News He will remain in the role for the rest of the season despite Shreyas Iyer having returned from his shoulder injury Rishabh Pant will continue as Delhi Capitals’ captain for the rest of the 2021 season despite regular captain Shreyas Iyer having returned from a shoulder injury. Pant had been named captain after Iyer was ruled out having dislocated his shoulder while on India duty in March. The injury…
Rohit Sharma, who has already led India in 19 T20Is, seems to be Kohli’s likeliest successor © Getty Images Virat Kohli has announced he will step down as India’s T20 captain after the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup. He wants to continue as Test and ODI captain, however. Kohli announced his decision on Twitter, saying he made it with his workload in mind as a three-format player, and…
News Says assistant physio testing positive was a big concern as he had worked with “everyone” ahead of the Manchester Test India’s assistant physio Yogesh Parmar testing positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Manchester Test left the team feeling vulnerable and fearful, according to pacer Shardul Thakur. Speaking to the Indian Express, Thakur said that the physio had worked with “everyone” ahead of the match, and so the team was…
Report Charlie Dean debuts for England in opening match at Bristol New Zealand win toss, bowl vs England New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl in the first of five ODIs against England in Bristol. Off spinner Charlie Dean will make her international debut, having been part of the England squad for the T20 leg of New Zealand’s tour without playing a game. The hosts have opted to…
News Captain expects pitches in Pakistan to allow seamers to have a bigger role than they did in Bangladesh Stand-in captain. Wicketkeeper. Middle-order accumulator. Middle-order power-hitter. Tom Latham had to juggle with multiple responsibilities in the recently concluded T20I series in Bangladesh. With Tom Blundell suffering a quad injury during that T20I series, Latham confirmed that he would continue to keep wicket in the ODI series in Pakistan. Latham embraced…
Preview Both teams have had little ODI practice since the 2019 World Cup, but Pakistan will be under more pressure following a dismal outing against England in July New Zealand have not played an ODI in Asia since 2018, when they split a series against Pakistan in UAE 1-1 Big picture After all those years of vying for wider international acceptance of its ability to host cricket in the…
News India’s three ODIs in New Zealand likely to be postponed, with team not on government’s latest managed-isolation list New Zealand’s men’s team is set to face Bangladesh, Netherlands and South Africa during the upcoming home season Bangladesh, Netherlands and South Africa’s men’s teams are set to visit New Zealand in the 2021-22 season, having secured spots in Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities, which are mandatory for people…
News “All I asked the guys was to back each other – It doesn’t matter whether we perform or not, play or not play, let’s stay tight, let’s stay together” Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle celebrate St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ CPL 2021 title win St Kitts & Nevis Patriots captain Dwayne Bravo has said that the ‘belief’ in young players played an important role in the team’s maiden…
News The workloads, especially around the day-night Test, will be closely monitored by coaching staff The next generation: Maitlan Brown, Tayla Vlaeminck, Stella Campbell and Darcie Brown Australia fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck will not be considered for selection until the T20I series against India next month as head coach Matthew Mott weights up the delicate balancing act of protecting the young quick bowlers. Mott confirmed that Vlaeminck, who missed…
News Qiana Joseph, Chedean Nation, and Karishma Ramharack have been rested West Indies have added wicketkeeper Reniece Boyce and allrounders Sheneta Grimmond and Chinelle Henry to their 13-member squad for the fourth ODI against South Africa. Left-arm spinner Qiana Joseph, middle-order batter Chedean Nation, and offspin-bowling allrounder Karishma Ramharack have been rested. Henry, 26, featured in the first and second ODIs, having also played a game in the preceding three-T20I…