Sikandar Raza has always wanted to be a busy cricketer. He has seen players around him traversing the globe, from one T20 league to another. He has always wanted to be one of them and now, he pretty much is. He has played in the Pakistan Super League, the Caribbean Premier League, the Bangladesh Premier League and the Lanka Premier League, apart from domestic T20 tournaments in Afghanistan and Nepal….
Brisbane Heat 166 for 9 (Billings 79, Bryant 46, Short 3-14, Agar 3-38) beat Adelaide Strikers 160 for 9 (Kelly 43, Steketee 4-34) by six runs Brisbane Heat ruined former favourite son Chris Lynn‘s return to the Gabba, a Sam Billings half-century helping the home side to an upset six-run win over Adelaide Strikers. Undefeated Strikers sat atop the BBL table with three wins going into Friday night’s clash against…
England allrounder Sam Curran broke Chris Morris’ record to become the most expensive buy at an IPL auction, when Punjab Kings outbid Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to sign him for INR 18.25 crore (USD 2.25 million approx.). At that price, Curran is also the most expensive player in IPL history; he was reunited with the franchise that first brought him into the IPL in 2019. Curran was the…
Stuart Broad has been recalled to England’s Test squad following the birth of his first child, while Matt Potts and Dan Lawrence are also back in the set-up for the two-Test tour of New Zealand in February. Potts, who made his Test debut in the first match of the 2022 summer, also against New Zealand at Lord’s, impressed with his 20 wickets at 28.00 in the first five matches under…
The full list of players sold and unsold at the 2023 IPL player auction in Kochi. (Conversion rates as follows: USD 1 = INR 82 approx; INR 50 lakh = USD 60,000 approx; INR 1 crore = USD 120,000 approx; INR 10 crore = USD 1,200,000 approx) 2023 IPL auction sold players Kane Williamson (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 2 crore Harry Brook (Base price…
Scott Boland doesn’t yet know if he will play the Boxing Day Test. It seems Australia’s selectors aren’t sure either. Boland returned to the setup on Friday, just three days out from the start of the second Test against South Africa, refreshed after spending some time at home with his family. He was absent from Thursday’s optional training session at Junction Oval where Josh Hazlewood continued to press his claims…
Perth Scorchers 229 for 7 (Inglis 74, du Plessis 68, Hobson 46, Wood 5-50) beat Melbourne Stars 168 for 8 (Webster 43, Behrendorff 3-32) by 61 runs Faf du Plessis and Josh Inglis provided the fireworks with blistering half-centuries that powered the Perth Scorchers to a 61-run thrashing of the Melbourne Stars. Inglis posted the fastest fifty of the season – from just 25 balls – as the reigning champions…
The new PCB management committee, led by Najam Sethi, has terminated the contract of chief selector Mohammad Wasim and disbanded all committees formed under the now-defunct 2019 constitution. This was the first decision the new chairman took after taking a charge on Thursday. “We are going to disband all committees today because they were constituted under the 2019 constitution that has been revoked and shall reconstitute them under the new…
Lunch India 86 for 3 (Kohli 18*, Pant 12*, Taijul 3-24) trail Bangladesh 227 by 141 runs Taijul Islam practically bowled through the first session of day two to leave India at 86 for 3 in response to the hosts’ 227. Taijul bowled 13 overs of beautiful left-arm spin – breaking once for a change of ends – and took out India’s top three. On a pitch likely to assist…
Sydney Thunder have terminated Afghanistan fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi‘s contract following a hearing held by Cricket Australia’s conduct commissioner. According to a statement, the club received a complaint about Farooqi’s behavior after an incident on Thursday and referred the matter to CA’s integrity unit for investigation. Following the investigation and a subsequent hearing and ruling by the commissioner, Thunder decided to terminate his contract. A CA statement said that the…