Report PNG’s captain said batting first gave his side the opportunity to enforce scoreboard pressure on Oman Toss Oman chose to bowl vs PNG Zeeshan Maqsood won the toss and hosts Oman will bowl first against PNG in the opening game of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. PNG captain Assad Vala said he would
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News “I’m going stick to my strengths of the death and not worry too much about what others are doing.” It’s been a lengthy wait for everyone between men’s T20 World Cups – five years – but it’s been even longer for Mitchell Starc who missed the 2016 event due to injury. He has played
Bhuvneshwar Kumar might have endured a rough time at IPL 2021 – his economy rate of 7.97 was his worst in a season – but India captain Virat Kohli has brushed off concerns around his form in the lead-up to the Men’s T20 World Cup. In the UAE leg of the IPL, Bhuvneshwar managed just
News Says his side has the variety and depth to deliver; thinks young Pathum Nissanka can “make this tournament his own” Sri Lanka may have had a horror year in terms of squad building and preparation, and the biggest tests undoubtedly lie ahead, but that has failed to dull captain Dasun Shanaka‘s optimism ahead of
News Suggests that Super Kings ought to retain players who can form their core “for the next ten years”, but quips that he’s not quite done yet MS Dhoni has not shut the door on continuing with Chennai Super Kings beyond IPL 2021, though he said that the final decision would be taken keeping in
Report Uthappa and Moeen played their parts with the bat too, before Shardul Thakur and Co cut through KKR’s middle Chennai Super Kings 192 for 3 (du Plessis 86, Moeen 37*, Narin 2-26) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 165 for 9 (Gill 51, Iyer 50, Thakur 3-38, Hazlewood 2-29) by 27 runs Chennai Super Kings made
News He is the fourth high-profile name in the coaching set-up to leave since Ramiz Raja took over as PCB chairman Grant Bradburn has stepped down as the head of coaching at PCB’s high-performance centre (HPC) “to pursue further coaching opportunities”, the PCB said on Friday. “It has been an honour and privilege to serve
News The South Africa captain hopes to open the batting along with Quinton de Kock in the T20 World Cup Temba Bavuma will have his first “live net” on Friday as he continues his recovery from a broken thumb, sustained in Sri Lanka last month. He expects to pass the fitness test to play in
News Captain wants team to bring smiles to his countrymen who have endured a tough fight with covid-19 Papua New Guinea may be first-timers at the T20 World Cup, but captain Assad Vala spoke of their ambition of making it out of the competition’s first round and make their appearance in this tournament a habit.
News The batter featured in five matches in the recently concluded National T20 Cup Northern batter Zeeshan Malik has been provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) under the provisions of its anti-corruption code. The PCB has opened an investigation against the player pertaining to article 4.7.1 in its code that covers a wide
News Former Netherlands batter and long-time mentor Michael Swart passed on some advice about batting in the UAE Josh Inglis is on a journey into uncharted territory. He has never played for Australia. He has never even toured with Australia. He has never played cricket in the UAE, and the extent of his experience on
After the cut-and-thrust of his duel with Virat Kohli in this summer’s India series, James Anderson says that he is setting his sights on the main man in Australia’s line-up, Steven Smith, as he prepares to embark on his ninth Ashes campaign and his fifth tour Down Under. Smith proved to be England’s nemesis in
News The tournament will be played at two venues in Colombo and Hambantota The Lanka Premier League 2021 will begin on December 5 with the final set for December 23, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed. The first match, which will be held at the R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo, will be between last year’s finalists
Earl Eddings has resigned ahead of the AGM © Getty Images Earl Eddings has resigned as Cricket Australia chairman and stepped down from the board just 24 hours out from Thursday’s Annual General Meeting. Eddings had been a director for 13 years and the chairman since 2018 following the resignation of the previous chairman David
David Warner would love to remain with Sunrisers Hyderabad next season, but he admits that might not happen, after being benched for their last five games of IPL 2021. He insists, however, that his fans will have plenty to look forward to in the “long time I have left”. Sunrisers removed Warner from the captaincy
News The left-arm spinner has a long association with Langer and said the coach has “100 percent” backing Ashton Agar would be “absolutely shattered” if subjected to the sort of public critique directed at Justin Langer, adding he is full of respect for Australia’s coach and his unwavering values. Player unease about Langer and his
News Says he will continue to play only for RCB as “my commitment is to this franchise till the last day I play the IPL” In an IPL captaincy tenure spanning 11 seasons – 2011 to 2021 – Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore in 140 games, winning 64 and losing 69 (plus three ties
News After spending four weeks with Punjab Kings in the UAE, Markram feels conditions are easiest for batting in Abu Dhabi, and most difficult in Sharjah South Africa’s batters will experience the best and the worst of run-scoring conditions in the UAE at the T20 World Cup, according to Aiden Markram. After spending the last