Eighteen months since playing his last Test, Moeen Ali feels he has so much more to achieve, including passing the 200-wicket milestone. Back in Chennai, where he scored the last of his five Test centuries with 146 in England’s innings defeat as India won their series 4-0 in 2016, Moeen said that a sense of
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News BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal says board confident of hosting IPL 2021 in India The BCCI doesn’t feel the need to look at a back-up overseas venue for hosting the 2021 edition of the IPL, treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Saturday. Dhumal, who is also on the IPL Governing Council, told PTI that the
News The premier first-class tournament will not be held for the first time since its inception in 1934-35 There will be no Ranji Trophy for the first time since its inception in 1934-35, but the BCCI has announced that the senior men’s, senior women’s and Under-19 men’s 50-over competitions would be held in the current
Report Pakistan’s wait for a win on tour continues South Africa 125 for 2 (Brits 52, Kapp 28, Anwer 2-29) beat Pakistan 124 for 8 (Naseem 31, Imtiaz 24, Kapp 3-24) by eight wickets Pakistan may have to wait for a bit longer for their first win on the tour of South Africa. After a
Graham Thorpe has called on England’s batsmen to follow the example of their captain, Joe Root, and rise to the challenge of taking on India in their own back yard, as they seek to overcome their lack of standard preparation time ahead of Friday’s first Test in Chennai. Speaking from his hotel room during the
Report The debutant picked up 5 for 35 to leave Pakistan 88 to win Pakistan 378 and 22 for 0 (Butt 12*, Abid 10*) need another 66 to win vs South Africa 220 and 245 (Markram 74, van der Dussen 64, Nauman 5-35, Yasir 4-79) Pakistan were on the cusp of a 1-0 lead after
News The quick put his consistency at a level this demanding down to diligence and perseverance South Africa’s bowlers did not have as much success as they might have wanted on the third morning in Karachi as Pakistan’s tail plundered 70 runs in 12.2 overs, but one of them reached a special, personal milestone. Kagiso
News Menon solitary Elite umpire, while pair of Chaudhary and Sharma to make Test debut The trend of home umpires officiating in Tests during the pandemic will continue in the upcoming India-England series, with the ICC appointing the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests.
News The Australian was part of the ICC Elite Panel since 2012 Bruce Oxenford, 60, has decided to retire from all formats of the game, thereby bringing an end to a 15-year international umpiring career. The last of his 62 Tests was the recently-concluded Australia vs India match in Brisbane. He will, however, continue to
Play 02:36 Hussey: Question marks in Australia batting apart from Smith, Labuschagne National selector Trevor Hohns has hinted that Australia’s pace bowlers could be rotated during the series against South Africa after conceding they might have been better served doing so against India. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood – alongside Nathan Lyon and