Month: August 2024

Dawid Malan, England’s former No.1-ranked T20I batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 37. Malan, who played 22 Tests, 30 ODIs and 62 T20Is, is one of only two England batters (alongside Jos Buttler) to have made centuries in all three international formats. However, he had not featured in an England squad since the 50-over World Cup in India last year, and confirmed his decision…

The BBL and WBBL drafts will take place soon, where the eight clubs in each competition will secure overseas players for the 2024-25 season. Here’s everything you need to know about how it will work. When will the draft take place? It all happens on September 1. The WBBL draft will take place first, starting at 3pm AEST, followed straight after by the BBL draft. What order do the teams…

R Ashwin believes the Impact Player rule has brought in a strategic element into the IPL that will go away if the rule is scrapped. There has been a lot of criticism of the rule from several quarters, including from Rohit Sharma, who isn’t a “big fan”. The big criticism is that it prevents allrounders from developing. And also that teams have started scoring bigger because of the cushion of…

Below is the complete list of 432 BBL and 161 WBBL nominations for the draft which will take place on September 1. In the tables you can search by name, country or availability to find players. You can also click through the pages of the BBL version, or expand the WBBL list. Availability subject to change BBL Following players can be retained Adelaide Strikers: Adam Hose, Jamie Overton, David PayneBrisbane…

Zaheer Khan is set to join Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as their mentor, filling the vacancy left by Gautam Gambhir‘s exit after IPL 2023. Gambhir had taken up the mentor role at Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2024 and has since become head coach of the India men’s team. From 2018 to 2022, Zaheer was involved with the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise, first as director of cricket and then head…

West Indies opt to bowl vs South Africa With the series already won by the hosts, West Indies rang in the changes starting from the captain. Roston Chase flipped the coin in place of Rovman Powell, and after Aiden Makram called incorrectly, opted to chase on a surface he expected to be slow upfront. West Indies brought back senior seamer Obed McCoy in place of Shamar Joseph, and opted for…

Kamindu made his debut against Australia two years ago, deputising for Dhananjaya de Silva on account of a positive Covid test. He made 61 in an innings win but had to bide his time for another opportunity, eventually returning to the side earlier this year and making twin hundreds against Bangladesh in Sylhet. “I knew that the batting was packed, but what I tried to do was to do as…

Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as the new ICC chair, replacing Greg Barclay. He will begin his new role on December 1. At 35, Shah, currently the BCCI secretary, is the youngest to hold the post. Once Barclay, who had been the ICC chair for two terms since 2020, had confirmed to the board that he would not be continuing for a third term, the board of directors had…

India women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur wants her team to be inspired by the India men’s team that won the T20 World Cup in June, when they travel to the UAE for the Women’s T20 World Cup in October. While the men’s team won the title after 17 years and lifted an ICC trophy after 11 years, the women’s team is yet to lift the T20 World Cup. They came close…

Stone, 30, has only played three Tests in his injury-blighted career but has been a regular in England squads when fit. After missing most of last season with a hamstring injury, Stone has played 28 times across formats this summer for Nottinghamshire and London Spirit, the second-most appearances he has made in a single season. He will have a similar role in the side to Wood, being asked to bowl…