News Offspinner says having a bowler and batter as captain and vice-captain would be beneficial, also states he wants Tim Paine behind the stumps at the Gabba Australia’s most experienced Test player Nathan Lyon believes Pat Cummins and Steven Smith will make a good leadership duo as Cricket Australia appears set to announce the pair
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News Akash Ambani “confident of shaping another successful brand in the UAE and bring in our experiences to benefits the growth of cricket in the UAE” Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the owners of the Mumbai Indians IPL franchise, has confirmed that it will own one of the teams in the upcoming UAE T20 League. “We
Unofficial Test: India reached 125 for one on Day 2 before Stumps.© Twitter India A made a cautious reply to South Africa A’s mammoth 509 for seven declared as they ended day 2 of the opening unofficial Test at 125 for one on Wednesday. Captain Priyank Panchal and Abhimanyu Easwaran were batting on 45 and
News Key takeaways from the final round of NCL 2021-22 Dhaka Division lifted the NCL tier-1 trophy after seven years when they beat the other domestic powerhouse Khulna Division by 179 runs in the final round. Dhaka has now won six NCL titles, level with Rajshahi Division, while Khulna is on top of the list
News England’s 2005 Ashes-winning bowling coach links up with squad ahead of first Test Stuart Broad hopes that the appointment of Troy Cooley as a consultant fast-bowling coach ahead of next month’s first Test at Brisbane will help provide England’s bowlers with vital “one-percenters” in their quest to regain the Ashes on Australian soil. Cooley,
Big Picture India now have the chance to play New Zealand in their own conditions. New Zealand now have the chance to prove they aren’t just WTC champions but also the best all-conditions Test team in the world. This should be one of the most eagerly anticipated series of recent times, but just look at
News “It is a firm track and won’t break down easily,” says Shiv Kumar The 22-yard strip at Green Park, which will be used for the first Test between India and New Zealand, may be devoid of any grass, but won’t show ready signs of wear and tear, according to local curator Shiv Kumar. There
News Broadcaster says “his involvement in the Yorkshire story represents a conflict of interest” The BBC has dropped Michael Vaughan from its coverage of the upcoming Ashes series in Australia after he was named in the Azeem Rafiq racism probe. Vaughan, the former England captain turned commentator, was stood down from his BBC Radio 5
Report West Indies were bowled out for 230 on the fourth morning to give the home side a 156-run lead Lunch Sri Lanka 84 for 2 (Karunaratne 42*, Mathews 16*, Warrican 1-28) and 386 lead West Indies 230 (Mayers 45, Jayawickrama 4-40) by 240 runs With the sun shining in Galle again, Sri Lanka tightened
News Lizaad Williams also ruled out because of an intercostal muscle strain, Junior Dala has been added to squad Lungi Ngidi has been forced to withdraw from South Africa’s squad for the three-match ODI series at home against Netherlands after testing positive for Covid-19. “He is well and in good spirits,” a CSA statement on
News Marcus Harris said that Paine remains the best wicketkeeper in the country Paine remains available for selection with every indication he will be included in the first Test at the Gabba providing he comes through his return-to-play following neck surgery. He is currently part of a 2nd XI match against South Australia and will
News Iyer averages 52.18 in first-class cricket, and scores them at an astonishing strike-rate of 81.54 Shreyas Iyer is all set to be India’s 303rd men’s Test cricketer. Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane confirmed a day before the Kanpur Test against New Zealand that Iyer will be debuting after KL Rahul was ruled out with a
Report The second day of England’s first warm-up match was washed out Experts are warning to expect more than the usual afternoon thunderstorm in Brisbane as rare weather patterns threaten to spoil the Ashes build-up for both Australia and England and the first Test itself. Play was abandoned without a ball bowled on day two
News Another Australia men’s captain has lost his job in dramatic circumstances Late last week, the Australia men’s team lurched into another crisis with the resignation of Tim Paine as captain following the emergence of explicit messages he sent to a female colleague in 2017. Pat Cummins is in line to replace him although Paine
News The PCB had terminated its cable-distribution deal and suspended the broadcasting deal with PTV Sports, which was expected to earn them US$ 200 million over three years A sessions court in Lahore has granted a stay order to prevent the PCB from suspending its deal with the state-owned broadcaster PTV. The PCB had signed
News Coach of Team Abu Dhabi opens up on a successful foray into franchise cricket Team Abu Dhabi have got off to a flyer in the Abu Dhabi T10, winning four games out of four. Paul Farbrace‘s side are the only unbeaten side left in the tournament and he puts that down to a clear
Unofficial Test: India A celebrate a wicket against South Africa A.© Twitter The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test here on Tuesday. After
News On a pitch that offered substantial assistance, Sri Lanka’s spin-bowling coach felt his bowlers were somewhat overeager Sri Lanka’s young trio of frontline spinners has taken seven wickets between them and seemingly put the team in a strong position in the opening Test against West Indies. But spin-bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge thinks they could
News He is the first former Kolpak player to be recalled for the national team since the system ceased to exist Wayne Parnell is four years older, has represented ten more teams and collected 100 more white-ball wickets since he last played limited-overs cricket for South Africa. He is now promising to contribute “experience” during
News Deandra Dottin struck 73 as West Indies thumped Ireland Bangladesh Women 322 for 5 (Akhter 130*, Hoque 67, Chaudhary 2-64) beat USA Women 52 (Norris 16, Fahima 2-5, Salma 2-10, Rumana 2-11) by 270 runs Sharmin Akhter‘s unbeaten 130 helped Bangladesh retain their position atop the Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier Group B table
News Rahul has a muscle strain on his left thigh and will now undergo rehabilitation at the NCA KL Rahul has been sidelined from the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand with a strain in his left thigh. He will now undergo rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, and Suryakumar Yadav has been
Report Visitors go into lunch on the third day 171 runs behind with two first-innings wickets in hand Lunch West Indies 215 for 8 (Mayers 45, Brathwaite 41, Holder 36, Cornwall 33*, Da Silva 9*, Jayawickrama 3-38, Mendis 3-75) trail Sri Lanka 386 by 171 runs Sri Lanka would have come in to the third
News Chairman Andrew Gaggin describes CA’s treatment of Paine as “appalling” and “the worst since Bill Lawry” Cricket Tasmania chairman Andrew Gaggin has lashed out at Cricket Australia, describing their treatment of Tim Paine as “appalling” and “the worst” of any Australia captain in 50 years. Gaggin released the statement on behalf of the Cricket
Report The England vs England Lions three-day match is Stokes’ first game of cricket since July England 0 for 98 (Hameed 53*, Burns 39*) vs England Lions Rain and some impressive batting from England’s openers delayed Ben Stokes‘ low-profile return to cricket before next month’s Ashes opener at the Gabba. The England allrounder arrived at
News Heat and Hurricanes will be able to travel to Perth to play under strict biosecure protocols despite having been in New South Wales in a positive sign for the Perth Ashes Test Cricket Australia has been forced to move one BBL fixture out of Perth due to Western Australia’s Covid border restrictions but has
News Greg Barclay on Afghanistan: “We will continue to support them as a member and encourage them to continue to take an inclusive approach to cricket” The ICC is “comfortable and confident” that the 2025 Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan, will go ahead as planned. The PCB was awarded hosting rights for
SL vs WI: Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed via hit-wicket on Monday.© AFP Dhananjaya de Silva put in a good batting display during Sri Lanka’s ongoing first Test match against West Indies at the Galle International Stadium. Despite his knock of 61 off 95 balls on Day 2, the all-rounder was dismissed in a strange
News South Africa Test captain tunes up ahead of the series against India in mid-December South Africa’s Test captain Dean Elgar signalled his return to full fitness from an abductor injury with a hundred in his third red-ball innings this summer as the Titans registered their first win of the season. Elgar, who sustained the
News Shakib Al Hasan’s inclusion for first Test against Pakistan subject to fitness Batter Mahmudul Hasan Joy and fast bowler Rejaur Rahman Raja have earned their maiden call-ups to the Bangladesh Test squad for the first match against Pakistan, to be held in Chattogram from November 26. The team management, meanwhile, is waiting for Shakib
News Nawaz pulled out of his stance really late after a Mahmudullah delivery that hit the stumps Mahmudullah “trusted” umpire Tanvir Ahmed’s decision to signal a dead ball when Mohammad Nawaz pulled out from his stance at during the tense concluding moments of the third T20I. The passage was part of a dramatic last over