Month: May 2021

News He replaces WV Raman, coming back after his last stint had ended in an acrimonious fallout with Mithali Raj Ramesh Powar had first been appointed as India Women’s coach in July 2018 in an interim capacity   Ramesh Powar has returned as the India Women coach, after his first stint ended in acrimony in late 2018 amid a fallout with Mithali Raj. Powar was replaced by WV Raman, and…

News “Obviously I don’t make that decision but the time I played with Steve as captain he was excellent,” Paine said of Smith Tim Paine on Steven Smith: “He’s probably a bit like me when I was at the start of my captaincy journey in Tasmania — he was thrown into a very big role at a very, very young age and he probably wasn’t quite ready for it”  …

News Verma has already signed a contract with two-time champions Sydney Sixers India batter Shafali Verma and allrounder Radha Yadav are set to make their Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) debuts later this year in Australia. ESPNcricinfo understands that Verma, 17, has already signed a contract with two-time champions Sydney Sixers while Yadav, 21, is on the verge of finalising her deal with one of the two Sydney-based clubs. Aside…

News As the death toll in Gaza following Israeli air strikes escalated, cricketers around the world made their voices heard Azhar Ali and Babar Azam are among the cricketers to have tweeted on the issue   Hashim Amla and Babar Azam are among a group of cricketers from around the world to express solidarity with the people of Palestine, where the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen…

News Seventh-placed South Africa are at their joint-lowest in Test ranking history after the annual update India and New Zealand retained the top two places in the ICC men’s Test rankings after the annual update, while England overtook Australia for the third spot. West Indies also moved up by two positions to be placed sixth, one slot above South Africa. India, who have an aggregate of 121 rating points, are…

News Head coach Jason Gillespie says the new-look side will “focus on results” after four consecutive seasons at the bottom of the first-class standings South Australia have poached the dual Sheffield Shield-winning fast bowler Brendan Doggett from Queensland among a raft of interstate additions to their squad. According to head coach Jason Gillespie, the new-look side will have a “focus on results” after four consecutive seasons at the bottom of…

News As the death toll in Gaza following Israeli air strikes escalated, cricketers around the world made their voices heard Cricketers from around the world have expressed support and solidarity with the people of Palestine, with the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rising sharply over the past few days. Several of the dead are civilians, including at least 13 children. The violence began on Monday when the Israeli…

News Last season’s beaten quarter-finalists lean towards spin-heavy strategy for Blast Qais Ahmad, the Afghanistan legspinner, has signed for Kent for the whole of T20 Blast and two County Championship fixtures, adding to the burgeoning list of teams he has represented around the world in short-form cricket. Ahmad, 20, was due to join Gloucestershire as an overseas player last summer but had his contract cancelled on account of the Covid-19…