PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has defended his decision to have Pakistan’s players train with the military during the last few days of Ramzan, rejecting the claim the camp had anything to do with several players pulling up with muscle injuries. In the weeks that followed the squad’s training camp at Kakul, Pakistan’s most famous military
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Jason Gillespie, the former Australian fast bowler, has been announced as Pakistan’s new Test coach, while former South African batter Gary Kirsten has been named their white-ball coach. Azhar Mahmood, who had been appointed on a temporary basis for the New Zealand series, will continue as the assistant coach in all formats. The three coaches
Toss India opt to bat vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss in the opening game of the five-match T20I series and opted to bat against Bangladesh in Sylhet. India handed a debut to the big-hitting spin-allrounder S Sajana, the breakout star for Mumbai Indians in the 2024 WPL. The visitors decided to
Match details Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Ahmedabad, 3.30pm IST (10am GMT) Big Picture Gujarat Titans’ season so far has been a mixed bag. In the last game, against Delhi Capitals, their tactics were questionable: Sandeep Warrier, their best bowler of the day, ended up bowling just three overs, while left-arm spinner R Sai
Match details Chennai Super Kings (Fifth – P8, W4, L4) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Third – P8, W5, L3) Chennai, 7.30pm (2pm GMT) Big picture Chennai Super Kings started a run of three home games on the trot with a defeat against Lucknow Super Giants, and having lost the reverse fixture in Lucknow just prior to
Pakistan 178 for 5 (Babar 69, Fakhar 43, Neesham 1-13) beat New Zealand 169 (Seifert 52, Shaheen 4-30, Usama 2-21) by 9 runs It got a little hairy at the death, but Pakistan just about managed to salvage some pride in this series, scraping to a 9-run win to level the T20I series 2-2. Babar
West Indies 122 for 9 (Joseph 34, Taylor 30, Sana 3-24) beat Pakistan 121 for 8 (Dar 27, Ramharack 4-15) by one run West Indies sealed a thrilling one-run win in the first women’s T20I against Pakistan in Karachi. The visitors posted 122 after a disciplined bowling performance from Pakistan, which was spearheaded by Fatima
New Zealand 178 for 7 (Robinson 51, Foxcroft 34, Abbas 3-20) beat Pakistan 174 for 8 (Fakhar 61, O’Rourke 3-27, Sears 2-27) by four runs Four days after failing to defend 178 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan failed to chase down the same target in Lahore on Thursday. A disciplined performance from New Zealand’s bowling attack, particularly
In response, Vanuatu lost their opening batters, Andrew and Valenta Langiatu, who was dropped at slip the ball before being caught, in the powerplay, which ended on a cautious 25 for 3. They almost lost their captain Selina Solman to what seemed a hamstring niggle in the ninth over but she batted on and shared
Maia Bouchier says her goal for the 2024 summer is to cement her new-found status at the top of England’s batting order, as the countdown begins for the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in September. Bouchier, 25, enjoyed a breakthrough winter on England’s recent tour of New Zealand, where she capitalised on the late arrival
Warwickshire have signed allrounder Aamer Jamal on a multi-format contract until the end of July, after he was left out of Pakistan’s ongoing T20I series against New Zealand. Jamal announced himself to the world by taking 18 wickets in three matches in his maiden Test series for Pakistan in Australia late last year, and has
Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has called time on a storied 17-year international cricket career with immediate effect. She is, however, available to play league cricket. One of the most prominent names in women’s cricket, the 32-year-old finishes as Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in both the ODI and T20I formats. She scored 3369 runs in 136
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reconstituted its national women’s selection committee, expanding it to seven members. The decision was taken by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and comes in the wake of Pakistan’s 3-0 ODI series loss to West Indies at home earlier this week. According to a PCB release on Thursday, the retained members
Guy Whittall, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, was injured by a leopard earlier this week and required surgery to wounds sustained on his head and his hand. The 51-year-old is said to be in stable condition. Whittall, who played 46 Tests and 147 ODIs for Zimbabwe between 1993 and 2003, now runs a safari business with
England’s selectors face a difficult call over the potential inclusion of Jamie Overton in their T20 World Cup squad after an inconclusive scan left the Surrey allrounder unclear as to the extent of a recent back injury. ESPNcricinfo revealed this month that Overton was in line for a maiden T20I call-up after making significant strides
The pair’s absences follow Azam Khan’s unavailability for the tour with injury, though an official statement said he only needed 10 days of rest, suggesting there is no long-term availability issue. While Haseebullah, who made his sole international appearance in a T20 against New Zealand earlier this year, was called up as cover for Azam,
Usain Bolt, the fastest man on earth and a cricketer in his youth, has been unveiled as the ambassador of the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA in June. “Coming from the Caribbean where cricket is a part of life, the sport has always held a
Johnathan Campbell, the son of former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell, is in line to make his international debut after being picked for the five-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting on May 3. Campbell, 26, is a legspin-bowling allrounder who was part of the country’s emerging team which won the gold medal at the 13th African
Stoinis, 34, has been consistent in his statements about his contract situation and his desire to still play international cricket beyond the T20 World Cup. He said back in January he understood why he had been left out of Australia’s ODI squad to face West Indies. He has been in constant communication with McDonald and
Adil Rashid believes that England have “the mindset of champions” heading into June’s T20 World Cup, and has said they have drawn a line under their failure to defend their 50-over crown in India late last year. Rashid was ever-present at last year’s World Cup in which England won only three of their nine group-stage
Shakib Al Hasan could play in Bangladesh’s T20I series against Zimbabwe next month, according to chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain. He might also feature in a couple of Dhaka Premier League matches as part of his return to white-ball cricket “We have communicated with him [Shakib],” Ashraf said. “He is expected to arrive in Dhaka
Xavier Bartlett will join Kent for the Vitality Blast weeks after Cricket Australia blocked the fast bowler from playing for them in the County Championship. Bartlett was originally signed for Kent’s first five Championship games, but CA denied him a No Objection Certificate on the eve of the season, a week after handing the 25-year-old
Cricket West Indies have named a number of strong list of T20 specialists in their 15-member ‘A’ squad that will tour Nepal for five T20s later this month. Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh are all part of the side, which will be led by Roston Chase, who
Three-Test spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has signed with Tasmania in a bid for red-ball game time ahead of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka next summer. The 27-year-old didn’t play for his home state of Queensland in last season’s Sheffield Shield and has made the move south with hopes of becoming Tasmania’s No.1 Shield spinner and push
Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL. Narine, 35, is currently leading the tournament’s MVP standings after a remarkable run
Delhi capitals allrounder Axar Patel believes that his batting position has been affected by Impact Player rule, while his team-mate Mukesh Kumar wants it abolished if there isn’t some meaningful alternate help for the bowlers. Axar and Mukesh are the latest Indian cricketers to speak out against the Impact Player rule, after India’s captain Rohit
“Yes, I think so, Pant should be part of the World Cup squad,” Ganguly said in New Delhi on Monday. “He should bat in the middle order. Where exactly is difficult to say because of match-ups, right-left combinations depending on who bowls. It also depends on the situation.” Ponting said Pant was a little apprehensive
Durham have signed Peter Siddle for their next six County Championship matches after fellow Australian seamer Scott Boland was ruled out of his stint at the club with plantar fasciitis. Boland had originally signed until the end of July, on a multi-format deal that would have seen him feature in Durham’s T20 Blast campaign. However
Delhi Capitals allrounder Mitchell Marsh will not return to India for the remainder of IPL 2024 as he continues to recover from a right hamstring niggle, head coach Ricky Ponting said in New Delhi on Monday. Marsh flew back to Perth on April 12 to consult CA’s medical staff and a decision on his return
Cricket Ireland has confirmed that they cannot afford to host Australia this summer and that they have postponed what would have been the teams’ first-ever men’s bilateral series. Australia were due to travel to Ireland in late August for three ODIs and a one-off T20I before moving onto England for a tour which comprises three
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