Pakistan women’s team have not received daily allowances during their ongoing training camp in Multan, which started on September 1. The women’s squad, which is at the camp ahead of Pakistan’s three T20I matches against South Africa next week, will receive allowances once the series starts. But the decision marks a change in policy from how the allowance structure was determined at previous camps, and is also in contrast to…
As India’s new bowling coach, Morne Morkel‘s foremost goal is to protect an already well-oiled set-up, and make sure the players “feel at home” despite the weight of expectations. Morkel, who replaced Paras Mhambrey in the role last month, joined the team in Chennai, where it is preparing for the upcoming home Test series against Bangladesh. “Coming here, this is a set-up that operates by itself,” Morkel said on bcci.tv….
Stallions 336 for 5 (Babar 76, Tayyab Tahir 74, Haris 55, Aamer Jamal 2-60) beat Lions 203 all out (Imam 78, Haris 3-43, Ali 2-18) by 133 runs It was a team effort with the ball too with all six Stallions bowlers among the wickets. Haris Rauf led the pack with three wickets, while Mohammad Ali‘s 2 for 18 set the tone up top for a dominant Stallions performance as…
Gaby Lewis says that Ireland’s aim is to keep the buzz going after their thrilling final-ball victory in Belfast on Wednesday, as the format switches from 50-overs to 20 for the Dublin leg of England women’s tour. Lewis, who is currently standing in for Laura Delany, led from the front with a matchwinning 72 from 56 balls in the third ODI, but it was left to Ireland’s lower-order to scramble…
Toss England chose to bowl first vs Australia Travis Head will captain Australia for the first time in Friday night’s second T20 international against England in Cardiff. Head will face the first ball on his captaincy debut after England sent Australia in on a sunny evening at Sophia Gardens, with his side targeting a win that would seal the series with a game to spare. Head deputises as captain due…
A theme of regeneration and renewal is gripping English white-ball cricket at present, even if – on the early evidence of their T20I series with Australia – England’s rebooted team remains a work in progress. Down on the south coast, however, where one of the stories of the summer has been unfolding, Sussex have already shown how quickly teams can flourish when the right culture is put in place. Barely…
India’s preparation for the long Test season ahead began on Friday with some new faces saying hello and some old ones saying, miss me? Virat Kohli is back on the red-ball grind for the first time in nearly nine months. Rishabh Pant looks ready to pick up where his Test career left off two years ago. And Gautam Gambhir was there overseeing it all as the team gears up to…
Jeremiah’s inclusion in the Patriots squad means the Louis brothers could play together for the first time in the CPL. While Mikyle made his CPL – and T20 – debut this season, Jeremiah had already played six CPL games between 2016 and 2022, picking up three wickets at an average of 38.66 and an economy rate of 9.66. Jeremiah has also represented Patriots in the 6IXTY competition, where he took…
Speaking ahead of South Africa’s departure to the UAE, where they will play Afghanistan in three ODIs next week, Bavuma said that South Africans, whose own system of legalised race-based segregation ended 30 years ago, are in a unique position to relate to those who are suffering human-rights abuses. Thus, Bavuma reiterated the call for women’s rights to be respected. “I look at it in my personal capacity. It’s obviously…
Alex Marshall, the outgoing ICC ACU (Anti-Corruption Unit) head, has warned that “badly run” domestic T20 leagues at lower level” remain a “threat” to the game with corruptors looking to use them as an entry point. Marshal, 63, has decided to retire from the ICC job this November, ending a seven-year term, which started in 2017 as general manager of the ICC’s integrity unit, which includes the security and anti-doping…