In AB de Villiers and Kagiso Rabada, South Africa have both the chart toppers in ODI cricket in their ranks © Getty Images Kagiso Rabada, South Africa’s 22-year-old pace sensation, has leapfrogged team-mate Imran Tahir to become the No. 1 ODI bowler in the world. The top-two one-day bowlers aside, South Africa go into the Champions Trophy with four of the top-ten batsmen in the format as well, as per…
File photo – Ziaur Rahman 85-ball 103 for Dhanmondi Club went in vain © PA Photos Abahani Limited landed an important blow in their title defense after they crushed Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by seven wickets. With Gazi Group Cricketers’ match against Prime Bank Cricket Club halted due to rain, Abahani are now the tournament’s sole leaders with just two matches left. At the BKSP-3 ground in Savar, Doleshwar were…
File photo – Ziaur Rahman 85-ball 103 for Dhanmondi Club went in vain © PA Photos Abahani Limited landed an important blow in their title defense after they crushed Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by seven wickets. With Gazi Group Cricketers’ match against Prime Bank Cricket Club halted due to rain, Abahani are now the tournament’s sole leaders with just two matches left. At the BKSP-3 ground in Savar, Doleshwar were…
File photo – Ziaur Rahman 85-ball 103 for Dhanmondi Club went in vain © PA Photos Abahani Limited landed an important blow in their title defense after they crushed Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by seven wickets. With Gazi Group Cricketers’ match against Prime Bank Cricket Club halted due to rain, Abahani are now the tournament’s sole leaders with just two matches left. At the BKSP-3 ground in Savar, Doleshwar were…
Morne Morkel went wicketless after four overs in his first ODI in nearly a year © Getty Images South Africa may be willing to bench their most experienced bowler, Morne Morkel, in the Champions Trophy, in favor of an allrounder and a shorter tail. Morkel, who was included in the squad despite not having played an ODI since June 2016, made his comeback in the third match against England, and…
Play 03:46 What exactly is the Cricket Australia-ACA pay dispute? The Australian women’s team will come face to face with Cricket Australia’s chairman David Peever, chief executive James Sutherland and the board of directors at a gala event on Saturday, as the pay dispute with the Australian Cricketers Association creeps to within a month of major dislocation to the game. Clea Smith and Jodie Fields, both key members of ACA…
‘It didn’t come easy. We had to go through a lot of lost matches, hard work and criticism as well’ – Tamim Iqbal © ICC For a long time, it was only one-off wins that brought the attention of the cricket world upon Bangladesh. But still, respect was hard to come by. Then came the 2015 World Cup, series wins against India, South Africa and Pakistan, and now, ahead of…
Phil Jaques has spent two years in charge at Queensland © Queensland Cricket Phil Jaques has stepped down as coach of Queensland to return home to Sydney, where he will take up a position as batting coach of New South Wales. Jaques, the former New South Wales opener who played 11 Tests before his career was curtailed by back problems, has spent two years as head coach of Queensland. “Phil…
File photo – Naseem Khushi smashed 77 off 30 balls at No. 8 © Peter Della Penna Oman is one step closer to replicating Afghanistan’s dramatic rise up the WCL ladder from 2008-09 after they stormed past Malaysia by 131 runs at Lugogo Stadium to top the WCL Division Three table. The result helped them secure their third consecutive promotion. Naseem Khushi was the latest player to make hay with…
Driving without due care and attention? England’s top order fed the slip cordon © Getty Images Eoin Morgan largely exonerated his batsmen despite a record-breaking collapse at the start of the third ODI against South Africa. England were 20 for 6 after 30 deliveries – the first time in history a side has lost six wickets in the first five overs of an ODI – as they struggled against a…