Month: January 2022

News Allrounder Nishant Sindhu, who led in Dhull’s absence, has, however, tested positive ahead of the quarter-final against Bangladesh Nishant Sindhu is also likely to be unavailable should India qualify for the semi-final   India’s Under-19 allrounder Nishant Sindhu will miss the quarter-final against Bangladesh at the Under-19 World Cup, after testing positive for Covid-19. However, India are set to be led by regular captain Yash Dhull on Saturday after…

News ICC media release says the former Zimbabwe captain breached the ACU code on four counts Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has been banned from all cricket for three-and-a-half years by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit for failing to report an approach from alleged corruptors without delay. More to follow… Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe Source: ESPN Crickinfo

News Fast bowler backed after injury setbacks, and will stay with club at least until 2023 Toby Roland-Jones will stay with Middlesex at least until the end of 2023, after signing a contract extension that will take him into his 13th year with the club. Roland-Jones has endured an injury-plagued few years, including a knee cartilage injury that took four months out of his 2021 season, following back and shoulder…

Report Scorchers were 4 for 25 before an audacious century partnership between Evans and Turner powered them to a competitive total Perth Scorchers 6 for 171 (Evans 76*, Turner 54, Lyon 2-24, O’Keefe 2-43) beat Sydney Sixers 92 (Hughes 42, Tye 3-15, Richardson 2-20 ) by 79 runs Laurie Evans smashed 76 under pressure then quick Andrew Tye took three wickets as Perth Scorchers won a record fourth BBL title…

Heather Knight‘s battling century in the Women’s Ashes Test in Canberra ranks among the “top three” performances, according to her longest-serving team-mate Katherine Brunt, whose own five-wicket haul helped to keep England in contention after two days of a keenly fought contest. By the close of the second day, Knight’s unbeaten 127 had rescued England from the prospect of the follow-on, after they had at one stage slumped to 169…

Report Khulna Tigers secure second win after chasing down 144 Khulna Tigers 144 for 4 (Fletcher 58, Mushfiqur 44*) beat Chattogram Challengers 143 for 8 (Afif 44, Perera 3-18) by six wickets How the match played out Khulna Tigers notched up their second win in three games, beating Chattogram Challengers by six wickets in their first home match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Andre Fletcher played an important hand…

News Pakistan seamer to resume new-ball partnership with Kyle Abbott Mohammad Abbas will return to Hampshire for the early stages of the County Championship season, resuming his new-ball partnership with Kyle Abbott. Abbas played 10 games for Hampshire in 2021, taking 41 wickets at 15.87 including three five-wicket hauls, generally opening the bowler alongside Abbott. He has re-signed for “at least the first two months of the season”, according to…

News New first-team coach back at Lord’s after three seasons with Surrey Richard Johnson has returned to Middlesex as the club’s new first-team coach after three years as an assistant coach at Surrey. Johnson, who played three Tests for England in 2003, stood in as Middlesex’s interim head coach in 2018 after Richard Scott’s departure, having previously worked as fast-bowling coach and assistant coach. Middlesex have been undergoing a major…

News CWI president Ricky Skerritt also put out a statement calling the allegations “a malicious attack on the credibility of the West Indies Captain” While Simmons said that those on the outside who wanted “preach about victimisation” needed “to look within themselves”, CWI president Ricky Skerritt put out a statement calling the allegations “a malicious attack on the credibility of the West Indies Captain, designed to sow division within our…

News Event CEO Andrea Nelson has confirmed that the tournament will be played at the original six venues NZC made several changes concerning venues for upcoming season to reduce risks of Omicron   The delayed Women’s ODI World Cup will go ahead as scheduled across the original six venues in New Zealand, starting March 4 even as the hosts’ bilateral series for the rest of the season have moved to…