Virat Kohli contradicted Sourav Ganguly’s statement in Wednesday’s press conference.© AFP New Delhi : Former cricketer Madan Lal said that the rift between India Test skipper Virat Kohli and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not a controversy but a matter of opinion. Virat Kohli was removed as the ODI captain, on
Month: December 2021
England17 for 2 (Root 5*, Malan 1*, Neser 1-4, Starc 1-11) trail Australia 473 for 9 dec. (Labuschagne 103, Warner 95, Smith 93, Carey 51) by 456 runs The message on Adelaide’s scoreboard was unequivocal: “Severe weather approaching. Follow direction from event staff and seek shelter”. And sure enough, England’s beleaguered cricketers were only too
News Team owner said the former Zimbabwe captain was chosen because of his “professionalism” as a player and coach Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower has been appointed the head coach of the yet-to-be-named Lucknow IPL franchise. Flower is the first appointment on the coaching staff by the Lucknow franchise, which was bought by Indian business
News He said that the findings released by the report are “without any basis” Graeme Smith‘s lawyer, David Becker, has raised concerns about the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report, which was released on Wednesday and found that Smith had engaged in prejudicial conduct. Becker, in a statement sent out on Thursday evening, questioned the
News ICC heap more misery on side staring down a mammoth task to salvage second Test in Adelaide As if England’s plight wasn’t difficult enough, staring down a 456-run deficit heading into the third day in Adelaide, the ICC piled on more misery by docking them a further three points for slow over-rates in the
News Stokes took three wickets after a spirited display marked by long periods of short-pitched bowling Ben Stokes says that if England don’t believe they can save the Adelaide Test and turn around their fortunes in the Ashes, then “we’re beaten already”, after another chastening day with bat and ball in the second Test. Stokes
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News Entire contingent sent into three-day room quarantine again; training set to be delayed Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach Rangana Herath, currently on tour in New Zealand with the Test squad, has tested Covid-19 positive on Wednesday, but is believed to have only “mild symptoms.” Eight other Bangladesh players have been sent into isolation after another
News Ramiz Raja says the move is aimed at improving results overseas, and helping prep for the T20 World Cup in the short term Pakistan are set to have a ready-made Australian pitch installed at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and the one at the National Stadium in Karachi next year. The PCB has ordered
News “I know the areas of my game I need to get better at and one of them is playing the short ball” Two years into international cricket, 17-year-old Shafali Verma is fully aware of the need to improve constantly and her immediate focus is on tweaking her short-ball game against fast bowlers. Having made
News X-rays cleared Warner of a break as Australia were confident enough in his fitness to confirm their XI the day before the match David Warner will play through the pain of a damaged rib in the second Test against England while Jhye Richardson has been confirmed as Josh Hazlewood’s replacement for the day-night encounter.
Pakistan sweep T20I series against West Indies© AFP Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third and final Twenty20 international in Karachi on Thursday, sweeping the series 3-0. Mohammad Rizwan scored 87 and skipper Babar Azam hit 79 as Pakistan achieved their highest run-chase in all Twenty20 internationals by reaching the 208-run
News Pakistan wicketkeeper will be available from April until mid-July Mohammad Rizwan will play county cricket for the first time in 2022 after signing a deal to play for Sussex between April and mid-July. Rizwan will arrive in England after the conclusion of Australia’s tour to Pakistan on April 5 and will be available for
Report Visitors hand left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie international debut Toss West Indies chose to bat vs Pakistan West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final T20I in Karachi. The visitors handed left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie an international debut, while Darren Bravo returned to the side
Report England’s seamers toil under the lights as pair make 95 each on first day Australia 2 for 221 (Warner 95, Labuschagne 95*) vs England After Warner had fallen just short of three figures for the second innings in succession, Labuschagne walked off unbeaten at the close but still waiting for a maiden Ashes hundred.
News Several players in the visiting squad testing positive for Covid-19 forces the development The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies due to begin on Saturday has been postponed to July 2022 in the wake of a series of Covid-19 cases among the visiting squad. West Indies were hit by the virus on
News BCCI president Ganguly had said the board asked Virat Kohli to reconsider stepping down as T20I captain, before Kohli said it was not so Edited PTI copy Sunil Gavaskar feels BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is the best person to clear the air on Virat Kohli‘s statement that he was not asked by the Indian
News Attack comprised five right-arm seamers of a similar pace and Root’s part-time offbreaks Graham Thorpe, England’s assistant coach, has defended their selection and bowling plans after Australia racked up 221 for 2 on the first day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. England made two changes to the side that was thrashed by
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News CWI and PCB to hold meeting to determine fate of tour after all remaining touring party members have been tested again West Indies’ tour of Pakistan is uncertain to continue, with five more members of the touring party testing positive for Covid-19. The five include players Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, and Justin Greaves, alongwith
News He was a likely candidate to take over the top job again at some point, but not at the 11th hour before an Ashes Test There were two people with positions they did not expect to have on the first morning of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. Steven Smith was thrust back into
News India’s Test skipper contradicts Sourav Ganguly, says he “wasn’t told to reconsider” decision on T20I captaincy Virat Kohli was informed of his removal as India’s ODI captain just one-and-a-half hours before the selection meeting to pick the Test squad for South Africa, he said at a press interaction on Wednesday. Kohli also said that
News Cummins could be ruled out of the Test after being identified as a close contact Cricket Australia has been left scrambling just hours prior to the second Ashes Test in Adelaide after Australia captain Pat Cummins was identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case at a restaurant on Wednesday night which could
Pakistan will be aiming for a clean sweep against West Indies.© AFP Having sealed a series win in the second T20I, Pakistan will be aiming for a clean sweep against West Indies on Thursday in the third T20I at the National Stadium in Karachi. The hosts won the second T20I by nine runs. Mohammad Rizwan
News “We respect his feelings but once I explained to him, he understood,” says head coach Mohammad Akram Peshawar Zalmi have confirmed that Kamran Akmal will “very much be a part” of the franchise, and that he will be playing for the team next season. Akmal also confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he was on board
News Acknowledges that India’s failure to win a global event under him could have led to his removal as short-format captain Virat Kohli has said that Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid would have his “absolute support and contribution” in whatever vision they set for India’s white-ball teams going forward. “My responsibility is to push the
News England’s batting line-up, which managed 147 and 297 at the Gabba, will remain unchanged Having planned for years to always have a point-of-difference pace option in their Ashes teams, England have left out Mark Wood, their fastest bowler, from their 12-player squad for the day-night Test in Adelaide. England said that Wood, who topped
News The 235-page report concluded that Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers had all engaged in prejudicial conduct Cricket South Africa unfairly discriminated against players on the basis of race, according to the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission’s final report. In the 235-page document, submitted to CSA, ombudsman Dumisa Ntsebeza concluded that
News Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed shine with ball for South Zone Central Zone made a strong start in the Bangladesh Cricket League, trouncing North Zone by an innings and 70 runs in Chittagong. Central Zone’s top three – Mohammad Mithun, Mizanur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar – all struck hundreds as they racked up 563
Preview James Anderson and Stuart Broad set to return in Adelaide while Jhye Richardson comes in for the injured Josh Hazlewood Big Picture England have not won an Ashes series in Australia after losing the first Test since 1954-55 and they enter Adelaide with hopes of matching that feat. But the first step in rectifying
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