Jan 28, 2018 Danyal Rasool Pakistan’s players returned to national duty in New Zealand in worse shape after a five-week break, according to coach Mickey Arthur. Maintaining high fitness standards for Pakistan’s cricketers has been a particular challenge for Arthur, and on a tough tour in which Pakistan were blown away 5-0 in the ODIs before bouncing back to clinch the T20I series, their lack of match fitness was at…
Naveen-ul-Haq celebrates Jack Edwards’ dismissal © Getty Images Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan Under-19 captain, was grumpy as he faced the media after going down by six wickets to Australia in the semi-final. He was angry on the field, often struggling to hide his frustration of being unable to control proceedings when Jack Edwards charged to a bruising half-century in a small chase. As he walked off the field, he looked upset…
Naveen-ul-Haq celebrates Jack Edwards’ dismissal © Getty Images Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan U-19 captain, was grumpy as he fronted the media after going down by six wickets to Australia in the semi-final. He was angry on the field, often struggling to hide his frustration of being unable to control proceedings when Jack Edwards charged his way to a bruising half-century in a small chase. As he walked off the field, he…
© Getty Images Cricket West Indies has introduced a new system of different contracts for Test and limited-overs international players, effective from July 1. The system will have three categories: all-format contracts, red-ball contracts, and white-ball contracts. Only five players – Jason Holder, Shannon Gabriel, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Devendra Bishoo – have been contracted for all formats, while six have been given red-ball contracts and five others white-ball contracts….
3:00 AM ET Australia 182 for 4 (Edwards 72, Uppal 33*) beat Afghanistan 181 (Ikram 80, Merlo 4-24) by six wickets Nathan McSweeney drives the ball as Ikram Ali Khil looks on Getty Images What was to be a spicy contest against spin turned into a no-contest with Australia steamrolling Afghanistan by six wickets at Hagley Oval to a secure a berth in Saturday’s final in Mount Manganui. They will play…
11:10 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand opener Colin Munro is set to return for the first T20I against Australia on February 3 in Sydney, following his recovery from a hamstring niggle that ruled him out of the series-deciding T20I against Pakistan. The tri-series that also features England, starts in Australia but concludes across the Tasman sea in New Zealand. Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell got the nod ahead of Glenn Phillips,…
3:00 AM ET Australia 182 for 4 (Edwards 72, Uppal 33*) beat Afghanistan 181 (Ikram 80, Merlo 4-24) by six wickets Lloyd Pope is at the center of celebrations during his record-setting spell of 8 for 35 IDI via Getty Images What was to be a spicy contest against spin turned into a no-contest with Australia steamrolling Afghanistan by six wickets at Hagley Oval to a secure a berth in Saturday’s…
11:47 AM ET Akshay Gopalakrishnan When you’ve had the kind of day K Gowtham did on Sunday, it could all get a little too overwhelming. You’ve dreamed of something like this forever. There are thoughts bouncing off every corner of your mind. Not only are you feeling different things, you have people around you showing different emotions. So, it gets a little hard to pick one message or one reaction…
9:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tom Curran reflected on a “rollercoaster” experience in Australia after he bagged 5 for 35 to lead England to a stirring 12-run victory in Perth in a contest that seemed to be slipping away from them. Although the series had been decided in Sydney, England were desperate not to let Australia take another victory following their success in Adelaide on Australia Day. Their 259 was…
© AFP The Bangladesh selectors have recalled veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak for the Chittagong Test against Sri Lanka, as further cover for the injured Shakib Al Hasan. Razzak’s addition makes it a 16-man Test squad after the selectors also included left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam and allrounder Tanbir Hayder on Saturday evening, hours after Shakib was ruled out of the Test. Shakib sustained a left hand little finger injury during…