India have named a familiar-looking squad for the women’s T20 World Cup 2024 retaining the bulk of the side that qualified for the final of the women’s T20 Asia Cup in July this year. Fourteen of the 15 players in the World Cup squad were also part of the Asia Cup side, with only Uma …
Defending champions Adelaide Strikers have signed India opener Smriti Mandhana for the upcoming WBBL. Earlier this year, Mandhana captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the WPL title with the side coached by Luke Williams who holds the same role with Strikers. “I always look forward to playing in Australia, and I’m excited about the opportunity to …
Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, wants to have some “red-ball fun” but is aware the road back to the Test side will not be all that straightforward. As things stand, there are at least four others, including his Mumbai team-mates Sarfaraz Khan and Shreyas Iyer, along with KL Rahul and Rajat Patidar, ahead of him …
Afghanistan’s ace spinner Rashid Khan is not part of their preliminary 20-member squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand, which will be played in Greater Noida from September 9 to 13. Rashid last featured in a Test match for Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi in March 2021. A statement from the ACB didn’t specify the …
Defending champions Australia will play in UAE for the first time ever on October 5, when they open their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka, the current Asia Cup champions. India, meanwhile, will open their tournament a day earlier, against New Zealand, in Dubai. Apart from India and Australia, two other sides – …
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has struck a bleak tone about the perceived absence of depth within the Pakistan set-up, saying there are no players in the feeder system to replace any underperforming members of the team. A day after Pakistan succumbed to their first-ever Test defeat against Bangladesh, Naqvi announced the mentors for the newly …
A video of out-of-favour West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite is going viral on social media. The clip that is being surfaced has put Brathwaite in a poor light as the player could be seen smashing his helmet with his bat after being unhappy over a dismissal at George Town. The incident took place …
With its network of surveillance cameras, airtight security, and heavy police and military presence, it can feel like there is no hiding place in Rawalpindi. This was felt particularly keenly on Thursday, when a combination of the Bangladesh cricket team’s presence and political rallies made any kind of commute an impossibility, with shipping containers, sniffer …
Josh Hull, the Leicestershire left-arm seamer, has been added to England’s squad for the final two Tests against Sri Lanka, following confirmation that Mark Wood will play no further part in the series after suffering a thigh injury. Hull, 20, is one of the most exciting young players on the county circuit, although his first-class …
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood was seen getting furious in the dressing room and having an animated discussion with the side’s head coach Jason Gillespie, who is also a legendary Australian pacer, on Day 3 of the first Rawalpindi Test against Bangladesh. A video of the incident is going viral on social media. …