Chennai Super Kings will wait for Ben Stokes to be “100% ready” before using him as a bowler this season as he continues to manage a long-standing knee injury, team coach Stephen Fleming confirmed. ESPNcricinfo revealed this week that Stokes would start the IPL as a specialist batter following a cortisone injection in his left knee ahead of the season, since he wants to ensure he is fit enough to…
Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das are in Bangladesh’s Test squad for the one-off Test against Ireland that begins on April 4 in Dhaka. There was speculation that the BCB would allow the pair to join their IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders this week but the squad announcement confirms that they will join after the Test ends. BCB president Nazmul Hassan said on Friday that the IPL franchises were aware…
Ruturaj Gaikwad “is going to do wonders for Indian cricket” and the team will “back him enough” when his time comes. Hardik Pandya, potentially India’s T20I captain as they build towards next year’s T20 World Cup, couldn’t have been more effusive in his praise for the Chennai Super Kings opener for his incredible 52-ball 90 to kick off IPL 2023 in Ahmedabad in front of 100,000 fans. On Friday, Gaikwad…
Australia A 155 for 1 (Renshaw 92*) vs New Zealand A Matt Renshaw made a bid for a place in Australia’s Ashes squad as he dominated a shortened opening day of the first four-day match against New Zealand A in Lincoln with an unbeaten 92. Renshaw, the most experienced batter in the Australia A squad, does not have a county deal like others vying for a tour spot so these…
Want to get the best out of Rashid Khan, the batter? Don’t let him face more than 10 balls, says Tom Moody, who was with Rashid’s former team Sunrisers Hyderabad in different capacities from 2013 to 2022 (except 2020), including Rashid’s IPL debut in 2017. Moody’s observation came after Gujarat Titans’ last-over win against Chennai Super Kings in the opening IPL game, in which Titans needed 23 to win from…