Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has announced that he will retire from ODIs following the conclusion of the upcoming World Cup in India. Naveen, who made his international debut in 2016, has represented Afghanistan in seven ODIs, and taken 14 wickets at an average of 25.42. While he continues to be a key player for the country in T20Is – he has played 27 matches in the format – Naveen has…
Leicestershire 96 for 6 (Raine 4-44) trail Durham 457 for 8 dec (Bedingham 156, Clark 119, Borthwick 63) by 361 runs David Bedingham passed 1000 runs for the season before Ben Raine and Vishwa Fernando ran through Leicestershire’s top-order to leave them in a perilous position on Day 2 of their LV = Insurance County Championship game at Seat Unique Riverside Durham pushed the tempo early looking to secure maximum…
Tamim Iqbal has hit out at the BCB a day after he was dropped from Bangladesh’s World Cup squad, saying he would have been fit in time for the tournament and that the board had “intentionally” created a tough environment for him in the days leading up to the squad announcement. In a video posted on his Facebook account, Tamim, 34, said he had told a senior BCB official that…
Yorkshire 24 for 0 trail Worcestershire 389 (D’Oliveira 103, Kashif Ali 93, Allison 75) by 365 runs Worcestershire have been promoted back to Division One of the LV= Insurance County Championship. The club secured second place in Division One, behind champions Durham, by reaching 300 for a second batting bonus point during the early stages of a weather-interrupted second day against Yorkshire at Headingley on Wednesday. Worcestershire started this fixture…
The PCB and the Pakistan men’s team players have reached a landmark agreement on central contracts, ending several months of deadlock and uncertainty. For the first time in Pakistan, three-year contracts have been put in place – rather than the standard 12 months – along with a significant increase in player earnings, as well as a fixed share of revenue from the PCB’s earnings from the ICC. The agreement comes…
Toss Australia chose to bat vs India Australia welcomed back big guns Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc into the playing XI and elected to bat in the third and final ODI in Rajkot as they look to avoid a clean sweep against India. Also returning to the side was captain Pat Cummins, who sat out of the second ODI, while Tanveer Sangha and Mitchell Marsh also made their way in….
Former South Africa spinnerRobin Peterson has been named head coach of MI Cape Town for SA20 2024. Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has joined the franchise as bowling coach. Peterson was the General Manager at MI Cape Town in 2023, when they finished bottom of the table with three wins in ten matches. Peterson replaced Simon Katich as head coach, while Malinga took over from former New Zealand…
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson plans “to have some involvement in the warm-up games” ahead of the World Cup, as he gradually makes his way back from a six-month lay-off. Williamson is returning to action after he ruptured an ACL during the IPL opening game in March. Williamson, who was continuing his rehab with the New Zealand team in England recently, said he is “progressing well”, although some amount of…
New South Wales 202 for 4 (Edwards 92, Hughes 58) beat Tasmania 198 (Webster 65) by six wickets Allrounder Jack Edwards starred with bat and ball as New South Wales crushed Tasmania by six wickets in the Marsh Cup. Edwards blasted 92 from 63 balls in the run chase after earlier taking two wickets during miserly spells in Melbourne. Tasmania, with Beau Webster top-scoring with 65 and Edwards taking 2…
England batter Danni Wyatt has withdrawn from the WBBL, where she was set to play for Perth Scorchers, due to fatigue. Wyatt was a gold pick by Scorchers in the draft earlier this month after they had retained Sophie Devine at platinum. She was recently rested from England’s ODI series against Sri Lanka. Scorchers then signed Amy Jones via the direct nomination route to complete their trio of overseas but…