Month: January 2023

Shaheen Shah Afridi has resumed his rehabilitation after missing the entire home season following a knee injury. It is understood that Afridi is targeting the 2023 edition of the PSL, in February-March, to make his comeback to competitive cricket. In a statement on Monday, the PCB said Afridi “will resume his rehabilitation under the national men’s team’s medical staff in Karachi from today. While providing Shaheen top-notch care, this move…

Hobart Hurricanes 178 for 3 (Jewell 54, McDermott 53) beat Adelaide Strikers 177 for 6 (Lynn 87, Short 38) by seven wickets Hobart Hurricanes overcame a brutal knock from a resurgent Chris Lynn to notch a crucial win over Adelaide Strikers. Lynn hit a 58-ball 87 on Monday night at Blundstone Arena, his highest score of the summer, as the Strikers posted 177 for 6. It proved not enough, with…

Rishabh Pant is out of the ICU, but the extent of injuries on his knee, toe and ankle is not yet known as he is still not in shape to go through the MRI scans. Pant was on his way to see his mother in Roorkee in Uttarakhand when his car crashed into a road divider on December 30. He miraculously escaped without life-threatening injuries even as the car went…

Josh Hazlewood is confident Australia’s pace-bowler hierarchy remains intact despite him only playing three Tests since the start of the last home season but admits it’s been a frustrating period during what should be his prime years as a fast bowler. Through a combination of two side injuries in consecutive seasons alongside the conditions presented on the tours of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Hazlewood has only had a bit-part role…

Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs Pakistan Tim Southee began the New Year by winning the toss and choosing to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. New Zealand made one change to their XI from the first Test, replacing left-arm fast bowler Neil Wagner with right-arm quick Matt Henry. Wagner took only one wicket in the first Test, having bowled 21 overs in the first innings…

The future of South Africa’s Test cricket is a topic of debate amid a changing landscape, which is about to be brought into even sharper focus by the start of the SA20 this month, but whatever shape it takes Marco Jansen should have a big part to play in it. Having completed his first full year at the international level, following a Test debut against India in late 2021, the…

Related McSweeney and Brown shine as Heat win run-fest BBL round-up: Richardson’s rockets, Thunder’s turnaround and Brown’s boshing As Silk lofted Mark Steketee towards long-off, Neser first held the ball inside the boundary then tossed it up when he realised he would run over the rope. What followed was the astonishing part. Neser, while outside the boundary, then timed a jump perfectly to palm the ball back inside the rope…

Milne, 30, had some tightness in his hamstring at the end of the home series against India in November 2022 and subsequently missed two Ford Trophy games, New Zealand’s domestic 50-over tournament, for Wellington in December. He played Wellington’s first two matches of the Super Smash, the domestic T20 competition, but the workload of six ODIs in 16 days in Pakistan and India was considered too much of a risk….

Stoinis’ fireworks displayMarcus Stoinis closed out the year with a bang to emerge from a lean start to the tournament. He had Covid during the opening game and had collected 0, 0, 4 and 10 in his first four innings. He was then rested for the game against Sydney Sixers to allow him to spend Christmas at home in Perth. But he was back to his best in the traditional…

Big picture For Pakistan, this game cannot come – and go – soon enough. A home Test season of historically miserable proportions will finally draw to a close for the hosts next week, and regardless of the outcome of the second Test in Karachi, that is precisely how it will be viewed. You might imagine the end of this week will allow Pakistan to take stock, assess what went wrong,…