Month: November 2024

The long list of registered players, which will be pruned by the IPL after receiving input from the franchises, contains all the marquee Indian players who were not retained by their franchises. Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer – who were captains of Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively, but were not retained – are listed at a base price of INR 2 crore, along with…

Gus Atkinson has been awarded the Bob Willis Trophy for England’s Player of the Year after a debut Test summer in which he collected 34 wickets as well as scoring his maiden hundred. Atkinson collected the award, voted for by members of the Cricket Writers’ Club, at the Kia Oval on Tuesday. The annual awards ceremony also saw Shoaib Bashir named NV Play Young Player of the Year, the latest…

The BCB has appointed Mohammad Salahuddin as the assistant coach of the Bangladesh men’s team. His contract will run until March 15 next year much like head coach Phil Simmons‘. Salahuddin’s first assignment will likely be Bangladesh’s tour of the West Indies, which begins with a four-day warm-up match in Antigua. Salahuddin had also previously served as Bangladesh’s assistant and fielding coach under Dav Whatmore and Jamie Siddons. He also…

The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is being held overseas for the second successive year – 2024 was in Dubai – and will clash with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth. Unlike regular auctions, the mega auction that takes place every four years is spread over two days instead…

Sylhet Division are No. 1 on the table following their four-wicket win against Rangpur Division in the third round of the NCL in Bogra. Rejaur Rahman Raja was the all-round hero after his maiden half-century helped Sylhet in the fourth-innings chase of 190. Sent as a nightwatcher on the third evening, Rejaur added 56 runs for the third wicket with Pinak Ghosh, who made 42, before he made 59 runs…

Yorkshire have signed Northamptonshire seamer Jack White on a two-year contract after activating a clause in his contract allowing him to move to a Division One club. White, 32, only made his debut in 2020 but has built a strong record, particularly in red-ball cricket where he has taken 114 wickets 25.18. “I’m incredibly honoured and extremely excited to begin this new chapter with Yorkshire,” White said. “Headingley is a…

The revival of the Afro-Asia Cup – a series of white-ball matches played between an Asian XI and an African XI – is on the cards according to the Africa Cricket Association (ACA). The continental body held its AGM on Saturday, where it appointed a six-person interim committee to restructure the ACA and increase the number of competitive opportunities for players on the continent. One of its aims is to…

Pakistan’s insistence on bowling short on a fast and bouncy MCG pitch almost produced a famous heist, but the tactic may not be as successful in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval. In a low-scoring thriller that evoked the heyday of the 50-over format, Pakistan’s pace attack led by speedster Haris Rauf troubled Australia with vicious short-pitch bowling on a surface that stayed true throughout. A sizzling spell from…

The final auditions for the vacant batting spot in Australia’s Test side will again dominate the discussion in the second four-day A-team encounter at the MCG, but quick bowler Scott Boland is eyeing the opportunity to keep the pressure on India Test squad member KL Rahul after he flew in early to feature for India A. Rahul, who played the first Test against New Zealand before being left out when…

Phil Salt will keep wicket for England’s T20I series against the West Indies, despite the return of Jos Buttler to the team. White-ball captain Buttler has kept in 106 of his past 108 T20 internationals, fielding only in the two matches that took place in Trinidad during England’s previous tour of the Caribbean in December 2023. “It’s not something I’ve done a lot for England recently,” Salt said in Barbados…