Ben Stokes has ruled himself out of the T20 World Cup in June, telling England’s management that he does not want to be considered for selection for their title defence in the Caribbean. Stokes hit the winning run in the 2022 final, grinding out his maiden T20I half-century as England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the MCG. But he has only played two T20 matches since, both at last…
“He sort of reminds me a little bit of Surya [Suryakumar], who came to Mumbai a few years ago,” Bond, who is also RR’s bowling coach, said at the post-match press conference. “He looks like that – he has got extreme talent. He has just matured as a cricketer, even though he is only 22.” Related Report: Boult, Chahal and Parag make it 3-0 for Royals, 0-3 for Mumbai ‘This…
A highway accident forced the postponement of two Dhaka Premier League matches at the BKSP grounds in Savar on Tuesday, as all four teams were stuck in traffic for hours in the Dhaka-Aricha highway, according to tournament officials. Both matches have been shifted to Wednesday, while the pre-scheduled matches on Wednesday will move to Thursday. The matches were between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Legends of Rupganj at the BKSP-3…
Chandimal was already dismissed in Sri Lanka’s second innings on day three. Sri Lanka will bring on a substitute fielder in his place in the fourth innings of the game. “The player will return home immediately. Sri Lanka Cricket, his team-mates, and the coaching staff fully support Dinesh Chandimal at this moment of need and request that the public respect his and his family’s privacy,” a statement put out by…
Cummins leaves himself late Pat Cummins had never captained a T20 before this IPL. In the opening two matches he came out of an avalanche of runs very well with figures of 1 for 32 against Kolkata Knight Riders and 2 for 35 in an astonishing 523-run contest against Mumbai Indians. After the latter, Australia chair of selectors George Bailey joked Cummins may have used his captain’s prerogative and given…
Cricket Australia has introduced the option of clubs signing one overseas player in the BBL and WBBL on a multiyear deal outside of the drafts, in an attempt to ward off the mass exodus of players to other leagues that has hit the men’s competition, but the player must be available for the entire tournament including finals after next season. The multiyear deals can be signed before the W/BBL drafts…
Riyan Parag‘s promotion to No. 4 is paying dividends for Rajasthan Royals. It’s a position familiar to the 22-year-old, who topped the run-scoring charts – with 510 runs at an average of 85 and strike rate of 182.79 – in the previous edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has carried that form forward into IPL 2024. Parag started his season with a 43 against Lucknow Super Giants and…
Hardik Pandya’s return to the Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai Indians captain was no fairytale as the five-time champions lost their third game in a row, this time with 27 balls to spare. Rajasthan Royals – led by superb performances from Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal and Riyan Parag – gave them a thorough hammering to move to No. 1 on the points table with a hat-trick of victories. Boult left Mumbai…
The PCB and Shaheen Shah Afridi have reached an uneasy truce after PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi met the player in Kakul earlier today. Afridi, who was deposed as Pakistan T20I captain after just one series, was thoroughly disgruntled with the manner of his sacking and the lack of communication from the board. Relations deteriorated further when the PCB put out a statement on their website containing quotes from Afridi, ostensibly…
Match details Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)Bengaluru, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big Picture Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran kept hitting them big. It was range-hitting like you’ve come to expect of highly-skilled professionals pushing the limits of T20 batting. Their practice sessions on Monday summed up the batting approach you’re likely to see from both RCB and LSG: fun, free and fearless. More personnel were stationed…