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News A 21-member squad, with nine fast bowling options, is set to depart tonight Left arm-seamer Marco Jansen will replace Ottniel Baartman in South Africa’s Test squad which leaves for Pakistan tonight. Baartman has been ruled out of the touring party for a medical reason unrelated to Covid-19, while the entire 21-player party have returned

News Haris Rauf wins call-up, Babar Azam fit to take over captaincy Shan Masood, Haris Sohail and Mohammad Abbas have all been dropped for Pakistan’s two-match Test series against South Africa in a dramatically overhauled squad. The home series, which kicks off in Karachi on January 26, also sees several newcomers in the 20-man squad,

News CWI says the legspinner has had no contact with the other squad members West Indies legspinner Hayden Walsh has been found Covid-19 positive after being tested twice in the last two days in Dhaka. As a result, he has been ruled out of the ODI series against Bangladesh and the tourists haven’t named a

News Squad will be allowed to train in quarantine and avoid bio-secure bubble afterwards if Covid-free A chance to “live as normal human beings” again is a huge attraction of England Women’s upcoming tour of New Zealand, captain Heather Knight says. After spending a New Zealand Government-mandated 14 days in quarantine upon arriving in the

News How, where and when to watch Australia vs India 4th Test live match at 5:30 AM IST on January 15, 2021 Following a thrilling draw in Sydney, the final game of India’s tour to Australia will now be a series decider in Brisbane. The visitors have also lost Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari to

News The opener, who made a half-century on debut at the SCG, has been sidelined with a shoulder injury Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the final Test against India due to the shoulder injury he sustained at the SCG with Marcus Harris, the Victoria left hander, confirmed as his replacement. Pucovski landed heavily

News He missed Rishabh Pant’s record by five balls but powered Kerala to their first-ever win over Mumbai in any format Kerala’s Mohammed Azharuddeen smashed the second-fastest century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali, India’s domestic T20 tournament, getting to the mark in 37 balls against a Mumbai attack led by Dhawal Kulkarni. He missed the

Big picture If form in South Asian conditions is difficult to discern ahead of this series, with so little Test cricket having been played here in the past year, Sri Lanka are throwing predictions into further disarray with their wounded and their injury returnees. A day out from the first Test, (there’s still time to

News A decision on the matter will be taken during a meeting on January 17 The Indian cricket board is set to organise a curtailed Ranji Trophy tournament from next month, and in all likelihood, in the same six bio-bubbles created for the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. A decision with regards to this will

News The former Pakistan fast bowler replaces Abdul Razzaq Former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul has been named bowling coach of Quetta Gladiators ahead of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League. He will replace Abdul Razzaq, who had been with the franchise for last four seasons, but had to step down after the

News Ben Dwarshuis, who was out with a groin injury, included in Sydney Sixers squad, but might not be ready for action yet Daniel Sams is set to return to the Sydney Thunder side in their derby fixture against the Sydney Sixers on Wednesday night in Canberra following a break because of concussion. Sams missed

Play 00:49 Tim Paine: I haven’t had many worse days In the moments after India secured an unlikely draw at the SCG, Australia’s captain Tim Paine privately conceded to R Ashwin that he had made himself “look the fool” by calling the touring spin bowler a “d*******” and then following up by dropping his third

News Head coach insists Amir’s omission for Zimbabwe, New Zealand series was a unanimous, performance-related decision Misbah-ul-Haq has suggested that Mohammad Amir “made up” the circumstances surrounding his retirement from international cricket. Amir said that “enough is enough” in December, citing “mental torture” in his decision to quit international cricket, but Misbah said on Monday

News Ashwin batted 128 balls in partnership with Hanuma Vihari to script one of India’s great rearguards Despite four Test centuries to his name, R Ashwin, who returned battered and bruised from the barrage of short-pitched bowling at the SCG on Monday to help India draw the third Test, said his undefeated 128-ball 39 was

News “I had a call last night from the BCCI secretary and he confirmed we are good to travel to Brisbane on Tuesday,” CA interim CEO Nick Hockley After much uncertainty, the final Test at the Gabba will go ahead after India confirmed they would travel to Brisbane. Over the last couple of weeks, various

Dan Lawrence‘s England debut has always been a matter of when, not if. At the age of 17, he became the third-youngest batsman to make a hundred in County Championship history, taking a strong Surrey attack for 161 at The Oval, and he has been marked out as a coming man ever since. The best

News West Indies players will be allowed to train after a series of Covid-19 tests and three days of isolation in the hotel The 38-member West Indies contingent arrived in Dhaka on Sunday morning to become the first international side to arrive in Bangladesh since the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic has already had a direct

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