Month: December 2020

News Coach Ravi Shastri said the medical team will look at Sharma’s fitness before the third Test Rohit Sharma got injured during the IPL and missed the white-ball leg of the Australia tour completely   Rohit Sharma joined the Indian team in Melbourne on Wednesday after completing his two-week quarantine in Sydney, bolstering the tourists who are on a high after scripting an incredible comeback in the ongoing four-match Test…

News The selectors will name a new captain for the tour on Thursday Pakistan Women captain Bismah Maroof has withdrawn from next month’s tour of South Africa due to family reasons. Maroof was part of the training camp that started on December 20 in Karachi before she returned to Lahore to join her family on Wednesday. “Bismah approached us with a request to be exempted from next month’s tour to…

News NZ captain says the search for WTC points had made the team push harder for victory New Zealand’s dramatic win against Pakistan in the first Test, achieved with less than five overs remaining on the last day, had several notable contributions, but the one that will be remembered most perhaps is Neil Wagner‘s effort of bowling 49 overs across two innings despite two broken toes. New Zealand captain Kane…

Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for Match No. 21 of BBL 2020-21 Dec 31: Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, Adelaide Pro Tip: On paper, Perth Scorchers batting unit is much stronger and experienced than their opponents. After a sensational collapse in the previous game, expect Scorchers’ batsmen to come back strong. Our XI: Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey, Danny Briggs, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Siddle, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone,…

News Migael Pretorius released but South Africa can still pick from eight pace-bowling options Beuran Hendricks has played one Test and 21 limited-overs internationals for South Africa   Left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks, who has played one Test for South Africa, has been added to their squad for the New Year’s Test at the Wanderers. Hendricks was part of the original 15-man squad that was announced on December 11 but had…

News Holder and Ismail Dawood have previously called for inquiry into lack of non-white umpires in English game John Holder, the former Test and county umpire, has reportedly lodged a claim against the ECB over alleged racial discrimination during his time in the board’s employment. As revealed by ESPNcricinfo, Holder and Ismail Dawood, who was on the ECB’s reserve umpire list until 2014, have accused the ECB of “years of…

News Stand-in captain points to lack of runs at the top as an area of improvement for the second game Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam faced 460 balls between them in the second innings   Mohammad Rizwan, who led Pakistan in the absence of Babar Azam in the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand, was happy with his team for “fighting well” on the final day, when they batted 85.3…

News Sanju Samson to lead the side, with Sachin Baby as his deputy Sreesanth has taken a big step towards a return to competitive cricket after a gap of close to eight years, as he was named in Kerala’s squad for the 2020-21 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20 tournament, which will start on January 10. Sanju Samson will lead the side, and Sachin Baby has…

News The selectors have made one call already, but there are a number of ways they could go for the next Test Australia will enter 2021 with plenty of questions over their batting line-up after making totals of 191, 195 and 200 in their completed innings in the first two Tests against India. There will be at least one change to the opening combination after Joe Burns was dropped, and…