Australia had spent roughly a week in Dubai, training in the ICC facility that replicates conditions from around the world. “I think the strength in this group was the preparation in the UAE,” McDonald said. “We had some time and space to get our heads around the challenges, different scenarios and the ICC facilities allowed us to do that. And to see the guys go to work, the conversations they…
Sri Lanka’s batters also largely fell playing attacking strokes. “There was a serious problem with shot selections, as well as with handling situations,” Jayasuriya said. “I don’t think certain players have handled situations well. They’re experienced players, and they have to be more mature. Related Kuhnemann, Lyon consign Sri Lanka to their biggest defeat Length, more than pace, key to Australia spinners’ success, says Smith Sri Lanka turn up, but…
It was the length Australian spinners bowled that helped them take 20 Sri Lanka wickets so easily. This is what the stand-in captain Steven Smith felt after his team inflicted a record innings-and-242-run victory on Sri Lanka in the first Test. The Sri Lanka batters struggled substantially against the spinners, losing 17 wickets to them in Galle. Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann took 9 for 149 in the match, to top…
Sachin Tendulkar has received the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI’s annual awards ceremony in Mumbai. Jasprit Bumrah won the Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (men) for 2023-24 in the men’s category and Smriti Mandhana the corresponding award in women’s. Mandhana was also awarded for being the highest run-getter in women’s ODIs during the 2023-24 period. Tendulkar became the 31st recipient of the Lifetime…
The BCB has formed an independent inquiry body to support its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in ongoing investigations into the BPL. The announcement follows a swirl of corruption allegations in the BPL over the last couple of weeks. “As part of its ongoing efforts, the BCB is in the process of establishing an Independent Inquiry Body to further support the ACU in its investigations,” a BCB press release said. “The BCB…
Allegations of pitch tampering have hit Ranji Trophy 2024-25 after Jammu and Kashmir refused to bat on day three of their final-round clash against Baroda at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara. J&K alleged the surface was tampered with overnight to help the home team, Baroda, to force an outright result in their favour to ensure qualification for the knockouts. The Baroda Cricket Association denied the allegations, saying it was merely…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir believes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will both have “massive roles” to play for the team in the upcoming Champions Trophy. Gambhir said that both players still have “so much value” to offer, despite their recent poor run of form. “I think both Rohit and Virat, they add so much value to the dressing room. They add so much value to Indian cricket as well….
Big picture: Homecoming for SKY A new captain, and a homecoming at the Wankhede, was the theme in the build-up to IPL 2024. It is once again a talking point as the India-England T20I series heads for a finale in Mumbai. Hardik Pandya had a long wait to win the crowd over last year in the IPL, having taken over Mumbai Indians’ captaincy from Rohit Sharma. None of that hostility…
Alyssa Healy has confirmed she will miss the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) due to the stress injury in her right foot and was coy about her future in international cricket beyond the ODI World Cup in India in October. Healy, who turns 35 in March, missed the T20I portion of the women’s Ashes and was touch and go for the MCG Test. She ended up passing a fitness test…
Lancashire have signed Australia allrounder Ashton Turner for the Vitality Blast group stage. Turner will also be available for Lancashire’s two County Championship fixtures at the end of June. Turner, 32, has been capped 28 times in in limited-overs internationals but his most recent appearance for Australia came in 2023. He spent the last three seasons playing county cricket for Durham, averaging 33.00 with a strike rate of 148.07 in…