Rarely does the best performer in a game insist on a second Player-of-the-Match award for their team-mate. Rarer are the times they direct a demand of this sort at cricket’s governing body, at a world tournament at that. But Smriti Mandhana says she is aware her 123 would have mattered little against an undefeated West
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News Atleast 25 players are in Bengaluru to establish their baseline fitness levels before the IPL gets underway In a move to enhance and maintain peak fitness levels for the two World Cups in the next 20 months, the Indian team management – in coordination with the selectors and the National Cricket Academy – has
News The English batter has cited “bubble fatigue and mental well-being” as reasons for withdrawal from the tournament Kolkata Knight Riders have signed up Aaron Finch, Australia’s white-ball captain, as replacement for Alex Hales, who has withdrawn from IPL 2022 citing “bubble fatigue and his mental well-being”, a franchise statement on Friday evening said. A
News Australia captain Cummins expects the Karachi wicket to “break up a bit more” after a dull draw in the first Test There wasn’t much to speak of following the first Test in Rawalpindi, apart from the playing surface around which a dull draw began to take shape as early as the second day. Just
News Tahlia McGrath is also available for the New Zealand match after a minor foot problem Australia coach Matthew Mott will have no concerns about bringing allrounder Ashleigh Gardner straight back into the side for their Trans-Tasman World Cup contest against hosts New Zealand on Sunday following the completion of her Covid-19 isolation period. Gardner
News Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Yasir Ali given Test contracts; Mahmudullah and Mustafizur included only in ODIs and T20Is Shakib Al Hasan is among five Bangladesh men’s cricketers to be handed central contracts by the BCB for all three formats this year. The decision was taken despite Shakib’s unavailability for four Tests so far this
Report India will play a new opening combination in their second game of the World Cup Toss India Women chose to bowl vs New Zealand Women Anticipating dew in the latter half of the game, India opted to bowl against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Yastika Bhatia makes her World Cup debut, coming
News They join the list of high-profile owners like Lancer Capital of Manchester United FC Capri Global, a non-banking financial company based in India, has bagged one of the six franchises in the UAE T20 league, which is scheduled to be launched later this year. The acquisition is Capri Global’s maiden entry into cricket and
News West Indies spinner will head to Kia Oval after completion of 2022 IPL Sunil Narine will make his first appearance in the Vitality T20 Blast after signing for Surrey. Narine, who will head to London after the completion of his stint at the IPL, played for the Oval-based Invincibles during last year’s Hundred. Narine,
Report West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell set about brisk reply Lunch West Indies 44 for 0 (Brathwaite 29*, Campbell 14*) trail England 311 (Bairstow 140, Seales 4-79) by 267 runs Jonny Bairstow expanded on his first-day century to take England past the 300-mark for the first time in more than six months