Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have not been considered for BCCI’s annual retainers because they practically made themselves unavailable to play for India. Kishan took a break from cricket for personal reasons during the South Africa tour, and returned to action only earlier this week in the DY Patil T20 tournament. Iyer was cleared fit by the NCA before the selection for the second half of the ongoing Test series,…
UP Warriorz chose to bowl vs Mumbai Indians UP Warriorz won the toss and opted to bowl first in their WPL clash against an under-strength Mumbai Indians side missing captain Harmanpreet Kaur and pace bowler Shabnim Ismail in Bengaluru. Harmanpreet and Ismail were out with small “niggles”, said Nat Sciver-Brunt, standing as captain for Harmanpreet, of whom she added: “It’s quite early on in the competition and the games come…
Charith Asalanka will stand in as Sri Lanka captain in place of the suspended Wanindu Hasaranga for the first two of the three T20Is against Bangladesh starting on March 4 in Sylhet. Sri Lanka have also brought in opening batter Avishka Fernando in place of Pathum Nissanka, who is still recovering from an injury he sustained during the series against Afghanistan. Sri Lanka have also recalled legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay, who…
The top tier of the BCCI’s annual central contracts has remained unchanged, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in the A+ category. In all, 30 senior men’s cricketers have been included in the contracts’ list, up from 26 in 2023. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were not part of this list. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Joe Root‘s first century in England’s ongoing tour of India has lifted the batter to No. 3, while Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s consistent scores have taken him to No. 12 on ICC’s rankings for Test batters. Root’s unbeaten 122 in the fourth Test, his first major contribution with the bat this series, lifted him two places and into the top three. His exploits as an offspinner have also moved him up to…
India Women head coach Amol Muzumdar sees the ongoing WPL 2024 as an opportunity to expand the team’s resources. “I would want another pool of 20-25 players to create a bench strength for the Indian team,” he said while commentating on the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants on Tuesday evening. “Four fast bowlers played the last series, I want to create a pool of fast bowlers [from…
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Ireland Afghanistan have chosen to bat in the one-off Test against Ireland at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi announced that wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz would make his Test debut in the match. It is the first international game being played at the Tolerance Oval, which becomes the 122nd ground to host Test cricket. The pitch, with its unknown characteristics, looked very…
The Australians know more about the conditions at Wellington’s two most famous golf courses, Royal Wellington and Paraparaumu Beach, than they do about the city’s famous Test ground, having played both more recently than they have a Test match at the Basin Reserve. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been Test cricketers for more than 12 years and neither have played a Test match in New Zealand, let alone Wellington….
Big picture: Australia look to improve overseas record, NZ eye rare victory It’s little wonder anticipation is feverish for Australia’s Test return to New Zealand after eight years with matches in Wellington and Christchurch to be played in front of capacity crowds. Even though they are neighbours, sharing a long history on the field, the two sides don’t play against each other very often in Test cricket. And things aren’t…
New Zealand will make a decision just before the toss as to whether they will pick a fourth seamer in Scott Kuggeleijn or a specialist spinner in Mitchell Santner for the first Test against Australia at the Basin Reserve after Wednesday’s rain meant the pitch remained under covers all day. Opener Devon Conway was ruled out on Wednesday morning due to his thumb injury with Will Young retaining his place…