Month: February 2023

Sandeep Lamichhane has been picked in Nepal’s 14-man squad for the tri-series against Scotland and Namibia. The selection was widely expected once the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) had lifted its suspension of the player and included him in a training camp for the series. Lamichhane is currently out on bail, though facing charges of sexual coercion of another person. His impending selection and inclusion in the training camp had…

Huge triumph for local coaches Sylhet has a large group of local coaches led by Rajin Saleh. Mohammad Salahuddin is the settled man at the help for Comilla Victorians. Shohel Islam and Mizanur Rahman Babul are the head coaches of Rangpur Riders and Fortune Barishal. All four teams made it through to the qualifiers, giving local coaching a huge boost. A couple of years ago, Salahuddin said that coaches were…

Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka South Africa have won the toss and chosen to bowl in the opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup, against Sri Lanka, in Cape Town. The hosts will look to contain Sri Lanka captain and opener Chamari Athapaththu early on a pitch that is expected to be on the slow side, with help from Nonkululeko Mlaba who recently moved to…

The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, scheduled from March 1-5, could be shifted out of Dharamsala as the ground might not yet be fit to host international cricket after a recent renovation. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the BCCI will take a final call over the next few days, based on the outcome of an inspection of the ground to be conducted by the board’s team of experts. The BCCI,…

Bengal 438 and 59 for 2 (Gharami 12*, Majumdar 9*) lead Madhya Pradesh 170 (Jain 65, Shubham 44*, Akash Deep 5 for 42) by 327 runs They were thwarted by Madhya Pradesh in the semi-finals last year, but Bengal are on course for payback this time around, with a final appearance in the 2022-23 Ranji season almost theirs. Having opened up a 268-run lead courtesy a five-wicket haul by fast…

Saurashtra 364 for 4 (Jackson 160, Vasavada 112*, Kaverappa 2-64) trail Karnataka 407 (Agarwal 249, Sakariya 3-73) by 43 runs A fourth-wicket partnership of 232 between centurions Sheldon Jackson (160) and captain Arpit Vasavada (112*) spearheaded Saurashtra’s charge in their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Karnataka in Bengaluru. After scoring 407, achieved mainly due to Mayank Agarwal’s marathon 248, Karnataka had Saurashtra wobbling at 92 for 3 half hour into play…

Toby Roland-Jones, the former England seamer, has taken over from Tim Murtagh as Middlesex’s red-ball captain. Roland-Jones, 35, will be embarking on his 14th season at the club, having made his debut back in 2010. In that time, he has taken 453 first-class wickets in 122 appearances, and will be leading Middlesex on their return to the first division of the County Championship, following promotion in 2022. He takes over…

A higher threshold for batting bonus points, a reduction in the number of points available for a draw, and a two-round trial of the Kookaburra ball, are among the tweaks to the County Championship ahead of the 2023 season, in a bid to keep the domestic game aligned with the aggressive approach of the England men’s Test team. This season, five points will be available for a draw – a…

Dane van Niekerk will be part of the women’s T20 World Cup, which starts in Cape Town today, but as part of the ICC’s commentators’ panel. Both van Niekerk and du Preez have also put their names up for the WPL auction, which will take place on Monday, the same day as South Africa’s game against New Zealand. Related Failing fitness tests by seconds is not a simple numbers game…

The Lucknow-based Women’s Premier League (WPL) team, owned by Capri Global Holdings, will be called UP Warriorz, and Jon Lewis, Anju Jain, Lisa Sthalekar and Ashley Noffke are all part of the support staff in various capacities. Lewis, the current head coach of the England national team, will be the head coach of Warriorz, with former India captain and Bangladesh coach Anju Jain as the assistant coach. Noffke, the former…