Month: March 2022

News Fast-bowling depth faces test but coach backs squad to cover off possible absentees Paul Collingwood, the interim head coach, has urged England not to panic after Ollie Robinson suffered a back spasm and an unwell Mark Wood was unable to take the field after undergoing precautionary blood tests during the team’s solitary warm-up fixture in Coolidge. Speaking at the close of the third day’s play, in which England’s quicks…

Report England rely on spinners to secure lead as worries persist about Robinson and Wood fitness England XI 466 for 6 (Bairstow 106*, Lawrence 83, Lees 65, Crawley 62, Root 54) and 77 for 3 lead CWI President’s XI 264 (Reifer 106, Leach 4-62) by 279 runs Everyday’s a school day and, as England’s interim Managing Director Andrew Strauss was so keen to stress ahead of the squad’s departure to…

News “Feels surreal, never imagined I would play 100 Tests for India” Former captain Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th Test for India on Friday. Only 11 of his countrymen can ever say that. Here are excerpts from an interview he had with BCCI.tv ahead of the match: On the milestone 100th TestI honestly never thought that I will play 100 Test matches. It’s been a long journey. Played…

News “What we need to do is be in that collective in each game, be consistent” Stafanie Taylor has called on West Indies to adapt their style if they are to convert their big-tournament T20 record into 50-over World Cup success. West Indies lost to South Africa by 96 runs and six wickets after winning the Super Over in their tied second match of the ODI series immediately before travelling…

News Overcast conditions, no useful recent ground information among challenges for both sides There remains little clarity, just over 12 hours out from the start of the first Test against Australia, of the combination Pakistan will field. The absence of Faheem Ashraf appears to have plunged Pakistan into something of a selection dilemma, with uncertainty over whether to field an extra bowler or Iftikhar Ahmed at No.7. The conditions have…

News In-form batter feels left-arm spinner’s success is testament to his persistence in developing his skills Litton Das feels Nasum Ahmed‘s superb spell of 4 for 10 in the first T20I against Afghanistan is a testament to the left-arm spinner’s persistence in developing his skills. Nasum’s bowling in the powerplay in which he decimated the Afghanistan top order changed the game, according to Litton, who himself made an important contribution…

News Evans will focus on T20 cricket after success on global franchise circuit Laurie Evans has quit red-ball cricket after signing a white-ball-only contract extension with Surrey. He had initially joined Sussex in a bid to play more first-class cricket after struggling for regular first-team opportunities at Warwickshire, but has become a sought-after T20 batter around the world since finishing the Blast as the competition’s leading run-scorer in 2018. Most…

News Fazle Mahmud and Mohammad Naim dropped from Test squad; Khaled Ahmed in ODI squad Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have returned to Bangladesh’s Test squad for the forthcoming series against South Africa. Tamim missed the Test leg of the New Zealand tour due to multiple thumb injuries while Shakib skipped the trip for personal reasons. Test squad: Mominul Haque (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto,…

News Lauren Winfield-Hill will open batting despite indifferent form, confirms England’s Australian coach Lisa Keightley is more than happy for Australia to carry the “extra pressure” of being favourites into the World Cup as her side prepares to defend their title, starting against their arch rivals on Saturday. Keightley, England’s head coach, was part of the Australian teams which won the trophy in 1997 and 2005 and was Player of…

News Iyer, Siraj and Axar have all levelled up Grade A+ (INR 7 crore or USD 930,000): Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah Grade A (INR 5 crore or USD 660,000): KL Rahul, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami Grade B (INR 3 crore or USD 400,000): Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Mohmmed Siraj. Grade C (INR 1 crore or…