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Mushfiqur Rahim said Bangladesh didn’t play to even half their ability in Galle © AFP Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has said they have to play to their potential, after they weren’t even at “half their ability” in Galle, in order to get a result in the Colombo Test. The visitors were crushed by 259 runs, with their bowlers lacking enough penetration while their batsmen were unable to bat out crucial…

Daryn Smit spent 14 seasons with Dolphins © BCCI Daryn Smit, the former Dolphins allrounder, has signed for Derbyshire on a two-year contract. Smit, 33, had decided to leave Dolphins at the end of the 2016-17 season in order to relocate to the UK and has previously played for Derbyshire 2nd XI and Lancashire club side Ramsbottom. A batsman capable of keeping wicket and bowling legspin, Smit played in Durban…

The USA team that won the Division Four title in November © Peter Della Penna Former Hyderabad wicketkeeper Ibrahim Khaleel is one of three former first-class players to be invited to a USA selection camp from March 16 to 19 in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the camp is to pick a 14-man squad to tour Uganda in May for WCL Division Three matches. Khaleel, 34, last represented Hyderabad in…

The Australian team examines the pitch on the eve of the second Test in Bengaluru © AFP The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which hosted the second Test between Australia and India last week, has been given a “below average” rating by the ICC match referee, Chris Broad. Earlier, Broad had rated the pitch for the Pune Test, the first of the series “poor”. While the outfield…

Liton Das was hit on the ribcage during training on Monday © AFP Bangladesh wicketkeeper Liton Das has been ruled out of the Colombo Test after suffering a rib injury during nets on Monday. Mushfiqur Rahim is set to take up the wicketkeeping gloves. Liton was hit on the ribcage by a net bowler at the P Sara Oval during nets on Monday. He continued to bat but missed training…

If Marcus Stoinis makes his debut in Ranchi, he will be Australia’s fifth No. 6 since the start of the summer © Getty Images Mitchell Marsh, Callum Ferguson, Nic Maddinson, Hilton Cartwright, Mitchell Marsh … Marcus Stoinis? The man who may become the latest in a string of Test No. 6s for Australia since the start of the summer has arrived in India, and is confident that he will be…

Mohammad Irfan has 14 days to respond to the charge laid against him by the Pakistan Cricket Board © AFP The PCB has provisionally suspended Mohammad Irfan from all forms of the game for allegedly failing to report an approach. The 34-year-old fast bowler was sanctioned on Monday as the board’s investigation into alleged corruption in the Pakistan Super League gathered steam. ESPNcricinfo understands that Irfan broke the PCB’s anti-corruption…

Contrary to the displays in recent matches, Rangana Herath believes the P Sara Oval pitch will have something more for the batsmen © AFP Sri Lanka’s most recent Test outing may have been the chastening 0-3 result in South Africa, but, where home Tests are concerned, there is a great deal of belief, acting captain Rangana Herath said. There has always been a disparity between Sri Lanka’s home form and…