Pakistan are set to play six white-ball internationals in England in July © AFP The ECB has agreed to delay the start of Pakistan’s tour of England to accommodate the PSL. The PCB announced that Pakistan, who were originally scheduled to arrive in England on June 23, will now land on June 25. There will no change in the dates of the matches with the first game of the tour,…
The ICC’s next commercial cycle will commence after the 2023 ODI World Cup and stretch until 2031 © Getty Images The 2027 men’s ODI World Cup will feature 14 teams after the ICC Board on Tuesday decided to expand the quadrennial tournament. Another marquee event that has been expanded is the men’s T20 World Cup. The tournament ill comprise 20 teams and will be held every two years in the…
News The tournament is scheduled between mid-October and November 14 in India, subject to the BCCI fulfilling various obligations File photo: Sourav Ganguly (BCCI president), Manu Sawhney (ICC chief executive) and Jay Shah (BCCI secretary) pose with the T20 World Cup The ICC has given BCCI until June 28 to decide about hosting T20 World Cup. The ICC board is also believed to have agreed that the governing body…
News Mithali Raj adds “it’s nice to go in without the baggage” as India Women seek exposure in tour of England India Women kick off a busy year ahead with the seven-match tour of England. It starts with the one-off Test from June 16, their first game in the longest format in almost seven years. Ahead of the team’s departure for the UK, Test and ODI captain Mithali Raj and…
Joe Root keen to ensure moment is no empty gesture © Getty Images Joe Root has confirmed that both teams will “be taking a moment of unity” ahead of the first LV=Insurance Test between England and New Zealand as part of a wider commitment to combat issues around inclusion within the game. Root, the England captain, acknowledged that “sport and society” had faced some “hard truths” over the last year…
Logan van Beek spent the 2019 summer with Derbyshire © Getty Images Logan van Beek, the Netherlands seamer, will return to Derbyshire for this year’s T20 Blast as a replacement for the injured Billy Stanlake. Stanlake had been due to play for the club in all formats this season but has flown back to Australia following a stress fracture suffered in his first appearance of the summer against Essex. His…
Amol Muzumdar scored 11,167 first-class runs at an average of 48.13 © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Getting Mumbai “back on track in the red-ball format” is at the front of Amol Muzumdar‘s mind as he takes over as the team’s head coach ahead of the yet-to-be-announced domestic season. Mumbai, the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions, haven’t tasted red-ball success since beating Saurashtra in the 2015-16 final. In fact, they’ve only…
Broad in conversation with Joe Root and Chris Silverwood © Getty Images Stuart Broad has been named England’s vice-captain for the Test series against New Zealand, which starts at Lord’s on Wednesday. Ben Stokes is Joe Root’s usual deputy, and stood in for him in the first Test against West Indies last summer, but will miss the New Zealand series through injury, while Jos Buttler – Stokes’ predecessor, and Eoin…
News The fast bowler had cited issues with team management while abruptly retiring last year Pakistan captain Babar Azam offered a glimmer of hope for Mohammad Amir’s potential return to the national team, saying he will “talk to him about his issues”. In an interview with Cricket Pakistan, Azam said he hadn’t yet spoken to his Karachi Kings teammate on the matter, but acknowledged he was “one of Pakistan’s best…
In the absence of other big names, Joe Root will be expected to score the bulk of runs against New Zealand © Getty Images Big picture Twenty-three months on from a day of agony and ecstasy, New Zealand are back at Lord’s. Nine of their 19-man squad, seven of whom played in that final, are returning to the scene of their World Cup near-miss, and just in case they needed…