News Nazmul Hassan says BCB has no problem with players wanting a break, but says it should happen via official channels BCB president Nazmul Hassan said on Monday that the board has accepted Shakib Al Hasan‘s leave request to skip the New Zealand tour for which Bangladesh are scheduled to leave later this week. Some
News The left hander got the nod for Australia’s final batting position ahead of the Ashes Familiar faces and a well-known opponent are making Travis Head‘s return to Australia’s Test team a comfortable, relaxed experience. Rather than feeling the pressure to perform after his axing midway through last summer’s series against India, Head feels he’s
Report The weather, however, promises to be better on the fourth and fifth days, with no rain forecast The third day of the Dhaka Test lived up to its very rainy forecast with a full day washout. The covers never came off the Shere Bangla National Stadium, and Bangladesh and Pakistan players didn’t come to
News Stand-in captain explains rationale behind their intent to attack India’s spinners It is the nature of cricket conversations that when you get bowled out for 62 and 167 all the focus is on the batters, who essentially just respond to the conditions and the opposition bowling. It isn’t so much around the bowlers who
News The captain discusses the performances of India’s young trio in Mumbai Three players, who haven’t been Test regulars lately, had a significant impact in India’s Test win over WTC champions New Zealand in Mumbai. Virat Kohli, on his return to Test captaincy after a short break, spoke glowingly of all three of them as
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News The order of the Tests will not change after a late bid by the WA government for a swap The fifth Ashes Test will be relocated away from Perth after Cricket Australia confirmed it could not be held in Western Australia due to border restrictions in place. There will also be no change in
BAN v PAK: Shakib Al Hasan enjoyed his time on the wet covers after rain washed out play.© Twitter Bangladesh’ Shakib Al Hasan brought out his childhood avatar as he skidded over the wet covers on a washed-out Day 2 of the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. The
News Powell added to T20I squad, Thomas named ODI replacement Kieron Pollard will not travel to Pakistan for the ODI and T20I series tour that starts next week after failing to recover from a hamstring injury that he picked up at the T20 World Cup. In his absence, Nicholas Pooran will be T20I captain and
Report Ajaz Patel removed both openers to take his match tally to 12, having also troubled Virat Kohli Lunch India 325 and 142 for 2 (Agarwal 62, Pujara 47, Ajaz 2-77) lead New Zealand 62 by 405 runs Agarwal and Pujara, who was bumped up to the top after Shubman Gill hadn’t recovered sufficiently from
News Captain’s head-to-head with rival Pat Cummins could be major factor as Gabba Test looms Captain Joe Root says England’s squad can win the big moments to secure an Ashes win in Australia and that he’d be foolish not to understand this series will define him. Set for a third tour and second as captain
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Report The weather lived up to the original forecast of rain on Sunday, and it is likely to continue into the third and fourth days Lunch Pakistan 161 for 2 (Babar 60*, Abid 39, Taijul 2-49) vs Bangladesh Lunch was taken at 11:25am local time after play was suspended during the first session of the
News Mitchell Starc will complete the fast-bowling trio alongside Josh Hazlewood and captain Pat Cummins Travis Head has won the race to be Australia’s No. 5 for the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba with Mitchell Starc also locked into the pace attack. Starc was expected to be retain his place ahead of the in-form
News Tendulkar also praises Gill, saying the batter has the technique to bat at any position in Tests Tendulkar was also impressed by the other opener, Shubman Gill, saying the youngster has the required technique and temperament to bat at any position in Tests but he needs to convert those starts into big knocks. “There
News ECB pay tribute to “a remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life” Eileen Ash, who was the oldest living Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110 with the ECB paying tribute to “a remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life”. Ash, née Whelan, made her Test debut for England against Australia in
Ravichandran Ashwin in action on Day 2 of second Test against New Zealand© AFP Ajaz Patel was a name on every cricket fan’s lips on Saturday and chances are that it is likely to remain the same through the weekend. The Mumbai-born New Zealand left-arm spinner picked up all 10 wickets in India’s first innings
News Spinner says the hosts’ bowlers failed to form partnerships as Pakistan put on 161 for 2 on day one in Dhaka Bangladesh rarely pick five specialist bowlers at home, so when they did so against Pakistan in the Dhaka Test, there were more expectations of them. But as Mehidy Hasan Miraz put it, even
News “Not sure we’ve seen the end of him but we’ll wait and see, that will be his decision” Justin Langer retains hope that Tim Paine will return to international cricket after terming the former Australia captain “one of the best people in the game” following his whistle-stop visit to Hobart ahead of the Ashes.
News As a result of the 10-for, he has something to do as he quarantines when he goes back home Ajaz Patel is in no hurry to go through the notifications on his phone after he became only the third man in the history of Test cricket to take all 10 wickets in an innings.
News Former India batter to officially take over NCA job on December 13 VVS Laxman will be taking over as NCA chief on December 13 along with the other coaches after the appointments were ratified by the general body at the BCCI AGM in Kolkata on Saturday. Laxman and Troy Cooley who has been roped
News Seamer hopes lessons of 2019-20 Lions tour will serve him well in maiden Ashes series As a 13-year-old in 2006-07, Ollie Robinson bunked off a week of school to spend Christmas out in Australia and watch Andrew Flintoff’s team get crushed in three of the five Tests of that winter’s Ashes whitewash. He’s back
News “The remaining four T20Is will be played at a later date,” BCCI secretary says BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that the Indian team’s tour of South Africa will go ahead, but only for the three Tests and three ODIs, and the four T20Is that were also part of the original tour will be
News BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the allrounder informed the board “unofficially”, and would need to do so “officially” Shakib Al Hasan has been included in Bangladesh’s squad for the two-match Test series in New Zealand that begins on New Year’s Day, despite the allrounder having informed the BCB “unofficially” that he does not want
News Justin Langer confident in Australia’s fast-bowling depth if reinforcements are needed Cameron Green‘s role with the ball shapes a crucial part of Australia’s Ashes plans both in terms of the workload of captain Pat Cummins and whether rotation of the other quicks will be needed during the series. It is, though, unlikely that Australia
Report Ajaz remained New Zealand’s only wicket-taker, having taken all six to fall Lunch India 285 for 6 (Agarwal 146*, Axar 32*, Ajaz 6-103) vs New Zealand Ajaz Patel continued to keep New Zealand in the Test, while Mayank Agarwal continued to keep India slightly ahead, as the first session on the second day followed
In the latest sneak peek from ‘The Test’, the upcoming documentary on the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, Steve Smith and his teammates share their thoughts on the superstar’s unusual batting quirks. Streaming March 12 on Amazon Prime Video
Report The hosts look to level series against a red-hot Pakistan side Pakistan opt to bat vs Bangladesh Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat. Pakistan will look to complete a 2-0 series win in Dhaka over a week where the weather is expected to play spoilsport to some extent. They go into
News The series will involve Ashes veterans and some players new to the contest After fraught build-ups for both teams, the actual cricket part of the men’s Ashes is almost here. England are unfancied coming into the series, but Australia have not played Test cricket since January when they lost at home against India. There
Indian cricketers will travel to South Africa later this month despite the threat of new COVID-19 mutant Omicron as the BCCI is convinced that the bio-bubble being created by the CSA will be safe and secure for the players. The tour comprises three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 Internationals and is scheduled to start