Month: February 2021

BCB confirms Bangladesh will also host England and New Zealand in 2021

February 10, 2021
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BCB’s chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said that England, Australia and New Zealand will all tour Bangladesh before the T20 World Cup © Getty Images Following news that Australia will tour Bangladesh ahead of this year’s T20 World Cup, BCB’s chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said that they will also host England and New Zealand. He, however, said that formal announcements will only be made once the tour dates are…

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Australia seek middle-order answers during T20 mission in New Zealand

February 10, 2021
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Andrew McDonald is standing in as Australia’s coach for the T20 tour to New Zealand while Justin Langer rests at home © Getty Images Finding some permanent answers to Australia’s long-standing middle-order issues in T20 international cricket is top of the agenda for stand-in coach Andrew McDonald in the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand. Australia’s T20I side was extremely settled and well-oiled in the lead-up to the cancelled home…

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Selection puzzles for Bangladesh as they look to strike back after Chattogram battering

February 10, 2021
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Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque, among others, will have to do some heavy lifting in Shakib Al Hasan’s absence © AFP via Getty Images Big picture Oh, how the tables have turned! How beautifully the momentum has shifted West Indies’ way, and the pressure towards Bangladesh. West Indies hold the lead in the series, and therefore the edge, after their debutants Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner put together a comeback…

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Sanjay Bangar joins Royal Challengers Bangalore as batting consultant for IPL 2021

News Bangar joins Mike Hesson, Simon Katich, Sridharan Sriram and others in the back room The Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed Sanjay Bangar as their batting consultant for the 2021 edition of the tournament, announcing the development with a tweet on Wednesday. Bangar joins Mike Hesson (team director), Simon Katich (head coach), Sridharan Sriram (batting and spin-bowling coach), Adam Griffith (bowling coach) and Shankar Basu (strength and conditioning coach) as…

February 10, 2021
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Australia set to tour Bangladesh later this year for T20Is, not Tests

News Australia are set to go nearly 10 months without a Test match between the two summers Bangladesh are also to host England for white-ball games ahead of the T20 World Cup, meaning the matches may well be arrayed as a triangular series   Australia are set to make a belated trip to Bangladesh later this year for their first tour since 2017. Not for the Tests originally scheduled as…

February 10, 2021
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Restructured Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup to forge ahead despite Australian state border uncertainty

February 10, 2021
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News Two rounds have been cut from the Sheffield Shield while the Marsh Cup is a six-game season now Two rounds have been cut from the Sheffield Shield and the Marsh Cup will be a six-game tournament in the restructured Australian domestic calendar, but the completion of all the fixtures hang in the balance because of the uncertainty regarding state border controls around the country. Western Australia remains a major…

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New Zealand Women pick Brooke Halliday and 16-year-old Fran Jonas for England ODIs; Suzie Bates ruled out

News Allrounder Frances Mackay returns to the side for the first time since February 2019 New Zealand Women have included two potential debutants in 16-year-old Fran Jonas and Brooke Halliday for their 13-person squad to take on England in the upcoming ODI series at home. However, the team will continue to miss Suzie Bates due to a shoulder injury she sustained in November, while medium-pacer Rosemary Mair is also out…

February 10, 2021
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Pat Cummins named New South Wales captain for the rescheduled 50-over Marsh Cup

News The decision to promote Cummins to the captaincy of the 50-over side came following discussions by the Board of Cricket NSW Australia’s vice-captain Pat Cummins will get his first taste of captaincy in professional cricket as he was named New South Wales captain for the upcoming Marsh Cup. The decision to promote Cummins to the captaincy of the 50-over side came following discussions by the Board of Cricket NSW….

February 10, 2021
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Rames Powar takes charge as Mumbai coach

News Appointment comes just days before Vijay Hazare Trophy after wrangling between CIC and MCA A day before the squad is picked for the forthcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament, Mumbai have appointed a new head coach in former allrounder Ramesh Powar. Powar, the former Mumbai and India offspinner, replaces former Mumbai batsman Amit Pagnis, who resigned a month after taking charge citing the team’s “poor performance” during the Syed…

February 9, 2021
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Javeria Khan, Aliya Riaz, bowlers hand Pakistan Women big win

Report Zimbabwe were bundled out for 77, losing their last seven wickets for 37 runs Pakistan Women 255 for 6 (Javeria 81, Riaz 74, Sibanda 2-28) beat Zimbabwe Women 77 all out (Iqbal 2-8, Sana 2-16) by 178 runs Pakistan Women bowlers ran through the Zimbabwe line-up to bundle them out for 77 and seal a massive 178-run win in the first of the five-match one-day series in Harare. Earlier,…

February 9, 2021
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