Report A minute’s silence was observed before play in memory of Shane Warne and victims of the terror attacks in Peshawar Pakistan 302 for 1 (Imam 154*, Azhar 95*, Lyon 1-106) vs Pakistan Azhar Ali closed in on his 19th Test century at lunch as a stubborn Pakistan continued to build an imposing first-innings total
Month: March 2022
Former Australia cricketer Shane Warne, who was regarded as one of the best spinners to have ever played the game of cricket, died at the age of 52 after suffering a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday. This news came as a shock to many as several current and former cricketers continued to pay
England chose to bowl vs Australia England captain Heather Knight won the toss and opted to bowl first in their World Cup opening match against Australia in Hamilton. Opting for seven batters, England left out Tash Farrant, Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb and Freya Davis but they boast an experienced bowling attack in Katherine Brunt, Anya
News Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel have all levelled up ESPNcricinfo Ltd The annual contracts – running from October 2021 to September 2022 – were ratified by the BCCI’s Apex Council late on Wednesday. The Apex Council also finalised former India fast bowler Abey Kuruvilla as the general manager cricket development, a position
Report South Africa are without regular opener Lizelle Lee for this fixture Bangladesh chose to bowl v South Africa In their first appearance at a 50-overs World Cup, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana chose to bowl first in the hope of exploiting early dampness in Dunedin. Sune Luus would have done the same, but South Africa
At the peak of his powers, Rod Marsh was the best wicketkeeper in the world. He was also a more-than-handy batter, a villain, a rebel, irreverent, insubordinate – and loved and admired as one half of an Australian cricket partnership of uncanny proportions. Marsh, who died Friday aged 74, was also a coach, mentor and
Report Batters in good place after promising four days in Antigua, as off-field matters overshadow England XI 466 for 6 (Bairstow 106*, Lawrence 83, Lees 65, Crawley 62, Root 54) and 164 for 4 dec (Lawrence 48, Foakes 43*) drew with CWI President’s XI 264 (Reifer 106, Leach 4-62) and 123 for 7 The image
News CSA says they have to take a call between playing the T20 league or representing their country against Bangladesh South Africa will give their players a choice of whether to go to the upcoming IPL or stay in the country and play the three-ODI and two-Test series against Bangladesh, which starts on March 18.
News Both the board and Smith will be legally represented, and the findings of the arbitrators will be made public The “tentative findings” made by the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report about CSA’s director of cricket, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, will be the subject of the board’s “agreed formal arbitration proceedings” from
News He takes over the role from Ottis Gibson, who decided to not renew his contract in January this year Bangladesh have appointed former South African quick Allan Donald as their fast-bowling coach till the 2023 50-over World Cup. He takes over the role from Ottis Gibson, who decided to not renew his contract in
Shane Warne, one of cricket’s all-time greats, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52. Warne, who was named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century, claimed 708 Test wickets in a 15-year career for Australia between 1992 and 2007, and was also a World Cup winner in 1999.
Anya Shrubsole insists that her matchwinning display in the 2017 World Cup final will have “zero bearing” on how England go about defending their title in New Zealand this month, but says that her team-mates have nothing to lose as they prepare to take on Australia, the runaway favourites, in their opening match of the
News Former Australia allrounder Watson also played a key role in Australia’s eventual trip Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said Australia’s pre-tour reconnaissance trip during West Indies’ visit in December was “the pivotal moment” that set the wheels in motion for Australia’s first visit of Pakistan since 1998. Calling the hesitation surrounding the visit
India 357 for 6 (Pant 96, Vihari 58, Embuldeniya 2-107) vs Sri Lanka Sri Lanka managed to deny Virat Kohli even a fifty in his 100th Test. They didn’t let Hanuma Vihari convert his fifty into a hundred in his 100th first-class match. By the end of the day, though, they might have regretted getting
News “What we need to do is be in that collective in each game, be consistent” Stafanie Taylor has called on West Indies to adapt their style if they are to convert their big-tournament T20 record into 50-over World Cup success. West Indies lost to South Africa by 96 runs and six wickets after winning
Virat Kohli on Friday became only the 12th player to play 100 Tests for Team India. Ahead of the start of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka, BCCI felicitated Kohli on reaching a landmark 100th appearance in Test cricket. Due to the bio-bubble restrictions in place, head coach Rahul Dravid presented him with the
News Fazle Mahmud and Mohammad Naim dropped from Test squad; Khaled Ahmed in ODI squad Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have returned to Bangladesh’s Test squad for the forthcoming series against South Africa. Tamim missed the Test leg of the New Zealand tour due to multiple thumb injuries while Shakib skipped the trip for
Report Australia have named just the one specialist spinner in their XI, Nathan Lyon, while Pakistan have more options Toss Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat against Australia Josh Hazlewood has replaced Scott Boland as Australia resisted the temptation of fielding a second specialist spinner for the historic Test series opener against Pakistan,
News Fast-bowling depth faces test but coach backs squad to cover off possible absentees Paul Collingwood, the interim head coach, has urged England not to panic after Ollie Robinson suffered a back spasm and an unwell Mark Wood was unable to take the field after undergoing precautionary blood tests during the team’s solitary warm-up fixture
News New Test captain also toasts contributions of Rahane, Pujara as India prepare for a proper changing of the guard India’s Test cricket is at the precipice of a proper changing of the guard. There is a new captain, and the team is about 300 caps lighter in experience. Two new batters will have to
Report Wicketkeeper-batter Rashada Williams has a concussion and hence not in the West Indies XI Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs West Indies Hosts New Zealand handed 17-year-old left-arm spinner Fran Jonas a World Cup debut as they sent West Indies in, in the opening match of the delayed 2022 50-over world event at
Preview This is not being treated as a high-profile series, but it has the potential to throw up some really good cricket – especially if Sri Lanka’s spinners can deliver Big picture The runners-up of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) and No. 2 Test side in the world will host the current table-toppers in
News In-form batter feels left-arm spinner’s success is testament to his persistence in developing his skills Litton Das feels Nasum Ahmed‘s superb spell of 4 for 10 in the first T20I against Afghanistan is a testament to the left-arm spinner’s persistence in developing his skills. Nasum’s bowling in the powerplay in which he decimated the
News Overcast conditions, no useful recent ground information among challenges for both sides There remains little clarity, just over 12 hours out from the start of the first Test against Australia, of the combination Pakistan will field. The absence of Faheem Ashraf appears to have plunged Pakistan into something of a selection dilemma, with uncertainty
News “Feels surreal, never imagined I would play 100 Tests for India” Former captain Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th Test for India on Friday. Only 11 of his countrymen can ever say that. Here are excerpts from an interview he had with BCCI.tv ahead of the match: On the milestone 100th TestI honestly
Australia’s Test newcomer Cameron Green sums up the day three action from the fourth Vodafone Test, including his gully catching exploits, with Australia looking to rebound from India’s tail-end runs to build a big lead
News “We were underdogs then too, and we had nothing to lose, so we produced our best… The pressure is on India to not let a match slip” Sri Lanka have played 20 Tests in India, lost 11, and won zero. Even the great Sri Lanka teams – those featuring Muthiah Muralidaran, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar
Report Afghanistan were reduced to 20 for 4 in the run chase, eventually folding up for 94 Bangladesh 155 for 8 (Litton 60, Afif 25, Farooqi 2-27) beat Afghanistan 94 (Zadran 27, Nasum 4-10, Shoriful 3-29) by 61 runs Nasum Ahmed‘s powerplay blitz with the ball ended Bangladesh’s eight-match losing streak in T20Is, as they
Preview Both sides were still mulling the balance of their attacks as rain hit the build-up Big Picture Australia’s arrival in Pakistan for their first Test tour of the country in 24 years has been billed as a momentous occasion for world cricket and it is certainly important. However, they are the sixth nation to
News Captain hopes to do what McCullum & co did in spurring a revolution seven years ago “Let’s show them,” is the mantra New Zealand is embracing for the next 18 months as it becomes the centre of women’s sport, with three World Cups in three major sports. The Cricket World Cup kicks off on