Lord Kamlesh Patel has announced he will step down as Yorkshire chair at the Club’s next Annual General Meeting. Lord Patel, who took over from Roger Hutton in November 2021 at the height of the club’s racism crisis, endured a turbulent tenure that began amid the suspension of Headingley’s international hosting rights and the withdrawal of a raft of sponsors that left the club facing bankruptcy. His response to that…

There was but one member of this New Zealand squad on tour in Pakistan to have ever played cricket in the country, and that was their batting coach. Even so, they were “one ball away from series victory” and the captain Tim Southee took a lot of heart from that. Karachi provided conditions that made batting and bowling a hard graft, so much so that both Test matches only really…

The thrill of securing a draw in the dark may provide its own endorphin rush, but Babar Azam was lucid enough to see the bigger picture. The Pakistan captain has acknowledged his side had not met expectations during the home Test season, which came to a close with a 0-0 draw in this second Test. “The Test season hasn’t gone according to expectations,” Babar said at the post-match press conference….

Sarfaraz Ahmed has said that his fifth-day century that almost helped Pakistan pull off an epic chase against New Zealand in Karachi on Friday was the best in his Test career. Speaking at the post-match presentation after bad light forced a draw with Pakistan needing 15 more runs to chase down 319 and New Zealand a wicket away from victory, Sarfaraz said that batting in the fourth innings is always…

Big picture: SL eye first T20I series win in India The last time India lost a bilateral T20I series at home was in 2019 when Australia beat them 2-0. Since then they have been on an 11-series unbeaten streak. But that could change on Saturday. After running India close in the first T20I, Sri Lanka beat them by 16 runs in the second to make it 1-1. A win for…

Sydney Sixers 176 for 4 (Vince 91*, Coulter-Nile 1-20) beat Melbourne Stars 173 for 5 (Stoinis 52, Rogers 48, Abbott 3-31) by six wickets English import James Vince fell short of a century but delivered at the top of the order to steer the Sydney Sixers to a six-wicket win over Melbourne Stars. Marcus Stoinis blasted 52 off 28 balls to lift the Stars to a competitive 5 for 173…

Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand spinner, has signed for Worcestershire to play in next summer’s Vitality T20 Blast. Santner, 30, previously represented the club in 2016 and 2017. He will join fellow New Zealand international Michael Bracewell as Worcestershire’s overseas signings for the Blast. Santner is his country’s third-leading wicket-taker in T20Is and has experience of playing in the IPL and Caribbean Premier League. “It’s great to be coming back…

Shikha Pandey, the India allrounder, has credited former Australia captain Belinda Clark for making her feel “worthy” and “special” during her time away from the national team. In September 2022, Clark facilitated a three-week stint for Pandey in Brisbane, where she played club cricket. That stint nearly paved way for a maiden Women’s Big Bash deal with Brisbane Heat, but Pandey had to turn it down due to her commitments…

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has rejected PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s claim that ACC president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah “unilaterally” announced the ACC calendar of events for 2023 and 2024 without informing the Pakistan board. On Thursday, Shah in his capacity as ACC president announced details of all ACC competitions over next two years, saying: “Presenting the @ACCMedia1 pathway structure & cricket calendars for 2023 & 2024! This signals…

Alice Capsey has been included in England’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad as she continues her recovery from a broken collarbone suffered on the tour of the Caribbean before Christmas. England head coach, Jon Lewis, said they wanted to “give her every chance” of being available for the tournament, with the 18-year-old potentially a key player at the top of the order. There was a recall for experienced seamer Kate…