Cricket

PCB chairman Najam Sethi has attempted to calm speculation around the role of Babar Azam, backing him as Pakistan’s all-format captain for now. In his first public comments offering further detail on what has become a lingering locus of instability for the Pakistan side since Sethi took over, he tweeted that everyone “should support Babar

Australia A 253 and 297 for 5 (Renshaw 140, Ward 63, van Beek 2-47) lead New Zealand A 246 (Solia 60, Bruce 44, Hay 43, Buckingham 6-58) by 304 runs Matt Renshaw piled on another century in New Zealand to keep up in the hotly contested race for an Ashes berth. The Australia A opener

Sunrisers Hyderabad 145 for 2 (Tripathi 74*, Markram 37*, Arshdeep 1-20) beat Punjab Kings 143 for 9 (Dhawan 99*, Markande 4-15, Jansen 2-16) by eight wickets Shikhar Dhawan watched nine wickets tumble around him, but he stood out amid the rubble, his unbeaten 99 taking Punjab Kings to a respectable 143 for 9. That total

“To be honest I was not thinking much. Just reacting to every ball,” Rinku said at the post-match presentation. “I never thought I would hit five sixes. I just kept hitting. I had the belief. And we won the match.” Rinku finished unbeaten on 48 off 21 deliveries, with 40 of those runs coming off

Australia A 253 and 50 for 1 (Kellaway 29*, Renshaw 20* van Beek 1-14) lead New Zealand A 246 (Solia 60, Bruce 44, Hay 43, Buckingham 6-58) by 66 runs Young quick Jordan Buckingham claimed six wickets to give Australia A a marginal first-innings lead in their unofficial Test against a New Zealand side. On

In 2022, Suryakumar Yadav was redefining the concept of risk in cricket. Playing behind the wicket as much as he did in front of it, taking balls from well outside off for boundaries to square leg and midwicket, he was expanding on what was possible on the field and he was able to do it

Hampshire 231 (Middleton 59, Paterson 3-39) and 132 for 2 (Middleton 65, Gubbins 54*) beat Nottinghamshire 185 (Moores 49*, Abbas 6-49) and 177 (Duckett 51, Abbott 4-39) by eight wickets Hampshire put their LV= Insurance County Championship title marker down with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire. Hampshire are aiming to win their first Championship

Day 1 Australia A 253 (Hardie 115, Jewell 66, van Beek 4-72, Kuggelejin 3-53, O’Rourke 2-55) vs New Zealand A 37 for 1 (Solia 23*) Allrounder Aaron Hardie kept himself firmly on the radar of national selectors with an accomplished century for Australia A in New Zealand. Hardie, who stepped up as captain for the

Krunal Pandya says he has put a lot of work into his bowling action in the last four to five months, trying to get taller at the crease and bowl with a higher arm. The Lucknow Super Giants allrounder, who primarily plays the white-ball formats for Baroda, last played competitive cricket in the Vijay Hazare

Ben Stokes made a tentative return to bowling for Chennai Super Kings on Monday night, but insists that his “main priority” is ensuring he can “fulfil my role as fourth seamer” in this summer’s Ashes series. Stokes has been managing an injury in his left knee for a considerable period of time and received cortisone

After his impressive debut series in India, where he started with a seven-wicket haul in Nagpur, Murphy was one of the new names on this year’s list. Partly he may have benefited from the additional four deals that could be handed out under the new MoU, but it was also acknowledgment for answering one of

Kolkata Knight Riders 204 for 7 (Thakur 68, Gurbaz 57, Willey 2-16) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 (du Plessis 23, Varun 4-15, Suyash 3-30) by 81 runs Eleven-and-a-half overs into Kolkata Knight Riders’ return to Eden Gardens, it seemed they were looking at a long, painful IPL ahead. Having lost the first match, they were

Meredith was with Mumbai last season as well, when he was bought at his base price of INR 1 crore (USD 133,000 approx.). He played eight games, taking eight wickets at an economy of 8.42 as Mumbai finished at the bottom of the points table. He was released ahead of the auction for the 2023

Ireland 214 and 93 for 5 (Tector 43*, Tucker 24*, Shakib 2-16, Taijul 2-32) trail Bangladesh 369 (Mushfiqur 126, Shakib 87, Mehidy 55, McBrine 6-118) by 62 runs Ireland reduced their deficit to 62 runs against Bangladesh, after an impressive first session on the third day of the Dhaka Test. The visitors were 93 for

Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s ODI captain, is set to miss the World Cup in India later this year after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he was injured in his first IPL match of the season for Gujarat Titans. Williamson returned to New Zealand in recent days where

Bangladesh got their runs at a rate of 4.58 per over. They were similarly rapid in the white-ball leg of the tour as well, with Siddons saying that this is all part of a plan. “I think we have been building to that for a while now. Of course, we are playing against Ireland, so

Lunch Bangladesh 170 for 3 (Shakib 74*, Mushfiqur 53*, Adair 2-18) trail Ireland 214 by 44 runs Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim completely dominated Ireland on the second morning of the Dhaka Test. They added 130 runs for the third wicket stand in the first session of the day, with the Bangladesh captain Shakib

USA are heading back to the World Cup Qualifier for the first time since it was known as the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland after securing a 25-run win over Jersey in their final round-robin match at the CWC Qualifier Play-off in Namibia. Defending a total of 231, USA fast bowler Ali Khan propelled his