News “We’re waiting for the final dates, but the ideal scenario is to be available and around for all that cricket” Kane Williamson could be unavailable for the two Tests against England in early June New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has admitted that potentially missing the Test matches against England in early June due to complete the IPL is not his preferred option but that it’s another case of…
News Analysis A five matches give plenty of time for various strands to play out and here are a few things to watch for Australia’s finisher There’s no shortage of options to bat at the top of Australia’s order – it’s almost a problem of plenty – but the big question is whether they can bed in a stable No. 6 ahead of the World Cup. Mitchell Marsh was recalled…
News “Legally and constitutionally it’s our right to participate in the tournament and nobody can remove us from it” Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, has said that Pakistan will demand the T20 World Cup to be shifted out of India if Pakistan do not get written assurances from the host country on the safety and visas of every stakeholder. Mani said that the ICC in its contingency plan made UAE…
Big Picture It seems strange that for the two teams who played the first ever T20I – in Auckland 16 years ago, complete with some questionable hairstyles – and are a few hours away from each other that this match will be just the 10th time they have met in the format. Over the next two weeks, there is a chance to play a bit of catch up with a…
Australia’s captain Aaron Finch believes a technical tune-up during quarantine ahead of the T20I series against New Zealand has given him the chance to atone for a grim BBL that saw him go unsold in the IPL auction, while at the same time hoping the tourists have planned assiduously enough for Martin Guptill to prevent the opener from doing likewise. Finch and Guptill have had similarly underwhelming lead-ins to the…
Report Iqbal picked up 3 for 16 before Clarke’s 23-ball 46 reduced the chase to a formality Karachi Kings 126 for 3 (Clarke 46, Nabi 30*, Hasnain 2-18) beat Quetta Gladiators 121 (Gayle 39, Iqbal 3-16, Maqsood 2-21) by seven wickets Last year’s win was no fluke, and this year’s title defence is no surrender. That was the emphatic message Karachi Kings sent out not just to the hapless Quetta…
News They will have a short turnaround after their New Zealand series The Bangladesh team will get a short turnaround from their New Zealand tour after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said that they are likely to travel to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series any time between April 12 and 15. Bangladesh play their last match in New Zealand on April 1, after which those who will play…
News Bhuvneshwar, Chakravarthy back in squad; Samson misses out India have named IPL 2020’s top performers, batsman Suryakumar Yadav, wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan, and allrounder Rahul Tewatia in their squad for the five-match series against England. The squad also has the returning Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakrvarthy, while the injured Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson, and Mayank Agarwal are among the names who miss out from the squad that traveled to Australia…
‘I want to focus now on the next two Tests, both of them are important for us to qualify [for the WTC final]’ – Cheteshwar Pujara © BCCI Cheteshwar Pujara isn’t ruling out the possibility of a short county stint this summer, as preparation for India’s tour of England in August, while also insisting he’s keen to prove himself in the shortest format after finding an IPL team in Chennai…
News Difficulties against Lasith Embuldeniya have not prompted England batsman to make changes Four Tests into England’s six-match subcontinental winter, it’s fair to say things could have gone more smoothly for Zak Crawley. A difficult baptism to the prevailing conditions in Sri Lanka, where Crawley made scores of 9, 8, 5 and 13, was followed by a “freak” injury at the start of the India tour, when he slipped on…