Month: January 2023

Shikha Pandey, the India allrounder, has credited former Australia captain Belinda Clark for making her feel “worthy” and “special” during her time away from the national team. In September 2022, Clark facilitated a three-week stint for Pandey in Brisbane, where she played club cricket. That stint nearly paved way for a maiden Women’s Big Bash deal with Brisbane Heat, but Pandey had to turn it down due to her commitments…

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has rejected PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s claim that ACC president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah “unilaterally” announced the ACC calendar of events for 2023 and 2024 without informing the Pakistan board. On Thursday, Shah in his capacity as ACC president announced details of all ACC competitions over next two years, saying: “Presenting the @ACCMedia1 pathway structure & cricket calendars for 2023 & 2024! This signals…

Alice Capsey has been included in England’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad as she continues her recovery from a broken collarbone suffered on the tour of the Caribbean before Christmas. England head coach, Jon Lewis, said they wanted to “give her every chance” of being available for the tournament, with the 18-year-old potentially a key player at the top of the order. There was a recall for experienced seamer Kate…

Lunch Pakistan 408 and 125 for 5 (Sarfaraz 29*, Shakeel 16*, Sodhi 2-23) need another 194 runs to beat New Zealand 449 and 277 for 5 dec New Zealand stuck one step inside the door towards claiming the second Test in Karachi – and with it the series – as offspinner Michael Bracewell and legspinner Ish Sodhi struck thrice together in the morning session of the final day’s play. But…

For the third time in three Test innings Usman Khawaja was able to celebrate a century at the SCG and, though he will have spent two nights unbeaten 195 and hoping for the chance for a maiden double-ton, he was relieved to convert into three figures in a frustrating season. Khawaja had made consistent contributions for both Queensland in the Sheffield Shield and then against West Indies, but had not…

Australia have two days left of their home Test season to push for the victory that would give them a clean sweep of the summer and, barring extreme points deductions, secure a place in the World Test Championship final at The Oval in June. However, regardless of having their spot booked before heading to India that tour will be one of the series that defines their year and against their…

Rohan Jaitley, the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) president, has sacked the state’s senior selection committee a day after reports of infighting within the panel and “dubious selection” emerged. He has voiced out his “disapproval of the manner in which the men’s selection committee is discharging its duties”. On Tuesday, selectors Gagan Khoda, the committee chief, and Mayank Sidana had a public fallout, leading to Sidana staging a walkout…

Perth Scorchers fast bowler Jhye Richardson has been ruled out for two to three weeks with a hamstring strain but coach Adam Voges is hopeful he could be back for the BBL finals if Scorchers qualify. Scans on Thursday confirmed he had suffered only a minor strain but Scorchers are likely to be cautious with him given his soft-tissue injury issues in the past two seasons. “It’s on the very…

India head coach Rahul Dravid has defended his side’s decision to bowl first in the second T20I, by pointing out that there was a lot of dew towards the end of the game and one could not take such decisions only on the basis of historical numbers. Sri Lanka put on 206 for 6 after being put in to bat and India slipped to 57 for 5 before eventually going…

The chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association has called for the term ‘Mankad’ to be removed from the sport’s language and said that the players have a key role in removing the stigma around the dismissal. “I don’t think it’s a debate, think it’s very black and white, it shouldn’t be the word Mankad,” Todd Greenberg told SEN radio during the Sydney Test. “I agree the players have a…