India went in with four No. 11s in each of the five T20Is against West Indies this month. Their lack of batting depth on this tour has been a big talking point and it appears the team management knows it as well. Head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that they were hamstrung by the options they
Fast bowler Blair Tickner has been withdrawn from New Zealand’s T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against UAE. Tickner, 29, was due to join the squad in Dubai on Monday, but will instead stay at home in Hawke’s Bay to be with his wife and new-born daughter. Tickner will be replaced in the squad
File photo of Brandon King.© AFP Brandon King‘s superb unbeaten 85 led West Indies to an eight-wicket win over India on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory in their T20I series. Set a target of 166 to win the fifth and deciding contest, in Lauderhill, Florida, West Indies reached their target with two overs to
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Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach, has said he is “still hopeful” that Ben Stokes can be convinced out of his retirement from ODIs in time for England’s World Cup defence in October-November. Stokes, England’s Test captain and the Player of the Match in the 2019 World Cup final, quit ODIs last year citing an unsustainable
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Toss India chose to bat vs West Indies Hardik Pandya called correctly and an unchanged India elected to bat in the series-deciding fifth T20I in Lauderhill. Rovman Powell, his West Indies counterpart, said he would’ve wanted to bowl first anyway, which means both teams got what they wanted. Asked about his call to bat first,
Madhya Pradesh fast bowler Kuldeep Sen, who made his international debut in December last year, is set to play for Tamil Nadu in the 2023-24 domestic season. It is understood that Kuldeep has been cleared by the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) to turn out as a guest player for Tamil Nadu. Kuldeep has taken
India 179 for 1 (Jaiswal 84*, Gill 77) beat West Indies 178 for 8 (Hetmyer 61, Hope 45, Arshdeep 3-38, Kuldeep 2-26) by nine wickets Shubman Gill has had a year to remember and is on the way to cement his spots across formats for India. Yashasvi Jaiswal is only taking his first steps in
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a glittering manifestation of their talent as India humbled West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth T20 International in Lauderhill, United States of America on Saturday. India hunted down 179 with full three overs to spare, and the victory helped them to level the five-match series 2-2. The
The 2023 Caribbean Premier League – men’s and women’s – has announced severe penalties for teams going through their overs slowly, even putting in place a red card-like system of removing a player if the fielding side is behind schedule at the start of the 20th over of an innings, a first in the game.
Pakistan have long viewed Babar Azam as their biggest global sports star, and the admiration is shared across the border by Virat Kohli, who has called Babar “probably the top batsman in the world”. In an interview with Star Sports, Kohli spoke of his relationship with the Pakistan captain, and revealed that they had always
Bangladesh are looking to the future with Tanzid Hasan gaining a maiden call up to the ODI side for the upcoming Asia Cup. The 22-year-old whose nickname is Tamim, is one of two openers selected to cover for Tamim Iqbal who is recovering from a back injury. Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed were
File photo of Steve Smith© AFP The 2023 Ashes was undoubtedly one of themost exciting cricketing contests to have been held in recent times. After losing the first two Tests, England proudced a remarkable turnaround to win draw the series 2-2. But, what happened after the conclusion of the series left a bitter taste in
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Lahiru Kumara, hurried Mahmudullah into a ramp shot that he could only guide down third-man’s throat after Lasith Malinga’s bowling advice.
The format and structure of Pakistan’s domestic system will undergo yet another overhaul, four years on from the last one, with an additional first-class competition and departmental sides returning to the domestic fold. The departmental teams will, however, not play the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy alongside the regional teams, as was the case in the past. Eight
Hilton Moreeng will stay on as coach of the South African national women’s team, extending his tenure beyond 11 years. Moreeng has been in charge since 2012 and was expected to move on after the home T20 World Cup, in which South Africa reached the final, but will continue for at least the 2023-24 season.
Big picture – India, West Indies look at the long term After losing the first two T20Is, India kept the five-match series alive with a thumping win in the third. While, in the long run, the result of this series will matter little, India are looking to try out personnel for the 2024 T20 World
Kane Williamson has admitted that making it to the ODI World Cup in India in October remains a “tough goal” for him. But Williamson is cautiously optimistic as he continues “to tick off the small milestones” on his road to recovery, having undergone surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his right knee
Pace bowler Diana Baig has returned to the Pakistan women’s squad for the home series against South Africa next month, having recovered from a finger injury that made her miss the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Pakistan and South Africa will play three T20Is and as many ODIs with the 50-over games being part
Ambati Rayudu could become the second Indian to play in the men’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after St Kitts & Nevis Patriots signed him as their marquee player for the upcoming season. Rayudu, 37, retired from international – and Indian – cricket after helping Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL title in May this
It’s a debate that didn’t seem settled before and after the 2019 World Cup, and there is a serious danger of India’s No. 4 conundrum carrying over to the 2023 World Cup too. Unlike last time, when the selectors had a late change of mind over personnel, injuries have played a part this time around
Shakib takes over at a critical time for Bangladesh, with the Asia Cup followed by a home ODI series against New Zealand in September, before they travel to India for the ODI World Cup starting on October 5. BCB president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement in a surprise media briefing at his residence in Dhaka.
Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has undertaken the renovation works that are essential prior to the quadrennial extravaganza that is being played across October and November. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host five matches during the World Cup. “After the ICC team’s inspection a few days back,
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Four months after he was appointed head coach of the Pakistan women’s side for the second time, Mark Coles has resigned with immediate effect citing personal reasons. Coles had earlier served as the head coach of the team from 2017 to 2019. The resignation comes at a less-than-ideal team for the women’s side, who take
India’s first-choice players will not be going to the Games in Hangzhou next month, with the World Cup starting soon after; instead, the BCCI named a second-string squad for the Games, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad. On four previous occasions when first-choice players were unavailable, rested or engaged in a concurrent series elsewhere, Dhawan had taken
New Zealand quick Trent Boult, who last played an ODI nearly a year ago soon after shunning a national contract to ply his trade in the T20 franchise world, is “as hungry as ever” to play for his country again and lift the World Cup. Boult returned to the ODI squad for the upcoming series