Pakistan have called up legspinner Abrar Ahmed to the squad ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. Amidst a slew of other call-ups, Aamer Jamal, who the PCB had declared was ruled out of the series, will also join the Pakistan camp, his participation “subject to fitness clearance”. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who left the side after the first Test following the birth of his son, also rejoins, while…
Brook overtook Babar Azam, Steven Smith and Rohit Sharma, with Babar dropping six places to ninth following a golden duck and 22 in Pakistan’s first ever Test loss to Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi. Mohammad Rizwan, one of the few bright spots for Pakistan in that Test with scores of 171 not out and 51, went up seven spots to be ranked joint 10th with Usman Khawaja. Saud Shakeel, the other Pakistan…
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…