Alongside the three India internationals, Punjab have selected a strong group of power-hitters and allrounders, including Prabhsimran Singh, Naman Dhir, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh and Harpreet Brar. Gurnoor Brar and Krish Bhagat will lead the pace attack. The extent of Gill, Abhishek and Arshdeep’s availability remains unclear, with India scheduled to play three…
Mitchell Starc has backed Nathan Lyon to go through another rehab and be able to resume his Test career after suffering an Ashes-ending hamstring injury in Adelaide. Lyon hobbled off on the final morning after diving to field a ball at long leg. He went for scans, leaving and returning to the ground on crutches,…
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has questioned why the ICC doesn’t pay for the DRS technology in international cricket and believes they should use one provider across all matches to avoid the inconsistencies in decision-making that have been evident in the Ashes series. Both Australia and England have expressed frustration at several decisions across the…
Bates suffered the injury last month while fielding for Otago during the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, New Zealand women’s domestic one-day competition. Subsequent scans revealed that due to the severity of the tear, she will require three months of rehabilitation. This is the second injury blow for New Zealand in recent weeks after Eden Carson faces…
Kane Williamson’s international future is still up in the air and he will continue to evaluate his availability on a “series-by-series” basis. Williamson, 35, retired from T20Is in November, ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup, and is among a group of players who hold a casual contract with New Zealand Cricket (NZC). He is…
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced a new franchise-based T20 league, the Afghanistan Premier League. The first season of the tournament, featuring five teams, is being planned to get underway around October 2026 in the UAE. The ACB had launched an Afghanistan Premier League in early 2018 as well and there was only one…
Australia captain Pat Cummins has conceded he is unlikely to feature in the Boxing Day Test and may not play again in the series after his team was able to secure a “pretty amazing” Ashes victory in Adelaide to retain the urn in just 11 days of playing time. For Cummins, who claimed six wickets…
Ben Stokes said that he remains committed to the England captaincy but conceded that his side proved unable to withstand a “barrage” from Australia across the first three Tests, losing the Ashes series in a record-equalling 11 days. Stokes, England’s Test captain since 2022, signed a new two-year central contract before this tour which runs…
Nathan Lyon has suffered a right hamstring injury and will not bowl again in the third Ashes Test match. The injury also puts him in serious doubt for the remainder of the series. Lyon, 38, dived to save a ball at fine leg but got up gingerly and immediately signaled to the dressing room after…
Zak Crawley conceded that England have found it impossible to “play that way that we have in the past” in Australia and that they are “staring down the barrel” ahead of the final day in Adelaide. Crawley top-scored with 85 on the fourth day but his dismissal – stumped by Alex Carey off Nathan Lyon’s…