News Skipper reveals in-form batter has beaten Blundell, Young for opening spot alongside Latham Kane Williamson has confirmed that Devon Conway, the top-order batter, will make his Test debut in the first match of the LV=Insurance Test series against England at Lord’s. Conway, the 29-year-old South African-born player, has been preferred to Tom Blundell or
News The fast bowler had cited issues with team management while abruptly retiring last year Pakistan captain Babar Azam offered a glimmer of hope for Mohammad Amir’s potential return to the national team, saying he will “talk to him about his issues”. In an interview with Cricket Pakistan, Azam said he hadn’t yet spoken to
Big picture Twenty-three months on from a day of agony and ecstasy, New Zealand are back at Lord’s. Nine of their 19-man squad, seven of whom played in that final, are returning to the scene of their World Cup near-miss, and just in case they needed reminding of the granular detail, they arrived at the
News The tournament is scheduled between mid-October and November 14 in India, subject to the BCCI fulfilling various obligations The ICC has given BCCI until June 28 to decide about hosting T20 World Cup. The ICC board is also believed to have agreed that the governing body should simultaneously step up its preparations vis-à-vis UAE
Joe Root keen to ensure moment is no empty gesture © Getty Images Joe Root has confirmed that both teams will “be taking a moment of unity” ahead of the first LV=Insurance Test between England and New Zealand as part of a wider commitment to combat issues around inclusion within the game. Root, the England
News Former head coach Jamie Siddons could be in line to return as batting coach The BCB are very close to appointing a spin bowling coach while a new batting coach is also expected to be appointed soon, according to cricket operations chairman Akram Khan. The front-runner for the spin bowling coach’s role is Rangana
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Stuart Broad will be England’s vice-captain for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s starting on Wednesday, with the hosts set to field at least one debutant in wicketkeeper James Bracey. Fast bowler Broad was dramatically dropped from the first Test of the 2020 English season only to end that campaign having averaged a
News Batter expects Kane Williamson to find a way past the plans England’s bowlers have worked out for him Ahead of England’s two-Test series against New Zealand, fast bowler Ollie Robinson has detailed several plans to deal with Kane Williamson. But Ross Taylor downplayed Robinson’s assertions, saying that “a lot of teams” have tried to
News Mustafizur Rahman unlikely to get clearance too, keeping in mind Bangladesh’s busy international schedule Shakib Al Hasan will not get a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the BCB to take part in the remainder of IPL 2021 for the Kolkata Knight Riders, most likely in September-October this year. Board president Nazmul Hassan has pointed to
News van der Dussen and Shamsi win men’s ODI player of the year and men’s T20I player of the year awards Quicks Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail were named South Africa’s men’s and women’s cricketer of the year respectively at CSA’s annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually on Sunday. Nortje became the 12th player
News Head coach believes they’re in a “luxurious position” going into the two-Test series Head coach Gary Stead believes New Zealand are in something of a “luxurious position”, with competition for places and just a couple of question marks around their preferred XI to take on England at Lord’s this week. The identity of Tom
News The families of both men’s and women’s squads will be allowed to travel with the teams In a shot in the arm for the India men’s and women’s squads that are due to tour England, the families of players and coaching and support staff have been cleared by the UK government to accompany them
News It’s not on the FTP, it’s not part of the WTC, and it won’t feature any of England’s IPL players (bar one) England are set to play New Zealand in Tests at Lord’s and Edgbaston over the next two weeks. But how did the series, which was only confirmed in January and is in
News Discussions to be held around discuss IPL bio-bubble norms, crowds, hosting of the ICC event among other things BCCI’s top brass, led by board secretary Jay Shah, reached Dubai via a charter flight on Monday to finalise plans for the remainder of the 2021 IPL as well as discuss the probability of the UAE
News Wicketkeeper’s spot is yet to be confirmed but he is suddenly the frontline option after Foakes’ injury When England announced their 55-man return-to-training squad last summer, it’s probably fair to say James Bracey was in the outer orbit among candidates for the Test side. But Bracey, a well thought of young wicketkeeper-batter from Gloucestershire,
News Priority is to reunite the IPL returnees with families as they come out of quarantine on Monday, CA CEO says Cricket Australia has yet to start discussions over whether players will be able to head back to the IPL when the tournament resumes in the UAE later this year as those who had returned
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli sweated it out in the gym ahead of the England tour.© Twitter/BCCI The Indian cricket team was seen sweating it out in the gym in a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official Twitter handle. Captain Virat Kohli, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja,
News The first stop is the Caribbean where he’ll play in the upcoming CPL for the Barbados Tridents Smit Patel, an Under-19 World Cup winner with India in 2012, has officially retired from all forms of cricket under the BCCI’s ambit to pursue his American dream. This also makes him eligible to play in franchise
News Hockley stepped into the job last June following the sacking of Kevin Roberts Nick Hockley has been named the new permanent chief executive of Cricket Australia, having held the role in an interim capacity for almost a year. Hockley stepped into the job last June following the sacking of Kevin Roberts during the fallout
News Sussex coach James Kirtley praises seamer’s “ability to dissect batsmen” Sussex had tried just about everything to get Kiran Carlson out in their County Championship fixture away at Glamorgan earlier this season: he had made 127 not out in the first innings, and was 129 not out overnight heading into the final day, holding
News Head coach wants “one or two big away wins” to bolster his side’s confidence Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo believes that the next step for his team should be to find success overseas. He wants them to adjust their strategies, particularly their scoring pattern, to foreign conditions and start by winning “one or two big
News The group was originally slated to take a chartered flight to Abu Dhabi, but it seems there was a late change in plan As many as 11 players and officials on their way to the PSL, including the Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, were not allowed to board commercial flights going from Lahore and
News ‘When it comes to playing for India, it’s like serving your country, so personal issues, I don’t really give any weightage’ Mithali Raj, India Women’s Test and ODI captain, insists there’s no bitterness with head coach Ramesh Powar and that they have “moved on” from a public fallout in the aftermath of India’s semi-final
News Tournament scheduled in a way that most of Bangladesh’s top cricketers can take part during the break after the ODIs against Sri Lanka, and before their departure to Zimbabwe on June 29 The BCB has undertaken its biggest bio-bubble to date to host the Dhaka Premier League, which commences on May 31. The 2019-20
Personal likes or dislikes don’t matter when one is playing for the country, India’s Test and ODI captain Mithali Raj said on Sunday, insisting that she and head coach Ramesh Powar have “moved on” from a bitter past to take the team forward. Mithali and her teammates are currently quarantining in Mumbai ahead of England
News Earlier, the players were forced to train in smaller groups after fast bowler Mindley had tested positive West Indies’ 30-member squad for the preparatory camp in St Lucia, ahead of the two-match home Test series against South Africa, has returned to full training after all players tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday. The players
News Board to also “seek an extension” from ICC “to take an appropriate call” on hosting the men’s T20 World Cup The BCCI has announced that it will conduct the remainder of the 2021 IPL in September and October this year in the UAE. The decision was taken at a special general body meeting held
News New Test captain wants team to play “more and better cricket” as they rebuild their red-ball game Scoring hundreds, taking five-fors and becoming more consistent. These are on Dean Elgar’s agenda as South Africa embark on a(nother) new era next month. Elgar will lead the team on a two-Test tour of the West Indies
News Tax exemptions from government and covid-19 pandemic are key factors The BCCI will ask the ICC to defer the decision on where the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup will be played this October-November. Board president Sourav Ganguly is believed to have informed the members at a special general meeting (SGM) on Saturday that the