Month: February 2024

Jasprit Bumrah will return for the Dharamsala Test as India’s designated vice-captain. The BCCI confirmed as much on Thursday, naming a 16-player squad for the final Test of the England series, which starts on March 7. While KL Rahul was ruled out, allrounder Washington Sundar was not part of the 16, released from the squad
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Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have not been considered for BCCI’s annual retainers because they practically made themselves unavailable to play for India. Kishan took a break from cricket for personal reasons during the South Africa tour, and returned to action only earlier this week in the DY Patil T20 tournament. Iyer was cleared fit
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Joe Root‘s first century in England’s ongoing tour of India has lifted the batter to No. 3, while Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s consistent scores have taken him to No. 12 on ICC’s rankings for Test batters. Root’s unbeaten 122 in the fourth Test, his first major contribution with the bat this series, lifted him two places and
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India Women head coach Amol Muzumdar sees the ongoing WPL 2024 as an opportunity to expand the team’s resources. “I would want another pool of 20-25 players to create a bench strength for the Indian team,” he said while commentating on the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants on Tuesday evening. “Four fast
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Eoin Morgan, England’s World Cup-winning captain, has been appointed as the new President of the Professional Cricketers’ Association. Morgan, 37, captained England to victory in the 2019 World Cup and retired in 2022 after more than 350 international appearances across formats. He will succeed the outgoing president Charlotte Edwards, to become the role’s tenth incumbent.
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Jess Jonassen has been omitted from the squad for Australia’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, but chief selector Shawn Flegler insists the out-of-favour spinner could still feature in future international fixtures. Injury-plagued Tayla Vlaeminck is a chance to play her first match for Australia in more than two years after being included in the 15-player squad
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Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from international cricket effective immediately after New Zealand selectors told him he would not be picked for the upcoming two-Test series against Australia starting on Thursday. Wagner, 37, made the emotional decision following a tough conversation with coach Gary Stead last week where it was confirmed he was not
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