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News Former New Zealand allrounder was first shifted from Canberra to Sydney for emergency heart surgery Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns has spoken for the first time since having an emergency surgery following a major heart problem. In a video he posted on Twitter, the 51-year-old mentioned he was “grateful to be here”, although
News The ECB is expected to meet today to take a decision on their men’s and women’s teams’ tours of Pakistan Wasim Khan, the PCB chief executive, has claimed a “clean bill of health from a security perspective”, adding that he expects England – the men, for two T20Is, and the women, for two T20Is
News “The advice changed, the threat level changed and, as a consequence, we took the only responsible course of action possible.” New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said that given the advice they had received, “there was no way” the New Zealand team could have stayed on in Pakistan. NZC had made the decision
News “In my mind, it is 100 percent clear that an England team of some description will embark on the tour,” says seamer. Stuart Broad has confirmed that fitness-permitting he will be part of the Ashes tour but added that England’s players still need more details about the restrictions they will be under. It is
News The PCB chairman addressed the concerns raised by New Zealand’s abrupt abandonment of their tour of Pakistan on Friday A day after New Zealand abruptly cancelled their tour of Pakistan due to security reasons, newly-elected PCB chairman Ramiz Raja sought to rally his troops by urging everyone to focus on a way forward. A
New Zealand abandoned their limited-overs cricket tour of Pakistan on Friday citing security concerns, much to the disappointment of the cricket fraternity in the South Asian country. The Blackcaps were set to play three ODIs and five T20Is in Pakistan but the series was cancelled without a ball being bowled after New Zealand Cricket (NZC)
News For the visitors, Poonam Yadav claimed 3 for 28 while Vastrakar and Deepti impressed with a middle-order fightback Australians 278 for 9 (Haynes 65, Lanning 59, Mooney 59, Yadav 3-28) beat Indians 242 for 7 (Vastrakar 57, Sharma 49*, Campbell 3-38) by 36 runs Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney all struck half-centuries
The last time these two teams met, Mumbai clinched a thriller by four wickets © BCCI/IPL Big picture It felt like dystopian reality TV when it rumbled on, seemingly indifferent to the reality beyond its bubble, as India gasped for breath in the cruelest weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s back now, and things are
News He played nine first-class matches between 1997 and 2007, taking 34 wickets Murtaza Lodhgar, the former Bengal left-arm spinner and Mizoram’s Under-19 coach, died of cardiac arrest on Friday night in Visakhapatnam, Cricket Association Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya has confirmed. Lodhgar, 45, was in the port city with the Mizoram colts, who were
News New tournament ‘as welcome’ as Covid, says Don Root in letter to cricket magazine The ECB may have hailed the first season of the Hundred as a great success but it has left some of those close to England’s Test captain underwhelmed. Certainly Don Root, the paternal grandfather of England’s Test captain, Joe, is
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News Sussex captain laments talent drain from South Coast as side aims for Finals Day glory Luke Wright has called upon Sussex’s hierarchy to ensure that players are offered extensions before entering the last year of their contracts and said that the loss of Phil Salt and Chris Jordan “hurts me to my core”. Salt
As part of a campaign, MS Dhoni asked people to take the COVID-19 vaccine and wear masks.© BCCI/IPL Captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday urged people to take the vaccine against coronavirus and continue to wear masks in public. Dhoni is taking part in a public health campaign titled “Vaccine
News Analysis Will any of the new signings make a mark as the tournament resumes? A number of Australian players have opted not to return to the IPL, but there will still be strong representation in the UAE and for some of them it is a vital lead in to the T20 World Cup. Here’s
News Decision taken by New Zealand Cricket following “escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan” New Zealand have called off their limited-overs tour of Pakistan because of security concerns. The tour, comprising three ODIs and five T20Is, was supposed to start today, with the first ODI in Rawalpindi, but neither team left
News Other members of the committee are Pathik Patel, Ranadeb Bose, Kishan Mohan and Harvinder Sodhi Former Tamil Nadu captain Sridharan Sharath will head the BCCI’s newly appointed junior selection committee which also includes Pathik Patel (West Zone), Ranadeb Bose (East Zone), Krishnan Mohan (North Zone), and Harvinder Sodhi (Central Zone). The new committee takes
News Decision due in ’24-48 hours’ in wake of New Zealand’s abandonment of ongoing series The chances of England going ahead with their proposed tour to Pakistan in October would appear to have receded sharply, in the wake of New Zealand’s decision to abandon their ongoing tour due to a security threat. England’s men and
News Australia’s Test captain believes he made the right decision to go under the knife Australia captain Tim Paine is “extremely confident” of being fit for the first Ashes Test despite undergoing invasive neck surgery. A bulging disc had been causing the wicketkeeper pain in his neck and left arm, leading Paine to have an
News Says assistant physio testing positive was a big concern as he had worked with “everyone” ahead of the Manchester Test India’s assistant physio Yogesh Parmar testing positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Manchester Test left the team feeling vulnerable and fearful, according to pacer Shardul Thakur. Speaking to the Indian Express, Thakur said that
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News “All I asked the guys was to back each other – It doesn’t matter whether we perform or not, play or not play, let’s stay tight, let’s stay together” St Kitts & Nevis Patriots captain Dwayne Bravo has said that the ‘belief’ in young players played an important role in the team’s maiden Caribbean
News Blundell had sustained a left-quad strain in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh Tom Blundell, the New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter, has been ruled out of the team’s upcoming ODI series against Pakistan due to a left-quad strain. Blundell had sustained the injury in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh, during the fourth game. Blundell will
News The bilateral series will be Bangladesh’s first international assignment since the T20 World Cup last year Bangladesh are set to play a three-match ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe in November before the two sides enter the biobubble for the 10-team women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier to be played in the African nation. The bilateral
Rohit Sharma, who has already led India in 19 T20Is, seems to be Kohli’s likeliest successor © Getty Images Virat Kohli has announced he will step down as India’s T20 captain after the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup. He wants to continue as Test and ODI captain, however. Kohli announced his decision on
IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant will be hoping to lead Delhi Capitals to the title.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals on Thursday announced that wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant will continue to lead the side for the remainder of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Delhi Capitals are currently on top of the points table with
Preview Both teams have had little ODI practice since the 2019 World Cup, but Pakistan will be under more pressure following a dismal outing against England in July Big picture After all those years of vying for wider international acceptance of its ability to host cricket in the country, one of the elites have come
News The workloads, especially around the day-night Test, will be closely monitored by coaching staff Australia fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck will not be considered for selection until the T20I series against India next month as head coach Matthew Mott weights up the delicate balancing act of protecting the young quick bowlers. Mott confirmed that Vlaeminck,
News Qiana Joseph, Chedean Nation, and Karishma Ramharack have been rested West Indies have added wicketkeeper Reniece Boyce and allrounders Sheneta Grimmond and Chinelle Henry to their 13-member squad for the fourth ODI against South Africa. Left-arm spinner Qiana Joseph, middle-order batter Chedean Nation, and offspin-bowling allrounder Karishma Ramharack have been rested. Henry, 26, featured
News Lee’s team-mate Ayabonga Khaka also gained a spot to move to No. 7 among the bowlers A stellar run of recent form has pushed South Africa batter Lizelle Lee to the top of the ODI batting rankings for the second time this year. With 762 ranking points, Lee is jointly atop the women’s batting