Najam Sethi has asked the public to decide whether they want to see a final in Lahore most likely only with Pakistani players, or a final in Dubai with foreign players as well © PSL A bomb blast in Lahore has, according to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) chairman Najam Sethi, made it very difficult for foreign players to feature in the final of the second season which, until the…
Steven Smith has said defence will be ‘incredibly important’ to Australia’s batting fortunes on the tour of India © AFP Nine consecutive Test match losses in Asia. One series win in India in 48 years. Opponents boasting 19 Tests without defeat, and six consecutive series wins. Few Australian captains have faced a contract as tough as this, but Steven Smith prefers to look at the satisfaction to be derived from…
Adam Voges ends his international career with a Test average of 61.87 © Getty Images Adam Voges has indicated that his days as an international cricketer are over. A day before he is scheduled to lead the Prime Minister’s XI against the visiting Sri Lankans in Canberra, Voges said it would be his last game against an international team. “This will be it for me,” Voges said. “I’m certainly looking…
India have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the first two Tests of the upcoming series against Australia. Batsman Rohit Sharma, fast bowler Mohammed Shami and legspinner Amit Mishra were not yet fit for selection because of injuries. Squad: Virat Kohli (capt), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinav Mukund, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, M Vijay, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav,…
Play Archive: Joe Root’s ‘one-track mind’ It doesn’t seem long since a baby-faced Joe Root first strode into the glare of international cricket. It doesn’t seem long since those first press conferences when, consumed by nerves, he blushed and blustered, or since Graeme Swann compared him to an “annoying little brother”. It really isn’t very long (it was at the end of the 2015 Ashes) since he couldn’t control a…
Ross Taylor has not played T20 cricket for New Zealand since the World T20 last year © IDI/Getty Images Ross Taylor hopes for more clarity on his future in New Zealand’s T20 set-up at the end of the season after he was again left out of the squad, for the one-off T20 international against South Africa at Eden Park on Friday. Taylor, who has scored 1256 runs in 73 T20Is,…
Mushfiqur Rahim has said this three-pronged role in Bangladesh’s Test team is not a concern for him © Associated Press Mushfiqur Rahim has said that his role as Bangladesh’s Test captain is open for “analysis” by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) but he is happy to continue in the triple role of wicketkeeper, batsman and captain. While there was always the odd question about his captaincy since he abruptly quit…
The drainage system at McLean Park is set to undergo a complete overhaul © Getty Images The fourth ODI between New Zealand and South Africa, which was originally scheduled to be played at McLean Park in Napier on March 1, has been moved to Seddon Park in Hamilton. According to an NZC release, the inquiry launched by the Napier City Council into the abandonment of the second Chappell-Hadlee ODI at…
Kings XI Punjab have the most money available to spend at this year’s auction © ESPNcricinfo Ltd A total of 351 players, which includes 122 capped internationals, will feature in the IPL auction, scheduled to be held in Bangalore on February 20. The final roster was pruned from the original list of 799 players, after the eight franchises submitted their wishlists to the IPL. Seamer Sudeep Tyagi, who has played…
Kings XI Punjab has the most money available to spend at this year’s auction © ESPNcricinfo Ltd A total of 351 players which includes 122 capped internationals will feature in the IPL players auction, scheduled to be held in Bangalore on February 20. This final list has been pruned from the original size of 799 after the eight franchises submitted their wishlists to the IPL. Sudeep Tyagi, who has played…