PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has said Pakistan may consider pulling out of the 2023 Asia Cup if their hosting rights were withdrawn on account of India not travelling to the country. “It’s not as if we don’t have hosting rights and we’re pleading to host it,” Ramiz said on the sidelines of the Pakistan-England Test in Rawalpindi. “We won the rights fair and square. If India doesn’t come, they won’t…
Litton Das has been named the Bangladesh captain for their three-match ODI series against India at home starting in Dhaka on Sunday. Litton has not captained Bangladesh in an ODI before but has led them in a T20I back in April 2021. “Litton is one of the more experienced players in the side and has demonstrated leadership qualities. He has a sharp cricketing mind and reads the game well,” Jalal…
The Rawalpindi pitch on which England racked up a world-record 506 runs on the first day of the first Test was “embarrassing”, according to PCB chairman Ramiz Raja. Terming Pakistan as living in “the dark ages of pitch preparation” owing to a decade-long hiatus of Test cricket in the country, Ramiz said it would take at least another season for the quality of pitches to begin improving. “It is embarrassing…
Paul Farbrace has been named as the new head coach of Sussex, having recently stepped down from his three-year role as sporting director at Warwickshire. Farbrace, who was an integral influence as England’s assistant coach under Trevor Bayliss from 2015 to 2019, was also Sri Lanka’s head coach when they won the World T20 in 2014. “I’m delighted to be joining Sussex and I’m really looking forward to helping everyone…
South Australia 329 (McSweeney 118, Weatherald 100, Siddle 4-59) and 4 for 111 (Drew 54*, Bird 4-37) lead Tasmania 148 (Doran 42, Doggett 4-21) by 292 runs South Australia’s quicks put their side in control against Tasmania as the visitors closed in on a 300-run lead at stumps on day two of their Sheffield Shield match in Hobart. Tasmania were rolled for 149 in just 50.3 overs at Blundstone Arena,…
Ryan Campbell, the former Australia wicketkeeper whose six-year stint with the Netherlands culminated in their impressive displays at last month’s T20 World Cup, has been named as the new head coach at Durham. As revealed by ESPNcricinfo, Campbell, 50, will take over from James Franklin, whose contract was not renewed after Durham’s disappointing performances in the 2022 county season, in which they finished in the bottom three of the standings…
New Zealand 164 for 3 (Devine 45, Bates 41, Akter 1-25) beat Bangladesh 32 (Moni 6, Tahuhu 4-6, Jensen 3-8) by 132 runs Lea Tahuhu and Hayley Jensen wreaked havoc as Bangladesh collapsed to 32 all out – their second-lowest score in women’s T20Is – to go down by 132 runs in the first T20I in Christchurch, and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Tahuhu finished with figures…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been taken to hospital in Perth after feeling unwell. Ponting was at Optus Stadium on Friday conducting his Seven Network commentary duties during the first Test against West Indies when he started feeling unwell. It’s been reported Ponting suffered a heart scare, but no confirmed details have been made public about his condition. The 47-year-old left the stadium around lunchtime and went to hospital…
Dwayne Bravo has retired from the IPL as a player, and taken over a position as the bowling coach at Chennai Super Kings. L Balaji, Super Kings’ bowling coach till last season, has taken a break for one year for what the franchise called “personal commitments”, but will be involved with the Super Kings Academy. “I’m looking forward to this new journey because it’s something I see myself doing after…
Victoria 209 and 1 for 78 lead New South Wales 260 (Henriques 97, Sutherland 4-57) by 27 runs Will Sutherland triggered a Victoria fightback to leave their Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales nicely poised after Moises Henriques threatened to take the game away from the home team. NSW were dismissed for 260, a first innings lead of 51, but they would have hoped for a bigger advantage after…