Play 01:29 George Bailey: ‘Let’s not put this all on Justin’ Usman Khawaja has said that Justin Langer‘s emotional swings are his “great weakness” but he will feel like the players are “stabbing him in the back” after a dramatic week where the coach’s position came under even greater scrutiny. Tensions between Langer and his
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Report Only eight balls were bowled after a delayed start, with the bowler’s run-up the affected area Lunch: Pakistan 212 for 4 (Ashraf 23*, Rizwan 22*) v West Indies Despite bright sunshine on a day where 98 overs were originally scheduled to be bowled, only eight balls were possible before lunch had to be taken
Oval Invincibles came from behind to beat Birmingham Phoenix in Friday’s eliminator then rolled Southern Brave for 73 in Saturday’s final to win the inaugural season of the Women’s Hundred. After 34 matches, here is ESPNcricinfo’s team of the tournament. Jemimah Rodrigues: Northern SuperchargersRuns: 249; Average: 41.50; Strike rate: 150.90Rodrigues was given only two opportunities
Upon being appointed the India team manager, Gargi Banerjee (R) is felicitated by Cricket Association of Bengal president Avishek Dalmiya (L) © Cricket Association of Bengal Former India batting allrounder Gargi Banerjee has been appointed India’s team manager for the upcoming tour of Australia. Banerjee, 60, replaces Rajkuvardevi Gaekwad, the former chairperson of the Baroda
Report Play will start half an hour early on day three with 98 overs scheduled to be bowled Pakistan 212 for 4 (Azam 75, Alam 76*, Roach 3-49) v West Indies The second day of the second Test between West Indies and Pakistan was washed out completely, with no action possible due to intermittent rain
News Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David also added to the squad; Katich steps down as head coach, Hesson to fill in for rest of season The Sri Lankan pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, as well as Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David, have joined Royal Challengers Bangalore ranks for the second part of IPL 2021. While
Report Trent Rockets blown away for 96 before James Vince guides Brave to comfortable win Southern Brave 97 for 3 (Vince 45*) beat Trent Rockets 96 (Mills 3-8, Garton 3-18) by seven wickets George Garton and Craig Overton with the new ball, Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan at the death. Southern Brave’s four-pronged pace attack
Liam Livingstone leads the tournament charts for runs and sixes © Getty Images Big picture In case anyone thinks that players involved in the Hundred are only interested in the gravy train, they need only look at Liam Livingstone‘s celebration after he swung Matt Fisher away for six to seal Birmingham Phoenix’s place in Saturday’s
Under Abdul Razzaq, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won three trophies last season © PCB In a major shake-up in Pakistan’s domestic cricket, the PCB has juggled four head coaches ahead of the 2021-22 season. Abdul Razzaq, whose Khyber Pakhtunkhwa side won trophies in all three formats last season, will now coach Central Punjab. In turn, Shahid Anwar
News The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will run from October 27-November 22, while the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be held from December 1-29 The BCCI has pushed back the resumption of the Ranji Trophy from its original start date of November 16 to ensure the 38 participating teams have more time to prepare for red-ball