News He was the most expensive player the franchise bought in the IPL 2022 auctions, at INR 12.25 crore Kolkata Knight Riders have named Shreyas Iyer their new captain for the upcoming IPL season. Iyer was Knight Riders’ most expensive buy at the IPL 2022 auction last weekend – for INR 12.25 crore (USD 1.63
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News England vacancy not on the radar as much-travelled coach prepares for first county stint Mickey Arthur insisted that the thought of applying for the vacant role as England head coach had “not even crossed my mind” at his unveiling as Derbyshire’s head of cricket, but conceded that he hopes to coach an international team
Report Fifties from Shoaib Malik and Hussain Talat powered Zalmi to 185, and Gladiators fell 24 runs short Peshawar Zalmi 185 for 7 (Malik 58, Talat 51, Naseem 4-27) beat Quetta Gladiators 161 for 8 (Smeed 99, Sarfaraz 25, Qadir 3-25) by 24 runs Will Smeed fell just one short of a century, as his
News Kane Richardson speculates early returns last year could have led to him and Adam Zampa going unsold in IPL auction Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has confirmed he will miss the Pakistan tour, and will likely miss the start of the IPL, due to his upcoming wedding, while Kane Richardson has pondered whether he and Adam
News Power-hitter turns down other offers to stay at the Hurricanes just days after becoming Australia’s biggest IPL earner at the mega auction Rising star Tim David has remained loyal to Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL signing a two-year contract extension despite lucrative offers from rival clubs. The Singapore-born Australian, who has played T20I cricket
Report Imad-Qasim heroics in vain as Karachi Kings slide to seventh straight loss Islamabad United 191 for 7 (Shadab 34, Asif 28, Imad 2-30) beat Karachi Kings 190 for 8 (Imad 55, Qasim 51, Maqsood 3-34) by one run Islamabad United were the side beset by injuries, but the insult was all Karachi Kings. It
News Raft of appointments continues revamp of backroom operation at Headingley Yorkshire have announced the appointments of Kabir Ali, Tom Smith and Alastair Maiden to their coaching staff ahead of the start of the 2022 season. The new arrivals come as part of a complete overhaul at Headingley, following the club’s decision to dismiss a
News Cricket Victoria general manager of performance Shaun Graf says a long-term view needs to be taken with Pucovksi’s health after his latest concussion There are serious concerns over Will Pucovski‘s long-term health following his latest concussion with Cricket Victoria bracing for a hard discussion with the one-Test batter later this week. Pucovski, 24, suffered
News Head coach Jayawardene, meanwhile, hoped the Tim David-Kieron Pollard combination would be just as potent with the bat Mumbai Indians had their eyes on England fast bowler Jofra Archer from well before the auction day but, according to the franchise owner Akash Ambani, their resolve to go all-out for him was firmed up only
News Nuwan Thushara had to bowl the final over of Australia’s innings with only four fielders – and not five – outside the 30-yard circle Under the new system, teams have to begin the final over of the innings by the 85th minute since the start of the innings. As Sri Lanka had not done