Norma Johnston , the Australia Test cricketer, has died at 95. A middle-order batter and medium-pace bowler, Johnston (nee Whiteman) played seven Tests from 1948 to 1951. Until her passing, Johnston was the oldest Australian Test cricketer alive. “Everyone across Australian Cricket will be saddened to hear of Norma’s passing,” Cricket Australia chief executive Nick
India head coach Rahul Dravid has defended his side’s decision to bowl first in the second T20I, by pointing out that there was a lot of dew towards the end of the game and one could not take such decisions only on the basis of historical numbers. Sri Lanka put on 206 for 6 after
Pat Cummins says there has to be a better way for the third umpire to adjudicate on catches after Richard Kettleborough was forced to make three contentious decisions during the third Test. Sydney match umpires lodged reviews for three catches taken low to the ground in the slips at the SCG. On each occasion, third
Matt Short and Chris Lynn led the way with the bat as the Adelaide Strikers lit up their home ground with an unbelievable run chase against the Hobart Hurricanes – with no shortage of drama. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #BBL12 videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us
Liam Livingstone was at his devastating best, hitting 29 runs off 6 balls against Pakistan in a T20I in 2021. He went on to score 103! Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board,
England Team honors the World’s Best Left Arm Spinner at his Farewell Match – #RanganaHerath #ThankYouHerath
Shahid Afridi could continue as chief selector after the home series against New Zealand while Mickey Arthur is expected to make a decision on whether to return as Pakistan’s head coach later this month. According to reliable sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Afridi, who is the interim chief selector, had initially only accepted
Big picture: Pakistan, NZ build for ODI World Cup Very little seems to ride on the ODI series these days, something especially true for this three-match rubber between Pakistan and New Zealand. Both sides have qualified for the World Cup later this year, and hosting the limited-overs matches as the dessert rather than hors d’oeuvre
The BCCI-organised T20 franchise competition for women, on the lines of the IPL, is likely to be called the Women’s T20 League and the five teams – the applications for which have been invited – will be formed via a player auction that will be held in February. The deadline for Indian players to register
It was a pair of spinners who played the decisive hand on the final day at the SCG, but not the two Australia had hoped for. The defiance shown by Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer, while not saving the follow-on, took enough time out of the game that Australia could not force a result with
Dean Elgar insists he has the “hunger and the drive” to continue as South Africa’s Test captain after a second, successive series defeat and despite his own poor form. Since taking over the captaincy mid-2021, Elgar has not scored a hundred and averages 28.40, with no scores over 36 in his last 10 innings. While
Hardik Pandya has credited Ashish Nehra, his coach at Gujarat Titans in the IPL, for making “a big difference” to his captaincy. When Hardik was named Titans’ captain ahead of IPL 2022, he had led only once at the senior level – in a tour game against Australia in 2017. But he led Titans to
Innings South Africa 255 (Maharaj 53, Harmer 47, Hazlewood 4-48, Cummins 3-60) trail Australia 475 for 4 dec by 220 runs Josh Hazlewood starred after lunch on the fifth day to keep Australia’s bid for an improbable victory in the third Test, and a series sweep, alive as South Africa were made to follow-on at
Chetan Sharma has been reappointed as the chairman of the BCCI’s national men’s senior selection committee. Chetan, who was in the same position in the previous selection committee, which had been sacked in November last year, will have Shiv Sunder Das, Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee and S Sharath as colleagues in the new panel. The
With a smile and a wink, Chris Lynn sent a 148km/h rocket from Shaun Tait onto the roof of the Gabba as Lynnsanity reached its peak in Brisbane
Follow the 2019 Vitality Blast at: https://www.ecb.co.uk/t20-blast Leicestershire claim their third successive win, with a victory over Derbyshire. Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZfrO7EBlvevjFLErUu0bzA?sub_confirmation=1 The official Vitality Blast YouTube Channel – watch all the latest videos from the Vitality T20 Blast here! Including highlights, interviews, features, and compilations getting you right into the heart of the Vitality Blast!
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Former India cricketer Chetan Sharma, who was the head of the BCCI selection committee for the men’s cricket team from December 2020 till late last year, will continue as the chief selector, according to a BCCI statement on Saturday. Other selectors in panel are Sridharan Sharath from South Zone, Shiv Sundar Das from Central Zone, Subroto
The PCB has appealed against the ICC’s decision to award a demerit point for the Rawalpindi pitch used for the first Test against England last month. That surface was eventually declared “Below par” by match referee Andy Pycroft, the second successive Test pitch at that venue to have been given that assessment. At the time,
New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry has been sidelined from the upcoming ODIs in Pakistan and India with an abdominal strain. He will return home with the other members of the Test squad who are not in the white-ball mix. New Zealand are yet to name a replacement for Henry. Henry’s absence could potentially open
India 228 for 5 (Suryakumar 112*, Gill 46, Madushanka 2-55) beat Sri Lanka 137 (Mendis 23, Arshdeep 3-20, Hardik 2-30) by 91 runs Suryakumar Yadav‘s sublime century – his third in only 43 T20I innings – set up a series win for India against Sri Lanka. Batting first in the decider, India scored 228 out
Rishabh Pant has undergone a successful knee ligament surgery, conducted at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Friday, BCCI sources have confirmed. “Rishabh Pant has successfully undergone a knee ligament surgery on Friday. He will be under observation. Further course of action and rehabilitation will be advised by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala and followed by the
South Africa’s Khaya Zondo has questioned whether the light was suitable for play to be continuing at the time of his dismissal in the Sydney Test and also believed he got an inside edge on the yorker from Pat Cummins. Zondo, who fought hard for his 39 after coming in with South Africa 37 for
Innings Australia 475 for 4 dec (Khawaja 195*, Smith 104, Nortje 2-55) vs South Africa Pat Cummins declared Australia’s first innings with the rain-interrupted third Test finally resuming after lunch on day four. The declaration meant Usman Khawaja remained stuck on his highest Test score of 195. It reinforces Australia’s bold bid for a series
Sarfaraz Ahmed has said that his fifth-day century that almost helped Pakistan pull off an epic chase against New Zealand in Karachi on Friday was the best in his Test career. Speaking at the post-match presentation after bad light forced a draw with Pakistan needing 15 more runs to chase down 319 and New Zealand
Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand spinner, has signed for Worcestershire to play in next summer’s Vitality T20 Blast. Santner, 30, previously represented the club in 2016 and 2017. He will join fellow New Zealand international Michael Bracewell as Worcestershire’s overseas signings for the Blast. Santner is his country’s third-leading wicket-taker in T20Is and has experience
Rohan Jaitley, the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) president, has sacked the state’s senior selection committee a day after reports of infighting within the panel and “dubious selection” emerged. He has voiced out his “disapproval of the manner in which the men’s selection committee is discharging its duties”. On Tuesday, selectors Gagan Khoda, the
The chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association has called for the term ‘Mankad’ to be removed from the sport’s language and said that the players have a key role in removing the stigma around the dismissal. “I don’t think it’s a debate, think it’s very black and white, it shouldn’t be the word Mankad,”
Pat Cummins rewarded his captain Tim Paine’s decision to hand him the new ball by knocking over India opener Privthi Shaw late on day two in Adelaide. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow
Watch the most unexpected moments of 2022 to happen on the field in England this year. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the