Dean Elgar, South Africa’s former Test captain and stalwart opening batter, will play his last international series against India this summer. Elgar announced his decision to retire from international cricket after the New Year’s match, which is scheduled to start on January 3. Elgar will finish on 86 Tests in a career that has spanned 12 years. “Playing the game of cricket has always been a dream of mine but…
Perth Scorchers have suffered a significant blow to their BBL title defence with captain Ashton Turner ruled out for the remainder of the tournament following surgery on his knee. Turner limped off the field after bowling one delivery against Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday but initially the prognosis had sounded reasonably hopeful. However, he underwent surgery on Friday morning to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee and won’t feature…
Mitchell Johnson has scoffed at Cricket Australia (CA) inviting him to an awards night just a week after the governing body cancelled two of his speaking engagements. CA axed two of the retired fast bowler’s guest speaking jobs during the first Test in Perth last week due to his highly controversial column about David Warner and chief selector George Bailey. Related Johnson received ‘pretty bad’ text from Warner that sparked…
Cricket Australia has set a target of nearly doubling the number of players from South Asian backgrounds in the professional game by 2027 as part of an overall plan to boost participation and attendance among multicultural communities. The aim is to have 8% South Asian representation at first-class, state and W/BBL level by 2027, up from the current figure of 4.2%. They have also set the goals of doubling the…
Kane Williamson, the designated captain, and Kyle Jamieson have been withdrawn from New Zealand’s T20I squad to take on Bangladesh at home later this month. Mitchell Santner, who has led both the New Zealand white-ball sides in the past, will be captain in Williamson’s absence. Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy have been called up as replacements, with NZC saying the decision on Williamson and Jamieson was made following “medical advice…
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first vs England In West Indies’ most recent T20I series, against India in August, they took a two-nil lead, lost the next two matches and won the decider to clinch the trophy. They will bowl first in Tarouba on Thursday night, as they hope to repeat the trick against England. They have made two changes for the finale, bringing Johnson Charles…
Lancashire have voiced their support for the ECB’s proposals to introduce private investment in the Hundred from 2025, but pushed back against the idea that teams in the competition might play under the banner of their host counties. The Hundred’s future has been under review over the last few months, with the ECB discussing a number of potential changes to its governance structure as part of a consultation with the…
Brisbane Heat 163 for 4 (Renshaw 49*, Billings 40, Mujeeb 2-27) beat Melbourne Renegades 162 for 8 (Fraser-McGurk 55, Wells 34*, Walter 3-27) by six wickets Jake Fraser-McGurk smashed his maiden BBL half-century, but Brisbane Heat overcame the onslaught with Paul Walter producing a strong all-round performance in their clinical victory over Melbourne Renegades at Marvel Stadium. After Heat elected to bowl on a slow surface, Fraser-McGurk hammered seven sixes…
Khawaja wore the armband in place of taking the field with writing on his shoes which he had worn in training stating “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Black armbands are a regular sight in international cricket to mark deaths of former players, family members or other significant individuals, but they need permission from the national board…
Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs India There was an international debut for 30-year-old Rajat Patidar in the ODI series decider at Boland Park, as an unchanged South Africa chose to field against India. Patidar was one of two changes for India, with him replacing Ruturaj Gaikwad, who picked up a finger injury in the second ODI. Kuldeep Yadav was rested, and in came Washington Sundar. South Africa captain…