They will also have Mark Deyal as part of their set-up with the batter joining from the St Lucia Kings. Last month, TKR announced that Dwayne Bravo will be returning to the franchise ahead of CPL 2023. “We are very happy to be able to retain most of the Caribbean players from last year’s TKR squad,” head coach Phil Simmons said. “The experience of Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell,…
Lunch England 325 for 1 (Duckett 161*, Pope 97*, Crawley 56) lead Ireland 172 (McCollum 36, Broad 5-51) by 153 runs Bazball and patience are polar opposites but even under the former’s ethos, Ben Duckett continues to prove that old adage that all good things come to those who wait. Nearly seven years after making his Test debut and having spent six of those years on the outer, Duckett has…
Members of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team are “distressed and disturbed” at leading Indian wrestlers being “manhandled” by security personnel in the national capital of Delhi earlier this week. In a statement, the squad members also said they are “most concerned” that that athletes might be “dumping” their medals in the River Ganga as part of their ongoing protest against the non-action against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij…
India have picked the core of their under-19 team that won the 2023 U-19 Women’s World Cup in the India A squad for the Emerging Women’s Asia Cup in Hong Kong from June 12-21. The BCCI have also ensured continuity by appointing former allrounder Nooshin Al Khadeer as head coach. Khadeer had headed the backroom staff during the Under-19 World Cup campaign in January, and was assistant coach of Gujarat…
Who should keep wicket for India during the World Test Championship final against Australia? India have a call to make between two inexperienced candidates, with KS Bharat having played only four Tests and Ishan Kishan yet to debut in the format, and Ravi Shastri feels the choice could come down to conditions at The Oval. Speaking to Star Sports, Shastri said India should pick their keeper depending on the composition…
Former West Indies captains Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer have been appointed as assistants to new white-ball head coach Daren Sammy ahead of West Indies’ three-match ODI series against UAE and the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. Former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin has also joined the staff as an assistant coach. Hooper, who played 102 Tests and 227 ODIs, has worked at various levels of coaching in the Caribbean…
Toss Afghanistan chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl first, citing the freshness of the surface at Hambantota. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi expected there to be some early movement. Dasun Shanaka said he would have bowled first too, but expected there to be runs in the surface. Sri Lanka will field two debutants. Matheesha Pathirana, who played a significant role in Chennai Super Kings’…
Yorkshire 195 for 6 (Malan 83, de Grandhomme 3-24) beat Lancashire 180 for 8 (Hartley 39) by 15 runs There have been many wonderful Roses contests in the Blast, but perhaps for a truly momentous night there has never been one quite like this. Yorkshire, trying to rise above off-field difficulties, with one win since last August; Lancashire, with Jos Buttler added to their star-studded ranks. But it was Yorkshire,…
Essex 163 for 7 (Khushi 53, Shadab 3-28) beat Sussex 138 (Harmer 4-28, Critchley 3-28) by 25 runs Captain Simon Harmer took only the third T20 hat-trick by an Essex bowler as they thrashed Sussex Sharks by 25 runs to make it two wins out of two in the Vitality Blast. The 34-year-old offspinner struck with his first three balls after coming on in the third over as Essex easily…
Derbyshire 189 for 5 (Madsen 109*) beat Leicestershire 187 for 5 (Ackermann 59*) by two runs A career-best unbeaten 109 by veteran campaigner Wayne Madsen set up Derby Falcons for a first win of the Vitality Blast season over East Midlands neighbours Leicester Foxes, who ran them close but ultimately fell three runs short of their target. The 39-year-old’s brilliant 61-ball innings, which contained 12 fours and four sixes, was…