Pat Cummins previously presented Cricket Australia one of their most important balancing acts in managing a young player and now the Test captain has a front row seat to another as Cameron Green‘s elevation into the higher echelons of the world’s stars continues. The flying visit to India for three T20Is last week may yet
Ruturaj Gaikwad is “waiting for the moment” that Chennai Super Kings return to Chepauk, which is the ground where “it all started” for him. Since Covid-19 hit, the IPL has had to adapt and make do without its usual home-and-away format. In 2020, it took place behind closed doors in the UAE. In 2021, it
It was the photograph that did it. Joe Root pictured on a Scottish golf course while Yorkshire supporters were coming to terms with relegation. Root, the epitome of Yorkshire cricket, grinning broadly alongside Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pietersen and Piers Morgan (none of them particularly renowned for checking the county cricket scores), on a day that
The grandstand at Riverway Stadium in Townsville has been officially named after Andrew Symonds. The Andrew ‘Roy’ Symonds Grandstand was unveiled by his children, Chloe and Will, and his mother Barbara on Friday. “It just feels like he’s going to be loved from every direction, like he’s going to be loved from everyone,” Chloe, 10,
The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is not yet giving up on injured India strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah turning up in Australia to participate in the T20 World Cup. Bumrah was rushed to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru from Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday to undergo scans on his back after being ruled out of the ongoing
England 170 for 2 (Salt 87*) beat Pakistan 169 for 6 (Babar 87*) by eight wickets Pakistan made a change up top, replacing a reliably consistent wicketkeeper with a potentially explosive one, but it was England’s wicketkeeper-batter who had the last say. In a sensational shock-and-awe approach that paid off to its fullest extent, it
Robin Marlar, the former Sussex captain, MCC president, and long-time cricket correspondent for the Sunday Times, has died at the age of 91. As an offspinner who claimed 970 wickets in an 18-season first-class career, Marlar came close to England selection on a number of occasions in the 1950s, but was kept out of the
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Veteran Cheteshwar Pujara would strive to stay relevant in the national team’s scheme of things with a purposeful knock when Saurashtra clash with Rest of India, a side that is packed with five specialist openers, in the Irani Cup clash starting here Saturday. While Madhya Pradesh are the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy champions, Saurashtra will be
Josh Hazlewood believes that bowlers will be in the game during the upcoming T20 World Cup and not just at the mercy of the big-hitting batters. It will be the first time that Australia will host the men’s tournament which will take place at seven venues across the country. In terms of domestic T20 games
India opener Shafali Verma has received firm backing from her captain Harmanpreet Kaur ahead of the T20 Asia Cup, as she looks to turn around her patchy form. Shafali ended the recent England tour without a half-century across formats; in fact, in six innings, she was dismissed in the single digits four times. Particularly under
Big picture “Please, sir, I want some more.” Perhaps few people thought we’d still have a healthy appetite after five matches of the series – the first of this length between two Full Members – but here we are, holding out our bowl for another serving of what has been a rip-roaring contest. Tall run
Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has tested positive for Covid-19, one day after it was announced he had contracted pneumonia. He has, however, been released from hospital, and the PCB said he was “feeling better.” Naseem is the second person in the Pakistan camp during the current series against England to have contracted Covid-19, a
Dawid Malan has become the first England player to publicly declare his support for the proposals outlined in Andrew Strauss’ High Performance Review, suggesting that “less cricket at a higher intensity” would have a number of benefits for English cricket. Strauss’ review proposed a 15% reduction in the total volume of men’s domestic cricket played
The likes of Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran and Dwayne Bravo will not feature in the CPL 2022 final. The star-studded Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, the CPL 2021 champions and the inaugural 6ixty winners, were the first two teams to be knocked out this year. Who woulda
Young India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh said “adaptability” is the main focus of the team ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting later in October in Australia. The T20 World Cup will be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13, and Arshdeep said the Indian bowlers are geared up for the tough challenge that
India’s T20 World Cup campaign is facing the prospect of a huge setback with spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in doubt for the tournament because of a back injury. Bumrah travelled to Bengaluru on Wednesday to undergo fresh scans on his back, and the results are awaited. Bumrah had missed the Asia Cup in August and September
Melbourne Renegades have made a shock signing by adding uncapped Melbourne-based Sri Lanka legspinner Ruwantha Kellapotha to their BBL squad as an overseas replacement player for the upcoming season. Kellapotha, 31, played 20 first-class matches and 12 List A matches in Sri Lanka between 2010 and 2013 before moving to Australia to live. He played
West Indies Women 115 (Alleyne 49, A Kerr 3-16, Jonas 2-13, Devine 2-15) beat New Zealand Women 114 for 9 (Rowe 27*, Henry 3-26, Fletcher 2-18) by one run A spirited bowling show helped West Indies edge New Zealand out by a run in the first of five T20Is in North Sound. In a low-scoring
The ICC has invited bids for media rights to global cricketing events over the next four (or eight) years for the Australian, US, Caribbean and Canadian markets. This is the second phase in the ICC’s media rights process, after sealing a deal for the Indian market last month for an undisclosed sum. That winning bid,
India 110 for 2 (Rahul 51*, Suryakumar 50*) beat South Africa 106 for 8 (Maharaj 41, Arshdeep 3-32, Chahar 2-24) by eight wickets International cricket’s much-awaited return to Thiruvananthapuram, after three years, was celebrated with a clinic of pace bowling where, at the end of it all, India got the better of South Africa by
Pakistan 145 (Rizwan 63, Wood 3-20) beat England 139 for 7 (Moeen 51*) by six runs For the second successive game, Pakistan were put in to bat first, scraped to what appeared a below-par total, and saw their bowlers bail them out. After being bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs, the hosts took the
Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has contracted pneumonia, and will stay in hospital overnight. The PCB announced that their in-house medical panel was monitoring him, and that any calls on his participation in the remainder of the ongoing series against England would be made after assessing his medical reports. However, the development effectively rules him
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Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami misses out as he has just recovered from covid-19*, and will need to undergo BCCI’s mandated fitness tests before he can be eligible for selection again. Having missed the Australia T20Is, he will miss the South Africa T20Is too. Umesh Yadav, who was named Shami’s replacement for the Australia series, has been
The PCB is concerned that the growth of Indian investment in franchise T20 leagues could leave their players locked out of opportunities to develop overseas. The auction for the inaugural SA20 – in which all six teams were bought by IPL franchise owners – was held last week and did not feature a single Pakistani
Josh Hazlewood is still at the top there, after picking up three wickets from three games, and is followed by five wristspinners – Tabraiz Shamsi, Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga and Adam Zampa, in that order. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, at tenth position, is the only other fast bowler in top ten, while Haris Rauf has
Cameron Green has been retained in Australia’s T20I squad for the two matches against West Indies in Queensland next week as a “cautious” approach is taken with various injuries around the squad. However, Mitchell Marsh (ankle), Marcus Stoinis (side) and Mitchell Starc (knee) all return for the start of Australia’s final stretch into the T20