Cricket

News Western Australian becomes the fourth CA chairman in four years, taking over from interim chair Richard Freudenstein, following the resignations of David Peever and Earl Eddings Cricket Australia has appointed Dr Lachlan Henderson as the new chairman of the board to take over permanently from interim chair Richard Freudenstein. CA announced on Thursday that

Report Karachi Kings guaranteed to finish bottom of the table after eighth straight defeat Multan Sultans 176 for 3 (Rizwan 76, Masood 45, Hamza 2-24) beat Karachi Kings 174 for 6 (Clarke 40, Sharjeel 36, Dahani 2-44) by seven wickets They might have left it a bit late, but the inevitable could not be thwarted.

News He was the most expensive player the franchise bought in the IPL 2022 auctions, at INR 12.25 crore Kolkata Knight Riders have named Shreyas Iyer their new captain for the upcoming IPL season. Iyer was Knight Riders’ most expensive buy at the IPL 2022 auction last weekend – for INR 12.25 crore (USD 1.63

News England vacancy not on the radar as much-travelled coach prepares for first county stint Mickey Arthur insisted that the thought of applying for the vacant role as England head coach had “not even crossed my mind” at his unveiling as Derbyshire’s head of cricket, but conceded that he hopes to coach an international team

Report Fifties from Shoaib Malik and Hussain Talat powered Zalmi to 185, and Gladiators fell 24 runs short Peshawar Zalmi 185 for 7 (Malik 58, Talat 51, Naseem 4-27) beat Quetta Gladiators 161 for 8 (Smeed 99, Sarfaraz 25, Qadir 3-25) by 24 runs Will Smeed fell just one short of a century, as his

News Australian allrounder returns for seventh season at Trent Bridge Dan Christian will return to Nottinghamshire for a seventh season in 2022 after re-signing as the club’s T20 Blast captain. Christian, who will turn 39 before flying to the UK at the end of May, is among of the world’s most decorated T20 cricketers and

Report New South Wales pacemen Chris Tremain bags three wickets in rain-reduced 24-over game while Australia Test paceman Michael Neser has suffered an apparent side strain New South Wales have overcome a nervous run chase against a Queensland bowling attack left without key paceman Michael Neser, scoring a five-wicket win in a rain-affected domestic day-night

News Kuldeep Yadav has been named as his replacement Washington Sundar has been ruled out of India’s three-match T20I series against West Indies, which begins in Kolkata on Wednesday. According to a BCCI release, the spin-bowling allrounder suffered a hamstring strain while fielding during the third ODI in Ahmedabad on Friday. Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav

Report Khulna Tigers go down by seven runs to crash out of the tournament Chattogram Challengers 189 for 5 (Walton 89*, Lewis 39, Mehidy 36, Khaled 2-40) beat Khulna Tigers 182 for 5 (Fletcher 80, Yasir 45, Mushfiqur 43, Mehidy 2-40) by seven runs How the match played outMehidy Hasan Miraz settled a seesaw contest

News Cricket Victoria general manager of performance Shaun Graf says a long-term view needs to be taken with Pucovksi’s health after his latest concussion There are serious concerns over Will Pucovski‘s long-term health following his latest concussion with Cricket Victoria bracing for a hard discussion with the one-Test batter later this week. Pucovski, 24, suffered

News Punjab Kings’ new signing can bat anywhere, scores quickly, bowls offbreaks and legbreaks, and is a safe pair of hands in the deep A year ago, Liam Livingstone was a base-price purchase for Rajasthan Royals at INR 75 lakh (£75,000 GBP approx.). On Sunday, he attracted bids from five different teams and became the

News Allrounder says he has been coping with the condition for the last 15-16 years Chronic back pain has forced Shahid Afridi to end his Pakistan Super League season early. The 41-year old allrounder, who has been in rehab, said he only chose to take the field this year “for the fans” but the pain

News Bangladesh’s new batting coach arrived in the country last week Bangladesh’s new batting coach Jamie Siddons has tested positive for Covid-19. Jalal Yunus, the BCB’s cricket operations committee chairman, confirmed to the Dhaka-based Prothom Alo that Siddons has mild symptoms. The 57-year-old Australian, who arrived in Dhaka last week, didn’t initially have a role

Report Comilla Victorians will now face Fortune Barishal in the first Qualifier Khulna Tigers 183 for 1 (Fletcher 101*, Mahedi 74, Moeen 1-13) beat Comilla Victorians 182 for 5 (du Plessis 101, Joy 31, Mahedi 1-29) by nine wickets How the match played outAndre Fletcher and Mahedi Hasan gave Khulna Tigers a royal entry into

Report Brendan Doggett took four wickets but it was not enough to force victory South Australia 357 (Drew 130, Weatherald 122, Perry 4-57, Boland 4-61) and 213 (Hunt 57) drew with Victoria 264 (Maddinson 82, Harris 58, Pucovski 54) and 6 for 236 (Handscomb 148*, Doggett 4-51) South Australia pushed hard for their first win

News The opener made the one half-century of the match as Australia came out on top Ben McDermott made his maiden half-century in a T20 international – but the Australian batter knows it will take more than that to make him a permanent fixture in the team. The 27-year-old McDermott was one of two changes

News Also, ten uncapped players added to auction list on auction eve, including ambidextrous Australian spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan Deepak Hooda, who made his India debut earlier this week in the ODI series against West Indies, has been moved up the IPL auction ladder having now become a capped player. In the revised auction list, which

News New Zealand and SRH captain says surgey is “an absolute last resort” on his troublesome elbow New Zealand and Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson is hopeful of being fit for IPL 2022. The 31-year-old has opted against surgery for a long-standing elbow injury and is instead undergoing rehab now. Williamson had come into IPL