Pakistan cricket team coach Misbah-ul-Haq will isolate himself for 10 days in Jamaica.© AFP Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq has tested positive for Covid-19 and will quarantine in Jamaica for 10 days, his country’s cricket board announced Wednesday. ”Misbah has tested positive and, as such, will not depart for Lahore with his side later today. Misbah, who is
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England fast bowler Jofra Archer still believes he has a Test future as he targeted a return to the five-day format during next year’s tour of the West Indies. The 26-year-old was ruled out of the current Test series against India and the Ashes tour of Australia, as well as the T20 World Cup that falls
Seam bowlers Meghna Singh and Renuka Singh Thakur were handed maiden India call-ups, while left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad returned as the BCCI on Tuesday announced the women’s teams for the upcoming one-off Test and limited over series against Australia. The Indian team will leave for Australia on August 29 to play three ODIs, a day-night
India skipper Virat Kohli reflected on the final day of the second Test against England at Lord’s and said that the team is ”not going to take a backward step when provoked”. Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the third Test at Headingley, Kohli said the details of what was said on the field
Pakistan threw down the gauntlet to the West Indies on the penultimate day of their two-match Test series on Monday, setting the hosts 329 to win as the visitors chase a series-levelling victory at Sabina Park. West Indies will start Tuesday’s final day at 49 for one, 280 runs away from the target as Pakistan
Afghanistan are set to play Pakistan in three ODIs.© Twitter Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been moved from Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to Pakistan because of logistical challenges in the Afghanistan team’s travel. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Hamid Shinwari confirmed the shift of the ODI series to ESPNcricinfo. No commercial flights are
Mark Boucher has been accused of singing racist songs during his playing days.© Twitter Current South Africa coach Mark Boucher has apologised for singing offensive songs and using nicknames for coloured teammates during his playing days. As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, Boucher has submitted a 14-page long affidavit to Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice
Fawad Alam‘s fifth Test century and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s new ball potency pushed Pakistan into the ascendancy on a truncated third day of the rain-affected second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Sunday. Fawad’s unbeaten 124 lifted the tourists to 302 for nine declared in their first innings before Shaheen removed both
Azizullah Fazli will serve his second term as the chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board.© Twitter Azizullah Fazli was reappointed as the chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday. Fazli has already served one term as ACB chairman, from his appointment in September 2018 – following the resignation of Atif Mashal – until July
IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians shared a video of their “new team room” on social media.© Twitter With Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 set to resume after a Covid-enforced break, Mumbai Indians (MI) have begun training in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will be aiming to be fully prepared for the tournament. MI arrived in
Not a single ball could be bowled due to rain on Day 2 of the second West Indies-Pakistan Test.© AFP Heavy rain and a sodden outfield resulted in the abandonment of the second day’s play of the second Test between the West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park on Saturday without a ball being bowled. Pakistan
The Oval Invincibles celebrate winning the maiden women’s title of The Hundred.© Twitter The Oval Invincibles were crowned the inaugural winners of the Women’s Hundred following a desperate Southern Brave collapse saw them bowled out for the lowest score of the competition at Lord’s. The Invincibles triumphed by 48 runs, with Brave slumping to 14
Ahead of the resumption of Season 14 of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Mike Hesson on Saturday stated that Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga who replaced Adam Zampa was on the team’s radar for a long time. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Simon Katich stepped down as head coach
Babar Azam missed out on a hundred but Fawad Alam may yet have the chance to reach three figures after the pair lifted Pakistan from a horrific start to end day one of the second Test against the West Indies in relative comfort at 212 for four at Sabina Park on Friday. Babar’s composed 75 through
Nathan Ellis made his T20I debut on August 6 against Bangladesh.© Instagram Punjab Kings (PBKS) have signed Australian cricketer Nathan Ellis for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The announcement comes after Australians Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith got ruled out of the tournament that’s set to resume on September 19. Ellis made
Mumbai Indians players played pool volleyball after completing quarantine in UAE.© Mumbai Indians/Instagram Members of Mumbai Indians squad, who arrived in Abu Dhabi on August 13, celebrated the end of their mandatory one-week quarantine by playing a game of pool volleyball. The defending champions took to Instagram on Friday to share a video in which
Test skipper Tim Paine Friday backed embattled Australian coach Justin Langer after “robust discussions” among senior players amid dressing-room leaks and reports of discontent over his management style. Langer has come under a barrage of scrutiny in the wake of consecutive white-ball series losses to the West Indies and Bangladesh, with friction over his intense
BCCI issued a new itinerary for Indian domestic cricket season 2021-22.© AFP The BCCI has issued a fresh itinerary for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy tournament scheduled to be played between January 5 to March 20. The Ranji Trophy wasn’t held during last season due to the COVID-19