News Australia skipper won’t play in Tasmania’s Shield clash against WA; will instead play club cricket and in Tasmania’s Second XI against South Australia Australia captain Tim Paine is set to go into the Ashes series without a first-class fixture under his belt but he is set to play club cricket and second XI cricket
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Report Iyer returns, no Chahal; Chapman, Astle in NZ XI Toss India chose to bowl vs New Zealand Rohit Sharma won his first toss as India’s full-time T20I captain and chose to bowl against New Zealand in Jaipur. He said he expected dew to set in at some point during the game. India handed the
Roger Hutton, the recently-departed chair of Yorkshire, has admitted in front of parliamentarians that the county is institutionally racist. Hutton, who stepped down as chair earlier this month, made the admission under persistent questioning from MPs at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee hearing into Yorkshire’s investigation of Azeem Rafiq’s claims of
News Harris will open with Warner in the first Ashes Test, says the chief selector There will be no bat-off for the final batting spot in Australia’s side for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, despite both Usman Khawaja and Travis Head being named in the 15-man squad. The two men will face each
News Coach cites short turnaround time and hectic scheduling as key factor in their call New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has decided to skip the three T20 internationals against India to focus on the upcoming Test series that signals the start of the new World Test championship cycle. “We decided through talking with Kane
News That said, the senior paceman doesn’t expect Australia to play the same four-man attack all summer Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins feels he is as fresh as he has ever felt coming into a Test series, but says he would be surprised if the side persists with the same four-man attack through all five Ashes
News Ahead of the T20I series in India, New Zealand stand-in captain opened up on the effects of packed scheduling and quarantine protocols New Zealand have barely had the time to process their loss to Australia in the T20 World Cup final in Dubai on Sunday night, and yet, less than 24 hours later, they
Preview NZ will be without Williamson, Boult, Conway and Ferguson, while India ponder on sixth batter Big Picture On a shortlist of things you would least like to do after losing a World Cup final to a traditional rival would be turning up in a different time zone a mere three days later to play
News Current SKY commentator and former England coach had made disparaging remarks in an exchange with a third party David Lloyd, the Sky Sports commentator and former England coach, has issued an apology to Azeem Rafiq and the wider Asian cricket community, after admitting to a text message exchange in which he had questioned Rafiq’s
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja expressed his excitement after the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded the hosting rights of the 2025 Champions Trophy to Pakistan. The sub-continent nation has not been hosting many international bilateral series in the country after the Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore back in
News Bangladesh add uncapped Saif Hassan, Shahidul Islam, Yasir Ali and Akbar Ali for the T20Is Mushfiqur Rahim has become the biggest casualty of Bangladesh’s fallout from the T20 World Cup after being dropped for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan starting Friday. This is the first time Mushfiqur is excluded from a senior side
News “I was batting extremely well in the nets, and it was only a matter of time before it all started to work out” Player of the Tournament of the T20 World Cup 2021 David Warner has revealed he was training the “hardest I ever did” and knew he would get a “second chance” to
News Twenty-seven year old Pakistan quick returning from back injury forced to re-evaluate his priorities Pakistan quick Usman Shinwari has announced his retirement from red-ball cricket. The 27-year old, who represented Pakistan in a solitary Test, said that he made the decision in an effort to prolong his cricket career. Shiwari has been out of
News No event in England till 2030, while associates like USA, Namibia and Scotland will all co-hosts different World Cups Pakistan will be hosting a world tournament for the first time in nearly three decades when it hosts the Champions Trophy in February 2025. In another first, the USA will host its first ever global
News Taking care of their physical and mental well-being also one of the priorities for new leadership group Instilling “confidence” and “faith” in players and taking care of their’ “physical and mental well-being” in the wake of a packed schedule in relentless bio-bubbles are among the main objectives of India’s new T20I captain Rohit Sharma
News Adelaide Oval to host a global semi-final for the first time, alongside the SCG Seven cities will play host to the 2022 men’s T20 World Cup in Australia with the semi-finals to be held in Sydney and Adelaide ahead of the final at the MCG under lights on November 13. The ICC announced on
News Tim Southee to serve as captain in the first T20I in Jaipur New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against India, opting instead to focus on the Test series that begins on November 25 in Kanpur. In Williamson’s absence, Tim Southee will serve as New Zealand’s captain in the
News Odisha denied by umpiring gaffe, Hyderabad and Rajasthan keep all-win records A hat-trick, a four-over return without giving up a run, a controversial boundary call that rescued the defending champions and scintillating performances from IPL stars were among the many highlights from the group stages of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s domestic T20
News Imam-ul-Haq and Bilal Asif recalled; Imran Butt, Shahnawaz Dahani and Haris Rauf left out; Yasir Shah out injured Kamran Ghulam, who scored a record 1249 runs in the 2020-21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, has been rewarded with a maiden call-up to Pakistan’s Test squad. The 26-year-old middle-order batter, who is currently on tour with the Pakistan
News Kotak, Bahutule part of India A coaching staff for South Africa tour Former India batter VVS Laxman has accepted the BCCI offer to take charge as director of cricket at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Laxman accepted the NCA position over the weekend. He has also informed Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner was dropped from SRH’s playing XI during IPL 2021© Instagram SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) assistant coach Brad Haddin revealed that the decision of dropping Australian batter David Warner during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was not related to cricket. After having a below-par outing in the IPL 2021, Warner was adjudged as Player
Report Zimbabwe were bundled out for 72 following which Bangladesh batters chased down the target with ease Bangladesh 74 for 3 (Murshida 39*) beat Zimbabwe 72 all out (Mayers 39, Akter 5-21) by seven wickets Left-arm spinner Nahida Akter‘s five-for helped Pakistan beat Zimbabwe and seal the ODI series 3-0. Akter ran through the hosts’
News England spinner says he heard Vaughan question the number of players of Asian heritage in the Yorkshire side Adil Rashid has confirmed he heard Michael Vaughan question the number of players of Asian heritage in the Yorkshire side during an incident in 2009. In a statement released to ESPNcricinfo Rashid not only confirmed Azeem
News Kane Williamson praised his bowlers for their performance over the tournament despite a tough night in the final New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has refused to blame his bowling attack and instead credited Australia’s batters after they hunted down 173 with considerable ease to win their first-ever T20 World Cup title. Trent Boult aside,
News Team will begin their tour of India with a three-match T20I series in Jaipur, just three days after losing the T20 WC final Three days after losing the T20 World Cup final to Australia in Dubai, New Zealand’s T20I side is scheduled to face India in the first of the three-match series, in Jaipur.
News Tamim revealed another X-ray showed a fracture of the thumb still remained A thumb injury has ruled Tamim Iqbal out of Bangladesh’s two-match Test series against Pakistan starting later this month. An X-ray report on Sunday revealed that he had a fracture on his left thumb, which he had earlier injured during an Everest
News Williamson’s innings would have ended on 21 off 22 balls; he went on to score 85 off 48 balls Kane Williamson was the star of New Zealand’s innings with a stunning 85 off 48 balls, but his innings would have ended on 21 off 22 balls had Josh Hazlewood held on to a regulation
Report Williamson’s brilliant 85 in vain as New Zealand lose second straight global limited-overs final Australia 173 for 2 (Marsh 77*, Warner 53) beat New Zealand 172 for 4 (Williamson 85, Hazlewood 3-16) by eight wickets This has been a tournament of tricky, two-paced pitches, and as a consequence it has recorded the lowest scoring
After a series of injuries that kept him out of the national setup, Mitchell Marsh finally found his night of reckoning and glory as he guided Australia to their maiden T20 World Cup title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The all-rounder smashed 77 not out off just 50 balls, and was involved
News The Queensland quick is the current leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield Queensland skipper Usman Khawaja has likened team-mate Mark Steketee to South Africa great Dale Steyn, labelling the quick’s current form as career-best. Steketee is among a host of fast bowlers fighting for advantage in the pecking order behind Australia’s Test trio Mitchell