News Skipper ‘sticks up for his mates’ in a statement saying Langer leaves a ‘significant legacy’ but the players needed ‘a new style of coaching and skill set’ moving forward Test captain Pat Cummins has defended Australia’s players following significant criticism in the wake of coach Justin Langer‘s resignation. Cricket Australia issued a lengthy statement
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News Strauss says captain’s promotion is “a healthy thing” at start of Test team’s reset Joe Root told England’s new selection panel “very categorically” that he wants to bat at No. 3 in the Caribbean and beyond, according to interim managing director Andrew Strauss. Root has been in career-best form over the last year, scoring
News Mohammad Yousuf, meanwhile, has been roped in as batting coach for the home series against Australia Saqlain Mushtaq is set to continue as Pakistan’s head coach on an interim basis for another 12 months, while the PCB has also named former Australia quick Shaun Tait as fast-bowling coach for 12 months. Former Pakistan batter
News “Today it is even more important to have them around traveling with the team with longer durations of quarantines and bio-bubbles” India’s ODI captain Mithali Raj has stressed on the importance of having a mental health conditioning coach traveling along with the side, especially during the pandemic when the players are put through the
Report Allrounder Odean Smith replaces West Indies’ regular captain Pollard, who had a niggle overnight Toss: West Indies opt to bowl vs India Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies chose to bowl in what was a must-win for them in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. Kieron Pollard, West Indies’ regular captain, had a niggle overnight, according to Pooran.
News The tour will be part of the ODI Super League and the World Test Championships respectively. Bangladesh are set to tour South Africa for three ODIs and two Tests starting in March 2022 as part of the ODI Super League and the World Test Championships respectively. The tour will start with the ODIs, scheduled
News International series will determine when players from Australia, South Africa, England, West Indies and Bangladesh are available Several prominent players from Australia and South Africa could potentially miss a major chunk of the first half of IPL 2022, ranging between 10 days to more than two weeks. While the likes of Pat Cummins, David
News “It wouldn’t be fair on any team I signed up for if I wasn’t totally focused,” Stokes writes in newspaper column Ben Stokes has revealed that he opted out of this weekend’s IPL auction because Test cricket is his “number one priority”. Stokes’ returns for Rajasthan were underwhelming – he made two fifties and
News Pakistan have also named five reserves – including Yasir Shah and Naseem Shah – for the Tests, which are set to begin in Rawalpindi from March 4 Pakistan have called up right-arm quick Haris Rauf, while opening batter Shan Masood, who played a Test in January 2021, has been recalled in the 16-member squad
Report Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates set the tone with a strong opening stand, while the bowlers never allowed India to get into the chase New Zealand women 155 for 5 (Bates 36, Devine 31, Tahuhu 27, Green 26, Vastrakar 2-16, Deepti 2-26) beat India women 137 for 8 (Meghana 37, Bhatia 26, Amelia 2-25)
News Mandhana, who missed the one-off T20I, is still at the quarantine facility along with quicks Meghana Singh and Renuka Singh India batter Smriti Mandhana is set to be out for at least the first ODI against New Zealand as ESPNcricinfo understands she is expected to spend another few days at the host nation’s government
File photo of Indian cricketers© AFP India cantered to an easy win over the West Indies in the opening game of the three-match ODI series on Sunday in Ahmedabad. The hosts proved to be just too good on the day for the visitors with spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar playing a starring role. The
News Three-match series in March called off after New Zealand government confirmed there was no MIQ availability for the Australian team Australia’s three-match T20I tour of New Zealand in March has been abandoned after there were no managed isolation quarantine spots available for the Australian team. New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia have agreed to
News England’s two most-successful Test bowlers reportedly left out of squad for Caribbean The fallout from England’s disastrous Ashes tour has moved from management to the dressing room with James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the country’s two leading wicket-takers in Test cricket, reportedly left out of the squad for the forthcoming tour of the West
News Robin Uthappa not in Kerala squad due to injury, Sanju Samson expected to join once fit Indian Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has opted out of Bengal’s Ranji Trophy squad for “personal reasons”. Saha, who is 37, did not expand on the exact reasons to ESPNcricinfo. It could not be confirmed whether the Indian selectors
Preview Rahul returns for the hosts, as visitors ponder over lack of contributions from top seven Big picture Since the start of 2019, both India and West Indies have played 47 ODIs, more than any other side. But the results have been vastly divergent, with India winning 27 and losing 19, and West Indies almost
News Batter is asymptomatic and could feature in the latter half of the five-game assignment, provided he does not develop symptoms Kusal Mendis has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of Sri Lanka’s T20I series against Australia. He is asymptomatic, and because he has already had three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, he will only be
News Boucher will still face a disciplinary hearing in May over charges of gross misconduct Cricket South Africa are unlikely to take further action on the manner in which Director of Cricket (DOC) Graeme Smith and men’s head coach Mark Boucher were appointed despite the Social Justice and Nation-Building report citing irregularities in their hiring.
Report Gayle chipped in with a 45-ball 51 as well as Sylhet were shut out of the BPL playoff race Fortune Barishal 199 for 4 (Gayle 51*, Munim 51, Nazmul 1-14) beat Sylhet Sunrisers 187 for 6 (Ingram 90, Mosaddek 34, Shanto 2-2) by 12 runs How the match played out Fortune Barishal ended Sylhet
News Analysis Next stop New Zealand, and Australia are well placed after a season of overcoming challenges It started in Mackay and ended in Melbourne. The summer of cricket for Australia’s women’s team brought just one defeat in 14 matches – a loss which halted a world-record winning run in ODIs – and was capped
News Beth Mooney’s match-winning 73 in the first Ashes ODI helped break her into the top three on the batters’ charts Australia veteran Ellyse Perry has regained the No. 1 ODI ranking for allrounders following an all-round show in the second Ashes ODI against England on Sunday. This comes barely months after she had slipped
News The duo have been under scrutiny because of lack of big scores in Tests of late The experienced duo of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are set to feature in the upcoming Ranji Trophy after being under the scanner in Test cricket for the last couple of years. Pujara was named in Saurashtra’s squad,
News Both men believe criticism of the players is wide of the mark Australia’s chairman of selectors George Bailey doesn’t subscribe to the theory that a small group of players and staff were key to Justin Langer’s departure as head coach while Usman Khawaja believes Test captain Pat Cummins or limited-overs captain Aaron Finch needs
Report Australia overhauled their target in the 37th over to send an ominous warning ahead of the upcoming World Cup Australia 164 for 2 (Lanning 57*, Healy 42, Ecclestone 1-18) beat England 163 (Beaumont 50, Sciver 46, Sutherland 4-31, Schutt 2-25) by eight wickets All-conquering Australia crushed England by eight wickets to complete an unbeaten
Irfan Pathan watches Deepak Hooda’s debut while stuck in traffic Deepak Hooda made a satisfactory start to his international career, helping India defeat West Indies on his debut. The 26-year-old used all his experience of batting long hours in domestic cricket to forge an unbeaten partnership with Suryakumar Yadav at the Narendra Modi Stadium in
News The allrounder was due to be one of the travelling reserves and has been replaced by Heather Graham Rising star Hannah Darlington has withdrawn from Australia’s women’s ODI World Cup squad, citing mental health and wellbeing reasons. Selected as a reserve for the tournament in New Zealand, Darlington has made herself unavailable — as
News Kane Williamson, who is yet to recover from his elbow injury, will sit out the two-match series “Cam has been excellent across the three formats for Canterbury over the past couple of seasons, producing consistent and often match-winning performances for his team,” New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said. “Blair’s been a consistent performer
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News Kolpak returnee realistic about his chances of making a Test comeback in New Zealand Simon Harmer once thought he was done with playing for South Africa. He and his brother even had plans to memorialise his kit in a beach house that they are hoping to buy. All that will have to be put
Report They climbed to third position in the BPL by handing a 15-run defeat to Sylhet Sunrisers Khulna Titans 182 for 3 (Soumya 82*, Mushfiqur 62*) beat Sylhet Sunrisers 167 for 6 (Anamul 47, Mosaddek 38*) by 15 runs How the match played out Khulna Titans climbed to third position in the BPL by handing