Is Sunil Narine being coaxed into coming out of international retirement for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA that follows IPL 2024? Three nights ago, Narine, who had announced his international retirement in November 2023, was dead certain he’d be watching the tournament from home. But on Tuesday night, after hitting a
Bangladesh have picked 15-year-old fast bowler Habiba Islam to bolster their bowling attack for the five-match T20I series against India at home later this month. They have also included Rubya Haider in place of Farzana Akter as they build towards the T20 World Cup at home in September and October this year. Rubya, like the
Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, will be Bangladesh’s spin-bowling coach until the T20 World Cup this year. The BCB announced on Tuesday that Mushtaq will come to Dhaka for the preparatory camp ahead of the side’s T20I series against Zimbabwe next month. “It is a great honor for me to be a part of
The T20I series, a part of the ICC’s future tours programme, was scheduled for August at a neutral venue, but CA said in January that it was postponing the engagement after consultations with the Australian government because of “a marked deterioration in human rights for women and girls” in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. “It does hurt you,”
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain, has become the first major voice in months to ask for Tamim Iqbal‘s presence in the national set-up, saying “if he is fit, I want him available for all formats”. Shanto and Tamim, whose appearances for Bangladesh have been sporadic of late, spoke after the Dhaka Premier League match
Match details Gujarat Titans (GT – 6th; P6 W3 L3) vs Delhi Capitals (DC – 9th; P6 W2 L4) Ahmedabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Gill’s Titans vs Pant’s Capitals Just two points separate Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals, and yet they are three places apart in the points table. Titans are sixth,
Glenn Maxwell has elected to take a break from the IPL to refresh himself physically and mentally after requesting Royal Challengers Bengaluru management pick someone else in his place for the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Maxwell has been struggling for runs in IPL 2024. Before Monday’s game, he had scored only 32 runs in six
Pat Cummins and Nat Sciver-Brunt have been named as the Leading Cricketers in the World in the 2024 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, published on Tuesday. Cummins, Australia’s fast-bowling spearhead and captain across formats, guided his side to victory over India in both the ICC World Test Championship at The Oval in June, and the
Gloucestershire’s viability as a first-class county has been cast into renewed doubt after the club reported a loss of £1.19 million in their annual accounts, published on Monday, which is more than twice the shortfall of £570,000 that they accrued in 2022-23. In her report, Gloucestershire’s Treasurer Rebecca Watkin insisted that the club’s outlook for
S Sajana and S Asha have earned maiden India call-ups for the five-match T20I series in Bangladesh later this month, while Jemimah Rodrigues misses out due to a niggle. Rodrigues is understood to have a back niggle for which she’s currently being treated at the NCA in Bengaluru. The move to rest her from the
Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR – 2nd; P5 W4 L1) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR – 1st; P6 W5 L1) Kolkata, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture First versus second. Bowling versus batting. On Tuesday at Eden Gardens, Rajasthan Royals, the team with the best combined economy rate in the IPL (8.33) will come up
The BCB has extended Mustafizur Rahman‘s NOC for Chennai Super Kings by one day. Instead of returning to Bangladesh on April 30, he is now available for the team’s May 1 match against Punjab Kings as well. Mustafizur is now available for CSK’s back-to-back matches against Lucknow Super Giants on April 19 and 23, Sunrisers
Derek Underwood, arguably the greatest spin bowler in England’s Test history, has died at the age of 78. Underwood, who claimed 297 wickets in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982, played his entire first-class career at Kent, for whom he made his first-team debut at the age of 17, and went on to make over
Former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences. Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday. He is facing 19 charges relating to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5, 2023 and
Travis Head has elected not to rest following the T20 World Cup and will instead join Steven Smith to play in Major League Cricket’s second season after signing with Washington Freedom. Head, who is currently playing in the IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad, was clearly fatigued at the end of the Australian summer having required a
NSW unveiled their 2024-25 contracts list with Maddinson, who returns to NSW after six seasons with Victoria, and Philippe, who has crossed from Western Australia. Konstas, 18, made his first-class debut for NSW last November before the U-19 World Cup in South Africa and played four Shield matches in his debut season. He made a
Pakistan and Multan Sultans fast bowler Ihsanullah has left Pakistan for the UK for further medical treatment as he rehabilitates from a long-term elbow injury. The PCB said he would meet an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in sports injuries and elbow procedures and that it would foot the entire bill for Ihsanullah’s treatment, which is significant
Delhi Capitals allrounder Mitchell Marsh has returned to Australia to treat a partial tear in his right hamstring. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Marsh, who is set to be named Australia’s captain for the upcoming T20 World Cup, was recalled by Cricket Australia after consultations with the IPL team. Marsh did not feature in DC’s last
Having returned to competitive cricket after a break for personal reasons, Ishan Kishan is not thinking about his spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad. Kishan, who last played for India in November, had asked for a break during the South Africa tour in December-January. He returned to action in February during the DY Patil
Finn Allen and Adam Milne have been ruled out of New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan raising concerns as to whether they will be fit for the T20 World Cup. Allen suffered a back injury and Milne picked up an ankle problem during training ahead of the team’s departure for the five-match T20I series. Tom Blundell
Jason Roy has revealed that he opted out of the ongoing IPL 2024 with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to put his “mindset and body” first. Roy had joined KKR in 2023 for INR 2.8 crore (US$341,000 approx.) as an injury replacement. After scoring 285 runs at an average of 35.62 and strike rate of 151.59,
Steven Smith has been confirmed as a signing for Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise Washington Freedom ahead of the second season of the tournament which begins on July 4. The move had been widely tipped, with Smith having signed as a brand ambassador for Freedom last year, and with Australia’s international schedule allowing a clear
Nathan Lyon‘s first Test captain Michael Clarke has questioned Cricket Australia’s decision to cap his County Championship stint with Lancashire at just seven games saying it “doesn’t make sense” if he is just going to return to home to do a pre-season given Australia do not play their next Test match until November 22. Lyon,
Adam Zampa opted out of IPL 2024 due to being “completely drained” from the previous 12 months while the uncertainty of how much cricket he would have played was also a factor as he switches his focus to June’s T20 World Cup. Zampa had been due to join Rajasthan Royals but withdrew on the eve
Melbourne Renegades have poached BBL-winning batter Josh Brown away from Brisbane Heat on a two-year deal as a replacement for the retired Aaron Finch. Brown, 30, burst onto the scene in the last two seasons as a mature-age find for Heat after dominating Brisbane grade cricket and had a huge impact for Heat helping them
Former Cricket Australia chair Jack Clarke has passed away in Adelaide aged 70. Clarke was an influential figure in Australian cricket having served on the CA board from 1999 to 2011 and was chair for the final three years of his tenure. The Big Bash League was launched during his time as chair from 2008
Former New Zealand legspinner Jack Alabaster died at the age of 93 in Cromwell on Tuesday night. Considered among the best legspinners to come out of New Zealand, Alabaster played 21 Tests, taking 49 wickets between 1955 and 1972. Alabaster was part of New Zealand’s first four Test wins. He was on tours to India
CWI has appointed three women to the board as independent directors, for a one-year period ending in March 2025. Diann Campbell and Louise Victor-Frederick have joined as new appointees, while Debra Coryat-Patton, who served in the role from 2019 to 2021, returns. Campell is a distinguished Jamaican cricket administrator with nearly three decades of experience.
Lancashire have announced the signing of Australia spinner Chris Green for the Vitality Blast. Green will replace Nathan Lyon in Lancashire’s plans after Cricket Australia revoked clearance for Lyon to play white-ball cricket during his spell in England. Green, 30, made his name as a T20 specialist adept at bowling with the new ball –
Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim have been called up for the first time since 2020 and 2023 respectively as Pakistan announced their squad for New Zealand’s visit for five T20Is later this month. In the first squad since the PCB announced a selection panel without a chief selector, Pakistan also called up Usman Khan, who
