James Anderson faced a 10-ball over from Jasprit Bumrah in the second Test at Lord’s.© AFP England’s veteran pacer James Anderson reminisced about his battle with India’s Jasprit Bumrah that took place at Lord’s during the second Test of the five-match series. Anderson had to face a 10-ball over from Bumrah, who was firing on
Month: August 2021
News “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t have an impact on us as a team as many members have been named in the testimonies.” South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has addressed the national team to explain the accusations made against him by former team-mates at the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings.
News Boucher available for one-on-one discussions with any former team-mates that he has offended Mark Boucher, South Africa’s head coach, has admitted the national team culture in his playing days was exclusionary and blamed it on a lack of “maturity and consciousness,” in the immediate post-Apartheid era. He apologised for his role in causing any
Report A 60-run stand between Blackwood and Bonner had kept Pakistan at bay for much of the extended session Lunch West Indies 123 for 8 (Holder 8*, Roach 0*, Afridi 4-40, Abbas 3-29) trail Pakistan 302 for 9 dec (Alam 124*, Babar 75, Seales 3-38, Roach 3-68) by 179 runs Three wickets in seven balls
News Says a big bonus for New Zealand was seeing how Australia played there Henry Nicholls was handed his T20I debut during the 2016 T20 World Cup against Bangladesh in Kolkata. He has only played four T20Is since, with his last appearance coming against Sri Lanka in Auckland in January 2019. With a number of
News England captain “desperate” to make game more inclusive following allegations of racism at Yorkshire Joe Root says he is “desperate” to make the game more inclusive in light of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism at Yorkshire. Rafiq accused Yorkshire of institutional racism resulting in an enquiry into the issue at the club. Last week,
News Emergency meetings are being held this afternoon to establish his position Enoch Nkwe has informed Cricket South Africa of his intention to resign as South Africa’s assistant coach. Emergency meetings are being held this afternoon to establish his position. “Nkwe has indeed signalled an intention to resign, and this matter is being considered by
The the two boards are yet to announce the new venues for the series © Getty Images Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been moved from Hambantota to Pakistan because of logistical challenges in the Afghanistan team’s travel. No commercial flights are taking off from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of the country and
News “I am not bothered about criticism. As I said, people criticise only important people” Only important people are criticised, Ajinkya Rahane has said, dismissing concerns that the talk around his form might have had any impact on his game. Rahane has averaged 27.36 in 13 Tests since the start of 2020, but his innings
News Wood sustained the injury while diving to save a boundary on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord’s Mark Wood has become the latest fast bowler ruled out of England’s third Test against India due to a jarred right shoulder. Wood sustained the injury while diving to save a boundary on the
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday confirmed that Junior Dala has been withdrawn from the upcoming limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. “Lutho Sipamla has joined the squad as Junior Dala has been withdrawn due to medical reasons,” Cricket South Africa tweeted. On August 12, CSA had announced the men’s ODI and T20I squads that will
Play 01:29 George Bailey: ‘Let’s not put this all on Justin’ Usman Khawaja has said that Justin Langer‘s emotional swings are his “great weakness” but he will feel like the players are “stabbing him in the back” after a dramatic week where the coach’s position came under even greater scrutiny. Tensions between Langer and his
Jos Buttler is England’s first choice wicketkeeper © AFP/Getty Images England’s wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler said he might skip the end-of-year Ashes tour over concerns about being apart from his family due to Australia’s Covid-19 restrictions. England will play the T20 World Cup in the UAE in October and November before heading to Australia, likely keeping
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Report Only eight balls were bowled after a delayed start, with the bowler’s run-up the affected area Lunch: Pakistan 212 for 4 (Ashraf 23*, Rizwan 22*) v West Indies Despite bright sunshine on a day where 98 overs were originally scheduled to be bowled, only eight balls were possible before lunch had to be taken
Upon being appointed the India team manager, Gargi Banerjee (R) is felicitated by Cricket Association of Bengal president Avishek Dalmiya (L) © Cricket Association of Bengal Former India batting allrounder Gargi Banerjee has been appointed India’s team manager for the upcoming tour of Australia. Banerjee, 60, replaces Rajkuvardevi Gaekwad, the former chairperson of the Baroda
Team India on Sunday arrived at Headingley Stadium to begin practice for the third Test against England. The third Test between the two sides will get underway from Wednesday. The first Test had ended in a draw but India staged an incredible comeback to take the second game. “Hello and welcome to the Headingley Stadium,
News With the PCB chairman’s term due to end on August 25, Ramiz Raja’s name has cropped up as a potential successor Amid growing speculation around his future as PCB chairman, Ehsan Mani is set to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday. The meeting has, it is understood, been convened on Imran’s wishes, and
Report Play will start half an hour early on day three with 98 overs scheduled to be bowled Pakistan 212 for 4 (Azam 75, Alam 76*, Roach 3-49) v West Indies The second day of the second Test between West Indies and Pakistan was washed out completely, with no action possible due to intermittent rain
News Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando and Chamika Karunaratne will also be offered these new contracts The months-long contracts standoff between Sri Lanka Cricket and its national players has come to an end at long last, with 18 players signing up. The new contracts will be in effect for a period of five months from August
News Afghanistan board draws up contingency plan for travel, as no commercial flights have taken off from Kabul since the Taliban’s takeover of the country The Afghanistan contingent might have to take a circuitous route to get to Sri Lanka for their scheduled three-match ODI series against Pakistan, to be played in Hambantota, because of
News “We’ll certainly miss her, but we have a number of fast bowling options,” says Australia captain Australia will look to make use of their burgeoning group of pace bowlers over the upcoming matches against India with the possibility of putting their fastest ever collective of quicks together for the Test at the WACA. The
News Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David also added to the squad; Katich steps down as head coach, Hesson to fill in for rest of season The Sri Lankan pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, as well as Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David, have joined Royal Challengers Bangalore ranks for the second part of IPL 2021. While
Yuvraj Singh having fun moments with Usain Bolt.© Twitter World Cup-winning former India player Yuvraj Singh wished Usain Bolt on his 35th birthday. Yuvraj posted a picture on Twitter along with Bolt with a hilarious caption, referring to the Jamaican sprint star as the “King of Speed”. He wrote, “Happy birthday to the king of
Justin Langer, Tim Paine, and Pat Cummins held talks this week © Getty Images Australia Test captain Tim Paine has vowed the players will work with embattled coach Justin Langer over the next six months following a “robust” emergency zoom meeting between Cricket Australia’s leaders on Wednesday. CA chairman Earl Eddings and CEO Nick Hockley
Report Pakistan also had one change, replacing Yasir Shah with Nauman Ali West Indies have won the toss and will bowl first in the second Test against Pakistan. As was the case in the first Test, Kraigg Brathwaite had little hesitation putting Pakistan’s openers in. “The pitch has a bit of moisture and it’s key
Australia quick Nathan Ellis has signed with the Punjab Kings for the second half of IPL 2021. The Kings confirmed the signing on Friday night. ESPNcricinfo understands that Ellis had three franchises chasing his signature with a host of Australian players – including the Kings pair of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith and the Kolkata
Under Abdul Razzaq, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won three trophies last season © PCB In a major shake-up in Pakistan’s domestic cricket, the PCB has juggled four head coaches ahead of the 2021-22 season. Abdul Razzaq, whose Khyber Pakhtunkhwa side won trophies in all three formats last season, will now coach Central Punjab. In turn, Shahid Anwar
News The last 18 months have provided a challenging time for the men’s team In May 2020 Australia were ranked No.1 in Tests and T20Is. The Test team had retained the Ashes away and won seven consecutive Tests at home. They had also won four consecutive T20I series including away victories in India and South
Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced that 18 players have signed the national player contracts which came into effect from August 1. The new contract will be for a five-month period and will end on December 31. “The players signed the contracts without any deviation from the contracts offered previously, which was formulated by Sri Lanka
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