Month: February 2021

News Board says former pacer made his “irresponsible move on the eve of the team’s departure, based on personal monetary gain” Just days after being appointed as Sri Lanka’s fast bowling coach, Chaminda Vaas has resigned from the post with immediate effect, with SLC accusing the former fast bowler of holding “the game at ransom”. The move comes a day out from the national team’s departure for their tour of…

News West Indies allrounder is likely to be club’s only overseas player for the competition Birmingham Bears have announced the signing of Carlos Brathwaite for their T20 Blast campaign. Brathwaite, who recently won the Big Bash League as part of the Sydney Sixers side and is currently playing for Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League, is likely to be available for the full group stage. However, he is likely…

News BCB president says star allrounder’s ask to skip home Tests for the IPL has left him disappointed The timing of Shakib Al Hasan‘s request to the Bangladesh Cricket Board to allow him a longer stint in the IPL has left the board president Nazmul Hassan “disappointed”, and it has prompted the BCB to ask players to specify their availability in their annual contracts this year. Shakib had written to…

News Fast bowler says he would have got to 100 even if was playing all formats – but maybe not this quickly ‘Thirty-eight is difficult to say as of now,” Ishant said when asked if he could continue playing as long as James Anderson has   It is easy to forget that Ishant Sharma, who will play his 100th Test this Wednesday, is only 32 years old. He has seen…

News Quick had taken part in a practice game the day before the test was conducted Lahiru Kumara has been directed by the SLC to follow the Sri Lanka government’s Covid-19 health protocol   Sri Lanka quick Lahiru Kumara has tested positive for Covid-19, which rules him out of the tour of the West Indies in March, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Monday. Suranga Lakmal is in the frame to…

News “it’s just getting back that confidence to sidestep and run as hard as I can and dive around again” David Warner has said he may feel the effects of the groin injury that has interrupted his season for up to nine months but is hopeful that he is getting closer to a return to action. Warner suffered the injury during the second ODI against India at the end of…

While New Zealand were able to recover from losing three early wickets, the game was all but decided when Australia clattered to 19 for 4 inside five overs with Tim Southee and Trent Boult finding movement under Hagley Oval’s lights that were being used for the first time in international cricket. “The way they swung the ball – they probably swung it for seven or eight overs which, in T20…

Report Tasmania bowled out for 237 after Stanlake picked up a career-best 4 for 24 Queensland 6 for 238 (Khawaja 93, Ellis 3-39) defeated Tasmania 237 (Silk 77, Stanlake 4-24) by four wickets A blistering Billy Stanlake spell and another Usman Khawaja masterclass guided Queensland to a four-wicket Marsh Cup win over Tasmania at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Stanlake took a career-best 4 for 24 ripping through Tasmania’s top four…

Play 01:28 Finch: Need to be switched on against Guptill Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against New Zealand Australia’s captain Aaron Finch won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat in the first T20 international of a five-match series at Hagley Oval on the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake. The tourists called up Josh Philippe for his international debut after another strong BBL with…