News For now, the ICC plans to ‘go ahead with the event as scheduled’ even as India grapples with a second wave of Covid-19 ‘At this stage we haven’t activated those [back-up] plans, because we are preparing to go ahead with the event in India as scheduled’ With only six months remaining before it is scheduled to host the T20 World Cup, India is grappling with a second wave…
Fakhar Zaman’s magnificent 193 came in a losing cause © Getty Images Fakhar Zaman‘s 155-ball 193, which almost took Pakistan to an unexpected win over South Africa in their second ODI before it ended in controversial circumstances, has helped him move up seven spots to No. 12 in the men’s ODI rankings for batsmen. Also moving up after two big innings – 123* and 60 – was Rassie van der…
Ollie Robinson has roared into contention with England over recent seasons © Getty Images Jason Gillespie says Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson deserves an England Test berth and believes he could prove more than handy on the Ashes tour at the end of the year. As Robinson prepares to spearhead the Sussex attack in their County Championship opener against Lancashire, starting at Old Trafford on Thursday, he has in mind the…
Leigh Kasperek’s 6 for 46 were the best-ever Women’s ODI figures against Australia © Getty Images Australia 271 for 7 (Haynes 87, Lanning 49, Healy 44, Kasperek 6-46) beat New Zealand 200 (Kerr 47, Jonassen 3-29) by 71 runs What do you do when you’ve just broken a world record for the most consecutive wins in your sport? If you’re Meg Lanning’s irrepressible Australians, you celebrate your 22nd consecutive win…
Fakhar Zaman looks on after guiding one towards third man © Getty Images TossSouth Africa chose to bowl vs Pakistan South Africa have seven different faces in their side – five necessitated by players leaving for the IPL, one though injury and one a decision made on form – as they opted to bowl in the series decider. For the hosts, Janneman Malan will partner Aiden Markram at the top…
News The opening batsman was quarantining at home after testing positive on March 22 ‘I am feeling completely fine now, and I just can’t wait to get back out there and join the RCB camp’ Devdutt Padikkal, who had tested positive for Covid-19 on March 22 and had been quarantining at home since then, has travelled to Chennai and linked up with the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad after returning…
News Vettori feels the presence of Kohli and de Villiers in the squad will allow Maxwell to flourish by flying under the radar That Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Glenn Maxwell will represent his fourth franchise in IPL 2021 points to his inherent inconsistency in the tournament, according to Gautam Gambhir. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Gambhir – who briefly captained him at Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2018 – has said that Maxwell…
Misbah-ul-Haq is confident going into the series decider © Getty Images Pakistan’s fighting performance in the second ODI, even though they lost the match, has given head coach Misbah-ul-Haq enough confidence ahead of the decider on Wednesday. If Pakistan can clinch the three-match series, Misbah feels, that will be a “remarkable achievement” for the side. Since 2010 before the ongoing series, Pakistan has a 6-7 win-loss ODI record in South…
After training at Emirates Old Trafford on Tuesday, Graham Onions, Lancashire’s bowling coach, stood looking at a picture of the celebrations after the club sealed Division Two of the County Championship by beating Middlesex in September 2019. “That was my last game,” he noted to Saqib Mahmood, following his retirement from the professional game. After a moment’s thought, Mahmood twigged: “That was my last red-ball game as well.” Since that…
News The recent surge in Covid-19 cases is understood to be the reason behind the reschedule The BCB confirmed on Tuesday that Pakistan Under-19’s tour of Bangladesh has been pushed back by five days. The visitors will now arrive in the country on April 17 instead of April 12, but the number of matches remains the same. Pakistan Under-19 will spend three days in quarantine in Sylhet before training for…