News “We are pretty clear with the balance and combination we want. We are just structuring the team around it and balancing individual workloads as well.” The glimpses of flexibility you saw in India’s batting order and approach against West Indies was no coincidence. It is something that has often been spoken about, both in
News Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall and Shai Hope among those left out John Campbell and Anderson Phillip have been called up to West Indies’ squad for the first Test against England in Antigua next month after bright starts to the regional four-day competition. Campbell, the opening batter who averages 23.70 after 15 Test appearances to
News BCB’s chief executive says this programme is separate to the Bangladesh A team set-up The BCB’s Bangladesh Tigers programme, designed to train the country’s top cricketers throughout the year, will begin on February 25 at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura. The initial intake is 23 players, including some Test specialists who are gearing
News His appointment follows the franchise not renewing the contracts of former Indian pairing of Mohammad Kaif and Ajay Ratra Former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar is set to join Delhi Capitals as an assistant coach. ESPNcricinfo understands Agarkar will perform various roles while acting as one of the deputies to head coach Ricky Ponting
News The tour later this year is due to include three ODIs with ZC hoping for either a Test or three T20Is to be added Zimbabwe’s bold request for a one-off Test to headline their tour of Australia later in the year is set to be knocked back with Cricket Australia preferring the original plan
Preview The hosts have their senior group back, while BPL experience should stand the visitors in good stead Big picture ODI cricket is always welcomed with open arms in Bangladesh, and the three-match series against Afghanistan couldn’t have come at a better time. Super League points are at stake for both teams, but for the
It’s a good quiz question to name the XI that made up Australia’s most recent men’s ODI team. If you want to cheat, here’s the scorecard from the match in Barbados last July. The three games against West Indies on that tour were Australia’s only matches in the format in 2021. They have played just
News “People ask me that question, obviously,” says the bowler who was born in Pretoria and moved to New Zealand 14 years ago Matt Henry was the standout bowling star for New Zealand, with Tim Southee a not-too-distant second, in their innings-and-276-run win over South Africa in the first Test, but Pretoria-born Neil Wagner played
Report Brooke Halliday out for being close Covid-19 contact; Lea Tahuhu, Maddy Green and Fran Jonas also unavailable to play Toss India chose to bowl vs New Zealand Rain delayed the toss at the John Davies Oval by nearly five hours, before India chose to bowl under cloudy skies in a match reduced to a
Yuvraj Singh praised Virat Kohli for his performances over the years.© PTI Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday wrote a heartfelt letter to batter Virat Kohli and said that he has seen the southpaw grow as a cricketer and as a person. In the letter, Yuvraj commended Kohli for his dedication and discipline towards
News Sean Abbott, Jason Behrendorff and Nathan Ellis are among the pace bowlers included Travis Head has an opportunity to play his first ODI since 2018 while Josh Inglis will be in the mix for a debut after his impressive start in the T20I side against Sri Lanka. With Wade not included, Inglis is likely
News The batter played six ODIs and 16 T20Is for India Women VR Vanitha, the batter who played six ODIs and 16 T20Is for India Women from 2014 to 2016, has retired from all forms of cricket. The 31-year-old made her announcement via Twitter, thanking the family members, friends, mentors and team-mates – including India
News Fortune Barishal batter Munim Shahriar earns maiden call-up; Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan left out Shakib Al Hasan is back in Bangladesh’s T20I squad after having skipped the three-match series at home against Pakistan in November last year. Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das, who were both dropped for the Pakistan T20Is, also returned to
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The trees outside Matt Henry‘s window were swaying in a stiff breeze against greyscale skies on a gloomy Christchurch evening. “It’s a bit of a whirlwind,” he said, smiling, not referring to the weather at all, but New Zealand’s innings and 276-run win inside seven sessions against South Africa. Henry’s is a rare Zoom interview
News On Saturday, Saha had posted a tweet which alleged that a “respected” journalist took an aggressive tone with him The BCCI will ask wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha to explain a tweet he posted on Saturday, which alleged that a journalist took an aggressive tone with him after Saha did not respond to a request for
News The uncapped offspinner Ashian Daniel has been included after strong showings in domestic List A cricket Offspinner Ashian Daniel has ridden his excellent List A form into the Sri Lanka men’s T20I squad for India, but there continues to be no room for middle-order batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who has again been omitted due to
News Australia “don’t have much intel” as they get ready for their first trip to Pakistan in 24 years, but the No. 1 Test batter is being innovative with his prep work for spin Marnus Labuschagne is keeping an open mind over what conditions will confront Australia on their tour of Pakistan but is relishing
News Australia remain in sixth place despite their 4-1 win over Sri Lanka India’s 3-0 series sweep over West Indies at home over the past week has taken Rohit Sharma‘s side to No. 1 on the ICC T20I team rankings. India went past England to the top spot, with Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa
IND vs WI: India beat the West Indies in the third T20I to register a 3-0 series clean sweep.© BCCI After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked side in the shortest format of the game. The triumph helped India overtake England at the top of
Report Kings’ forgettable season came to an end as Quetta finished with a win though they are unlikely to progress Quetta Gladiators 166 for 4 (Roy 82, Gregory 1-22, Wasim 1-27) beat Karachi Kings 143 for 8 (Clarke 52, Azam 36, Shahzad 4-22) by 23 runs The first match of Sunday’s double-header in the PSL
News New Zealand will likely field an unchanged side with Gary Stead not expecting conditions to differ much Trent Boult will not be available for the second Test against South Africa with his lack of recent bowling deemed to be put him at too great of an injury risk. It means Boult has likely played
News “The easiest thing for me is to not have these conversations but that’s not who I am,” says India coach Wriddhiman Saha “deserved honesty and clarity”, and a chat about him potentially not being picked in India’s Test team going forward came from Rahul Dravid‘s “deep respect for Saha and his achievements and contributions
Report Harris and Handscomb fall in the 90s before Queensland induce a Victoria collapse of 7 for 24 Queensland 349 and 3 for 69 (Street 24, Perry 2-20) lead Victoria 360 (Maddinson 110*, Handscomb 92, Harris 91, Sandhu 5-65) trail by 58 runs Nic Maddinson made a fine unbeaten century before Gurinder Sandhu‘s second consecutive
Australia’s spinners again led the way as Sri Lanka collapsed with bat in hand before the hosts overcame an early wobble to go 4-0 up in their five-match Dettol T20I Series. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #AUSvSL 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 on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
Sri Lanka & West Indies Team’s engaged in practices at SSC
Report Rizwan’s half-century helped Multan canter to a six-wicket win despite a brief early stutter against a depleted United Multan Sultans 111 for 4 (Rizwan 51*, Dawson 3-16) beat Islamabad United 105 for 7 (Tahir 2-8, Afridi 2-21) by six wickets There was very little riding on this game, and perhaps that shone through in
Chetan Sharma, the chairman of India’s selection committee, said he had told all four of the players dropped “immediately after the South Africa series” that they won’t be considered “just for these two Tests”. Chetan also said that he requested them to play in the Ranji Trophy so that the selectors know where their game
Report India also make four changes, with Gaikwad among those getting a game Toss: West Indies chose to bowl v India West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl against India in the third T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Captain Kieron Pollard said “nothing much had changed” on the surface and that
Report Captain Aaron Finch will return to the top of the order with the Ashton Agar experiment shelved Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka An unchanged Australia are aiming to complete a whitewash of beleaguered Sri Lanka, as the hosts won the toss and elected to bat at the MCG