Iyer, who was one of the key performers in India’s run to the World Cup final last November, lost his Grade B contract despite fulfilling the minimum criteria set by the board in terms of matches played. Since last October, when the latest contract period started (it runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30,
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
Wade has been named to open the batting for ladder-leading Tasmania against Victoria while Short has been included in Victoria’s side on return from the New Zealand series. Johnson and Inglis will also play their first Shield matches of the season for South Australia and Western Australia respectively but Aaron Hardie has been ruled out
Islamabad United 169 for 3 (Munro 82, Hales 47) beat Karachi Kings 165 for 5 (Pollard 48, Wasim 1-20) by seven wickets Opening batters Colin Munro and Alex Hales shared a century partnership as Islamabad United snapped their three-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win over Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League on Wednesday.
Lunch Australia 62 for 1 (Khawaja 28*, Labuschagne 1*, Henry 1-17) vs New Zealand Australia opener Steven Smith fell just before lunch, but Usman Khawaja navigated an all-out New Zealand pace attack on a green surface at Basin Reserve to bat through the opening session of the first Test. In their first Test in New
Charith Asalanka will stand in as Sri Lanka captain in place of the suspended Wanindu Hasaranga for the first two of three T20Is against Bangladesh starting March 4 in Sylhet. Asalanka, the designated vice-captain, will be leading Sri Lanka for the first time. Sri Lanka have brought in opening batter Avishka Fernando in place of
KL Rahul is set to miss the final Test of the England series which starts in Dharamsala from March 7. ESPNcricinfo has learned Rahul is currently in London to consult a specialist for the quadricep tendon injury that ruled him out from second, third and fourth Tests against England after he played the series opener
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
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
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
Big picture: Australia look to improve overseas record, NZ eye rare victory It’s little wonder anticipation is feverish for Australia’s Test return to New Zealand after eight years with matches in Wellington and Christchurch to be played in front of capacity crowds. Even though they are neighbours, sharing a long history on the field, the
The Australians know more about the conditions at Wellington’s two most famous golf courses, Royal Wellington and Paraparaumu Beach, than they do about the city’s famous Test ground, having played both more recently than they have a Test match at the Basin Reserve. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been Test cricketers for more than
Allan Donald was Bangladesh’s previous permanent fast-bowling coach until he left the job following the ODI World Cup in India. Jamie Siddons was Bangladesh’s last batting coach, until the T20 World Cup in 2022. Chandika Hathurusinghe was overseeing the role of the batting coach; during the World Cup last year, he had S Sriram as
New Zealand will make a decision just before the toss as to whether they will pick a fourth seamer in Scott Kuggeleijn or a specialist spinner in Mitchell Santner for the first Test against Australia at the Basin Reserve after Wednesday’s rain meant the pitch remained under covers all day. Opener Devon Conway was ruled
As England nursed the collective disappointment of their series defeat, head coach Brendon McCullum defended Ollie Robinson after a tough first outing in India. But Robinson finds himself at another juncture in a Test career only in its third year, with questions remaining about his robustness. Robinson had been primed for a pivotal role during
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.
England head coach Brendon McCullum says it would be “slightly mad” if Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir are unable to build on a breakthrough tour of India in county cricket, and has suggested clubs should produce pitches to assist in the development of spinners across the country. Hartley and Bashir have been two plus points
Shreyas Iyer will feature in the Ranji Trophy semi-final for Mumbai after recovering from back spasms that had ruled him out of the quarter-final at home against Baroda. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan also returned to competitive cricket on Tuesday, turning up for the Reserve Bank of India in the DY Patil T20 tournament – a popular
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
The injury will come as a massive blow for the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans, who also traded Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians in an all-cash deal – Shami was the side’s highest wicket-taker during their second-place finish in IPL 2023. In January, Shami had revealed he was experience “some stiffness” in his ankle but was
New Zealand opener Devon Conway faces a fitness test on his injured thumb on Wednesday ahead of the first Test against Australia in Wellington after requiring further assessments from specialists and having not hit a ball since the blow in the hand last Friday. Conway damaged his left thumb while wicketkeeping in the second T20I
Earlier, after being put in to bat, Zalmi was tied down in the middle overs by spinners Shadab Khan (2 for 28) and Agha Salman (1 for 25) until Babar plundered the faster bowlers. Babar reached his half-century off 39 balls and completed his fastest T20 hundred in the next 20 balls. He smashed fast
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
At the end of 17 overs, Islamabad United were 173 for 3 chasing 202. And then the major thrust to their innings fell. Azam Khan exited the stage for 75 off just 30 balls allowing room for a new hero to emerge. Arif Yaqoob, 29 years old, playing only his 15th T20, produced absolute magic,
Hanuma Vihari has decided to “never play for Andhra” again, saying the treatment he received at the hands of the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) during the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy has left him “humiliated”. He made his revelation not long after Andhra’s dreams of progressing to the Ranji Trophy semi-final for the first time came to
Fortune Barishal 136 for 3 (Tamim 52*, Mayers 50) beat Chattogram Challengers 135 for 9 (Brown 34, Shuvagata 24, Mayers 2-28, Saifuddin 2-28, McCoy 2-29) by seven wickets Fortune Barishal kept themselves in the hunt for a place in the BPL final after they crushed Chattogram Challengers by seven wickets in the Eliminator match in
Players who show hunger for Test cricket will be prioritised when it comes to selection, India captain Rohit Sharma has said, intensifying the spotlight on Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who have been part of recent India Test squads but have skipped Ranji Trophy matches since being left out. Rohit’s comments come in the wake
Ben Stokes refused to criticise his side’s second-innings batting effort after England saw an opportunity to square the series with victory in Ranchi slip by. Having taken a lead of 46 on first innings, England were bowled out for 145 on day three, in conditions Stokes described as close to “impossible” to bat on, as
India 307 (Jurel 90, Jaiswal 73, Bashir 5-119) and 192 for 5 (Rohit 55, Gill 52*, Jurel 39*, Bashir 3-79) beat England 353 (Root 122*, Robinson 58, Jadeja 4-67) and 145 (Crawley 60, Ashwin 5-51, Kuldeep 4-22) by five wickets India, led by the sixth-wicket of pair Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel, stood up to
After returning just one wicket in the first innings, R Ashwin came roaring back in England’s second dig in Ranchi, with a five-wicket haul that saw the visitors bowled out for 145. Opening the bowling for just the second time this series, Ashwin dented England’s top order with the wickets of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope
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