Eyeing Australia’s tour of India early next year, Ashton Agar has started his preparation towards a potential long-awaited Test recall, confident he can shift between formats “quickly”. Agar was a notable inclusion in the Prime Minister’s XI squad to play West Indies in Canberra in a four-day day-night first-class fixture starting on November 23. Back
The T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan will be broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK and Ireland. While Sky Sports are exclusive UK rights holders to the tournament, it was announced on Thursday* that an agreement had been reached to share Sunday’s showpiece event at the MCG with Channel 4, as they
India can’t send their players to overseas T20 leagues, their coach Rahul Dravid has said, because a lot of these leagues are played during India’s domestic season. The topic came up when Dravid was asked whether India had been at a disadvantage during their semi-final defeat to England because their players don’t have any BBL
Jos Buttler, England’s captain, believes his team is ready for the challenge of taking on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday after bouncing back from the adversity they faced in a faltering group-stage performance to crush India by ten wickets in their semi-final. Buttler himself sealed the performance at Adelaide
South Africa will host India and West Indies in East London for a triangular T20I series in January-February next year in the build-up to the women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which will be held in South Africa soon after, in February. The three teams will play each other twice in the round-robin stage, before the
In Petersen’s place, South Africa have some experienced options to choose from. Rassie van der Dussen, who broke his finger against England in August and missed the World Cup, has recovered and will play red-ball cricket in the lead up to the Tests, while Temba Bavuma, who missed the England series with an elbow injury,
“By far, I think we probably saw him at his best,” Urooj said on ESPNcricinfo’s T20 Time Out show. “He has grown into his element throughout the tournament.” Afridi was returning from a serious knee injury at the start of the World Cup and picked up 2 for 24 in the semi-final in Sydney, striking
Coach Gary Stead expects New Zealand’s playing resources to be put under further pressure by the expanding franchise T20 scene, as the selectors get set to address the immediate future of Trent Boult now that he does not hold a central contract after stepping away from it in early August. Boult has deals in the
Cricket South Africa will conduct a review into the national men’s team’s performance at the T20 World Cup, which they exited at the group stage following a shock defeat to Netherlands, but will also urge the players to move on quickly from another major disappointment. “It is important that we review what has happened. We
Pakistan 153 for 3 (Rizwan 57, Babar 53, Boult 2-33) beat New Zealand 152 for 4 (Mitchell 53*, Williamson 46, Afridi 2-24) by seven wickets Pakistan, who lost to Zimbabwe earlier in the tournament, who limped into the semis thanks only to Netherland’s unlikely win over South Africa, have stormed into the final of the
After his New Zealand side fell short of the T20 World Cup title for a second year running, Kane Williamson‘s future in the format will likely be the source of renewed debate, particularly the question of whether he will be the person to lead the team at the 2024 event in the Caribbean and the
The IPL player auction for the 2023 season will take place in Kochi on December 23. It will be a mini auction as opposed to the mega auction ahead of the 2022 edition, when the ten franchises had to rebuild their squads virtually from scratch. In addition to the money left over from their previous
Chris Jordan is set to play in England’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India in Adelaide on Thursday night after doubts emerged over Mark Wood‘s fitness. Wood has been a revelation for England in T20Is since returning to international cricket in Pakistan following a lay-off with an elbow injury. He has consistently bowled above 90mph/145kph
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam© ICC Sydney : Following his side’s seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam lauded bowlers for their performances, saying that the start during the first six overs and finishing by fast bowlers was great. Star batters Babar Azam and
Finger spinners Ashton Agar and Todd Murphy have been named in the Prime Minister’s XI squad to play West Indies in Canberra as national selectors look to give a range of spinners Australia A opportunities ahead of next year’s tour of India. The PM XI’s match is a four-day day-night first-class fixture starting on November
The most crucial factor in Pakistan’s commanding win over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup semi-final was not that they were better with bat and ball, but that they out-fielded their opponents, according to former India captain Anil Kumble. “The best part of today was yes, Pakistan definitely out-bowled New Zealand, they out-batted New
Coming into their semi-final against New Zealand at the SCG, Pakistan had one of the worst powerplay records of any batting team at this World Cup, with a scoring rate of just 5.93 in that phase – only Zimbabwe and Netherlands had done worse. Their openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were under pressure both
Sharma leaves behind a rich sporting legacy that he set in stone in 1973, when he registered the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) under the Societies Act in Lucknow. The WCAI would be in existence for the next 32 years before BCCI took over the running of the women’s game in 2006. Sharma was
Big picture The self-anointed big boys of world cricket are going at it at the Adelaide Oval. The neutrals may struggle to pick a side, but one thing is certain – it will be a blockbuster occasion. Familiarity will breed competition in this instance, given what’s at stake. Just a few months ago these two
Australia have Daniel Sams, Jason Behrendorff and Ben Dwarshuis in the wings but none bring quite the same weaponry at their best. Riley Meredith‘s express pace could bring another dimension, but he would need more experience in the conditions to be considered a chance. Jhye Richardson remains a highly skilled bowler but his shoulder issue
Wanindu Hasaranga has regained the top spot among T20I bowlers, replacing Rashid Khan, after a successful T20 World Cup, where he picked up 15 wickets in eight matches. Hasaranga picked up three-wicket hauls three times in the tournament. His 3 for 8 against UAE and 3 for 28 against Netherlands ensured Sri Lanka turned their
Cape Town will host the opening match of the SA20 between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals, with Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium due to host the final of the inaugural season of the 33-match tournament. The SA20 will run from January 10 to February 11, 2023, although it will be halted between January 25 and February
What was expected to be an uneventful day at India’s optional training session turned out to be a hectic day at work with their captain Rohit Sharma in an injury scare. When facing throwdowns from one of three specialists that India use, Rohit was hit on the forearm, looked in pain, gave up batting, but
Ben Stokes, England’s Test captain, says that his team will put its faith in the ECB’s security delegation ahead of their tour of Pakistan, amid concerns that next month’s first Test in Rawalpindi could require a switch of venue following last week’s attempted assassination of the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Imran, Pakistan’s victorious captain
The Indian players dined at ‘British Raj’ before getting down to plot England’s downfall in the T20 World Cup semifinal, and the irony wasn’t lost on anyone here in Australia. The ‘Men in Blue’ have been living out of their suitcases since arriving in Australia, and as the showpiece entered its business end, they took
Pieter Malan, the South Africa top-order batter, has signed as one of Middlesex’s overseas players for the whole of the 2023 season. Malan, 33, helped Middlesex secure promotion from Division Two of the County Championship last summer, as well as featuring in the Royal London Cup. He scored 200 runs in six red-ball innings after
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) says it is paying for Danushka Gunathilaka‘s legal defence in Australia because the charges of sexual intercourse without consent were laid on him while he was on national duty at the T20 World Cup. It is also not yet clear whether Gunathilaka breached SLC’s own protocol by going on a date
Big picture There are parallels. They may not mean anything, but they’re there, if you’re the kind of cricket fan who looks for them. And if you’re a Pakistan fan, you’re always looking for parallels to 1992. Well, here are a couple. New Zealand began their tournament with a big win over Australia. New Zealand