Dinesh Karthik is set to become the first Indian player to feature in the SA20. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Karthik will join Paarl Royals as an overseas player ahead of the new season starting January 9. The SA20 will be the first tournament Karthik will play since announcing retirement in June on the day he turned 39. Karthik, who played 180 internationals for India, last featured in IPL 2024 for…
Nick Hockley has announced he will step down as Cricket Australia chief executive in March 2025 after five years in the job. Hockley, who has worked in the Australian game in various positions for 13 years, initially came into the role in an interim capacity early in the Covid-19 pandemic after Kevin Roberts resigned following unrest at CA’s initial handling of crisis which included a mass stand down of staff….
Melbourne Renegades have signed New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert on two-year deal as a pre-draft BBL signing. Seifert, 29, will have full availability across those two seasons as Renegades look to improve on last season’s seventh place finish. His BBL deal means he will miss at least part of the Super Smash, New Zealand’s domestic T20 tournament, and won’t be in contention for the white-ball series against Pakistan over Christmas…
Southern Brave 139 for 5 (Vince 73*) beat Welsh Fire 97 (Mills 4-16, Briggs 3-14) by 42 runs Southern Brave made it four wins from five in the Hundred this year by thrashing Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens. James Vince‘s match-winning 73 from 50 balls in the first innings set Fire 140 to win, and the home side never threatened to reach the target. The Brave ended the night top…
Andrew Flintoff believed he “should not be here” and that he was given “a second go” at life when he escaped a high-speed car crash alive – though expects he will have to deal with its physical and psychological effects “for the rest of my life”. Flintoff, the former England allrounder, underwent a series of operations on his face after crashing while filming for the British TV show Top Gear…
Welsh Fire 88 for 3 (Beaumont 34) beat Southern Brave 84 (Matthews 3-16) by seven wickets Welsh Fire cruised to the top of the table in the women’s Hundred with a convincing win against Southern Brave at Sophia Gardens. Hayley Matthews took 3 for 16 to see the winless Brave bowled out for 84, a total that Fire had few alarms knocking off just three wickets down. The Welsh side…
The UAE, India and Sri Lanka are in the shortlist to be back-up venues in case the ICC is forced to shift the women’s T20 World Cup later this year out of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been rocked by anti-government agitations over the last few weeks, leading to several deaths. On Monday, prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and flew to India, with army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman assuming charge with a view…
Tristan Stubbs will be backed as South Africa’s Test No. 3 for both his batting approach and intimidating presence, according to Test coach Shukri Conrad. As the sole selector of both the squad and the playing XI, Conrad has made the decision to give Stubbs a “good run” in the position despite his inexperience, because he sees something special in him. “Technique is obviously a big factor because you’re going…
Pretoria Capitals have signed Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz for SA20 2025. Gurbaz will reunite with Jonathan Trott, under whom Afghanistan had reached their maiden World Cup semi-final in June earlier this year. More recently, Trott was announced as Capitals’ new head coach, taking over from Graham Ford who had left the role last month. Related Bairstow to join Super Kings for SA20 2025; Royals retain Miller, Ngidi Jonathan Trott to…
Imraan Khan, one-time Test cap in 2009 and Dolphins coach for the last five years, has been appointed the new batting lead at Cricket South Africa. Imraan is currently with the Test team in the West Indies, where he will work under national red-ball coach Shukri Conrad. He replaced Ashwell Prince, who was unavailable for personal reasons, as batting coach for this tour, and will now assume a more overarching…