Month: February 2021

Rahkeem Cornwall removed both overnight Bangladesh batsmen © BCB Lunch Bangladesh 181 for 6 (Mushfiqur 54, Das 23*, Mehidy 11*, Cornwall 3-40) trail West Indies 409 by 228 runs Bangladesh’s overnight batsmen Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim were the two casualties in the morning session of the third day, as West Indies continued to keep the hosts on the back foot in the second Test in Dhaka. Rahkeem Cornwall was…

NSW are set to host Victoria in a one-day game at the North Sydney Oval, before a Shield match between the sides at the SCG Darrian Traynor / © Getty Images Victoria’s squad for one-day and Sheffield Shield fixtures against New South Wales in Sydney will be travelling north on Sunday morning after agreement was reached to allow them to escape the current Covid-19 lockdown in the state. Following lengthy…

Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra applauds his team © BCCI Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra will replace Saba Karim as the BCCI’s General Manager. He will be in charge of game development and operations. Malhotra, who has been in the cricket industry for more than two decades, has also held senior positions at the ICC and has been responsible for overseeing cricket operations of various ICC events. “Yes, Dhiraj Malhotra…

Ireland have not played a Test since July 2019 © Getty Images No Irish first-class cricket will be played for a second consecutive season, after Cricket Ireland announced a revamped inter-provincial structure for 2021. The Inter-Provincial Championship, the Irish domestic multi-day competition, has had first-class status since the 2017 season, paving the way for Ireland to become a full member of the ICC, but the tournament was not staged last…

Tamim Iqbal is disappointed as he walks off © AFP via Getty Images Bangladesh went into the second Test against West Indies with a spin-heavy attack, but two days into the game, the tactic hasn’t worked, with the home team finding themselves 105 for 4 in reply to West Indies’ 409 all out. Tamim Iqbal, who was dismissed in the last session of the second day for 44, said that…

‘I’ve really enjoyed my time here and I’d love to continue, but the reality is that I don’t make those decisions. I’ll put my best foot forward and make sure that I keep growing these guys as much as I can’ – Jeetan Patel © Getty Images Jeetan Patel has confirmed his desire to become England’s spin-bowling coach on a full-time basis. Patel has worked extensively with England over the…

Pakistan and South Africa were mostly evenly matched in the first ODI in Lahore © AFP / Getty Images Big picture The South African side might be second-string, but there was nothing second-rate about the cricket on show at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. In a pulsating encounter that took until the 240th ball of the match to finally reveal the winner, South Africa competed with Pakistan, and, for large chunks…

Ajinkya Rahane made scores of 1 and 0 in the first Test in Chennai © AFP Ajinkya Rahane is a man of few words. He keeps his assertions for on the field. On the eve of the second Test against England, though, he hit back at those questioning his batting, asking them to check his record. Rahane scored a resounding hundred in Melbourne, adjudged as the innings of the year…