News Rhodes had served as Bangladesh head coach for just over a year between 2018 and 2019 Comilla Victorians have appointed Steve Rhodes, the former Bangladesh men’s national team head coach, as their technical advisor for the 2022 Bangladesh Premier League. This will be Rhodes’ first assignment, in Bangladesh or elsewhere, after he was removed
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News The captain believes Australia are building a side that can compete in all conditions Australia are confident a dominant Ashes series win can start “something big” as they hunt the away wins required to become the best Test side in the world. Pat Cummins enjoyed a dream start to his captaincy career, securing a
Report The hosts chased down Zimbabwe’s total with eight balls to spare thanks to several contributions with the bat Sri Lanka (Nissanka 75, Chandimal 75) 300 for 5 beat Zimbabwe 296 for 9 (Ervine 100) by five wickets Zimbabwe’s batters gave their side a healthy chance. On a flat Pallekele track, the openers put on
News Melbourne Stars, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers lose key signings, with Rashid Khan also departing for Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat were left frustrated by Fakhar’s withdrawal in particular after Heat signed the opener on December 31 as a replacement player for injured Englishman Tom Abell, but he only managed to play one game for
Big picture Where not so long ago, bilateral ODI series in T20 World Cup years lacked context, the ODI Super League has helped bring some importance to these fixtures. Neither Sri Lanka nor Zimbabwe are particularly well-placed on the table. Sri Lanka have 42 points, which puts them at seventh and could easily be pushed
Report Bowlers, Al-Amin shine as Central beat South by six wickets after bowling them out for 163 Central Zone 164 for four (Al-Amin 53 not out, Mizanur 39, Ahmed 3 for 32) beat South Zone 163 all out (Pinak 35) by six wickets Central Zone completed a domestic double after they trounced South Zone by
News Australia has only six teams in its premier first-class competition, meaning opportunities for outsiders are limited Tom Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, has sent a formal proposal to Cricket Australia encouraging it to involve young English players in the Sheffield Shield. Harrison, who arrived in Australia as the inquest into another Ashes drubbing for
News South Africa coach lauds his team for playing “the pressure moments pretty well” For Mark Boucher, the toughest thing about watching South Africa’s chase against India was that there was nothing he could do about it. “As a player, you feel like the buck can stop with you. As a coach, your hands are
News While ICC’s match officials had a word with the Indian team management, there was no official code of conduct breach charge levelled against India Virat Kohli and his India team-mates have been spoken to about the DRS bust-up on the third day of the Newlands Test by the ICC match officials, although no formal
News While Wood has already submitted his paperwork for the auction, Root is clear he would do so only if it doesn’t detract from his Test commitments Joe Root and Mark Wood are among the England players who are weighing their potential involvement in the 2022 IPL, with players required to submit their paperwork for
The parliamentary committee investigating the issue of racism in English cricket says that the sport must commit to “cleaning up its act” in order to qualify for future government funding, following the publication of its report in the wake of Azeem Rafiq‘s allegations at Yorkshire. Rafiq, the former Yorkshire allrounder, told ESPNcricinfo in an interview
News Indian players appeared to suggest SuperSport, the South Africa broadcasters of the series, manipulated the pictures A number of India players, captain Virat Kohli among them, have made public their displeasure about the South Africa broadcasters, SuperSport, for what they suggested was a home-side bias with respect to the camera work and use of
News Local coaches to look after Bangladesh’s pace department temporarily Ottis Gibson has decided not to renew his contract as Bangladesh’s fast-bowling coach. The 52-year old, who completed his two-year contract with the BCB this month, is set to join the Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Multan Sultans from the start of their campaign on
News England captain weighing up IPL auction involvement with deadline looming Joe Root has publicly backed Chris Silverwood to keep his job as England coach despite their heavy Ashes series defeat, suggesting that he had been let down by his players. Silverwood has maintained since his promotion from bowling coach to head coach in October
News According to Islamabad police, his name was removed from the FIR after the alleged victim retracted her earlier statement All charges against Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah, who was named in a case concerning the alleged rape of an underage girl, have been dropped. According to Islamabad police, Yasir’s name was removed from the First
News Root says both men will need to be fit enough to perform at a similar level to their Sydney showings England duo Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow will be given as much time as they need to prove their fitness ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Hobart. England’s players enjoyed a
News Rachael Haynes, Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen return for the multi-format series King was a key part of Perth Scorchers’ WBBL title triumph earlier this season with 16 wickets 18.25 and an economy of 5.84. However, Wellington, who will instead be with Australia A, can consider herself unlucky having topped the wicket-taking chart with
News Squad was held up in Dubai, waiting on visas to fly to the Caribbean for the tournament that begins on January 14 Afghanistan will leave for the Caribbean on January 12 to take part in the upcoming Under-19 World Cup, the ACB confirmed in a tweet on Tuesday. The team will be flying from