Pat Cummins will be back in four-day action this week © Getty Images Pat Cummins and Alex Carey will return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in more than a year after being named in the New South Wales and South Australia squads. Cummins, who captained New South Wales in the Marsh Cup last week, is a swap for Josh Hazlewood who has been rested after the match…
Danni Wyatt found form in England’s warm-up games © Getty Images But for Covid, England Women would be two weeks into the defence of their 50-over World Cup, with two out of seven group games to go and the semi-finals looming. Instead, the tournament has been postponed by 12 months, and they have not played an ODI in 436 days. That streak will finally come to an end this week,…
Mohammad Rizwan’s 71 off 53 balls went in vain for Multan Sultans © PCB Islamabad United 151 for 7 (Gregory 49*, Brathwaite 2-23) beat Multan Sultans 150 for 8 (Rizwan 71, Wasim 3-29) by three wickets Lewis Gregory dragged Islamabad United across the line in their season opener against Multan Sultans in Karachi with 49 not out from 31 balls to seal a three-wicket win with six balls to spare….
Reverse-swing was a key factor in England’s victory in the first Test of their series in India, but James Anderson does not expect it to play much of a role under the Ahmedabad floodlights in Wednesday’s third Test. Anderson missed England’s 317-run defeat in the second Test, with the team’s management opting to rotate him to keep him fresh for the day-night match at the new Motera stadium, and as…
News He’s set to receive a three-year contract that will allow him to oversee all aspects of the game in the country Tom Moody enjoyed a successful spell as head coach of the Sri Lankan national team from 2005-2007, most notably helping the side to the 2007 World Cup finals Tom Moody has been lined up on what is understood to be a three-year contract to become Sri Lanka…
Report Ravi Bopara’s half-century in vain for Peshawar Zalmi Lahore Qalandars 143 for 6 (Hafeez 33*, Rashid 27*, Mahmood 2-22) beat Peshawar Zalmi 140 for 6 (Bopara 50, Butt 23*, Shaheen Afridi 3-14) by four wickets Shaheen Afridi started it, Rashid Khan did his thing in the middle with the ball, and then came back with the bat as Lahore Qalandars sealed a four-wicket win against Peshawar Zalmi that was…
‘During that time [twilight] you’re starting your second session, so it’s important to keep talking to yourself and be extra focused’ – Rohit Sharma © BCCI Rohit Sharma, the India opener, spoke to the media on Sunday, three days ahead of the third Test against England in Motera. He touched upon the “twilight period” during pink-ball Tests, World Test Championship and the physical toll it has taken on him to…
News “That’s the meaning of home advantage. Else, just take it away,” says India’s opener Rohit Sharma has a simple message to the experts, fans and everyone watching the game: debate performances and not pitches, because it’s the same for both sides – and the team that plays better, wins. The India opener never shies away from a chuckle or two at media conferences, and this time he reserved one…
News The IPL franchise said the decision was arrived at “mutually” with the Australian coach Rajasthan Royals had appointed Andrew McDonald as their head coach ahead of the 2020 season of the IPL Andrew McDonald has moved out as head coach of the Rajasthan Royals after being with the team for just one season of the IPL, despite having signed a three-year deal in 2019. The development comes in…
News The two had breached Covid-19 protocols and were required to serve a three-day quarantine and return two negative tests Daren Sammy and Wahab Riaz had left the bio-secure bubble to meet Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi The PCB has allowed Wahab Riaz and Daren Sammy to reintegrate with the Peshawar Zalmi set-up without completing the three-day quarantine period, as the board had announced earlier. The breach of Covid-19…