News “I realise now that if I work hard enough, I can establish myself as an allrounder” says Miraz Tamim Iqbal told him to mind the short ball, Mushfiqur Rahim told him to leave the ones outside off stump and Shakib Al Hasan tweaked his sweep shot. When Mehidy Hasan Miraz returns to the team
Play 01:57 ‘Criticism of Paine totally unfair’ – Trevor Hohns Pat Cummins is as curious as everyone else in Australian cricket about whether he can be the first significant fast-bowler captain in the system for nearly 30 years, and has indicated his eagerness to lead New South Wales if granted the opportunity over the coming
IND vs ENG: India face England in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.© AFP Team India face England in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The fixture begins from February 5, with the game set to take place behind closed doors.
Akila Dananjaya Records career best figures of 6 for 115
Report South Africa included only two frontline seamers in Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje Pakistan chose to bat vs South Africa Pakistan’s Babar Azam opted to negotiate early morning moisture and potential extra bounce, choosing for his line-up to bat first in Rawalpindi. South Africa were not too unhappy with the decision, with Quinton de
News The tournament, due to begin on February 20, will not be played behind closed doors Following the government’s official go-ahead, the Pakistan Super League 2021, which starts on February 20, will not be a closed-door event. Spectators will be allowed up to 20% of the ground’s seating capacity, meaning Karachi can accommodate 7,500 people
News The New Zealand captain is currently nursing an elbow niggle, but he is confident it will “settle” well before their T20I series in Australia Kane Williamson has said he is “chuffed” at New Zealand making the World Test Championship (WTC) final, and believes that their position is reflective of the team’s “hard work through
News Batsmen slipped on marble floor outside dressing-room on way to training Zak Crawley has been ruled out of first two Tests against India with a wrist sprain.* Crawley, who was expected to bat at No. 3 in the England side, slipped outside the dressing room on Tuesday and, having fallen heavily on his right
Graeme Swann has encouraged Jack Leach to follow Rangana Herath’s lead in England’s first Test in Chennai this week, telling him that he needs to be “metronomic” and “boring” if he wants to take wickets against India’s batting line-up. Leach took 10 wickets at 35.50 in England’s two-match series in Sri Lanka last month, nine
Report A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib and Mehidy took Bangladesh past 300 on the second morning Lunch Bangladesh 328 for 7 (Miraz 46*, Taijul 5*, Warrican 4-100) vs West Indies A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh past 300 on the
News The Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper-batsman has followed up last season’s success with another outstanding campaign Josh Philippe believes he’s batting as well as he ever has ahead of the BBL final at the SCG on Saturday, with his form earning him the Player of the Tournament title, but is eager to develop into an all-format
Big picture At a time when sport across the world has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan, a team that has been forced to play at neutral venues for much of the last decade, is on the brink of a third, successive series win at home. After victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, they
News He says the bubble life hasn’t taken a toll on India’s players India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said he is pleased at Virat Kohli‘s return to the team and is gearing for his normal and “easy” role as deputy, one he said he enjoys best by being in the back seat. Rahane took over
This was one half-century he was always going to convert. From the moment Joe Root toddled out to bat in Nagpur – really, did old-school Yorkshiremen like Brian Close or Ray Illingworth, look as young as Root did that day even in their pre-natal scans? – it looked likely he would spend a decade and
News The T20Is will be played as double-headers alongside the New Zealand-Australia women’s series Bangladesh’s ODIs and T20s in New Zealand, which were scheduled to kick off on March 13, will now begin on March 20. A New Zealand Cricket statement said the changes in the schedule was “caused by ongoing challenges in the current
Quinton de Kock will not continue as South Africa’s Test captain after the Rawalpindi Test, with coach Mark Boucher saying that it’s important to “release him from that burden” of leading all three sides in the international arena. But it’s not a decision the team needs to make in a hurry, because the “disappointing and
News Javeria Khan, Anam Amin and rain deny SA a 3-0 sweep Pakistan women 127 for 6 (Javeria 56*, Imtiaz 29, Shangase 3-20, Sekhukhune 2-15) beat South Africa women 68 for 4 (du Preez 24*, Amin 2-14) by eight runs via DLS method After being swept 3-0 in the ODI series and losing the first
News Chennai clash will be first Test match on UK terrestrial TV since the 2005 Ashes Test cricket is set to return to free-to-air television in the UK for the first time in more than 15 years, after Channel 4 struck a deal with Star Sports, the global rights holders, to broadcast England’s Test series
Jordan said he hopes kids can draw inspiration from him © Getty Images England bowler Chris Jordan says he hopes that by being a positive presence at the highest level the game can serve as inspiration for young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Cricket, especially in England, is increasingly under-fire for
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir put India as favourites to win the upcoming four-Test series against England but maintained that England will be no pushovers in the Tests starting in Chennai on February 5. In an interview with NDTV, Gambhir said the visitors are capable of pulling off a surprise with the likes of Joe
On his Test debut, Washington Sundar showed immense bravery and talent to thwart Australia’s best efforts in hitting seven fours and a six in a 144-ball knock of 62 in an entertaining partnership with Shardul Thakur. 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
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Lahiru Thirimanne and the rest of the group were tested on February 2 © AFP via Getty Images Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne have both returned positive Covid-19 tests at the latest round of PCR testing conducted on the provisional squad, which has been preparing for the planned tour of
Having toured India as a spare batsman in 2012, Joe Root got his opportunity in the fourth Test and he didn’t disappoint, scoring a half-century on debut. Now Root, the England captain, has come full circle, preparing to play his 100th Test as he leads his team in the first of four Tests in India,
News Chief executive Nick Hockley said the planning for the Ashes would start very soon Any issues between Australia’s coach Justin Langer and his players need to be sorted out in-house as Cricket Australia reviews the performance of the Test team in the gap between now and next summer’s Ashes series against England, according to
Tim Paine won’t be leading his team out in South Africa next month © Getty Images A formal offer from Cricket Australia to play next month’s scheduled Test series in Australia was rejected by Cricket South Africa. CA’s interim chief executive Nick Hockley confirmed discussions of the Australia scenario as he explained why the “risk
News Locked I, J and K stands will also be thrown open to the public It’s official now. Crowds up to 50% capacity of the MA Chidambaram Stadium will be allowed for the second India-England Test in Chennai, as reported by ESPNcricnfo on Monday. The BCCI had informally given a nod to TNCA on Monday,
Report Mustafizur Rahman is the lone seamer for Bangaladesh Bangladesh chose to bat vs West Indies Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat in the first Test against West Indies in Chattogram as the visitors handed debuts to allrounders Shayne Moseley, Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner. After a 3-0 cruise in the ODI series, Bangladesh
News There could be a chance for those in the Test squad to return to the Sheffield Shield Australia’s T20I squad to tour New Zealand for five matches later this month will remain unchanged despite the postponement of the Test series in South Africa. The need for pre-departure protocols for the squad, which will fly
News Allrounder’s batting performances have been more prominent lately, but bowling remains the priority Faheem Ashraf has had a strange Test career. When he was first included in the side in 2018, he promptly scored 83 against Ireland, and a productive series against England with the bat raised hopes Pakistan finally possessed that most valuable