Sanju Samson said that being dropped from India’s XI after the bilateral series at home against New Zealand left him “absolutely broken” and that he “was not comfortable” competing with his team-mates for a spot in the team. Samson had scores of 10, 6, 0, 24 and 6 in the series just before the men’s…
Pakistan men’s national team selector Aaqib Javed mounted into a passionate defence of his record with the team over the past 18 months, saying the fans and media needed to let go of the “urge to scapegoat” people after poor results. Two weeks after Pakistan were knocked out of the T20 World Cup, the fourth…
“Team India don’t understand how lucky they are to have him [Bumrah] in their ranks,” du Plessis said on ESPNcricinfo’s TimeOut show. “It is just proven time and time and time again, regardless of the format, you just give him the ball and he wins you games. It’s a superpower that any captain will dream…
Rahul Dravid and Roger Binny will be the recipients of the BCCI’s Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at an awards ceremony in Delhi on March 15 for their “outstanding service to Indian cricket”, while Mithali Raj will receive the corresponding award for women for “her extraordinary contribution to the growth and global stature of…
Agha, who made 64 from 62 balls, had been backing up at the non-striker’s end when Mohammad Rizwan drove the ball back towards him. He was still out of his ground as Mehidy swooped round behind him in an attempt to gather, and Agha had appeared ready to pass the ball back to the bowler…
Pakistan allrounder Hussain Talat was taken to hospital after he injured his left shoulder while trying to stop a boundary in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The injury happened during the sixth over of the chase when Talat ran towards the cover boundary after Litton Das had punched Mohammad Wasim through the offside….
The incident took place in the 39th over when Mohammad Rizwan hit the ball towards Agha at the non-striker’s end off Mehidy’s bowling and Mehidy and Agha got into a bit of a tangle as both tried to pick up the ball while Agha was still well outside the crease. But Mehidy was first to…
Lahore Qalandars are the defending champions, having won three of the last four titles, including a thriller at the Gaddafi Stadium in the final last year. Wellalage, should his signing be confirmed, will join his T20I captain at the side, with Dasun Shanaka snapped up by the Qalandars at the auction. Source link
Toss Bangladesh opt to field vs Pakistan Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field first in Dhaka. For the second game in a row, Mehidy Hasan Miraz called correctly and decided to insert Pakistan in. Victory for the home side would seal a series win with a game to spare, following on from…
The final round of the Sheffield Shield begins on Saturday with defending champions South Australia (SA) and last year’s runners-up Queensland vying to join Victoria in the final. It’s in SA’s hands – a victory over Victoria would decide the race – but should they slip up, Queensland could leapfrog them if they beat Tasmania….