Cricket

News India captain also believes pitches for T20 World Cup will be better for batting than they were in IPL Hardik Pandya, who didn’t bowl a single ball in IPL 2021 across both legs in India and the UAE, is still not fit enough to bowl. Virat Kohli, however, has said that India value his

News Hurricanes were 5 for 107 when rain ended the match Hobart Hurricanes 5 for 107 (du Preez 39, Wellington 2-16) no result against Adelaide Strikers Rain has ruined the opening match of the WBBL double-header in Launceston with Hobart Hurricanes clash with Adelaide Strikers called off after 16 overs. Strikers started superbly with Darcie

News Max O’Dowd praises “great servant to Dutch cricket” as Netherlands bow out of T20 World Cup Ryan ten Doeschate was left out of Netherlands’ side for their final T20 World Cup 2021 fixture at his own request, according to their head coach, Ryan Campbell. ten Doeschate, 41, announced earlier this year that he would

News Concerts clash causes switch of venues, with Old Trafford hosting South Africa Test instead The postponed fifth Test between England and India will be held at Edgbaston from July 1-5 next summer, instead of its original venue at Emirates Old Trafford, and will also determine the result of the series, with India currently leading

News Some one-on-one sessions with South Australia sports psychologist David Steventon over the last 12 months have helped McGrath simplify her game Tahlia McGrath credits her meteoric rise to being the form allrounder of Australian women’s cricket partly to her sports psychologist. Player of the series against India earlier this month, McGrath has started the

News South Africa’s then-chief selector says such a decision would have been “unethical to the players already selected” AB de Villiers‘ availability for the 2019 World Cup was brought to the attention of South Africa’s then-chief selector Linda Zondi two days before the squad was announced, but was turned down because it would’ve been unfair

Big picture It is the knockout before the knockouts, with the winner of the clash between Namibia and Ireland guaranteed to join Sri Lanka in the Super 12s with the loser set to join Netherlands on the way out. And for both teams, the desperation to progress is immense. Ireland have not qualified for the

News The fast bowler will continue to play state, BBL and perhaps county cricket James Pattinson‘s decision to retire from international cricket did not come as a huge surprise to his Victoria coach, and former Australia team-mate, Chris Rogers who had sensed the fast bowler was struggling for motivation during the longer winter months. Pattinson

Report Openers Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad hit aggressive fifties, while Andre Russell returned to action Afghanistan 189 for 5 (Zazai 56, Shahzad 54, McCoy 2-43) beat West Indies 133 for 5 (Chase 54*, Pooran 35, Nabi 3-2) by 56 runs Afghanistan combined a belligerent batting performance with tight bowling to stomp to a 56-run

News “I still keep in touch with him and will continue to do that during this World Cup,” says Miller Most professional sportspeople consider themselves only as good as their most recent game, but Hashim Amla has taught David Miller to look at that in a slightly different way. “The famous old saying is that

News “I think we are capable of improving on this, but we shouldn’t be too worried by it.” Bangladesh felt comforted by their 26-run win over Oman on Tuesday but it was a lot of hard work, according to Shakib Al Hasan. He said that Bangladesh turned the corner through the spells of Mahedi Hasan

News Coach also keen to persist with top three of Nissanka, Perera and Chandimal Two quicks capable of bowling faster than 145kph, one allrounder who gets up into the high 130s range, a spanking new mystery spinner who is yet to be decoded, and a world No. 2 legspinner with a killer googly. These are

Report Western Australia built a lead of 116 but time is running out for a positive result Western Australia 238 for 3 for 130 lead Tasmania 252 by 116 runs Tasmania’s Lawrence Neil-Smith was subbed out of the Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia after failing a concussion test, but it mattered little after rain

Marcus Stoinis is building back to full fitness © ICC/Getty Images Allrounder Marcus Stoinis believes he is back to full fitness and will be available to bowl in Australia’s next T20 World Cup warm-up game on Wednesday against India after playing as a batter only in the three-wicket win over New Zealand on Monday night.

News Allrounder left field during England’s seven-wicket defeat to India, will be assessed in 24 hours Liam Livingstone is a doubt for England’s opening fixture of the men’s T20 World Cup against West Indies on Saturday after suffering a finger injury during their first warm-up match against India in Dubai. Livingstone was injured while dropping

Report Tasmania edged into a lead but a number of their batters didn’t convert starts Western Australia 238 and 1 for 42 lead Tasmania 252 (Neil-Smith 60, Webster 53*, Cartwright 4-23 Allrounder Hilton Cartwright produced the goods with the ball after star Western Australia quick Jhye Richardson was cut down by injury during the Sheffield

News Captain says Mushfiqur Rahim dismissal was “turning point” as small chase got out of hand Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah, frustrated with their shock six-run defeat at the hands of Scotland, said that they failed to bat aggressively throughout the 141-run chase. However, he still believed that Bangladesh could turn around from this messy start, particularly

Netherlands don’t want to be known as “one-off wonders” who occasionally knock over a Full Member at the World Cup and then retreat to the margins of the game. They want “to go up against the big boys,” in the words of their coach, Ryan Campbell, “and show to the world that Netherlands cricket is