11:47 AM GMT When Pakistan began their tour match against Australia A in Perth last week, Naseem Shah‘s foremost concern was to show the world why he had been called up to the national squad at the age of 16, and to push for a place in the pace attack for the first Test. His
Month: November 2019
10:01 PM GMT Kane Williamson feels that deciding the result of the World Cup final on boundary countback was “not really cricket”. New Zealand and England could not be separated after a Super Over ended in a tie, but England were awarded the game – and the World Cup trophy – on the basis of
10:08 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root has urged Jofra Archer not to underestimate his talent when facing the new challenge posed by New Zealand conditions in the upcoming Test series. Speaking at Mount Maunganui ahead of the first of two Tests, Root backed Archer’s raw pace as a potential game-changer despite this being Archer’s
12:57 PM GMT Shahadat Hossain, the Bangladeshi fast bowler, has been banned for five years, with two years suspended, following an incident during a National Cricket League (NCL) game in Khulna when he physically assaulted team-mate Arafat Sunny Jr on the field. The 33-year-old Dhaka Division player was withdrawn from the game against Khulna Division
12:42 AM GMT Australian cricket is facing up to the reality of mental health struggles faced by its players and staff, issues that in the past were hidden away beneath euphemism and denial. At the start of a summer in which Glenn Maxwell, Nic Maddinson and Will Pucovski have all stepped away from the game
5:42 PM GMT Barny Read Lasith Malinga has his sights set on captaining his country at the T20 World Cup in Australia next year, and possibly beyond, firm in the belief that his body has two more years of cricket left in the tank. It is somewhat of a change in tune from the 36-year-old,
1:53 PM GMT Neil McKenzie, the former South African batsman and batting coach, has joined the Jozi Stars as a mentor and consultant for the remainder of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) season. The Stars, who are the defending champions after winning last year’s inaugural event, have lost all four of their matches so far.
4:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The PCB has filed a claim for damages against IMG Reliance, in relation to its decision to pull out of a deal to produce television coverage of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year. IMG Reliance pulled out days after a terrorist attack killed 44 Indian paramilitary troopers on
5:39 PM GMT New Zealand. Such a lovely place, right? The people, so friendly. The grounds, so picturesque. The players, such good guys. Just don’t go there expecting any favours in Test cricket. Over the last six years, New Zealand have been ruthlessly efficient in home conditions, winning 10 series out of 12 and helping
4:16 PM GMT Khulna Division’s nine-wicket win over Dhaka Division helped them clinch the 2019-20 NCL title. Last season’s winners Rajshahi Division, meanwhile, were relegated to Tier-2, while Sylhet Division surged with three wins to earn promotion to next season’s Tier-1. Khulna’s title this year is their seventh overall in championship history, helping them pull
7:24 AM GMT It was hardly going to be a state secret, but Justin Langer revealed Australia’s hand for the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba two days before it starts, all but confirming that Michael Neser and Cameron Bancroft would sit out. There remains a chance for things to go wrong, but in
7:45 AM GMT Misbah-ul-Haq knows the secret to getting Steven Smith out, and calls it the batsman’s “blind spot”. It isn’t much of a secret at all: simply hit the same spot, hitting at or near the top of the off stump, that troubles every batsman in international cricket. The first trick, of course, is
9:50 AM GMT At the end of the English domestic season Ryan ten Doeschate made a revealing comment. Asked whether he intended to play for Essex for another season in the County Championship, he replied he wasn’t sure. “Batting at No. 6,” he said, “it’s where you blood someone to bat. And there are a
9:59 AM GMT Gary Stead has suggested New Zealand may look to “fight fire with fire” during the Test series against England. While Stead, the New Zealand coach, acknowledges that England have, in Jofra Archer, a “point of difference” fast bowler, he points out that his side have some good pace bowling options of their
Nov 18, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Dhaka Division fast bowler Shahadat Hossain was withdrawn midway through a National Cricket League game on Sunday against Khulna Division, effectively leaving the team with just ten players, after an incident of physical assault on the field. The temperamental 33-year-old fast bowler, who has featured in 38 Tests, 51 ODIs
© Getty Images Australia’s leaders are finally convinced that Mitchell Starc will not let opposition teams “off the hook” in Test cricket by dropping too short or floating too full, the result of searching discussions in England that were a part of his peripheral role in how Tim Paine’s men retained the Ashes. Starc has
4:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Liam Livingstone has decided against entering the upcoming IPL auction in a bid to return to England’s Test squad by impressing in Division One of the County Championship. Livingstone, who is yet to win his Test cap but was part of the squad for the New Zealand series in 2017-18,
3:58 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff On the final day of the group stage, Maharashtra and Punjab (Group C), Delhi and Jharkhand (Group E) filled the last four spots for the Super League round of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20. They joined Karnataka and Baroda from Group A, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan from Group B, and
Play 01:11 Buttler, Pope, Denly fifties shore up England Sam Curran says that his objective during England’s Test series against New Zealand this month is to “stop being the one who is vulnerable”, after appearing to have kept his place in the side for Thursday’s first Test at Mount Maunganui ahead of his rival allrounder
2:54 PM GMT Mohammad Isam in Indore Bangladesh want to get as much practice as possible under the pink ball. This much has been evident from their training routine and intensity in the two days following their three-day defeat by India in the first Test in Indore. The focus has been specifically to train in
7:04 AM GMT Penalties as severe as a life ban for on-field slurs related to sexuality may soon be added to a broader and tougher Cricket Australia anti-discrimination code as the Test batsman Matthew Wade admitted he has needed to significantly “tame” his verbal tendencies on the field in the face of changing times and
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India women 50 for 7 (Vastrakar 10, Matthews 3-13, Fletcher 2-2, Grimmond 2-10) beat West Indies women 45 for 5 (Matthews 11, Henry 11, Patil 2-8) by five runs India continued their dominance against West Indies in the T20I series, beating them by five runs in a nine-overs-a-side affair in
8:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan believes Sarfaraz Ahmed‘s axing does not necessarily spell the end of his international career. Imran, who is currently Pakistan’s prime minister, has almost completely stayed away from any public comment on the nation’s cricket team since he took over the top job. But, taking a
10:07 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Playing his first competitive cricket in six months following a ban for doping, Prithvi Shaw hit a match-winning 39-ball 63 for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He felt down at one stage during his time away from the big stage, Shaw said, but “got his act together” as
5:42 AM GMT Tamim Iqbal will once again work with coach Mohammad Salahuddin in this season’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), this time for the Dhaka Platoon team – the pair had played key roles in Comilla Victorians’ triumph last season. Tamim was the first pick in the draft on Sunday, and the Dhaka side later
7:09 AM GMT Steven Smith believes his former CPL team-mate Nicholas Pooran will learn a lot from his recent suspension for ball tampering, while revealing how much the Newlands scandal had helped him to understand his own mental limits and the need for regular breaks to enhance his decision-making. Pooran became the latest player to
8:00 AM GMT Cape Town Blitz 174 for 6 (Ackerman 43, Asif Ali 43, Phehlukwayo 2-34) beat Durban Heat 164 for 7 (Lubbe 83, Steyn 2-23, Mahlokwana 2-26) by 10 runs Before we get to what happened on the field in Durban, let’s take a moment to appreciate that something actually happened. After two washouts,
6:00 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo The closing stages of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20 were enlivened by a tight race for the Super League and two prominent names making a comeback in Prithvi Shaw and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sunday was to be the last day of
12:52 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Steven Smith is wary of the threat that could be posed by Mohammad Abbas but is keen to push the stamina of Pakistan’s young quicks as he prepares to return to Test cricket on home soil. Abbas, who has 66 wickets at 18.86 from 14 matches, is set to take
8:00 AM GMT Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v West Indies Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan once again opted to bat after winning the toss in the third and final T20I in Lucknow with the series on the line. Kieron Pollard said he also wanted to bat first as the teams batting first have gone on
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