News Says his side has the variety and depth to deliver; thinks young Pathum Nissanka can “make this tournament his own” Sri Lanka may have had a horror year in terms of squad building and preparation, and the biggest tests undoubtedly lie ahead, but that has failed to dull captain Dasun Shanaka‘s optimism ahead of
“We have a lot of powerful guys in the line-up, but if the situation warrants, we also have guys who can manoeuvre strike, run between the wickets” © AFP/Getty Images Kieron Pollard feels that flexibility, game awareness, and the ability to tailor their game to situations while not giving up on their core strengths will
News “They are all-time greats and truly outstanding ambassadors for Pakistan and global cricket,” said PCB chief Ramiz Raja Abdul Qadir and Fazal Mahmood, two of the greatest to ever play the game for Pakistan, have been inducted into the PCB hall of fame. Mahmood was a devastating swing bowler and such was his skill
News The batter died on Friday following a cardiac arrest Avi Barot, the Saurashtra batter, occasional wicketkeeper and part-time offbreak bowler, died on October 15 at the age of 29 following a cardiac arrest. “Avi was an exceptional and remarkable cricketer,” the Saurashtra Cricket Association said in a statement on its website; Barot had started
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News Head coach full of praise for Venkatesh Iyer and the rest of the young Indians in his top order despite final defeat Kolkata Knight Riders had seemed down and out in the first half of IPL 2021, putting together just two wins in their first seven matches. The postponement of the tournament when Covid-19
Rahul Dravid could start working with the Indian team as early as in late November, when New Zealand visit Aijaz Rahi / © Associated Press Rahul Dravid is, by a distance, the frontrunner to be the next chief coach of the Indian men’s team, and is in line to take over once Ravi Shastri finishes
Mark Wood hopes to prove once again that two 90mph fast bowlers can make the difference in T20 cricket, as he and Tymal Mills prepare to dovetail in England’s World Cup line-up, just as Wood and the injured Jofra Archer have done in previous campaigns. Speaking from Oman, where the England squad have been warming
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News He is the fourth high-profile name in the coaching set-up to leave since Ramiz Raja took over as PCB chairman Grant Bradburn has stepped down as the head of coaching at PCB’s high-performance centre (HPC) “to pursue further coaching opportunities”, the PCB said on Friday. “It has been an honour and privilege to serve
News There are also concerns for the WBBL with seven teams in Tasmania with the eighth, Perth Scorchers, delaying their flight by 24 hours The Marsh Cup clash between Western Australia and Tasmania in Perth will go ahead but the toss has been delayed by one hour following news that Hobart will go into a
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News The South Africa captain hopes to open the batting along with Quinton de Kock in the T20 World Cup Temba Bavuma will have his first “live net” on Friday as he continues his recovery from a broken thumb, sustained in Sri Lanka last month. He expects to pass the fitness test to play in
News Former Netherlands batter and long-time mentor Michael Swart passed on some advice about batting in the UAE Josh Inglis is on a journey into uncharted territory. He has never played for Australia. He has never even toured with Australia. He has never played cricket in the UAE, and the extent of his experience on
News The New Zealand captain been feeling discomfort while gripping the bat and extending the elbow but is pleased with the overall progress New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has confirmed that his hamstring is fine but elbow might still need “a little bit of time” to get back to 100%. The elbow complaint has been
News Right-hander signs with Heat after a great season with Somerset in the Blast, when he scored 295 runs in 6 innings Somerset batter Tom Abell has signed with Brisbane Heat for the upcoming BBL. The promising right-hander also has a chance to be part of the England Lions squad set to tour Australia in
Ben Stokes took to social media to update fans about his recovery.© Instagram Marking his return from injury, Ben Stokes took to social media to give fans a sneak peek into his first training session. The England all-rounder had two screws and scar tissue removed from his left index finger after breaking it while playing
News Pacers, Delany combine to take Ireland to a 33-run win Ireland 177 for 3 (Delany 88, Taskin 2-26) beat Bangladesh 144 all out (Nurul 38, Adair 3-33, Young 2-21, Little 2-22) by 33 runs Opting to bat first, Ireland were off to a good start before Nasum Ahmed struck to remove Paul Stirling, following
News A cautious approach is being taken given his history with concussions which have regularly impacted his young career Will Pucovski has been forced to consult his concussion specialist following a head knock during a throwdowns session at Victoria training last week. Pucovski, 23, has been making a gradual return to full training following shoulder
News The batter featured in five matches in the recently concluded National T20 Cup Northern batter Zeeshan Malik has been provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) under the provisions of its anti-corruption code. The PCB has opened an investigation against the player pertaining to article 4.7.1 in its code that covers a wide
News The Lions will provide opposition for two of England’s Ashes warm-up matches Rob Yates and Liam Norwell, two members of the double-winning Warwickshire side, are among the new faces in the England Lions party to tour Australia later this year. Lancashire batter Josh Bohannon and Surrey’s Jamie Smith have also received their first call-ups.
News Nick Hockley said the relationship with CSA is “very strong” despite the pullout earlier this year Cricket Australia is hopeful they have found a window to play their postponed Test series against South Africa in 2023. The series was originally scheduled for March of this year but Australia pulled out amid concerns over the
News Questions over the level of pay to the CA chairman’s role brings were also raised Cricket Australia has been urged to commit to governance reform by its most powerful shareholder amid a backdrop of disgruntled and divergent state associations, half of which toppled Earl Eddings. Eddings resigned as CA chair on Wednesday, having lost
News “We won two World Cups without getting singles” – West Indies vice-captain says power-hitting will still be big on the team’s agenda Nicholas Pooran has admitted to feeling that he had let himself down during IPL 2021, but insisted that he was “not concerned at all” about his form ahead of the T20 World
News The former captain will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programs across all formats and levels of the game Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has appointed Dave Houghton as its coaching manager. Houghton will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programs across all formats and levels of the game in ZImbabwe, and
News Meg Lanning: “Cricket has shown that when you properly invest in female sport, the results follow and everyone benefits” Australia’s domestic female players have been given a significant pay increase on the eve of the new WBBL season with an extra A$1.2 million of funding. That will see an additional A$800,000 invested in WNCL
Report Captain returns 3 for 5 and then smashes 19-ball 45* to shut out Central Punjab in title clash Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 152 for 3 (Iftikhar 45*, Ghulam 37) beat Central Punjab 148 (Shehzad 44, Akmal 42, Iftikhar 3-5, Imran 3-26) by seven wickets Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defended their National T20 title, storming past Central Punjab to
After the cut-and-thrust of his duel with Virat Kohli in this summer’s India series, James Anderson says that he is setting his sights on the main man in Australia’s line-up, Steven Smith, as he prepares to embark on his ninth Ashes campaign and his fifth tour Down Under. Smith proved to be England’s nemesis in
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