Month: December 2021

News Increase in team purses from £800,000 to £1 million should help attact overseas stars too James Vince holds the Hundred trophy aloft after Southern Brave’s victory last summer   England’s leading white-ball cricketers will earn up to £135,000 for their involvement in the Hundred next summer, following a 25% increase in salaries for the competition, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. Men’s salaries were due to range from £30,000-£125,000 – with a…

News India’s bowling coach says: “He hasn’t played the IPL and the World Cup as well. That does make a difference” Ishant Sharma has averaged 32.71 over eight Tests since his injury in New Zealand   At 97 Tests, Ishant Sharma was arguably the most improved bowler in the history of Test cricket. In the first half of his career at that point, Ishant averaged 38.44. In the second half…

News Tait resigned from his position a day after Lance Klusener announced his decision to not extend his deal as head coach “I have enjoyed my time working with the team especially with the young Afghan fast bowlers whom I personally think have a great future”   A day after Lance Klusener announced his decision to not extend his contract as head coach of the Afghanistan national men’s team, Shaun…

News After failed bids to acquire an IPL franchise, the Glazers have made their first formal foray into cricket The Glazers are owners of Manchester United, as well as Super Bowl champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers   Manchester United Football Club’s American owner, Lancer Capital, has made its first foray into cricket by acquiring a franchise in the soon-to-be-launched UAE T20 League. The update came a week after Reliance Industries, the…

News Left-arm spinner will “miss going home” but is happy to welcome friends and family to watch him play at the Wankhede For Ajaz Patel, life has come full circle. The left-arm spinner was just a month-old baby when New Zealand last played a Test in Mumbai. And when Patel left Mumbai, the ‘City of Dreams’, as an eight-year-old, returning to play a Test here may have not even been…

News “We will have a board meeting soon after we receive the report and then we will release it publicly,” CSA acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki The ombudsman, Dumisa Ntsebeza, will now send the report to the board on December 6   CSA’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report will be delivered to the organisation a week later than scheduled, with the ombudsman, Dumisa Ntsebeza, requesting an extension to the revised…

News Latham, Karunaratne in top 10 of batting rankings; Jadeja No. 2 allrounder Shaheen Shah Afridi picked up seven wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh   Shaheen Shah Afridi has broken into the top five of the ICC Test bowling rankings for the first time following his five-for against Bangladesh in Pakistan’s eight-wicket win in the first Test in Chattogram. Afridi, who finished with a match haul of seven…

Report Ramesh Mendis got Bonner leg before, but Brathwaite stayed firm at the other end Lunch West Indies 145 for 2 (Brathwaite 62*, Bonner 35, Mendis 1-34) trail Sri Lanka 204 by 59 runs West Indies sought to strengthen their grip on the game on the third morning in Galle, negotiating Sri Lanka’s spinners with relative comfort, as they added 76 runs to their overnight total for the loss of…

News There are only two games locked in for Perth with Covid-19 potentially causing more disruption Captain Ashton Turner refused to be drawn into whether Perth Scorchers had the toughest challenge in the upcoming BBL amid ongoing pandemic hurdles, instead striking confidence that his team is well equipped to handle any arising drama. The Covid-19 situation across Australia continues to cause headaches on the eve of the new BBL season…

Green, 22, who made his debut against India last season, was smart enough not to buy-in as Australia continued their preparations in Brisbane. “No, no, no, I’m definitely not in the same conversation that he is,” he said. “He’s a world-class player and you always look forward to playing against the best in the world and he’s definitely the best in the world at what he does.” Green also noted…