Month: January 2023

Australia captain Meg Lanning and legspinner Georgia Wareham will make their respective long-awaited returns after being named in Victoria’s WNCL squad to face New South Wales in two 50-over matches on January 5 and 7 at Junction Oval in Melbourne. Lanning, who has been named to return as Australia’s captain for the upcoming limited-overs series against Pakistan, will play her first game since taking an extended leave of absence following…

Matt Renshaw has tested positive for Covid shortly after being recalled to Australia’s Test side but for now will continue to take part at the SCG. Renshaw stood separately from team-mates during the anthems after reporting feeling unwell and was then seen sat away from the dugout on the boundary edge. “Australian batter Matthew Renshaw reported feeling unwell shortly before play in the third Test match against South Africa in…

Toss Australia chose to bat vs South Africa Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood and Matthew Renshaw have been named in a new-look Australia line-up as captain Pat Cummins elected to bat against South Africa in the third Test at the SCG. On a dry pitch, Australia selected a four-pronged attack and will field two spinners for the first time in a home Test in six years. Agar will play his first…

The BCCI has invited applications for “the right to own and operate” teams at the inaugural women’s IPL, which is expected to start in March and get over before the men’s IPL begins. A press statement from the BCCI on Tuesday asked for “reputed entities” to make a non-refundable payment of INR 5 lakh (USD 6000 approx.) by January 21 to procure the “invitation to tender”, which details the eligibility…

There was an incident of a bowler – Adam Zampa – attempting to run the non-striker – Tom Rogers – out backing up during the Melbourne derby in the BBL on Tuesday. However, Stars bowler Zampa had turned his arm over before stopping and whipping the bails off, so even though Rogers was outside his crease, it wasn’t out. And though David Hussey, the Stars coach, said “we would have…

Gautam Gambhir, the former India batter, says the team needs to identify a back-up for seam-bowling allrounder Hardik Pandya as a priority as they build towards the 50-over World Cup at home this October-November. “They need to quickly identify a back-up for Hardik; if something happens to him, India will be in serious, serious trouble,” Gambhir said on “Road To World Cup Glory”, a show on Star Sports that will…

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs India India handed out debuts to Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi with both expected to do the more difficult job, after Sri Lanka won the toss and inserted the hosts in. That means setting an above-par target and then defending in the dew. Hardik Pandya said he would have batted anyway because India wanted to challenge themselves in bilateral games. Mavi came in…

SS Das, Ajay Ratra, Amay Khurasiya and S Sharath are among a number of former players who have been interviewed for a spot on India’s next senior men’s selection panel, ESPNcricinfo can confirm. They, along with two members of the incumbent panel, Chetan Sharma and Harvinder Singh, were interviewed on Tuesday by the BCCI-appointed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). All the shortlisted candidates are understood to have made presentations to the…

Melbourne Renegades 141 for 7 (Havey 32*, Boult 2-32) beat Melbourne Stars 108 for 9 (Larkin 48*, Rogers 5-16) by 33 runs Fired-up quick Tom Rogers shrugged off an attempted run-out by Adam Zampa at the non-striker’s end, to then take five wickets as Melbourne Renegades claimed the bragging rights over crosstown rivals Melbourne Stars in a fiery clash at the MCG The ‘Melbourne derby’ descended into controversy when Zampa…

Saqib Mahmood will make his return to competitive action on the white-ball leg of England Lions’ tour of Sri Lanka in February, following the stress fracture in his back that ruled him out of the 2022 home international season. Mahmood, 25, impressed on England’s tour of the Caribbean in early 2022, where he made his Test debut and claimed six wickets at 22.83 in his two appearances. However, he has…