News During the three-day quarantine, everyone who is part of the bubble will need to do in-room testing, with each test being 24-hours apart A three-day hard quarantine in the hotel room followed by a negative test on the fourth day will be mandatory before teams can enter the IPL bubble, according to the quarantine
Month: March 2022
Rahul Dravid paid a glowing tribute to Virat Kohli.© AFP India head coach Rahul Dravid paid a glowing tribute to Virat Kohli on the eve of the latter’s 100th Test match. Kohli will reach the landmark when India take on Sri Lanka in the first of a two-match Test series at the Punjab Cricket Association
News He was part of Lahore Qalandars’ squad at the recently concluded PSL Australia’s spin-bowling consultant Fawad Ahmed has tested positive for Covid-19 and started his five-day isolation period. A media release from Cricket Australia stated he was experiencing mild symptoms and would leave isolation only after returning two negative results. Fawad, who was born
News “After that I got clear ideas, those things really helped me in the last two-three games,” says India’s vice-captain, who struck a century in the warm-ups India vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur has admitted she was “going into my shell” when she was struggling with form, and that speaking to Dr Mugdha Bavare, the mental-health conditioning
News Gardner forced to isolate for 10 days and will miss Australia’s first two World Cup matches against England and Pakistan Allrounder Ashleigh Gardner has tested positive for Covid and will miss Australia’s opening two World Cup matches against England and Pakistan. Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday morning that Gardner had returned a Covid positive
Report Runs throughout the top order as Test preparations begin to take shape CWI President’s XI 48 for 2 trail England XI 466 for 6 (Bairstow 106*, Lawrence 83, Lees 65, Crawley 62, Root 54) by 418 runs There’s a very strong argument that says the quality of warm-up opposition should be as high as
News Three quicks and two spinners in prospect, but stiff challenge could await debutant at No.7 Pakistan are seriously considering giving a Test debut to Mohammad Wasim Jr at Rawalpindi, potentially as part of a five-man bowling attack. The home side’s preparations for the first Test of the historic series against Australia – the tourists’
News Only fully vaccinated spectators will be permitted to enter the stadiums The Maharashtra government has approved full-vaccinated spectators at 25% of stadium capacity for IPL 2022, which is set to be held in Mumbai and Pune from March 26. In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the state government said considering that the Covid-19
News She is serving pre-tournament quarantine because of her delayed arrival after the birth of her first child South Africa opener Lizelle Lee has been ruled out of the team’s opening match of the ODI World Cup against Bangladesh on March 5 in Dunedin. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Lee, the 2021 ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer
News What are some of the contests that could decide the outcome of the Test series? The highly-anticipated Test series between Pakistan and Australia begins in Rawalpindi on Friday. Pakistan have had injury problems in the build-up, while Australia have not played a Test overseas since 2019. The conditions the teams will face have also
News Beaumont and Sciver hit 30s to take England past small target as Kapp’s 52 goes in vain England Women 139 for 4 (Beaumont 35, Sciver 33, Khaka 2-8) beat South Africa Women 138 for 9 (Kapp 52, Ecclestone 3-23, Shrubsole 2-18) by 6 wickets South Africa will head into the World Cup on the
News Australia offspinner expects UAE-like decks in Pakistan As he braces to bowl on surfaces reminiscent of those that have anguished them in the UAE previously, Nathan Lyon has summoned his trademark bravado and backed a “young and exciting” Australia to sweep the historic Benaud-Qadir series in Pakistan. Three days before their first Test in
News Kagiso Rabada moves up to No. 3 on Test bowlers’ table, while in ODIs, Rashid Khan has re-entered the top ten Shreyas Iyer was the Player of the Series in India’s 3-0 T20I sweep against Sri Lanka after scoring 204 runs with three unbeaten half-centuries, and that has given him a remarkable promotion of
News ESPNcricinfo understands that Chahar, who suffered a quadricep tear against West Indies, could take several weeks to heal Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions of the IPL, have been dealt a massive blow ahead of the 2022 season, as their premier pacer Deepak Chahar is set to miss a major chunk of, if not
The seventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) culminated last Sunday. In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by 42 runs in front of their home crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium. This was Lahore’s first PSL triumph, having failed to qualify for the play-offs in five of the last six seasons. Following the
Preview Both teams are coming off a lean trot in T20Is, but the visitors like the format, while the hosts don’t Big picture Afghanistan will be happy with action shifting to the two-match T20I series that begins in Dhaka on Thursday, but Bangladesh might feel differently; they have started to dread the format in recent
Report Half-centuries for both openers as well as captain Joe Root underpin solid start to tour England XI 251 for 4 (Lees 65, Crawley 62, Root 54, Charles 3-88) vs CWI President’s XI A glimpse of the future? Or another false dawn? At the close of play on day one of England’s warm-up against the
News Todd Greenberg and CA CEO Nick Hockley have joined the early part of the tour which will also allow to see how the team operates Australia Cricketers’ Association chief executive Todd Greenberg believes Australia’s first tour of Pakistan in 24 years is a major moment for the world game and its significance underpinned his
News Fast bowler becomes ninth Pakistan player to sign county contract for 2022 Hasan Ali will play county cricket for the first time in his career after signing a contract with Lancashire for six County Championship fixtures. Hasan, 27, was the third-highest Test wicket-taker in 2021 with 41 wickets at 16.07 and is the ninth
Ireland will play white-ball series against India, New Zealand, South Africa and Afghanistan in their 2022 home summer but their wait for a Test match will stretch past three years after the postponement of their tour to Zimbabwe. Cricket Ireland (CI) announced a near-complete fixture list for the men’s international season on Tuesday, with the
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News The match, which is set to be Virat Kohli’s 100th Test, was initially scheduled to be played behind closed doors The first India-Sri Lanka Test match in Mohali will now be open to spectators, who will be allowed to fill the PCA Stadium to 50% capacity. The match – which is set to be
News South Africa’s captain explains his decision to bat first in the second Test, and has words of praise for Erwee, Verreyne and Maharaj Sent in to bat in the first Test in Christchurch, South Africa were bowled out for 95 in the first innings, and 111 in the second, losing by an innings and
News Says Australia’s spirits remain high despite an online threat against Ashton Agar As he prepares for the final hurdle in his recovery from concussion, Steve Smith hopes a long-awaited Test tour abroad can help shrug off an “odd couple of years” and rekindle his vintage form during Australia’s historic visit to Pakistan. With the
News Ollie Pope left out of England’s four-day warm-up fixture in Antigua Dan Lawrence has been given the opportunity to secure a spot in England’s middle order for the first Test against West Indies after being listed at No. 4 for their four-day warm-up match against a CWI President’s XI in Antigua. Lawrence, 24, made
News Rauf is yet to play a Test but was in the running for selection after injuries to Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf Pakistan have been dealt another blow ahead of the first Test against Australia with Haris Rauf testing positive for Covid-19. He has been put in isolation for now and is likely to
News After losing two of four home Tests, and the series in India, the defending Test world champions are precariously placed on the WTC table In a Test match that Tom Latham feels was “even stevens” for the first three days, South Africa’s batting on the fourth day proved to be the difference between a
News Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma among Indians who move up in women’s rankings New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr rode on her impressive performances in the recently concluded ODI series against India, climbing five places up to No. 17 among batters, while also rising four spots to sit at the same position among bowlers. The 21-year-old
News Smriti Mandhana leads Indian batting effort again, just two days after retiring hurt when she was struck by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer India Women 258 (Mandhana 66, Deepti 51, Bhatia 42, Fraser 2-24) beat West Indies Women 177 for 9 (Campbelle 63, Matthews 44, Vastrakar 3-21, Meghna 2-30) by 81 runs India Women beat
New Zealand were beaten comprehensibly by South Africa in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday but that doesn’t mean the hosts did not have their share of brilliance in the series-deciding final Test match. On Day 4, Will Young pulled off an “outrageous” catch to dismiss South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. During the 79th