West Indies have already visited Pakistan twice in the last 10 months, albeit because the Covid-19 pandemic split one white-ball series in December 2021 into two. The two sides played three T20Is that month, before a Covid outbreak in the West Indies camp meant the subsequent ODIs had to be postponed to June this year.
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None of the other reserve players – Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Chahar – are travelling at the moment. Chahar was ruled out because of a back injury that sidelined him from the just completed ODI series against South Africa. The main squad left for Australia on October 6 and has been based in
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl against New Zealand Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to field first against New Zealand on a fresh wicket in the fifth match of the tri-series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Tim Southee stood in as captain for the rested Kane Williamson. Martin Guptill is slated to bat at
Delhi’s Hrithik Shokeen became the first tactical substitute – known as “Impact Player” – in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that began across the country on Tuesday. Shokeen, an offspinner, was brought into the game at the start of the second innings, with Delhi defending 167 against Manipur in an Elite Group B fixture
Roger Binny, the former India allrounder, is set to become the new BCCI president, replacing Sourav Ganguly, who is not expected to have a position in the board any longer. Binny will assume charge on October 18, when the BCCI annual general meeting will be held, in Mumbai. Jay Shah, son of India’s home minister
Toss Pakistan opt to bat vs New Zealand Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam chose to bat at the toss against New Zealand, in the visitors’ quest to make it three in three in the tri-series at Hagley Oval. They picked Naseem Shah in place of Haris Rauf in a like-for-like swap. Naseem has recovered sufficiently from
West Indies batter John Campbell is considering appealing against the four-year ban he was handed on October 7 for an anti-doping violation. The decision to ban Campbell was taken by an independent panel, after he was accused of refusing to provide a blood sample at his home in Kingston in April by the Jamaica Anti-Doping
Suryakumar Yadav continued his good form as the Indian team beat the Western Australia Cricket Association XI by 13 runs in its first practice game ahead of the T20 World Cup, in Perth on Monday. The Indian team, which has been training at the WACA for the past three days, wanted to get used to
Aaron Finch has confirmed he will return to the top of the order for Wednesday’s clash with England as Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations ramp up. Finch has spent almost his entire T20I career as opener, but he raised eyebrows by batting either at first drop or at No. 4 over the past three matches.
England captain Jos Buttler said he might have considered appealing against Matthew Wade obstructing the field in a higher-stakes contest in the aftermath of his side’s thrilling eight-run victory over Australia in Perth. The series opener, in what is effectively a warm-up ahead of the T20 World Cup, was delicately poised with Australia at 170