Dasun Shanaka’s first assignment will be the three-match T20 series in the West Indies © Associated Press Dasun Shanaka has been appointed the Sri Lanka men’s team’s new T20I captain, replacing Lasith Malinga, who is understood to be out of contention for selection, having not trained with the squad in the past few months. Shanaka
News Fast bowler cleared a fitness Test and will be part of the squad for both remaining games Umesh Yadav has been added to India’s squad for the third and fourth Tests against England after clearing a fitness test. Yadav, who had given the fitness test on Sunday, was formally added to the squad on
Joe Root believes a seam-orientated third Test could prove to be to England’s advantage and leaves them in “a great position” at the halfway stage of the series. While Root, England’s captain, was adamant the pitch in Ahmedabad would provide assistance to spin bowlers at some stage, he also suggested the fact that the game
News “We were all satisfied with how we went about our planning. It just comes down to an execution thing” Jhye Richardson says Australia’s bowlers will be looking to improve their execution in the death overs after missing their lengths in the heavy defeat to New Zealand at Hagley Oval in the first T20I of
News Board says former pacer made his “irresponsible move on the eve of the team’s departure, based on personal monetary gain” Just days after being appointed as Sri Lanka’s fast bowling coach, Chaminda Vaas has resigned from the post with immediate effect, with SLC accusing the former fast bowler of holding “the game at ransom”.
England’s seamers have been “licking their lips” at the thought of using a pink ball under floodlights in Ahmedabad, according to Ben Stokes. While England succumbed to a defeat by 317 runs in a second Test dominated by the spinning ball, Stokes believes the third could be “a completely different game” with the seamers expected
Relief and cautious optimism appear to be the dominant reactions from around the English game, after Boris Johnson announced the UK’s intended roadmap out of lockdown. With Prime Minister Johnson outlining his intention to lift all restrictions on social contact from June 21, English cricket can look forward to the realistic prospect of full-house crowds
News BCB president says star allrounder’s ask to skip home Tests for the IPL has left him disappointed The timing of Shakib Al Hasan‘s request to the Bangladesh Cricket Board to allow him a longer stint in the IPL has left the board president Nazmul Hassan “disappointed”, and it has prompted the BCB to ask
Report Jhye Richardson and Kyle Jamieson, who earned big at the IPL auction, both line up in Christchurch Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against New Zealand Australia’s captain Aaron Finch won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat in the first T20 international of a five-match series at Hagley Oval
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In a dramatic turn of events, Sri Lankan pace great Chaminda Vaas on Monday resigned as the national team’s fast bowling coach due to a pay dispute with his board, barely three days after being appointed to the post. Vaas resigned just before the team’s departure for a tour of the West Indies. “We could
News Quick had taken part in a practice game the day before the test was conducted Sri Lanka quick Lahiru Kumara has tested positive for Covid-19, which rules him out of the tour of the West Indies in March, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Monday. Suranga Lakmal is in the frame to be his replacement
News The New Zealand batsman has now hit five consecutive 50-plus scores in T20 cricket Devon Conway is just trying to “ride the wave” of his spectacular T20 form after an innings in the series opener against Australia that those from both sides lauded as incredible. Conway finished unbeaten on 99 in Christchurch when he
News Fast bowler says he would have got to 100 even if was playing all formats – but maybe not this quickly It is easy to forget that Ishant Sharma, who will play his 100th Test this Wednesday, is only 32 years old. He has seen a lot of ups and downs at such a
News “it’s just getting back that confidence to sidestep and run as hard as I can and dive around again” David Warner has said he may feel the effects of the groin injury that has interrupted his season for up to nine months but is hopeful that he is getting closer to a return to
Report Bopara’s half-century, Mahmood’s double-strike in vain for Peshawar Zalmi Lahore Qalandars 143 for 6 (Hafeez 33*, Rashid 27*, Mahmood 2-22) beat Peshawar Zalmi 140 for 6 (Bopara 50, Butt 23*, Shaheen Afridi 3-14) by four wickets Shaheen Afridi started it, Rashid Khan did his thing in the middle with the ball, and then came
News “That’s the meaning of home advantage. Else, just take it away,” says India’s opener Rohit Sharma has a simple message to the experts, fans and everyone watching the game: debate performances and not pitches, because it’s the same for both sides – and the team that plays better, wins. The India opener never shies
News He’s set to receive a three-year contract that will allow him to oversee all aspects of the game in the country Tom Moody has been lined up on what is understood to be a three-year contract to become Sri Lanka Cricket’s director of cricket, a newly-created role that will oversee almost every facet of
Islamabad United 151 for 7 (Gregory 49*, Brathwaite 2-23) beat Multan Sultans 150 for 8 (Rizwan 71, Wasim 3-29) by three wickets Lewis Gregory dragged Islamabad United across the line in their season opener against Multan Sultans in Karachi with 49 not out from 31 balls to seal a three-wicket win with six balls to
News The India batsman also touched on how the team is managing the pressure of trying to make the WTC final Rohit Sharma, the India opener, spoke to the media on Sunday, three days ahead of the third Test against England in Motera. He touched upon the “twilight period” during pink-ball Tests, World Test Championship
Reverse-swing was a key factor in England’s victory in the first Test of their series in India, but James Anderson does not expect it to play much of a role under the Ahmedabad floodlights in Wednesday’s third Test. Anderson missed England’s 317-run defeat in the second Test, with the team’s management opting to rotate him
India batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday said that the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) is too far ahead, and the side is just focusing on following the right process. The four-match Test series between India and England currently stands level at 1-1, and now both teams will face off in a pink-ball Test,
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar padded up for the first time in five and a half years for a good cause – Sunday’s Bushfire Cricket Bash charity match, raising funds for those effected by the Australian bushfires.
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News The two had breached Covid-19 protocols and were required to serve a three-day quarantine and return two negative tests The PCB has allowed Wahab Riaz and Daren Sammy to reintegrate with the Peshawar Zalmi set-up without completing the three-day quarantine period, as the board had announced earlier. The breach of Covid-19 protocols happened when
News “We’re waiting for the final dates, but the ideal scenario is to be available and around for all that cricket” New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has admitted that potentially missing the Test matches against England in early June due to complete the IPL is not his preferred option but that it’s another case of
News The Australia captain believes that for a player like Guptill one shot could spark him back into form Australia’s captain Aaron Finch believes a technical tune-up during quarantine ahead of the T20I series against New Zealand has given him the chance to atone for a grim BBL that saw him go unsold in the