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News The quick is skipping Central Punjab’s first few Pakistan Cup matches to manage his workload A remarkable and unexpectedly bountiful domestic season has left Hasan Ali on the verge of a national team comeback, as Pakistan prepare to take on South Africa in Tests and T20Is from the end of January at home. Pakistan
News Tim Paine said scratching a guard is something Smith did regularly with no intention of removing another player’s mark Australia have closed ranks around Steven Smith and his habit of shadow batting and re-marking guard during matches, after stump camera footage that showed him doing so during Rishabh Pant’s SCG innings raised suspicions of
News Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Marnus Labuschagne and Kyle Jamieson moved up the tables Kane Williamson, who hit 238 in the Christchurch Test, consolidated his position at the top of the ICC rankings for Test batsmen by reaching 919 rating points – the highest ever by a New Zealand player. There was a switch just
Kane Williamson is the No.1 Test batsman on the International Cricket Council’s rankings.© AFP New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has reached the best ever-rating points by a New Zealand player after his brilliant 238-run knock in the second Test against Pakistan. Williamson has also consolidated his position at the top of the list of batsmen
T10 could help forge cricket’s path to inclusion in the Olympics, Kumar Sangakkara, the MCC President, said. Speaking ahead of this month’s T10 League, where he will work with Team Abu Dhabi as a mentor, Sangakkara said that while it was impossible to say whether cricket might be included in the Olympics as soon as
News His position as Pakistan’s chief coach doesn’t seem to be in any kind of threat at the moment Misbah-ul-Haq has played down talk of his days as head coach of the Pakistan team being numbered, saying that stakeholders in Pakistan cricket need to avoid “being reactive”. He added that he is hoping that the
Play 00:49 Tim Paine: I haven’t had many worse days In the moments after India secured an unlikely draw at the SCG, Australia’s captain Tim Paine privately conceded to R Ashwin that he had made himself “look the fool” by calling the touring spin bowler a “d*******” and then following up by dropping his third
News Allrounder is expected to fly back to India for rehabilitation at the NCA in Bengaluru Ravindra Jadeja has joined the list of India’s walking wounded. The allrounder has been been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against Australia starting in Brisbane on January 15 and will instead be flying home to recover
It sometimes feels as if the opposition bowling is the least of the worries facing England’s new Test batsmen. As if taking a step up in level is not daunting enough, there is also a vast step up in scrutiny. From playing in front of county audiences – which, while bigger than sometimes credited, really
News Praises Pant, Ashwin, and Vihari for chipping in ‘for the team’s cause’ amid raft of injury concerns To Ajinkya Rahane, who remains unbeaten as India’s Test captain thanks to the amazing rearguard to bat out 131 overs in the fourth innings of the SCG Test, the draw is as good as a win. India
News Wicketkeeper-batsman says Sri Lanka have a better chance of success against England than in 2018-19 Seventy Test innings in, Niroshan Dickwella is still hunting for that big one. Way back in 2014, when he had barely graduated from the Under-19 team, Dickwella began his Test career with a sparkling 72 off 116 balls, against
News Head coach insists Amir’s omission for Zimbabwe, New Zealand series was a unanimous, performance-related decision Misbah-ul-Haq has suggested that Mohammad Amir “made up” the circumstances surrounding his retirement from international cricket. Amir said that “enough is enough” in December, citing “mental torture” in his decision to quit international cricket, but Misbah said on Monday
Steven Smith scored 311 runs at a strike rate of 131 in IPL 2020 © BCCI Rajasthan Royals are likely to release their captain and premier batsman Steven Smith ahead of the 2021 IPL auction. The Royals will take a final call shortly, before submitting the final list of retained players, the deadline for which
News Pucovski was sent for scans on his right shoulder following a heavy landing while diving on the field. Australia face a nervous wait to see if Will Pucovski has suffered any significant damage after being sent for scans on his right shoulder following a heavy landing when he dived in the field on the
Three run outs and another excellent Australian bowling performance has handed Australia the upper hand over India after three days of the third Vodafone Test. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on
News “We will do a transparent review of the whole season, starting from the England series.” The PCB’s cricket committee will meet on Tuesday to review Pakistan’s 2020-21 season, including the team’s performance in the recent series against New Zealand. Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling Waqar Younis will both be debriefed on a tour where
News Ashwin batted 128 balls in partnership with Hanuma Vihari to script one of India’s great rearguards Despite four Test centuries to his name, R Ashwin, who returned battered and bruised from the barrage of short-pitched bowling at the SCG on Monday to help India draw the third Test, said his undefeated 128-ball 39 was
AUS vs IND: Ravichandran Ashwin hugs Hanuma Vihari after Day 5 of the 3rd Test match.© AFP After playing out an epic draw in the third Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Australia and India on Monday retained their top two spots in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. India is marginally ahead
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the Sydney Test Welcome to our live report of the fifth day of the Australia-India Test from Sydney. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please
The six franchises met in Lahore for the Pakistan Super League draft to pick their squad for the sixth edition of the tournament. Each side was given a window to retain a maximum of eight players. In total, each franchise must have a minimum of 16 players and can have another two. They break down
News “I had a call last night from the BCCI secretary and he confirmed we are good to travel to Brisbane on Tuesday,” CA interim CEO Nick Hockley After much uncertainty, the final Test at the Gabba will go ahead after India confirmed they would travel to Brisbane. Over the last couple of weeks, various
News Mason Crane, Matt Parkinson and Amar Virdi are with the squad as reserves England will consider adding one of their three reserve spinners to their main squad ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka on January 14, after head coach Chris Silverwood ruled Moeen Ali out of contention. Ali has been self-isolating after
Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Sydney. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.05pm local time/12.35pm IST: Stumps:
Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s live coverage of the PSL 2021 draft. From Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo to Rashid Khan and Chris Lynn, there are some big names up for grabs today. Buckle up! (If the blog doesn’t load for you, please refresh your page.) Danyal Rasool is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @Danny61000
News On Saturday, Hooda left the team citing issues with captain Krunal Pandya A day after leaving the team over alleged misconduct of his captain Krunal Pandya, Baroda allrounder Deepak Hooda has faced backlash from the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA), which has said the player put himself “above the team”. Terming Hooda’s actions as a
Dan Lawrence‘s England debut has always been a matter of when, not if. At the age of 17, he became the third-youngest batsman to make a hundred in County Championship history, taking a strong Surrey attack for 161 at The Oval, and he has been marked out as a coming man ever since. The best
News West Indies players will be allowed to train after a series of Covid-19 tests and three days of isolation in the hotel The 38-member West Indies contingent arrived in Dhaka on Sunday morning to become the first international side to arrive in Bangladesh since the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic has already had a direct
News ‘This has been a continuous thing at Sydney. I have experienced it as well’ R Ashwin has come down hard on the Australian crowds, especially the ones in Sydney, who according to him have dished out “nasty” abuse even on his previous visits to the country. During the ongoing Test, Ashwin said, they crossed
India’s bowlers fought back impressively on day two of the third Vodafone Test before two late wickets brought Australia back into the match. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests 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