Report Pakistan have stuck with their tried and tested T20 attack, bolstering it only with the all-round skills of Mohammad Nawaz South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl v Pakistan Pakistan’s new opening pair of captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan would get first opportunity to have a say in the three-match T20 series after South Africa opted to field first in Lahore. Stand-in captain Heinrich Klaasen…
News The Zimbabwe fast bowler is in recovery after a strange week in which he contracted not one by three infectious diseases ‘At first, they (doctors) didn’t tell me I had all three (conditions) maybe because they thought I would have panicked more’ – Kyle Jarvis Zimbabwean quick Kyle Jarvis won’t be able to play cricket for up to six months as he recovers from a trio of infectious…
News Pakistan’s carrier, Emirates Airlines, announced it had suspended its flight operations on the Harare-Dubai route from February 13 to 28 Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have mutually agreed to call off the remainder of the Pakistan women’s ongoing tour of the African nation, following the announcement of the visiting side’s carrier, Emirates Airlines, that it had suspended its flight operations on the Harare-Dubai route from…
Liam Livingstone could be in line for his first England appearance in four years Liam Livingstone has been recalled to England’s T20I squad for their five-match series against India next month, but Alex Hales remains out of favour for the foreseeable, in spite of his stellar returns for Sydney Thunder in the recent Big Bash. With the next T20 World Cup due to be staged in India in October…
News Former India players Irfan Pathan, Manoj Tiwary and Dodda Ganesh had earlier voiced their support for Jaffer Wasim Jaffer put up a tweet clarifying the allegations levelled against him by CAU Former India captain Anil Kumble on Thursday extended support to his former team-mate Wasim Jaffer after the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) alleged that he had tried to force religion-based selections as the state team’s coach. Jaffer,…
News India struggled with their fourth and fifth bowlers in the first Test, with Axar also being a better batsman than Shahbaz Nadeem One of Rahul Chahar and Shahbaz Nadeem might play in the second Test if Axar Patel isn’t fit India continue to wait on the fitness of Axar Patel, who resumed bowling in the nets after missing the first Test in Chennai with a left knee strain…
In an ODI in Mohali in March 2019, Ashton Turner’s 43-ball 84 helped Australia chase down 359 © Getty Images Ashton Turner is learning not to judge his performances as harshly while playing the most difficult of T20 roles, as he tries to reclaim a permanent spot in the middle order of Australia’s T20I side. Turner appeared to be the answer to the national side’s long-standing middle-order woes in limited-overs…
News He replaces Michael Kasprowicz after his resignation and after Ian Healy withdrew from the process Greg Rowell, the former Queensland and Australia A fast bowler, has emerged as the Queensland Cricket nominee to fill the one remaining vacant spot on the Cricket Australia Board. He replaces Michael Kasprowicz after his resignation last year and steps in after Ian Healy withdrew from the process. Alongside the former New South Wales…
Report Bangladesh brought in Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar and Abu Jayed among the three changes Toss West Indies chose to bat v Bangladesh West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite chose to bat in the second Test in Dhaka against Mominul Haque’s Bangladesh, with the visitors looking to seal a series victory having won the first Test by chasing 395 in the fourth innings. They made one like-for-like change with Kemar Roach…
News Former India opener says it’s “sad” that he has to take the step to deny the “baseless” allegations Wasim Jaffer said it was “sad” that he had to take the step to deny the “baseless” allegations A day after resigning as Uttarakhand head coach because of “interference in team selection”, former India opener Wasim Jaffer has denied allegations – reportedly levelled against him by senior officials of Cricket…