Liam Livingstone and Trent Boult were big early signings in the inaugural BBL overseas draft, but five of the 12 platinum players went unselected, including Andre Russell and Faf du Plessis, as clubs put a strong emphasis on availability while working within their salary caps. As expected, Rashid Khan was […]
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‘It’s a big headache’, but Pujara expects India to pick Pant ahead of Karthik
Cheteshwar Pujara called the task of picking one of Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant in the India XI for the Asia Cup game against Pakistan a “big headache”. But, unless both are fielded, one has to miss out, and Pujara picked Pant over Karthik for a spot in the team. […]
Shanaka questions batters’ preparation after demoralising loss to Afghanistan
“Losing is a normal thing, but we’re too good a team to lose by this kind of margin,” says the Sri Lanka captain Source link
Dravid links up with team in Dubai in time for India vs Pakistan fixture
Head coach Rahul Dravid has joined India’s Asia Cup tour party in Dubai after returning a negative result for Covid-19. He will take over the reins of the team from VVS Laxman, who had stepped in to oversee the preparatory phase of India’s campaign in Dravid’s absence. Dravid will be […]
Roy 388: Townsville pays tribute to Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds‘ children were at the centre of tributes to him during the opening ODI between Australia and Zimbabwe in Townsville. The outfield was emblazoned with Roy 388 – Symonds’ nickname and Test cap number – in memory of the former allrounder who died in a car accident west of […]
Rohit’s India willing to try new things, even if they turn out to be mistakes
India will look to experiment, mix and match combinations, and continue to push boundaries in their build-up to the T20 World Cup later this year. They will also look to give players a fair run of games, even if they are not a certainty in the first XI. This was […]
Farooqi and spinners set up Afghanistan’s rout of Sri Lanka
Afghanistan 106 for 2 (Gurbaz 40*, Zazai 37, Hasaranga 1-19) beat Sri Lanka 105 all out (Rajapaksa 38, Farooqi 3-11, Nabi 2-14) by 8 wickets A thrilling all-round performance saw Afghanistan crush Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first game of the 2022 Asia Cup. The bowlers set the […]
Australia bowl first; Williams ruled out for Zimbabwe
Australia chose to bowl against Zimbabwe Australia had the chance to exploit the early-morning conditions in Townsville after Aaron Finch won the toss to start a long home international season. Australia confirmed their XI yesterday with Marnus Labuschagne left out as they continued to field an allrounder-heavy side. Mitchell Starc […]
Mady Villiers four-for, London Spirit rumbled for 80 as Invincibles qualify
Oval Invincibles 82 for 1 (Winfield-Hill 44*) beat London Spirit 80 (Kerr 31, Villiers 4-12) by nine wickets Spinner Mady Villiers recorded her best bowling figures in the women’s Hundred with an impressive 4 for 12, helping to decimate local rivals London Spirit for just 80, as Oval Invincibles secured […]
Sam Curran, Will Jacks keep Oval Invincibles’ qualification hopes alive
Oval Invincibles 124 for 4 (Jacks 54) beat London Spirit 122 for 7 (Rossington 36, Curran 3-16) by six wickets Sam Curran starred with 3 for 16 to reignite Oval Invincibles’ hopes in the men’s Hundred as they triumphed by six wickets in their derby clash against London Spirit at […]