spell over the top order, reducing India
News Wicketkeeper-batter admits India “could have applied ourselves better” but refuses to dwell on toss On a day that India were bowled out for 78 before conceding 120 for no loss, India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was in no mood to look back at the decision to bat first at the toss. It is not what
News Fast bowler says they are “thankful” for the recent Australia series to plan for the T20Is against Bangladesh New Zealand’s record of one win in their last ten bilateral matches in Bangladesh will be their biggest motivating factor, according to quick bowler Hamish Bennett. The 34-year-old is an elder statesman in the squad as
News West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite bemoans team’s lack of ‘consistency’ as series ends 1-1 Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam has said that he was always confident of taking “bold decisions” as he trusted his bowlers to take all 10 West Indies wickets in the second innings. Pakistan set the hosts 329 in the second Test
The high-intensity series moves to Headingley in Leeds for the third Test. Virat Kohli’s India not only have a 1-0 lead after turning the tables at Lord’s, they also have a more stable XI to field. How do Joe Root and England bounce back with their batting woes and Mark Wood’s injury? Join us for
News Injured fast bowler reiterates commitment to Test cricket despite recurrence of elbow injury Jofra Archer has admitted that a conversation with Tim Bresnan about his elbow injury made him feel nervous but he remains hopeful of a comeback in England’s Test series in the Caribbean in March 2022. Bresnan, the seam-bowling allrounder who was
James Anderson celebrating after picking up the wicket of India captain Virat Kohli.© AFP Virat Kohli facing James Anderson is always a mouthwatering contest and after what all transpired in the second Test, the spotlight was on the Indian captain as he walked out to bat with India in trouble at four for two. Kohli
News Kamindu Mendis auditioned for the T20 World Cup with scores of 74, 53*, and 66 in the tournament Dasun Shanaka‘s outstanding batting form saw SLC Greys triumph in the board’s Invitational T20 Tournament – a two-week affair that served both as an audition for the national side in a T20 World Cup year, as
News The home side’s bowling continued to impress but they rarely had runs to play with West Indies coach Phil Simmons has put the onus back on the team’s batting to be better at assessing conditions after they again struggled to build substantial scores against Pakistan although insisted there are signs of improvement. The series
News The home season will kick off on September 9 in Karachi with the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament England Women are set to tour Pakistan for the first time, to play two T20Is and three ODIs in Rawalpindi in October. In all, Pakistan Women will compete in 33 matches – both domestic and international –
News England’s likely No. 3 has proven international mettle but has only played four first-class games in two years Like many things in life, your perspective on Dawid Malan‘s recall to the England side probably depends on whether you are a glass half-full or a glass half-empty person. The glass half-full type will look at
Hobart Hurricanes recruit Tim David showcased his hitting power in his first outing for his new BBL club, hammering 58 from 33 deliveries at Blundstone Arena. Stream all the BBL action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for KFC BBL|10: https://cricketa.us/KFCBBL10 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on
Kumar Sangakkara, who got out for 18 in his final Test innings, ends as the fifth-highest run-getter in the Test Cricket format. Sangakkara played from 2000 till 2015 and scored 12,400 runs in 134 Tests with 38 Hundreds and 52 Fifties with the highest score at 319. He scored at an average of 57.40. He
This will be the first time Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe in white-ball cricket © AFP via Getty Images Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe for their limited-overs series in Ireland and Scotland. Zimbabwe had named the 18-member squad last week but hadn’t named a captain. Ervine will be the fifth man to lead Zimbabwe in
News Club are top of Division One heading into ‘Super September’ title run-in Warwickshire have become the latest club to bolster their squad ahead of the County Championship’s ‘Super September’, signing the Barbados seamer Chemar Holder for their Division One run-in. Holder, who made his Test debut in New Zealand last December, will fly to
News Nkwe’s disillusionment with the role and differences in opinion with head coach Mark Boucher are said to have contributed to his decision Enoch Nkwe has resigned as assistant coach of the South African men’s team despite Cricket South Africa’s (CSA’s) board making what they called “every effort,” to retain his services. Nkwe informed the
Report Jermaine Blackwood’s wicket at the stroke of lunch meant Pakistan are five wickets away from levelling the series Lunch West Indies 150 and 113 for 5 (Brathwaite 39*, Mayers 3*) need another 216 runs to beat Pakistan 302 for 9 dec & 176 for 6 dec (Butt 37, Babar 33, Joseph 2-24) Hasan Ali‘s
Rajeshwari Gayakwad is back from injury © AFP India Women have called up two uncapped players in Railways medium-pacer Meghna Singh and Baroda left-hand batter Yastika Bhatia for all three formats for their tour of Australia in September and October. Meanwhile Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who was out with an injury for India’s tour of England, returned
James Anderson has a chat with Jasprit Bumrah after being given a thorough working over by him © PA Photos/Getty Images James Anderson has opened up about the mental battle India waged – and won – at Lord’s which sees them head into tomorrow’s third Test against England 1-0 up for the series. Speaking on
News He can apply for a reassessment after modifying his bowling action, in accordance with ICC regulations An independent assessment has found Zimbabwe allrounder Roy Kaia‘s bowling action to be illegal, and he has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. He can, however, bowl in domestic cricket with the consent of
Junior Dala was tested positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago © BCCI South Africa’s bowling coach Charl Langeveldt and seamer Junior Dala will not travel with the team for their white-ball series against Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago. Though the pair have both subsequently returned negative results, the
News Possibilities include Ehsan Mani getting a year’s extension and Ramiz Raja taking charge full-time Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan – and the PCB’s patron-in-chief – is set to make the decision that will lead to either Ramiz Raja taking over as the next board chairman or Ehsan Mani continuing for second, shorter
News He is experiencing moderate symptoms and is serving quarantine at the team hotel New Zealand opener Finn Allen has tested positive for Covid-19, two days after arriving in Dhaka. Allen and allrounder Colin de Grandhomme had arrived early in Bangladesh, on August 20, after completing their stints in the inaugural Hundred competition in England.
News Virat Kohli and Co were surprised at how little grass there was on the Headingley pitch on the eve of the Test All things remaining equal, India are set to retain their winning combination from Lord’s, but they are surprised at how little grass there is on the Headingley pitch, which means a return
Preview Only once has an Indian team left an England tour having won more than a single Test match Big picture There was first the rattle. Followed by chaos. Then, for a little while, only silence. But now a rip-roaring, spine-tingling, expectation-defying Test series is ready to go again. India are clearly in the ascendancy.
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