The Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] has appointed Mohammad Rizwan as the vice-captain of the T20I side ahead of the team’s five-match series against New Zealand. The wicket-keeper batter replaces Shadab Khan in the role, who is on the road to recovery following an ankle injury, which ruled him out of the New Zealand tour. Rizwan’s appointment is the latest in a slew of changes that have happened in the Pakistan…
Labuschagne was speaking in Brisbane, ahead of playing for Heat in Wednesday night’s BBL clash with Perth Scorchers. Related ‘I’m pretty keen’ – Steven Smith wants to open the batting in Tests The next generation: who could star in Australia’s future? Clarke: Smith would be No. 1 opener in the world in 12 months He addressed questions on the make-up of the batting order ahead of Wednesday’s naming of the…
“My rehabilitation is well on track and the medical experts at NCA are happy with my progress,” he told Times of India. “There is slight stiffness in my ankle but that’s fine. I have started my training sessions and I believe I will be able to make a comeback in the England series. Shami was included in India’s Test squad for the two matches in South Africa subject to fitness….
The first round of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy saw eleven outright wins and seven draws, Puducherry’s win over Delhi perhaps being the biggest upset. Here’s a recap. Rinku, Kuldeep impress for UP Rinku Singh fell eight short of an eighth first-class century, but helped Uttar Pradesh post a formidable 302 after they elected to bat. Kuldeep Yadav then sliced through the cream of Kerala’s top order with the big scalps…
Sydney Thunder remain committed to their western Sydney home, despite question marks over a Showground wicket labelled “substandard” by Ricky Ponting. Ashton Agar took 2 for 6 off four overs for Scorchers, as Thunder were kept to 137 for 8 from their 20 overs. Scorchers reached their target with five balls to spare. Related Khawaja, Labuschagne and Carey available for BBL cameos Ponting slams Showground pitch as Thunder lose low-scoring…
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that Steven Smith would become the best opening batter in the world if he was given the task of replacing David Warner, but still sees Cameron Green as the likelier route the selectors will take. The squad for the first Test against West Indies will be named on Wednesday and will mark the start of a new era following Warner’s Test retirement. The narrative…
Last month, all three of them expressed a wish to be released from their central contracts so that they may pursue other opportunities on the T20 franchise circuit, for which the Afghanistan Cricket Board punished them by revoking their existing No-Objection Certificates and denying them further NOCs for a period of two years. Following “a comprehensive investigation” after Farooqi, Mujeeb and Naveen approached the board and expressed “a strong desire…
Afghanistan will be topping up their Test-match experience in double quick time by facing Sri Lanka and Ireland in February 2024. With most of the focus on the two limited-overs formats, Afghanistan ended up playing just one Test match over a better part of the last three years. Now, however, they’ve found space in the calendar and have announced two separate all-format series taking place between February 2 and March…
Delhi have removed Yash Dhull as their captain, the update coming not long after they suffered a heavy – and shock – defeat to Puducherry in their opening Ranji Trophy 2023-24 match at home at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Himmat Singh will now lead the side that takes on Jammu and Kashmir in an away game from January 12. “Yash is a talented player but is out of form. We…
Perth Scorchers 140 for 3 (Crawley 58, Inglis 26*, McAndrew 2-27) beat Sydney Thunder 137 for 8 (Hales 72, Kohler-Cadmore 27, Connolly 3-25, Agar 2-6) by seven wickets Ricky Ponting has criticised the Sydney Showground pitch after Sydney Thunder’s low-scoring loss to Perth Scorchers on Monday, calling it “substandard” and wondering if Thunder should abandon the stadium for Canberra. Scorchers returned to the BBL’s top two with the seven-wicket win,…