1:26 PM ET Danyal Rasool The excitement surrounding Pakistan’s World Cup squad announcement had been powered by one burning question: would Mohammad Amir, in spite of his numbers, find a way into the 15? With Pakistan blessed with no fewer than eight pace bowlers to choose their World Cup contingent from, competition for places was high, and the arguments for and against had been recycled so thoroughly even Extinction Rebellion…
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3:00 AM ET Toss: Mumbai Indians opt to bat v Delhi Capitals Ben Cutting celebrates Chris Gayle’s dismissal BCCI Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat against Delhi Capitals at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. Illness to middle-order batsman Ishan Kishan has forced a change for Mumbai – offspin-bowling allrounder Jayant Yadav coming into the side to replace him. The visitors opted for a second change, switching one Australian…
8:50 AM ET Danyal Rasool Pacer Mohammad Amir will not play the World Cup in England as things stand. He was not part of the 15 named by the PCB on Thursday for the showpiece event. Left-arm pacer Usman Shinwari also missed out. He will, however, travel to England for the preceding ODI series against England. The deadline to announce squads is April 23, but teams can make changes till…
Hashim Amla plays a cut © Getty Images After months of speculation around his form, Hashim Amla has been included in South Africa’s 15-person squad for the World Cup in England and Wales. As expected, Faf du Plessis will captain the side, and the squad includes only one specialist wicketkeeper in Quinton de Kock, with David Miller available for back-up wicketkeeping duties should de Kock be injured during a game….
5:38 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Patrick Rousseau, the former president of Cricket West Indies, died on Tuesday in Jamaica. Rousseau, who hailed from Jamaica, was aged 85 and succumbed to a long illness. An attorney-at-law by profession, Rousseau was at the helm of Caribbean cricket between 1996 and 2001. He was seen as one of the visionary cricket administrators, responsible for providing a professional structure to, in addition to initiating…
Lahiru Thirimanne trains on the eve of the SSC Test, having made a return to the Test squad 4:41 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne, spin-bowling allrounders Milinda Siriwardana and Jeevan Mendis, and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay have all been picked in Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad, despite not having played an ODI since at least 2017. Not selected, meanwhile, are wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, offspinner Akila Dananjaya, openers Danushka…
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3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 342 for 5 (Bancroft 151*, Richardson 102, Steel 68) beat Northamptonshire 270 (Holder 86, Wakely 66, Potts 4-62) by 72 runs Cameron Bancroft scored his first century for Durham to kick-start their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a 72-run win over Northamptonshire at Emirates Riverside. The Aussie blasted an unbeaten 151 from 130 deliveries, sharing a record-breaking fourth-wicket stand with Michael Richardson,…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 379 for 7 (Ballance 156, Brook 103, Tattersall 53) beat Leicestershire 166 (Pillans 5-29) by 213 runs In-form Gary Ballance and young gun Harry Brook hit superb centuries and shared a match-turning fourth-wicket partnership of 211 as Yorkshire got their Royal London one-day Cup campaign off to a winning start against Leicestershire at Emerald Headingley. The Foxes were cock-a-hoop when seamer Tom Taylor…