Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim to miss remainder of Zimbabwe series |
DHAKA: Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will leave Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe on Wednesday for family reasons, the national board said. The Bangladesh Cricket Board said the 34-year-old would fly straight back to Dhaka and appealed for the media to “respect” his privacy. Mushfiqur will miss Bangladesh’s three one-day internationals against Zimbabwe on July 16, 18, and…
Misbah ul Haq says 0-3 series loss to second string
KARACHI: Beleaguered Pakistan head coach Misbah ul Haq on Wednesday admitted that the 0-3 thrashing at the hands of a back-up England team in the ODIs has unsettled the team and left him “very worried”. Pakistan was whitewashed in the three-match series with the biggest blow coming on Tuesday when it lost after scoring 331.…
Perfect preparation for England Tests as Ashwin picks five-for against
LONDON: Ravichandran Ashwin sounded a warning bell for the English batsmen ahead of the five-Test series with a superb match-turning spell of 6 for 27 as Surrey bundled out Somerset for 69 in their second innings of the English County Championship contest. Looking to get some quality match practice ahead of joining the Indian in…
Zimbabwe’s Roy Kaia reported with suspect bowling action
DUBAI (UAE): Zimbabwe’s Roy Kaia has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare that ended on Sunday. The match officials’ report, which was handed over to the Zimbabwe team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 29-year-old off-spinner’s bowling action. “Video footage of Kaia’s bowling action…
They are the best we have, we need to keep
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has come to the support of the beleaguered national side after it was whitewashed by a second string England team in the ODI series. Afridi, one of the most popular Pakistan cricketers, said in a video message shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board media department that there was a…
Following discussions with BCCI, CPL to now run from August
GROS ISLET: Following discussions between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), and Cricket West Indies (CWI), the dates of this year’s T20 tournament have been amended. The CPL will now start on August 26 and will conclude on September 15. “This year’s tournament will be played in St…
Ahead of T20 World Cup, Team India lags behind in
NEW DELHI: Even as other cricketing nations are learning to gel as a team ahead of the T20 World Cup in October-November by playing multiple limited-overs games, especially T20 Internationals, the Indians are banking on a hastily-arranged tour of Sri Lanka and the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 to get into rhythm.…
‘Most dramatic and best game ever played’: Morgan on 2019
NOTTINGHAM: England skipper Eoin Morgan has described the 2019 World Cup final as the “most dramatic game of cricket” he has been part of. It was on this day two years ago, England became the ODI world champions for the first time, pipping New Zealand on boundary count rule after Super Over failed to separate…
Wasim Jaffer named Odisha chief coach
CUTTACK: Former Test opener and domestic doyen Wasim Jaffer on Wednesday was chief coach of the Odisha senior side for the upcoming domestic season. “He (Jaffer) will be the head coach. He has been given a two-year contract,” Subrata Behera, Odisha Cricket Association CEO told PTI. The decision was taken following a meeting of OCA’s…
Eoin Morgan returns to lead England in Pakistan T20Is after
BIRMINGHAM: Eoin Morgan has been cleared to lead England in an upcoming Twenty20 series against Pakistan it was announced Wednesday after he missed their one-day international clean sweep following a Covid-19 outbreak within the hosts’ camp. England had to select an entirely new squad for the ODIs against Pakistan after several players and support tested…