Hardik Pandya will lead India in the three-match T20I series at home against Sri Lanka starting on January 3, with Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy, while Rohit Sharma is set to return for the three ODIs that follow. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are also not part of the T20I squad; and Shikhar Dhawan has been left out of the ODI set-up after a poor run in Bangladesh, where he…
Jaydev Unadkat and Cheteshwar Pujara have been iconic figures for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. However, between Unadkat’s two Tests, Pujara played 97 matches for India in the red-ball format, establishing himself as the No. 3 in a famed batting line-up. When Unadkat, called up as a replacement for Mohammed Shami, finally landed in Chattogram after a visa delay and wore India whites, Pujara was delighted. “I wasn’t playing in the…
Sydney Thunder 0 for 124 (Hales 59*, Gilkes 56*) beat Brisbane Heat 6 for 121 (Munro 43, Green 2-14) by 10 wickets Sydney Thunder overcame their demons with a belligerent chase on a tricky Sydney Showground Stadium surface to thrash Brisbane Heat by 10 wickets and snap a three-game losing streak. Thunder won their first game since the season opener, while Heat slumped to a 1-3 record. Thunder openers exorcise…
England’s first bilateral tour of Bangladesh in six years is confirmed for March 2023. The two sides will play three ODIs and three T20Is over two weeks, to be held in Dhaka and Chattogram. The three-match ODI series is part of the Super League, a tournament to decide which teams get direct entry into the 2023 World Cup. Both England and Bangladesh have already qualified. The first two matches are…
Smriti Mandhana (third), who played a significant role in India’s only win of those five matches, and Shafali Verma (sixth), who will be leading India at the Under-19 World Cup next month, are rated among the top 10 batters in T20Is. The list is dominated by Australia though, with Tahlia McGrath and Beth Mooney leading the way, Meg Lanning, who will soon be coming out of an extended break, at…
“Politics should not be mixed up in cricket,” Ramiz said on his YouTube channel. “This is a game of cricketers and a playing field for them. Some people come from outside the circle, and to adjust one person [Sethi], they had to change the entire constitution. I have not seen this anywhere in the world. “There is etiquette to do things and it has been done in the middle of…
Cricket Australia’s host-television broadcaster Fox Sports has apologised to Anrich Nortje and the South Africa team after the fast bowler was knocked down by the flying spidercam while fielding on the second day of the ongoing second Test at the MCG. Nortje confirmed after the day’s play that he was fine, despite being hit on his left shoulder and elbow. He was able to bowl – at high pace –…
Australia face the prospect of pressing for victory against South Africa at the MCG with a depleted bowling attack after allrounder Cameron Green joined Mitchell Starc with a finger injury, but David Warner is expected to be able to resume his double century on the third day after he retired hurt with cramp. Green was struck on the glove by a 144kph delivery from Anrich Nortje late on the second…
Lunch Pakistan 377 for 8 (Babar 161, Salman 54*, Hamza 0*, Southee 2-58) vs New Zealand Tim Southee dismissed Babar Azam with the fourth ball of the day in what was an otherwise dull session of play, before successive strikes by New Zealand late in the morning ensured they went to lunch on the second day with some momentum tiled in their favour. Agha Salman held one end up for…
Farhaan Behardien, the 39-year-old South African batter, has retired after an 18-year career at the professional level, which included 59 ODI and 38 T20I appearances. Behardien, who last played internationally in a T20I against Australia in November 2018, but was in action for Boland in the domestic circuit till earlier this month, said “feet up for a bit and onto the next challenge” in his retirement note on Twitter. He…