Month: May 2021

News Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon issue statement following Cameron Bancroft’s latest comments Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon have reiterated that they did not know anything about “a foreign substance being taken onto the field of play to alter the condition of the ball” at the Newlands Test of 2018. In a statement addressed “to the Australian public”, Australia’s bowling unit from…

News BCCI awaiting exemption for family members of squad The India squad will arrive in Mumbai before travelling to the UK on a charter flight   The Indian contingent that will head to the UK for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England this summer will undergo a hard quarantine, spanning two weeks, starting May 19. Also part of this plan…

News The former Test opener will be part of a nine-member support staff under head coach Ramesh Powar The new-look support staff will assemble in Mumbai on May 19 for the upcoming tour of England   Shiv Sunder Das, the former India men’s Test opener, has been appointed as the batting coach of India Women for the upcoming tour of England, while Abhay Sharma has been named the fielding coach….

Stuart Broad was Player of the Series after being left out of England’s side for the first Test of last summer   Stuart Broad has suggested the “communication disappeared” when Ed Smith was national selector but insisted he would “understand” if he is left out of England’s Test side at any stage this summer. Broad took to Sky Sports to register his anger and disappointment after he was left out…

News Marketing agency Ban Tech won the bid after quoting an offer just above the floor price The upcoming Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series in Dhaka will be the first series under the new deal   The BCB has sold its 2021-23 TV rights to marketing agency Ban Tech for a reported price of BDT 161.5 crore ($19.07 million approx). The company won the bid after quoting an offer price just…

News Former Delhi wicketkeeper Abhay Sharma named as fielding coach The new-look support staff will assemble in Mumbai on May 19 for the upcoming tour of England   Shiv Sundar Das, the former India men’s Test opener, has been appointed as the batting coach of India Women, while Abhay Sharma, the former Delhi wicketkeeper, has been named the fielding coach. Rajkuvardevi Gaekwad, the current Baroda women’s selection panel chief, replaces…