Every player, official and administrator in the English game will be obliged to undergo an education programme in an attempt to rid the sport of racism and boost inclusivity and diversity. The training programme is to be brought in following a damning survey conducted by The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA, the players’ union) which revealed
Play 02:36 Hussey: Question marks in Australia batting apart from Smith, Labuschagne National selector Trevor Hohns has hinted that Australia’s pace bowlers could be rotated during the series against South Africa after conceding they might have been better served doing so against India. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood – alongside Nathan Lyon and
News West Indies’ top run-getter in their last two Test series believes he has a similar batting style to that of Rishabh Pant Trust Jermaine Blackwood to know what it’s like to bat deep into the fourth innings. His match-winning 95 during the Southampton Test against England last year put him in a category of
News He is the fourth board chairman to vacate the role, voluntarily or otherwise, since Chris Nenzani left office as CSA president last August Judge Zak Yacoob, the chairman of Cricket South Africa’s interim board, has stepped down following the publication of a telephone conversation between him and a South African journalist, in which Yacoob
News The Pakistan batsman was a treat to watch as he subdued South Africa’s spinners Between 2009 and 2020, Pakistan have had as many as seven chief selectors. The common strand: none deemed Fawad Alam good enough to be picked for the national team despite his stellar domestic performances, season after season. During this 11-year
News A stenting procedure will be carried out on Thursday Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalised for the second time this month after complaining of “chest discomfort”. It is understood that Ganguly complained of restlessness on Tuesday evening and was admitted to the Apollo Gleneagles hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday,
News The first practice game is due to begin on July 21 and the second on July 28. The first Test starts on August 4 India will warm up for their five-Test series in England this summer by playing two four-day fixtures against an India A side in July. Northamptonshire and Leicestershire were confirmed as
News He will join as a third selector and will join former captains Minhajul Abedin, the panel chief, and Habibul Bashar The Bangladesh Cricket Board has named left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak as the third senior selector, to join former captains Minhajul Abedin, the panel chief, and Habibul Bashar. Razzak, who played 200 international matches between
News The 19-year-old is the leading spinner in this season’s BBL and is one of a number of players rewarded for their tournament Tanveer Sangha, the 19-year-old legspinner, has been rewarded for a prolific first season in the BBL with a place in the Australia squad for the T20I series in New Zealand next month.
India’s batting rock Cheteshwar Pujara will be sore in the days to come after several blows to the hand, arm, chest and helmet on the final day of the Vodafone Test Series at the Gabba. 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
Day 4 Highlights | Sri Lanka v England 2021 | 2nd Test at Galle | England seal the series
The player auction for Indian Premier League 2021 will be held on February 18 in Chennai.© Kings XI Punjab/Twitter IPL franchise owners attending the player auction ahead of Indian Premier League 2021 on February 18 in Chennai will not be required to undergo any mandatory quarantine but will have to return two negative COVID-19 tests.
News Tevyn Walcott and Zachary McCaskie have replaced them in Barbados’ squad West Indies batsman Shai Hope, and his brother Kyle Hope, have withdrawn from the Barbados squad ahead of the the Regional Super50 Cup after testing positive for Covid-19. The brothers are among three players who returned positive tests, alongside Guyana’s Trevon Griffith. The
Report Visitors were left to ponder how to reinstate the danger that hobbled Pakistan last evening Lunch Pakistan 104 for 4 (Fawad 39*, Azhar 38*, Rabada 2-20) trail South Africa 220 (Elgar 58, Yasir 3-54, Nauman 2-38) by 116 runs Perhaps if the bowling isn’t at near superhuman level and the batsman aren’t desperate to
News Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim also gained after Bangladesh’s sweep of West Indies Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan and Ireland batsman Paul Stirling have made notable gains in the ODI rankings for bowlers and batsmen, respectively, after the latest round of bilateral engagements. Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to international cricket after a one-year
News CA’s own investigation will remain open as they attempt to locate those responsible. Cricket Australia has confirmed India’s players were subjected to racial abuse during the third test at the SCG but cleared the six spectators who were taken from their seats and questioned by police at the ground. CA launched an investigation with
Report With their campaign on the line, the sixth-wicket pair add 75 off just 32 balls to pull off a stunning win Tamil Nadu 141 for 5 (Aparajith 52*, Shahrukh 40*, Arora 3-30) beat Himachal Pradesh 135 for 9 (Dhawan 35*, Rana 38, Yadav 3 for 14) by five wickets Seventy runs needed off 45
News Both squads need to undergo a mandatory six-day quarantine upon arrival in the city on January 27 India and England will get just three days to train before the first Test of the four-match series starts on February 5 in Chennai, as both squads need to undergo a mandatory six-day quarantine upon arrival in
Matthew Wade had a disappointing Test series against India © AFP Matthew Wade has been dropped from Australia’s Test squad for the series against South Africa, and will instead tour New Zealand with the T20I side when the concurrent trips are due to take place in February and March, while Tim Paine has been given
News Says tips to be gained from having watched Alzarri Joseph bowl in the ODIs After a forgettable ODI series against Bangladesh, West Indies are gearing up for the two Tests, and Kemar Roach, one of the more experienced players in the squad, is clear about what his fellow pacemen will need to do to
Report Diana Baig finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series after picking up a career-best 4 for 30 South Africa Women 201 (Wolvaardt 58, Lee 49, Baig 4-30, Sandhu 2-31) beat Pakistan Women 169 (Javeria 33, Ismail 3-22, Khaka 3-29, Luus 3-35) by 32 runs South Africa made a strong statement of intent ahead
News Says India’s win in Australia “changes nothing”; gives “complete credit” to his team-mates for the result Edited PTI copy. Ajinkya Rahane won many fans with his astute captaincy during India’s triumph in Australia but he has made it clear that the leader of the side remains Virat Kohli, for whom he is happy “filling
News Return of Ben Stokes means that two-spinner line-up could be maintained for Chennai Test England are confident of having Ollie Pope and Moeen Ali available for the first Test of the series against India. Both men missed the 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka due to injury and illness respectively. But, with the bulk
Report Sixers took Bash Boost points and then victory as Stars missed the playoffs for just the second time in competition history Sydney Sixers 5 for 180 (Christian 49*, Vince 46, Maddinson 1-6) beat Melbourne Stars 6 for 177 (Maxwell 66, Dwarshuis 3-27) by five wickets Dan Christian and Jordan Silk produced a clinical, superbly
India’s young gun Shubman Gill fell agonisingly short of what would have been an incredible century as he put India in a strong position on the final day of the Vodafone Test Series at the Gabba. 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
India looked to be in trouble after Chris Woakes’ three wickets had reduced them to 82-3 until the partnership of Kohli and Rahane added 159 for the fourth wicket. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and
Pak vs SA: Imran Butt dove to his left to take a stunning catch at second slip.© Twitter Pakistan batsman Imran Butt’s Test debut got off to a dream start as he took a stunning catch diving to his left to send South Africa opener Aiden Markram back to the pavilion in Karachi. Pacer Shaheen
Report Pakistan, meanwhile, were led out by Babar Azam for the first time in this format South Africa chose to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss in Karachi and elected to bat first. On a sunny day in Karachi, the venue where South Africa last beat Pakistan in a Test match 14 years
News Bangladesh doesn’t have an Elite Panel umpire, forcing the ICC to make the appointment The ICC has named Richard Illingworth as a match official for Bangladesh’s Test series at home against West Indies next month. This will make Illingworth the first neutral umpire in a Test since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. In