Sri Lanka Cricket has pencilled in June 2023 for the launch of its inaugural T10 league. Titled the Lanka T10 League, the tournament will also host both a men’s and women’s tournament in the same slot first – meaning matches would take place “concurrently,” potentially on alternating days, though SLC is yet to iron out
Pakistan have handed maiden call-ups to legspinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Ali for the home Test series against England next month. The selectors also dropped Fawad Alam, Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali, who had been part of the Sri Lanka tour in July earlier this year. Both Abrar and Mohammad Ali have been
The third T20I between New Zealand and India will be their last game in the format this year, and they would want to head into 2023 with more answers than questions. New Zealand’s inability to gain any momentum with the bat chasing 192 on Sunday further highlighted their lack of assertiveness in the powerplay. In
David Warner has expressed his frustration at how long it has taken Cricket Australia to allow him to apply to have his lifetime leadership ban reviewed, describing the process as traumatic and disappointing. On Monday CA announced that it amended its code of conduct which previously stated that players do not have the right to
David Warner can now formally apply to have his lifetime leadership ban modified after Cricket Australia’s board amended its code of conduct policy. Warner was previously unable to hold a captaincy position in Australian cricket after being handed a lifetime ban as a result of 2018’s ball-tampering scandal and under the previous code of conduct,
Shaheen Shah Afridi is “feeling better” following an appendectomy on Sunday. The fast bowler tweeted a picture after the surgery. Afridi is also currently undergoing rehab for his knee injury. At the MCG in the T20 World Cup final against England, Afridi had to hobble off the field after experiencing some discomfort in his knee,
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When Rachael Haynes lofted a catch to mid-off, she walked off to a standing ovation. At the end of the game both teams, and players from Sydney Sixers who had remained from their earlier match, formed a guard of honour as she carried her son, Hugo. Watched by her family, her team-mates had allowed her
Shaheen Afridi injured himself in T20 World Cup final© AFP Pakistan’s top fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is unlikely to return to international cricket until April 2023, effectively ruling him out of the five Tests at home against England and New Zealand. Afridi who was given rest because of a knee injury suffered another setback
India 191 for 6 (Suryakumar 111*, Kishan 36, Southee 3-34) beat New Zealand 126 (Williamson 61, Hooda 4-10, Siraj 2-24) by 65 runs Virat Kohli termed it as “another video game innings” on Twitter, and with solid reason: Suryakumar Yadav bashed 111 unbeaten runs out of the team’s total of 191, on the way crashing
Suryakumar Yadav is really happy with the way he’s batting at the moment. He said as much after slamming an unbeaten 111 off 51 in Mount Maunganui to lift India to 191 for 6 in the second T20I against New Zealand. He also explained why he held back, relatively speaking, till the 17th over of
Test cricket remains “far above” the other formats for Mitchell Starc as he indicated a staggered white-ball retirement to ensure he can continue his red-ball career. Starc, 32, was ever-present in Australia’s Test side last season through the Ashes series and then the Pakistan and Sri Lanka tours. He is now eyeing another extensive run
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The first T20I between India and New Zealand got abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in Wellington on Friday. The two teams meet each other once again, this time at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, for the second T20I of the three-match series. While both the teams will be looking for
West Indians 424 for 9 dec (Thomas 77*, Brathwaite 75, Brooks 56, Holder 50) and 114 for 4 drew with Combined NSW & ACT XI 426 for 4 (MacDonald 177*, Davies 115) West Indies’ batters missed a chance to find their groove on Australian pitches before their tour game against a NSW/ACT XI was declared
After a washout in Wellington, the three-match T20I series between New Zealand and India has been reduced to a two-match affair. But apart from that, and a change of venue to Mount Maunganui, little else has changed. In fact, there is a forecast of rain for the second T20I too. India, for the foreseeable future,
R Ashwin has defended India head coach Rahul Dravid being given a break from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, highlighting the physical and mental strain that the team has been under since they began building up to the 2022 T20 World Cup. In Dravid’s absence, former India batter and current head of the National
But the decision to choose Hazlewood as stand-in meant that he jumped ahead of other names who have recently captained Australia. Alex Carey stood in for an injured Aaron Finch on the tour of the West Indies last year, leading the side to a 2-1 series win, and Steven Smith deputised for Cummins during the
Australia decided to bat against England There were two new captains at the toss for the second ODI in Sydney as Josh Hazlewood led Australia for the first time with Pat Cummins rested and Moeen Ali taking charge of England with Jos Buttler having the game off. Hazlewood became the 28th Australia men’s ODI captain
Zaheer Khan and Ravi Shastri have echoed Rahul Dravid‘s views on there being no need for India players to feature in overseas leagues. They insist that with the robust domestic structure in place, “we should focus on our country rather than looking outside”. There is a sentiment that India players, who are not allowed to
Elgar, South Africa’s Test captain, scored his first century in exactly a year, with 137 for the Titans against the Knights. His previous hundred came in November 2021, when he scored 117 against Western Province. Elgar’s next best score since then is an unbeaten 96 against India at the Wanderers. In the same match, Klaasen,
England’s first Test in Pakistan in 17 years will go ahead in Rawalpindi, as originally planned. The potential of political unrest, caused by an anti-government long march led by Imran Khan, the former prime minister, had raised the prospects of a switch to Karachi. Even as the fluidity of the political situation continues, however, the
Since late 2021, the Sharma-led selection panel was reduced to four members after Abey Kuruvilla, the former Mumbai and India fast bowler, completed the maximum tenure of five years. While Kuruvilla moved on to the role of BCCI general manager (cricket development), the board did not appoint his replacement on the selection panel.
File photo of Team India© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that they have invited applications for the position of National Selectors for the senior men’s team. The BCCI also said that the deadline to submit the applications is 6pm IST on November 28. The board has scrapped
Combined NSW and ACT XI 259 for 2 trail West Indians 424 for 9 dec (Thomas 77*, Brathwaite 75, Brooks 56, Holder 50ret) by 165 runs West Indies were given a wake-up call on the bowling front after being dominated by a NSW/ACT XI on day two of the tour match in Canberra. Oliver Davies,
New Zealand vs India – match abandoned India’s white-ball tour of New Zealand began with the first T20I in Wellington being washed out without a toss. Both sides were consigned indoors due to continuous rain. Barring a very short dry spell, it was wet throughout. That was disappointing news for the fans in attendance at
A buoyant Steven Smith has proudly announced his superb one-day innings against England was the best he has felt batting in six years. The bold claim from one of the country’s greatest batters will strike fear into West Indies and South Africa ahead of the Australian Test summer. Smith belted an unbeaten 80 from 78
Australian superstars David Warner, Steve Smith and Mitchell Johnson get an important crash course in this classic century celebration
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