PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has defended his decision to have Pakistan’s players train with the military during the last few days of Ramzan, rejecting the claim the camp had anything to do with several players pulling up with muscle injuries. In the weeks that followed the squad’s training camp at Kakul, Pakistan’s most famous military training academy, Azam Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Irfan Niazi all had their participation in the…
Sajana debuts as India opt to bat vs Bangladesh
Toss India opt to bat vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss in the opening game of the five-match T20I series and opted to bat against Bangladesh in Sylhet. India handed a debut to the big-hitting spin-allrounder S Sajana, the breakout star for Mumbai Indians in the 2024 WPL. The visitors decided to field a three-spin attack with Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil and Radha Yadav and two pacers…
Gillespie appointed Pakistan men's Test coach, Kirsten named white-ball coach
Jason Gillespie, the former Australian fast bowler, has been announced as Pakistan’s new Test coach, while former South African batter Gary Kirsten has been named their white-ball coach. Azhar Mahmood, who had been appointed on a temporary basis for the New Zealand series, will continue as the assistant coach for all formats. The three coaches have been appointed on two-year contracts following a recruitment process. The position of the head…
Rahul wanted '20 more' from himself and Hooda
“We left about 20 runs behind,” Rahul told the host broadcaster after the game. “We didn’t get off to an ideal start but the partnership that me and Deepak Hooda had [got us on track].” LSG had been reduced to 11 for 2 after being put in to bat but recovered while maintaining a good run rate thanks to Rahul and Hooda’s 115-run stand off 62 balls for the third…
Samson and Jurel seal Royals' eighth win in nine games
Rajasthan Royals 199 for 3 (Samson 71*, Jurel 52*) beat Lucknow Super Giants 196 for 5 (Rahul 76, Hooda 50, Sandeep 2-31) by seven wickets The target of 197 that Lucknow Super Giants set Rajasthan Royals may not have seemed like much at the end of the first innings. After all, over the last four days, targets of 262 and 211 had been chased comfortably, while totals of 257 and…
Miles Hammond, Graeme van Buuren fifties fire Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire 271 for 6 (Hammond 81, van Buuren 75) lead Middlesex 203 by 68 runs Miles Hammond and Graeme van Buuren registered half-centuries as Gloucestershire assumed a position of strength on day two of the Vitality County Championship Second Division match against Middlesex at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. Responding to the visitors’ first-innings 203, the home side advanced their score to 271 for 6, a first-innings lead of…
Joe Root, Harry Brook find century form for Yorkshire
Derbyshire 190 for 3 (Madsen 88*, Guest 74*) trail Yorkshire 450 for 5 dec (Brook 126*, Root 119, Lyth 97) by 260 runs Harry Brook and Joe Root posted centuries for Yorkshire before injured Wayne Madsen led an equally impressive Derbyshire fightback during the second half of day two of the Vitality County Championship clash at Headingley. England duo Brook and Root shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 201, underpinning their…
Khushi, Browne have Essex eyeing first-innings lead
Essex 314 for 3 (Khushi 107, Browne 94*) trail Durham 358 by 44 runs A century by Feroze Khushi and Nick Browne‘s unbeaten 94 enabled Essex to take control of their Vitality County Championship match against Durham at the Seat Unique Riverside. Replying to the home side’s 358, the First Division leaders were 314 for 3 at the close, leaving their side just 44 runs in arrears and perhaps laying…
Jake Libby makes progress between the Kidderminster showers
Worcestershire 107 for 1 (Libby 56*) trail Somerset 309 for 9 declared by 202 runs Jake Libby continued his impressive start to the season for Worcestershire on a rain-shortened second day of the Vitality County Championship Division One fixture with Somerset at Kidderminster. Only 29 overs were possible – all during the afternoon session – but it was enough for Libby to move past the fifty mark for the fourth…
Burns, Clark centuries give Surrey the upper hand
Hampshire 151 and 31 for 2 (Gubbins 6*, Vince 4*) trail Surrey 359 (Burns 113, Clark 106*) by 177 runs Hundreds in contrasting styles by skipper Rory Burns and Jordan Clark put champions Surrey in control against Hampshire at the Kia Oval. Burns’ seven-hour 113 – his 25th first-class century but first since July 2022 – laid strong foundations and Clark built on them with a run-a-ball unbeaten 106 as…