News Allrounder says batting performances more apparent, but bowling remains the priority Faheem Ashraf has delivered with either the bat or ball in each of his eight Tests Faheem Ashraf has had a strange Test career. When he was first included in the side in 2018, he promptly scored 83 against Ireland, and a productive series against England with the bat raised hopes Pakistan finally possessed that most valuable…
News Former allrounder unnerved after receiving specific threats on social media Yorkshire have condemned the threats made against Azeem Rafiq and his family since his allegations of racism at the club Yorkshire have promised to ban for life anyone found to have made threats against Azeem Rafiq or his family and legal team. The club made the commitment after ESPNcricinfo showed them a collection of messages sent to Chadwick…
Ashok Dinda took 420 first-class wickets at an average of 28.28 © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Ashok Dinda, the former India and Bengal seamer, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 36-year old played 13 ODIs and nine T20Is between 2010 and 2013, picking up 12 and 17 wickets, respectively. He enjoyed a longer and more productive domestic career, taking 420 first-class wickets in addition to…
Play 01:35 Archer opens up on bubble-life troubles Ollie Pope looks set to be added to England’s Test squad in time to play the first Test of the series against India. Pope, the 23-year-old middle-order batsman, suffered a dislocated shoulder while fielding in the final Test of the English summer in August which subsequently required surgery. It was the second time he had suffered a dislocation to the shoulder. While…
News Locked I, J and K stands will also be thrown open to the public It’s official now. Crowds up to 50% capacity of the MA Chidambaram Stadium will be allowed for the second India-England Test in Chennai, as reported by ESPNcricnfo on Monday. The BCCI had informally given a nod to TNCA on Monday, and the clearance was then subject to the approval of the Tamil Nadu government, which…
News West Indies looking to draw motivation from 2018 series loss in Bangladesh West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes improving from their 2018 Test series loss in Bangladesh is their biggest motivation going into the two-Test series starting Wednesday in Chattogram. Back then, West Indies couldn’t go past three days in either of the two Tests, losing the first by 64 runs and the second by an innings and 184…
News “The protocols we proposed to CA were unprecedented,” said CSA’s chief medical officer Cricket South Africa are “extremely disappointed” and “frustrated” at Cricket Australia’s decision to pull out of their Test tour in March, saying they couldn’t have done more to appease the touring team. “We are extremely disappointed by the decision of CA,” Graeme Smith, CSA’s Director of Cricket, said in a strongly-worded statement. “CSA has been working…
News Australia, India and England are in the race to book a berth at the showpiece event at Lord’s Australia’s tour of South Africa has been postponed indefinitely. It is extremely unlikely that the series can be rescheduled in time for the results to count towards the final of the World Test Championship, set to be played in June at Lord’s. And that means a few fresh tweaks to the…
News Having a full-strength squad at his disposal for the first time should help Fifteen months into his Test captaincy, Mominul Haque will finally get a full-strength Bangladesh side at his disposal. The return of Shakib Al Hasan, the man he had replaced on the fateful evening of October 29, 2019, has made this possible. In his first series as Test captain, Bangladesh were without Shakib and Tamim Iqbal. For…
News Cricket Australia informs CSA that it had been left with no choice but to reschedule the tour “Traveling at this current time poses an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to our players, support staff and the community” Australia’s three-Test tour of South Africa, scheduled to start in March, has been postponed, with Cricket Australia informing Cricket South Africa that the Covid-19 situation in South Africa has…