Pakistan have picked uncapped left-arm seamer Rumman Raees in their 15-man squad for the World T20 in India, and dropped opener Ahmed Shehzad. Squad Shahid Afridi (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Rumman Raees More to follow … © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Shapoor and Hassan back for Afghanistan
Shapoor Zadran and Hamid Hassan have both been recalled by Afghanistan for the World Twenty20 in India. The pace duo, having not represented Afghanistan since last year, are included in a 15-man squad. Batsman Nawroz Mangal and bowler Mirwais Ashraf have both missed out on selection despite featuring against Zimbabwe last month. Afghanistan squad: Asghar Stanikzai, Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan,…
Ashish Nehra Says He Loves To Bowl In Death Overs, Praises Jasprit Bumrah's Skills
Ashish Nehra is ensuring that he does not get bogged down by any injury issues by avoiding football during warm-ups. © AP Ashish Nehra has had a career plagued with injuries and now he has come to a stage where he doesn’t leave anything to chance, so much so that he stays from the customary game of football while the Indian team is training. (Old Workhorses Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar…
Hazlewood focused on 'not trying too hard'
Josh Hazlewood said he would bowl with more patience during the two Tests in New Zealand © Getty Images Josh Hazlewood will lead Australia’s attack in the Test series in New Zealand confident that he has learnt from the mistakes he made on last year’s Ashes tour. Hazlewood will join two of James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Jackson Bird and Chadd Sayers in Australia’s frontline pace attack for the first Test…
SA stay alive with 'hungry' performance
South Africa’s bowlers decisively pulled things back in the last few overs © AFP Just as South Africa’s situation had reached do-or-die stage, they did. Their bowlers pulled England back, from what could have become a 350-plus score, to take four for 22 in the dying stages of the innings and restrict them to 318. Then Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla set South Africa up for the highest successful…
Raw Australia face another swing test
Play 01:51 Don’t want Trent Bridge memories back – Warner Sixty all out. If Australia forgot about that depressing figure during their home summer, they should dredge the memory back up. Denial is rarely a successful coping strategy; it is best to own up to your problems and learn from them. It would be easy to pretend everything was fine after first-innings totals of 4 for 556, 9 for 559,…
Proteas openers trump Root ton
South Africa produced a record-breaking batting display in Centurion to beat England by seven wickets and keep the one-day international series alive. Proteas openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla made a record chase at SuperSport Park look easy with a 239-run stand that will live long in the memory. Joe Root’s ODI-best seventh century had helped England post 318 for eight – a total that appeared above par on…
Lessons must be learned – Morgan
[embedded content] Eoin Morgan called on his team-mates to take away some important lessons from today’s seven-wicket defeat to South Africa that kept the one-day international series alive. England’s quest to clinch the series at the first time of asking was undone by a brilliant 239-run stand between Proteas openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla in pursuit of 318 for eight. No international team had ever chased down that…
Contract crisis threatens West Indies on eve of World Twenty20
Darren Sammy guided West Indies to the World Twenty20 in 2012, but a contract dispute is undermining the team’s preparations for next month’s event © ICC/Getty West Indies cricket is facing the prospect of a player strike on the eve of the World Twenty20 after the 15-man squad appeared collectively to reject the contracts on offer from the WICB. Darren Sammy, captain of the West Indies T20 side, has written…
Voges returns, Middlesex appoint three captains
Adam Voges will be one of three Middlesex captains in 2016 © Getty Images Adam Voges has been confirmed as Middlesex’s main overseas player for 2016 and he will continue to captain the club in the Championship. Eoin Morgan has stepped down as leader of limited-overs sides, however, leading to promotions for James Franklin and Dawid Malan and a rare triple captaincy. Voges will return for a third season at…