Karachi is being discussed as an alternative venue for England’s historic first Test in Pakistan, as part of a back-up itinerary the PCB and ECB have been discussing as political unrest continues in Rawalpindi, the original venue for the series opener. In this itinerary, the dates of the tour remain the same but Karachi hosts
Martin Guptill and Trent Boult have been left out of New Zealand’s T20I and ODI squads for the upcoming home series against India, which is scheduled to begin on November 18 in Wellington. Hard-hitting opener Finn Allen finds a spot in both squads, while fast bowler Adam Milne returns to the ODI squad having last
Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians have made wholesale changes to their squads by releasing more than ten players each ahead of the auction for the IPL 2023 season on December 23. While Pollard and Super Kings’ Dwayne Bravo were the most high-profile West Indians not retained, there were several other younger players
Travis Head has vowed not to let himself become distracted by a World Cup berth as he prepares to take over from Aaron Finch at the top of Australia’s ODI order. Head will open in Thursday’s one-dayer against England in Adelaide, set to partner with David Warner for the first time since Finch’s retirement in
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might be forced to move the first Test against England from Rawalpindi to another venue because of the prevailing political uncertainty due to the long march by opposition leader, Imran Khan. After some of the England Test players including captain Ben Stokes made it clear that they were concerned after
West Indies last won a Test match on Australian soil in February 1997. They have beaten Australia in Australia in any format only once since, in a T20I in February 2013. Not a happy destination for West Indies then, even if it’s true that West Indies have played just 14 Tests in the country since
Sam Curran has admitted he spent the last few weeks of the T20 World Cup asking the relevant seven members of England’s squad what it was like to win the 2019 50-over World Cup. Along with the buzz of success after so much hard work, they confirmed being able to say you had won a
Wayne Parnell feels a lot of questions about South Africa’s performance at the men’s T20 World Cup have “probably been left unanswered”, but the team has to move on. “It was good, personally. But, obviously, as a team, we stumbled. A lot of questions have probably been left unanswered. But you have to move on,”
Playing a high-profile series within days of finishing a World Cup isn’t new to New Zealand. Last year, within hours of playing the T20 World Cup final against Australia in Dubai, they were en route to India for a T20I series. This year, they’ve had an “extra day or two” following their semi-final loss to
NOVEMBER: Three ODIs vs England (home)NOVEMBER-DECEMBER: Two Tests vs West Indies (home)DECEMBER-JANUARY: Three Tests vs South Africa (home)FEBRUARY-MARCH: Four Tests and three ODIs vs India (away)MARCH: Three ODIs vs Afghanistan (neutral – TBC)JUNE: World Test Championship final (in England, if qualify)JUNE-JULY: Five Tests vs England (away)AUGUST-SEPTEMBER: Five ODIs and three T20s vs South Africa (away)SEPTEMBER:
After his starring roles in two gripping World Cup final victories, could Ben Stokes be persuaded to go for the hat-trick by coming out of ODI retirement in time for England’s defence of their 50-over crown in India next year? Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball head coach, is hopeful that he can be tempted. However, he
Put into bat, Ireland lost opener Gaby Lewis in the third over and were kept quiet most of the time. Amy Hunter top-scored for the visitors with a 39-ball 36 and Orla Prendergast chipped in with 20 off 17. However, regular strikes dented Ireland’s progress. Eimear Richardson and Rebecca Stokell did manage to find some
Will Smeed has signed a white-ball-only contract at Somerset in a ground-breaking move that highlights the growing divide between formats in English cricket. Smeed is one of the most promising young batters in the English game and made his debut for the Lions earlier this year. He has impressed for Somerset in the T20 Blast
At the last T20I World Cup 12 months ago, Shan Masood was doing commentary work with ESPNcricinfo. Two months ago, he had never played a T20I for Pakistan. Yet, immediately after Pakistan’s five-wicket loss to England in the T20 World Cup final, he was the one sent out to the MCG press area to try
File image of Shardul Thakur© BCCI/IPL India fast bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to turn up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the next edition of the Indian Premier League as his former franchise Delhi Capitals traded him for uncapped Mumbai all-rounder Aman Khan. Thakur, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crore,
Pakistan were 119 for 4 after 16 overs in the T20 World Cup final against England at the MCG but managed to score only 18 for the loss of four wickets in the last four overs, and their approach at the death was a “massive mistake” according to former New Zealand captain and current Chennai
Pakistan are facing the prospect of losing Shaheen Shah Afridi for a longish spell. He is likely to miss the home series against England and New Zealand, between December 2022 and January 2023, after injuring himself during the Men’s T20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday. It is understood that he has aggravated the
Dec 9-12: Tour game in Brisbane Dec 17-21: 1st Test in Brisbane Dec 26-30: 2nd Test in Melbourne Jan 4-8: 3rd Test, Sydney All three matches are part of the World Test Championship South Africa squad changes In: Gerald Coetzee, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen Out: Aiden Markram, Wiaan
David Warner has indicated he could retire from Test cricket after next year’s Ashes, with the opening batter confirming he will walk away from the red-ball format first. The futures of Warner and several senior teammates have been plunged into the headlines in recent days after Australia’s shock exit from the T20 World Cup. Matthew
After his Player-of-the-Match performance in the 2019 ODI World Cup final, Ben Stokes guided England through a tricky chase to win the 2022 T20 World Cup final against Pakistan. Stokes scored his first T20I fifty to lead England to glory in Melbourne, and former New Zealand captain and current Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming
England 138 for 5 (Stokes 52*, Rauf 2-23) beat Pakistan 137 for 8 (Masood 38, Curran 3-12, Rashid 2-22, Jordan 2-27) by five wickets England became the first team to hold both men’s World Cups simultaneously, sneaking past Pakistan in a tense run chase to win the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup final at the
Ben Stokes has hailed a new legacy under Jos Buttler as England added the T20 World Cup to their 50-over title, becoming the first team in men’s cricket history to hold both trophies simultaneously. Stokes took England over the line with an unbeaten half-century for a five-wicket victory in the final at the MCG after
Babar Azam‘s T20I side has always taken its fans on a ride, but the pain that lies at the end is beginning to feel familiar. Much like Pakistan’s agonising defeat in last year’s T20I World Cup semi-final and the Asia Cup final in September, Pakistan fell short of silverware in the T20 World Cup final
South Australia 299 & 6 for 66 (Hunt 27*, Morris 3-32, Kelly 2-12) trail Western Australia 444 (Whiteman 193, Bancroft 135, Manenti 5-107) by 79 runs In-form speedster Lance Morris tore through South Australia late on day three to leave Western Australia on the brink of victory at the WACA. After gaining a 145-run first
Team India had a forgettable ending to their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign, as they suffered a 10-wicket defeat against England in the semi-final. With many factors to work on, the Rohit Sharma-led side will definitely have one thing to cherish and that will be the power-packed performance by their star batter Suryakumar Yadav. The
Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of cricket for an extended period after suffering a broken leg in “a freak accident” at a birthday party in Melbourne on Saturday. Maxwell fractured his fibula and underwent surgery on Saturday. It is understood it happened as he slipped while running in a backyard with the person celebrating
Kolkata Knight Riders have secured New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz via trades from IPL champions Gujarat Titans ahead of the auction for the 2023 season, slated for December 23 in Kochi. It is an all-cash trade, the details of which have not been disclosed by the IPL or the
David English, the larger-than-life “Godfather of English cricket” – whose Bunbury schools festival has helped to foster the careers of more than 1000 first-class cricketers, including more than 125 international players – has died at the age of 76 following a heart attack. English was a friend of the stars whose life story had to
Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries for Hyderabad.© AFP Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries to set up Hyderabad’s 17-run win over Himachal Pradesh via VJD method in their Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament on Saturday. Opener Rayudu struck 156 off 144 balls (12x4s; 8x6s) while
The 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 auction purse