There were no more tickets available for the India-Pakistan ICC T20 World Cup game on Sunday after it went on sale. The tournament runs from October 17 to November 14. On October 24, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the much-anticipated match between the two bitter rivals. A number of sections of the […]
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NZ cricket team arrives at Islamabad airport after 18 years
The New Zealand cricket team arrived in the country’s capital on Saturday to play three ODIs and five T20Is series against Pakistan after a long gap of 18 years. New Zealand cricket team reached Islamabad on a chartered flight from Bangladesh. The players will have a Covid PCR test at a local accommodation facility after […]
Pakistan’s Hasan Ali out of England T20 opener
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has been ruled out of the first Twenty20 international against England at Trent Bridge later on Friday. A Pakistan team spokesman said Ali had been rested as a “precautionary measure” following a left leg strain he sustained during training at Nottinghamshire’s headquarters on Thursday. Ali will now be assessed ahead […]
India, Pakistan drawn in same group at T20 Cricket World Cup
Cricket rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group at this year’s T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday. They will be joined in Group 2 of the Super 12s (second round) by World Test champions New Zealand and Afghanistan as well as two qualifiers from round one. […]
Sri Lanka’s ‘terrible trio’ dropped from Indian series
Three Sri Lankan cricket players ordered to leave the tour of England on disciplinary grounds will be dropped from a home series against India in July, officials said Wednesday. Dubbed the “terrible trio” by media, vice captain Kusal Mendis, opener Danushka Gunathilaka and wicket keeper Niroshan Dickwella returned home Tuesday Sri Lanka Cricket officials said […]
Sri Lanka recalls three players over Covid bubble breach
Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Monday pulled out three players, including vice-captain Kusal Mendis, from the upcoming one-day international tournament in England after they breached their bio-secure Covid bubble. Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella were seen smoking in the streets of Durham, where they are based ahead of this week’s first one-day international at Chester-le-Street on […]
West Indies spinner Narine rues missed World Cup opportunity
ST JOHN’S: Sunil Narine has still not given up hope of a return to international cricket after missing out on a spot in West Indies’ World Cup squad due to injury, the spinner has said. The 30-year-old, who last played an one-day international in 2016, had come into consideration under the new selection policy of […]
Luke Wright signs white-ball only deal with Sussex
Luke Wright, Sussex’s former England allrounder, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket with immediate effect. The 34-year-old, who captained Sussex between 2015 and 2017, has signed white-ball only extension to his contract. Wright was not selected for Sussex’s opening Championship fixture — a seven-wicket defeat to Leicestershire – and after indications from the club’s […]
Richard Pybus likely to be removed as West Indies coach
Pybus originally took over as high performance director in February 2018 having previously served as West Indies’ director of cricket from 2013 to the end of 2016, when he chose not to renew his contract. The stint as director of cricket was controversial. He was responsible for the policy that made participation in West Indies’ […]
Pandya’s focus firmly on World Cup after toughest period
Hardik Pandya will be a key cog in India’s tilt at the Cricket World Cup this year but the past few months have been a “reality check” for the all-rounder, who has had to deal with injury problems and controversy off the field. India has produced a plethora of spin-bowling all-rounders suited to Asian conditions […]