Zaka Ashraf, the head of the PCB, has been accused of “flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions” by a member of his own management committee, as the official end of his incumbency approaches. The four-month tenure of the administration led by Ashraf is due to end on November 5, at the end of this week. But there is no certainty that it will, even as the charges of the management-committee member…
Hobart Hurricanes 143 for 4 (Carey 41*, Villani 41, Stalenberg 33*, Sutherland 2-32) beat Melbourne Stars 142 for 8 (Lanning 75, Ismail 3-34, Strano 2-14, Gibson 2-34) by six wickets Bucking the tournament’s trend, an increasingly confident Hurricanes were nerveless under lights to reach the target of 143 with four balls to spare. Carey and Stalenberg combined for a partnership of 69 unbroken runs after coming together at 74 for…
Eoin Morgan has described the idea he should replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup as “a bit far-fetched” and said that Mott should be given the chance to put things right at next year’s tournament. Morgan, who captained England to their first men’s ODI World Cup in 2019, has been working on the 2023 tournament as a broadcaster, either side of a…
Australia’s World Cup campaign has hit another hurdle with star allrounder Mitchell Marsh ruled out of the England clash after flying home for personal reasons. Marsh has flown home to Perth and will not play in Saturday’s clash with England in Ahmedabad. This comes on the back of Glenn Maxwell being ruled out of the clash after suffering a concussion during a golf day on Monday. There has been no…
In the larger context, New Zealand have had a typical campaign in the World Cup so far. They have made the best use of their resources despite injuries, they have been solid in the matches that they were expected to win, and have won one out of the four that could have gone either way. In two of the three defeats, they ran pretty strong teams close. However, in two…
With 13 matches to go in the league stage of World Cup 2023, here is how the teams stack up in the race to the semi-finals. IndiaPlayed: 6, Pts: 12, NRR: 1.405Remaining matches: vs SL, SA, Neth With 12 points already in the bag and three games still to come, India are almost through to the semi-finals. Another win will confirm qualification, but even if they lose all three, Afghanistan…
Mark Wood says that the timing of England’s central contracts announcement is no excuse for the team’s flatlining performances at this year’s World Cup. However, he is already looking beyond this weekend’s clash with Australia in Ahmedabad towards the 2025-26 Ashes tour, after securing a lucrative three-year deal. With England rock-bottom in the World Cup standings after five defeats out of six, the timing of the announcement has attracted significant…
India captain Rohit Sharma has expressed concern over the worsening air quality in Mumbai, and elsewhere in the country, saying it is important to ensure that future generations can live “without any fear” in India. “In an ideal world, you do not want a situation like this but I am pretty sure that the concerned people are taking the necessary steps to avoid this kind of situation,” Rohit said on…
If required, India will not hesitate to field a three-spinner, two-seamer attack, particularly as they await the return of Hardik Pandya. This is what captain Rohit Sharma said on the eve of India’s seventh match in the World Cup, in which they have only once played an XI featuring all three of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and R Ashwin – against Australia, in Chennai. But then in their last game,…
South Africa 357 for 4 (van der Dussen 133, de Kock 114, Miller 53*, Southee 2-77) beat New Zealand 167 (Phillips 60, Young 33, Maharaj 4-46, Jansen 3-31) by 190 runs One of the advantages of a long-drawn league phase is that teams have an opportunity to make up for indifferent starts. But New Zealand are finding out the converse can be true as well. A third straight loss amid…