Month: February 2023

Sri Lanka’s cricketers and coaching staff provided a glowing endorsement of the country’s latest training facility in Radella, Nuwara Eliya, following a week-long training camp at the newly-renovated ground. Located some 4000 feet above sea level, the Radella Cricket Ground – home to Dimbula Athletic & Cricket Club – is among the most picturesque in the world; its immediate surroundings comprise the trademark greenery and mountainscapes of Sri Lanka’s hills,…

Aiden Markram is set to take charge as the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain in IPL 2023. Markram, 28, recently led Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the inaugural SA20 title, where he also finished as the tournament’s third leading run-maker. Related IPL 2023 to be played from March 31 to May 28 Prasidh Krishna ruled out of IPL 2023 with stress fracture ‘Fully fit’ Chahar ready to make comeback at IPL 2023 Sunrisers…

Allrounder Mitchell Marsh will return from a three-month injury layoff as a specialist batter ahead of Australia’s ODI series in India. Having not played since the ODI series against England last November, the 31-year-old Marsh was named in Australia’s 16-man squad on Thursday for the three-match series starting on March 17 in Mumbai. Marsh has recovered from keyhole surgery on his left ankle having battled the injury throughout his career….

Ben Stokes says he can’t see James Anderson stopping anytime soon after the 40-year-old topped the latest ICC men’s Test rankings. Anderson will earn his 179th cap on Friday as England named an unchanged team for the 2nd Test against New Zealand at Wellington. It was at the Basin Reserve 15 years ago that Lancashire quick was recalled to the team aged 26, accompanying Stuart Broad for the first time…

Big picture: Back to the Basin If ever there was a venue for this rebooted England team to come full circle, it would have to be the Basin Reserve in Wellington. It was here, back on their 2007-08 tour, that James Anderson – the newly reinstated No.1 Test bowler in the world – began his now-1009-wicket partnership with Stuart Broad, claiming a first-innings five-for no less, to establish England’s foothold…

Karachi Kings needed 37 off the final 9 balls against Multan Sultans, all but mathematically out of the contest. But amidst a slew of extras and a litany of sixes, it was suddenly down to 6 off four balls, with 31 coming off the previous five. In the end, the Kings would still fall short by three runs. How it came to that is an almost impossible story to tell,…

Multan Sultans 196 for 2 (Rizwan 110*, Masood 51, Malik 1-29) beat Karachi Kings 193 for 5 (Vince 75, Imad 46*, Afridi 2-55) by 3 runs For about 10 overs, Karachi Kings looked like they would cruise to victory, but for the other 30, Multan Sultans comprehensively outplayed them. You do the maths. And yet, the numbers were the greatest irrelevance of all in a contest for the ages. Imad…

A 90mph/145kph left-arm fast bowler, a legend of modern county cricket, and a double Big Bash League-winner are among the players set to lead Italy’s bid to qualify for the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup. Italy will vie for one of two available spots in the tournament when they play in July’s seven-team T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Scotland, where the hosts and Ireland are clear favourites. The Europe…

Rob Key has admitted that England players without central contracts are taking “huge” dents to their prospective earnings by turning down franchise deals to play bilateral international series. An England squad will arrive in Bangladesh this week for a short white-ball tour comprising three ODIs and three T20Is starting on March 1, with several players absent on Test duty in New Zealand or after opting to play in the Pakistan…

Essex Cricket has announced a new three-year partnership with the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA), with the aim of enhancing the prospects within cricket for diverse communities within East London. The new partnership will be based at the Leyton Hub, which was opened in 2019, and will link up with the East London Development Programme, which oversees boys’ and girls’ cricket in London boroughs including Newham, Redbridge, Havering, Barking &…