It is learnt that all the four candidates gave good presentation for the Indian women’s head coach role.© Twitter Current women‘s head coach WV Raman, former coach Ramesh Powar, ex-India players Ajay Ratra and Hrishikesh Kanitkar appeared for virtual interviews conducted by Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Wednesday. Out of 35 applications, eight
News Franchise tournament to be staged immediately after India’s white-ball tour Sri Lanka Cricket have announced that the second season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be played from July 30 to August 22, with further details about the franchise tournament yet to be confirmed. The window falls immediately after Sri Lanka’s home series
News Kusal Mendis has been recalled and made vice-captain for the Bangladesh ODIs Kusal Perera has been named new ODI captain and Kusal Mendis has been recalled and made vice-captain, while Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal have been dropped in a major shake-up of Sri Lanka’s ODI team. In naming a young squad,
News Abid Ali also gained for Pakistan, while Regis Chakabva and Blessing Muzarabani advanced for Zimbabwe Pakistan bowlers Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi andNauman Ali have achieved their career-best rankings in the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings after their match-winning performances in the second Test against Zimbabwe, when they became the first trio from the
News Bharat Arun and R Sridhar talk about the challenges posed by quarantine restrictions and how they will plan for the England tour Quarantine restrictions might hamper the Indian team’s preparations for the World Test Championship final in England but bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar feel that the players’ abundant experience
News A review of the India Test series has unpacked how Australia’s dysfunctional batting might have been mitigated by the addition of a specialist mentor Australia’s uncertain top six are likely to be bolstered by a full-time batting coach or specialist consultants for the Ashes and beyond, after a review of the series defeat to
News Watling looks back at some of the memorable moments of his career, what he will miss the most, and more Soon after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling spoke to the media in Lincoln and looked back at some of his most memorable series, what he would
New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling on Tuesday announced that he will hang up his gloves after the Kiwis’s tour of England, which includes two Tests against the hosts and then the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India. The 35-year-old said that he felt it was the right time to quit. Watling has represented New
News The 35-year-old will end his career as New Zealand’s most prolific Test keeper behind and in front of the stumps BJ Watling has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of New Zealand’s upcoming Test tour of England. This will mean that form and fitness permitting, he will end his career
Find out more at ecb.co.uk He who laughs last wins the day. Jake Ball and Chris Woakes go head-to-head in a battle of wits, as they read a collection of Dad jokes to one another, carefully observed by eagle-eyed judge Mark Wood. Some of these are so bad, they’re good. Actually they might be just
News Board finances report major dip in reserves after £100m shortfall in 2020 Ian Watmore, the ECB’s chairman, has announced his ambition to “help the game repair its Covid-inflicted wounds” via a business plan that will reduce the “unsustainable levels of debt” within English cricket. The ECB reported a drop in group reserves to £2.2
When Richard Gleeson was named in England’s enlarged training squad ahead of the truncated 2020 season, it was hailed as a triumph for late developers. Gleeson, 33, did not make his first-class debut until the age of 27, having held down a series of unlikely jobs – manual labour in a boiler factory, landscape gardening
News Head coach could not confirm if Trent Boult would be available for second Test of England tour The New Zealand players who left India after the IPL was suspended, and are currently undergoing quarantine in Maldives, may travel to England for their next assignment this weekend. So said their head coach Gary Stead. New
Former Sri Lanka Test player Avishka Gunawardene has been cleared of match-fixing charges by an independent tribunal, cricket’s world governing body announced Monday. The independent anti-corruption tribunal also dismissed three out of four charges made against another former Sri Lankan international, Nuwan Zoysa, who was last month banned from cricket for six years. Both players
News Those part of England tour unlikely to feature, but expect the likes of Dhawan, Hardik and Bhuvneshwar India are set to tour Sri Lanka in July for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and three T20s. As per SLC’s proposed itinerary to the BCCI, accessed bt ESPNcricinfo, the series will commence with the ODIs
News Players in quarantine after IPL postponement unlikely to be rushed back Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, has hinted that the upcoming Test series against New Zealand will be used to look at “some new faces”. While England have the unexpected availability of some players they had anticipated would be at
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News He was earlier charged over events during a T10 event in the UAE in 2017 Former Sri Lanka batsman Avishka Gunawardene has been cleared of both existing corruption charges against him, and is free to participate in cricket immediately. Gunawardene had never directly been charged by the ICC, but in May 2019 had attracted
News Ishant, Dhawan, Shikha, Umesh, Rahane are few of the others to have as well Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Shikha Pandey are among a batch of Indian cricketers to get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. India’s top cricketers are among several athletes in the country, including
News England have “full FTP schedule” from June onwards, says Ashley Giles England’s centrally contracted players are unlikely to be available for the completion of the IPL wherever and whenever it is rescheduled. While the England management were happy to allow up to a dozen English players to miss the Test series against New Zealand
Report This is the first time in Pakistan history three bowlers have taken five wickets in a single Test Pakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid 215*, Azhar 126, Nauman 97, Muzarabani 3-82) beat Zimbabwe 132 (Chakabva 33, Hasan 5-27) and 231 (Chakabva 80, Shaheen 5-52, Nauman 5-86) by an innings and 147 runs It took
News Kanjibhai Sakariya had tested positive during the 2021 IPL Kanjibhai Sakariya, the father of Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Chetan Sakariya, died on Sunday from Covid-19. Kanjibhai had tested positive during the IPL and is the the second family member Sakariya has lost in 2021. Weeks before the IPL auction in February, his younger brother
Hardik Pandya posted a pic with partner Natasa Stankovic on his Instagram story.© Instagram India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Sunday shared a picture with his partner Natasa Stankovic on Instagram story. Tagging Natasa, Hardik wrote: “I Love You”. Earlier in the day, Hardik joined the Mother’s Day celebration by sharing a few pictures with his
Rahul Dravid, the last Indian captain to win a Test series in England (in 2007), predicts the upcoming five-Test series between the two teams will end in a 3-2 win for India. The series, scheduled for August-September, will be a “tough” contest overall and a “great series to watch”, he said. “I really do think
Hasan Ali ripped through the Zimbabwe line-up © Zimbabwe Cricket Lunch Zimbabwe 132 all out (Hasan Ali 5-27, Sajid Khan 2-39) trail Pakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid Ali 215, Azhar Ali 126) by 378 runs Hasan Ali stormed through Zimbabwe’s middle and lower order to leave them teetering on the brink of a huge
Sourav Ganguly also said hosting the remainder of IPL 2021 in India would not be possible © Getty Images BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has indicated India will travel to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series this season. While the exact window for this series is as yet unclear, Ganguly said it would consist of three
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season postponed indefinitely, Punjab Kings (PBKS) took to social media to inform fans that most of their cricketers have reached home safely, and some are quarantining outside India. The KL Rahul-led outfit also thanked the BCCI and asked everyone to follow COVID-19 protocols. Similarly, Rajasthan Royals (RR) too
Prasidh Krishna played all seven matches for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the curtailed season of IPL 2021 © BCCI/IPL India and Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has tested positive for Covid-19. Krishna becomes the fourth player from the Knight Riders camp to have tested positive after Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier and Tim
There are three ODIs scheduled © Associated Press BCB have to navigate through a delicate period in the coming two weeks to hold the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series later this month. Although the board officially announced the dates of the three matches, the country’s Covid-19 rules could influence a couple of crucial factors. From a
Report Abid Ali looked as assured as he did on the first day Lunch Pakistan 353 for 7 (Abid 151*, Nauman 7*, Muzarabani 3-53) vs Zimbabwe Both sides claimed a share of the spoils by lunch on the second day, with Abid Ali ensuring Pakistan’s first innings total begins to push past what Zimbabwe might