Josh Clarkson will no longer join the New Zealand T20I squad ahead of the third T20I against Pakistan after he sustained a shoulder injury. Will Young will instead take his place for the match set to be staged in Dunedin on Wednesday. Clarkson was to replace Kane Williamson for the third game as the New Zealand captain continues to monitor his knee injury. But Clarkson injured his shoulder while playing…
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is “quite clear” on the XI he will take into the first Test against Australia next week, which will include at least three debutants, and praised his largely inexperienced team with making good use of their warm-up match in Adelaide. Across the three days against a Cricket Australia XI, made up of players without BBL deals, a number of the top order spent useful time…
Steven Smith has laid out his rationale behind pushing for a move to open in Test cricket, and it’s pretty simple: he doesn’t want to wait. Smith had been the only incumbent player to publicly state he wanted to shift up the order to replace David Warner and the selectors ended up taking the option, which has also allowed them to bring Cameron Green back in at No. 4. The…
Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel are back in India’s spin-heavy squad for the first two home Tests against England. Mohammed Shami, who is working his way back from an ankle injury, is a notable absentee, though. Vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan make up the seam attack while R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja make up the spin attack along with Kuldeep and Axar. While Shami was…
Prasidh Krishna picked up a left quadriceps injury on the first day of Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy 2023-24 match against Gujarat in Ahmedabad on Friday, and was subsequently left out of the India squad for the first two Tests of the five-match series against England at home. Prasidh hobbled off the field after bowling 14.5 overs, during which he picked up the wickets of Manan Hingrajia and Siddharth Desai as Karnataka…
The Pakistan Super League’s 2024 season opener will coincide with the final of the UAE’s ILT20, a scheduling clash which will provide complications for franchises in both leagues. The ninth edition of the PSL will launch on February 17 with a fixture between the league’s two most successful teams, defending champions Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United, at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The ILT20 final is due to take place in Dubai…
Opting to bowl on a green top after a delayed start, Uttar Pradesh’s first innings lasted just 20.5 overs in the opening session. India seamer Mohammed Shami’s younger brother Mohammed Kaif was the star for Bengal, claiming 4 for 14 in his 5.5 overs. But what unfolded thereafter was a Bhuvneshwar masterclass as he marked his first-class return by claiming 5 for 25 from 13 overs, three of which were…
Essex have confirmed the signing of Dean Elgar as one of their overseas players on a three-year contract. Elgar, who captained his country in 18 Tests, has previously had stints in the county game at Somerset and Surrey. He will head to Chelmsford to play alongside international team-mate Simon Harmer, the spinner who has been a key part of Essex’s success in recent years. Related Elgar to retire from Tests…
Lewis Gregory will lead Somerset in the County Championship this season after captaining them to the T20 Blast title in 2023. Gregory takes over as club captain from Tom Abell, who stepped down in November after seven seasons in the role. Gregory has captained Somerset’s T20 side since 2018, though handed over to Abell in 2022. He led Trent Rockets to the Hundred title that year, and has captained a…
Sydney Sixers 151 for 7 (Philippe 47, Silk 35, McAndrew 2-17) beat Sydney Thunder 132 (Warner 37, O’Keefe 3-13) by 19 runs David Warner helicoptered into the SCG but he couldn’t pilot Sydney Thunder to victory as their BBL campaign came to end as Sydney Sixers overcame Steven Smith‘s first ball-duck to remain on course for second place with another gritty defence of a low total in front of a…