Jonny Bairstow has vowed to continue as a three-format international cricketer but added his voice to those of his team-mates who have expressed their displeasure at a packed calendar. Over the last week, the workloads of international cricketers have come under scrutiny, particularly in England after Ben Stokes urged the authorities to stop considering players
Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan has been made Bangladesh’s T20I captain only for the upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe in Harare. He replaces Mahmudullah, who had been the captain in the shortest format since 2019, but lost out on the leadership role due to a lack of performance and results. The BCB held a meeting with Mahmudullah
Chetan Sakariya and Mukesh Choudhary will headline the overseas presence at the KFC T20 Max series in Queensland next month. They will also train at Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre in Brisbane and be involved in Queensland Bulls’ pre-season preparations, as part of the old exchange programme with the Chennai-based MRF Pace Foundation, which had
The BCCI is set to bring back the Duleep Trophy – in a zonal format – and the Irani Cup to a full-fledged 2022-23 senior men’s domestic calendar that is set to begin in early September. The board has also added a number of women’s competitions this upcoming season, most significantly an Under-16 tournament. The
New Zealand 180 for 4 (Phillips 56*, Mitchell 48*, Little 2-33) beat Ireland 174 for 6 (Stirling 40, Adair 37*, Sodhi 2-27) by six wickets Glenn Phillips produced a match-winning fifty for the second time in the series to help New Zealand overcome a tricky chase of 175 in the third and final T20I against
TossWest Indies chose to bowl vs India West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first of three ODIs against India in Port-of-Spain. The early-morning rain and overcast weather played a part in the decision, he said. Jason Holder, who returned to the squad after resting against Bangladesh,
Cricket South Africa is confident of seeing off a legal challenge aimed at stalling the progression of their new T20 competition from at least one owner of the abandoned Global T20 League (GLT20). Hermis Sports Ventures Limited, the owners of Pretoria Mavericks, has written to CSA asking for a “reasonable opportunity,” to submit an application
India will play three T20Is against Australia, and a series of three T20Is and three ODIs against South Africa, all at home, between September 20 and October 11. These will be the last fixtures for all three teams before they travel to the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, to be held from October 16.
Rohan Pandit, Nikhil Patwardhan, Sadashiv Iyer, Ulhas Gandhe and Navdeep Singh Sidhu are also part of the A+ category. Twenty umpires – including C Shamshuddin – form the A group, while 60 are in Group B, 46 in Group C, and 11 in Group D, which falls in the 60-65 age bracket. The complete list
England’s Test coach Brendon McCullum views Ben Stokes‘ abrupt decision to retire from ODIs as an “absolute positive” but is not sure if this would become a trend for other players, given cricket’s taxing schedule. The 2019 Word Cup final hero Ben Stokes on Monday made a surprise announcement to retire from the 50-over format,
Shikhar Dhawan has already done on the West Indies tour something not many others can claim to have done – orchestrating a smash hit Instagram reel featuring head coach Rahul Dravid. It features most members of the squad currently in the Caribbean for the three ODIs beginning on Friday at Queen’s Park Oval in Port
West Indies’ white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran has called for greater fight and game awareness from his players, irrespective of the conditions, after they were recently swept 3-0 by Bangladesh at the Providence. “As a group we felt like in international cricket 9.30 [am] games, you can’t control certain things. For us I felt the biggest
While England’s schedule continues to overwhelm them, South Africa are itching to play a little more, at least in the longest format, and are concerned with getting the balance between travel and playing days right. Asked how he views the current calendar, Anrich Nortje explained that he anticipates tours to become shorter as travel normalises
Sir Andrew Strauss has given his clearest hint yet that his high-performance review will push for the volume of cricket in the men’s domestic schedule to be reduced, and denied that England’s Test results this summer have rendered the review obsolete. “Naturally I’m delighted to see this change in fortunes and I’ve loved watching the
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle that begins on Sunday. The PCB said in a statement that Afridi suffered a knee injury during the fourth day of the first Test that Pakistan won by four wickets. Afridi had played a key role
Rahul had been recuperating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru following a surgery for sports hernia in Germany last month and his inclusion in the T20I squad against West Indies was subject to fitness. He had steadily amped up his batting time at the nets over the past week before testing positive. This is
Big picture This is not an ODI World Cup year. The series between West Indies and India is not part of the World Cup Super League. Both teams finished their previous 50-over assignments less than a week ago. So what can one expect during these three ODIs? After clinching both white-ball series in England, India
Theekshana, the SLC revealed, had suffered an injury to one of his fingers on his right hand – his bowling hand – during the first Test against Pakistan, which Sri Lanka lost by four wickets. He had only made his Test debut in the second Test against Australia earlier this month, having been drafted into
The post-Ben Stokes era is upon England and although ODI cricket is not their top priority this year, they will want to start crafting a style of play that can sustain them through to their defence of the World Cup in India next year. On the evidence of the series opener, that has to involve
Ajaz Patel has been given the opportunity to bring consolation to a largely inactive UK summer by agreeing terms with Glamorgan as an overseas player for the final four matches of the LV= County Championship season. New Zealand only turned to Patel’s left-arm spin for the opening Test of their series against England at Lord’s,
The Supreme Court of India will now hear the BCCI’s petition seeking amendments to its constitution on July 28, after a hearing on Thursday. The amendments sought could allow Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah, the BCCI president and secretary respectively, and other office bearers to stay in power until 2025 through a relaxing of the
West Indies’ head coach Phil Simmons has said that batting out 50 overs is their top priority as they rebuild for next year’s ODI World Cup. Since the 2019 World Cup, West Indies have played out 50 overs just six times in 39 innings, and have lost nine of their 13 ODI series since that
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As Pakistan chased down 342 to win the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja hailed the victory and said they “proved the world wrong”. Pakistan’s chase was the highest successful chase in the venue’s history. This #teamPakistan had to overcome a statistical Everest to prove the world
Virat Kohli is desperately searching for big runs, and has developed an “anxiety to play at every delivery” as a result, Sunil Gavaskar feels. Kohli ended the white-ball leg of the England tour without a half-century. In the two ODIs, Kohli was out nicking behind off left-arm quicks Reece Topley and David Willey, and had
New Zealand 179 for 4 (Cleaver 78*, Little 2-31, Young 2-34) beat Ireland 91 (Adair 27, Bracewell 3-5, Sodhi 3-21) by 88 runs A patient yet effective 55-ball 78* from Dane Cleaver, and a dominating effort from New Zealand’s bowlers handed the visitors a resounding 88-run win over Ireland in the second T20I in Belfast.
The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Thursday the BCCI’s plea requesting for several amendments to its constitution, which could roll back some of the most significant reforms that were recommended by RM Lodha Committee and approved by the court in 2018. The case will be heard by a three-judge bench led by the
South Africa’s new franchise T20 league is likely to allow four international players in an eleven, with no other requirements – such as transformation targets – imposed on the teams. Indian players are not expected to be available for the league, but Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) ambition is to make it the second best in