Month: March 2023

The PCB is set to hire former South Africa internationals Morne Morkel and Andrew Puttick as bowling and batting coach, respectively, of the Pakistan men’s team. The board has also agreed to bring Mickey Arthur on as a consultant while he continues as head coach of Derbyshire. The coaching group is designed in such a way that Arthur will play the role of team director remotely. He was also assigned…

Discussions have taken place that could see Pakistan playing its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Bangladesh. India is the host for the tournament but given tense political relations between the two countries, the idea was discussed at the ICC meetings last week, with the hybrid Asia Cup model being looked at as a solution. Pakistan is hosting the Asia Cup but India will play their games at a neutral…

England’s power-hitter Liam Livingstone will miss the opening game for Punjab Kings in the IPL as he is yet to get a fitness clearance from the ECB after recovering from a knee injury he suffered in December. Kings open their IPL campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders at home on April 1. Livingstone, who is a key member of the Kings squad for his all-round abilities, has not played competitive cricket…

Jasprit Bumrah made his IPL debut in 2013 and, for the first time since then, Mumbai Indians will be playing an entire season without him. To fill that massive gap, apart from making use of the new Impact Player rule, Mumbai plan to unleash a couple of young bowlers and their head coach Mark Boucher said their bowling attack will be their “surprise package”. “Losing Bumrah has been a big…

Rashid has team-mate Fazalhaq Farooqi for company on the podium, with the young pacer slotting at No. 3 on the T20I bowlers’ rankings after finishing as top wicket-taker for Afghanistan in the Pakistan series. Farooqi claimed five wickets and conceded just 4.75 runs to the over across the three matches to climb 12 places in the rankings. Rashid was No. 1 as recently as November last year, having consistently been…

Will Sutherland, the Victoria fast bowler, faces “a period on the sidelines” after scans confirmed a stress fracture in his lower back. Sutherland, 23, had a breakout Sheffield Shield season, and had signed up with Essex for the County Championship season, but that deal has been cancelled. “It’s disappointing for Will after a fantastic season. He had signed with Essex to go over and play in the County Championship –…

Delhi Capitals are set to sign Bengal’s Abishek Porel as a replacement for the injured Rishabh Pant ahead of IPL 2023. Porel’s signing, which is yet to be announced officially, comes following a series of practice games at a week-long preparatory camp in New Delhi. Porel and three other uncapped wicketkeepers – Sheldon Jackson, Luvnith Sisodia and Vivek Singh – had been put through a series of match simulation exercises,…