Report Both sides have packed their playing XIs with four fast bowlers each Danish Aziz poses with Sarfaraz Ahmed after earning his maiden international cap Pakistan chose to bowl vs South Africa Temba Bavuma lost his first toss as South Africa’s white-ball captain as Pakistan chose to field in the first ODI in Centurion and make use of early moisture. Babar Azam went with four quicks at his disposal…
News He is one of four cricketers – the Pathan brothers and Badrinath the others – to have tested positove after the Road Safety tournament “As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised” Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised, as a precautionary measure, just under a week after testing positive for Covid-19. Tendulkar, as well as the Pathans Yusuf and Irfan, and S Badrinath were…
News The batsman’s residency status is causing issues but the coach is in no doubt he is a Test player New Zealand coach Gary Stead is hopeful that issues around Devon Conway‘s ability to leave and return to the country in the prevailing Covid-19 border restrictions will be sorted in time for him to be part of the Test squad to travel to England in May. The tour includes two…
News On Thursday, the country recorded the highest single-day Covid-19 numbers Cox’s Bazar, where two matches were held in the last round, is now a Covid-19 hotspot The third round matches of the National Cricket League (NCL) have been postponed, as Bangladesh deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases, the numbers going up over the last two weeks. On Thursday, the country’s health authority confirmed that a record 6469…
News The team had an ‘honest’ debrief after being skittled for 32 but a spot in the Shield final remains in their hands Kurtis Patterson: ‘It’s about trying to absorb that pressure for longer periods of time and that’s what we didn’t do’ New South Wales are determined to have left their 32 all out in Tasmania. The defending Sheffield Shield champions were bundled out for their lowest first-class…
News The home side have not won a one-day series against Australia since 1999 Amy Satterthwaite, New Zealand’s stand-in captain, hopes they are able to “unleash” fast bowler Lea Tahuhu on Australia in the Rose Bowl one-day series. Tahuhu, who remains one of the quickest bowlers in the game, has been out of action since injuring her hamstring in the first ODI against England in February and was not included…
Jack Brooks appeals for a wicket in Somerset’s pre-season friendly against Worcestershire Jack Brooks spent the final two months of 2020 virtually immobile following three post-season surgeries, so his hunger to walk back on field with his Somerset team-mates is as palpable as the club’s desire to go one better than their perennial runners-up spot in the new Championship season. Simultaneous Achilles operations in late October followed two weeks…
News “If I want to play for another four or five years, I don’t think I can play all three formats” Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has hinted that he may call time on one format of international cricket to “prolong his international career”. He added to prevailing speculation that he could quit T20Is after having opted out of the three-match T20I series in New Zealand for personal reasons. Over…
News Up to seven additional players or support staff will be permitted at senior ICC events Teams at senior ICC events, starting with the 2021 T20 World Cup, will be allowed to take up to seven additional players or support staff, as part of the governing body’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, the ICC brought in a squad limit of 23 – comprising 15 players and up…
News ‘We have a settled top order and with any one of them going till the end with finishers in late middle order we can easily touch 350’ Babar Azam wants Pakistan to shed their inhibitions and go out and play more positively Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, wants his side to be done with the traditional style of playing one-day cricket. He wants his batsmen to eradicate any…