Sridharan Sriram, Bangladesh’s technical consultant, feels the two close wins over Netherlands and Zimbabwe have made it a satisfactory men’s T20 World Cup campaign for the team, and the five-run loss against India should serve as a lesson. “It is the best tournament Bangladesh has ever had in T20 World Cup,” he said ahead of their last Super 12s game, against Pakistan in Adelaide on Sunday. “We have never won…
Calum MacLeod announces retirement from international cricket
Calum MacLeod has announced his retirement from international cricket. “Having announced my retirement to the team a few days ago, I’m sitting here thinking back to what inspired me in the first place and that would be the Scotland versus Australia game at the 1999 World Cup,” McLeod said in a statement released by Cricket Scotland earlier in the week. “I remember watching that and thinking ‘that is what I…
Ryan Campbell in frame for Durham head coach job
Ryan Campbell, the former Netherlands coach, is among the contenders for the vacant head coach role at Durham, ESPNcricinfo understands. Campbell was put in an induced coma in April after going into cardiac arrest and Netherlands appointed Ryan Cook, the South African, as head coach while Campbell recovered. He has recently returned to the national set-up and has been acting as a consultant during their T20 World Cup campaign. Related…
Zimbabwe's Mukuhlani set to contest ICC chairman election
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani is potentially set to go head to head with the incumbent Greg Barclay in the ICC chairman election scheduled for next weekend. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Mukuhlani, who has been on the ICC board for a long time as the ZC representative, has declared his intention to enter the contest – subject to his getting enough support from the smaller Full Member countries as…
Why did Australia leave Starc out? 'Tactical decision' says Vettori
Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori pointed to Kane Richardson‘s death-bowling prowess as he defended the decision to leave out pace bowler Mitchell Starc for their match against Afghanistan on Friday. Starc was used as a third or fourth bowling option – as opposed to a new-ball bowler – for the best part of the men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and was replaced by Richardson in the XI for their final…
Mumbai aim for maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali title, but Himachal Pradesh no pushovers
Big picture December 21, 2021 was a landmark day for Himachal Pradesh cricket. They won their first domestic title that day, upstaging star-studded Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final. On Saturday, they will have an opportunity to add another chapter to what has been a magical year. At stake is the opportunity to be crowned T20 champions when they take on Mumbai in the final of the Syed…
Mohammad Nabi steps down as Afghanistan captain
Mohammad Nabi has resigned as Afghanistan captain citing his disappointment at the team’s preparation for the T20 World Cup and disagreements with the selectors and management. Afghanistan’s narrow defeat to Australia in Adelaide on Friday saw them finish the World Cup with three defeats and two no-results, making them the only team to leave the tournament without a win. Nabi, 37, took over as captain before the 2021 T20 World…
Sidra Ameen breaks Pakistan batting records to sink Ireland in first ODI
Pakistan women 335 for 3 (Ameen 176*, Muneeba 107, Kelly 2-62) beat Ireland women 207 (Delany 69, Dar 3-34, Sana 2-24) by 128 runs Pakistan continued their dominating show at home in the ICC Women’s Championship by notching up their fifth win in six games of the latest cycle. Centuries from Sidra Ameen and Muneeba Ali and a record opening stand from them saw Pakistan beat Ireland in the first…
Graeme Swann to mentor England Lions' spinners
Graeme Swann will spend the next week working with three of England’s best young spinners in the UAE after his success as Trent Rockets’ spin-bowling coach in the Hundred. The ECB announced on Friday that Swann would spend a week working as a mentor during the Lions’ training camp, which starts on Sunday. Swann’s involvement with England has been limited since his sudden retirement from international cricket in 2013 and…
Australia relying on Sri Lanka after sneaking past Afghanistan
Australia 168 for 8 (Maxwell 54*, Marsh 45, Naveen-ul-Haq 3-21) beat Afghanistan 164 for 7 (Rashid 48*, Gulbadin 39, Zampa 2-22) by four runs Glenn Maxwell did his best to keep Australia’s semi-final hopes alive with an assertive, unbeaten half-century, but the hosts’ chances of reaching the knockouts are out of their hands after a classy performance from Afghanistan, who gave them an almighty scare chiefly through Rashid Khan at…