News The series will comprise three ODIs and a one-off T20I, all at Sabina Park During the T20 World Cup, Chris Gayle had expressed the hope that he would get a chance to play one last international game in Jamaica West Indies men will play three ODIs and a T20I against Ireland in Jamaica from January 8 to 16, CWI has announced, with the possibility that the standalone T20I…
News The four T20Is that were part of the original schedule will be “rescheduled for a more opportune time,” a CSA release said Paarl and Cape Town will host the three-match ODI series between South Africa and India in January 2022. The first two games will be played at Boland Park on January 19 and January 21 followed by the series finale at Newlands on January 23. The three-match series…
News The cases were discovered five days after the team returned from the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe Two members of the Bangladesh women team tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, five days after returning from the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. Both are in isolation while the rest of the contingent has gone back to quarantine after undergoing tests on Monday. The squad members were supposed to…
News Nazmul Hassan says BCB has no problem with players wanting a break, but says it should happen via official channels BCB president Nazmul Hassan said on Monday that the board has accepted Shakib Al Hasan‘s leave request to skip the New Zealand tour for which Bangladesh are scheduled to leave later this week. Some days ago, Hassan claimed that Shakib only informed them “unofficially” of his reluctance to be…
News Travis Head and Alex Carey look set to miss most of the tournament SquadWes Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, George Garton (England), Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Spencer Johnson, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Harry Nielsen, Liam O’Connor, Matt Renshaw, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Daniel Worrall, Daniel Drew (replacement), Thomas Kelly (replacement) In Fawad Ahmed (Scorchers), George GartonOut Danny Briggs, Michael Neser (Heat), Phil…
Report Daniel Sams and Gurinder Sandhu stood out with the ball to take combined figures of 5 for 39 Sydney Thunder 3 for 141 (Ross 61*, Billings 45*) beat Brisbane Heat 8 for 140 (Duckett 46, Heazlett 42, Sams 3-22) by seven wickets Sydney Thunder made a succesful start to their BBL campaign, easing to a seven-wicket win over Brisbane Heat. The contest looked finely poised when Thunder slumped to…
News The captain discusses the performances of India’s young trio in Mumbai Three players, who haven’t been Test regulars lately, had a significant impact in India’s Test win over WTC champions New Zealand in Mumbai. Virat Kohli, on his return to Test captaincy after a short break, spoke glowingly of all three of them as an away series looms in South Africa. Great application from Mayank. To play at this…
Report The weather, however, promises to be better on the fourth and fifth days, with no rain forecast The third day of the Dhaka Test lived up to its very rainy forecast with a full day washout. The covers never came off the Shere Bangla National Stadium, and Bangladesh and Pakistan players didn’t come to the ground, as the country’s capital bore the brunt of a depression at the Bay…
News India Test captain expects meeting with head coach and selectors to provide clarity on certain aspects of team composition There will be no hurried calls taken on Ajinkya Rahane‘s future based on external pressure, India’s captain Virat Kohli said after India sealed their 14th consecutive Test series win at home. It was another dominant performance by India, but the lean patch for two of their senior batters, Rahane and…
News The left hander got the nod for Australia’s final batting position ahead of the Ashes Familiar faces and a well-known opponent are making Travis Head‘s return to Australia’s Test team a comfortable, relaxed experience. Rather than feeling the pressure to perform after his axing midway through last summer’s series against India, Head feels he’s in a good mindset going into the Ashes opener in Brisbane. He has already been…