Author: Kashish Chadha

Incredible performances for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League earned Alex Hales a comeback to England’s T20I side in time for the T20 World Cup, suggested Jos Buttler. The England captain said success in Australian conditions made Hales an “obvious pick” in the side once Jonny Bairstow was ruled out with an accident. Also read 👉 “Freak” golf accident rules England’s Bairstow out of T20 World Cup Hales had his first training session with the rest of the England players in Pakistan after three years since his controversial axing from the side prior to the 2019 World Cup. The player was suspended…

An untimely knee injury has seen left-hander Fakhar Zaman getting ruled out of Pakistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup announced on September 15, with the selectors roping in Shan Masood for the marquee tournament in Australia. Masood is yet to feature in a T20I for Pakistan, but has earned his selection on the back of strong performances in domestic T20s. A like-for-like replacement for Fakhar, he amassed 438 runs at an average of 39.83 and strike-rate of 138.15 for Multan Sultans in PSL 2022. He then top-scored for Derbyshire in this year’s T20 Blast with 547 runs from 14 matches, averaging 45.58 with…

India’s impressive comeback win in the second T20I proved to be a false dawn for their fans as the side were hammered in the series decider by England on Thursday in Bristol. The hosts crushed the visitors with an impressive allround display, clinching the three-match series 2-1. India’s over-dependence on a couple of key players, including elegant opening batter Smriti Mandhana, was exposed brutally by the England women’s side in a seven-wicket defeat that reinforced some of the team’s longstanding problems. Mandhana, who was the star of the Indian victory in Derby with an unbeaten 79 off 53 balls, failed to…

One of the game’s prominent fast-bowlers, Australia’s Test skipper Pat Cummins believes it is critical for his body that he “finds windows to rest” in what is essentially a cramped schedule across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. The pacer has also had Indian Premier League commitments to adhere to. Cummins was responding to captaincy queries in the aftermath of Aaron Finch’s decision to retire from ODIs a year prior to the 2023 World Cup in India. The pace giant expressed hesitation to commit to anything but the Test captaincy for now, saying the selectors should not rush into any decision on Finch’s replacement. …

The Supreme Court of India has resumed hearing the longstanding case where the top BCCI officials desire an amendment to a couple of board’s important constitutional clauses, with the fate of president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah hanging in the balance. The Ganguly-Shah led BCCI regime wants these proposed amendments to come to fruition, which would see SC rolling back reforms that were recommended by the RM Lodha Committee before they were approved by the apex law body of the country in 2018. The board formally adopted the constitution ahead of their apex council elections in 2019, when Ganguly…

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is hoping to recharge her batteries physically and mentally ahead of the next year’s T20 World Cup in South Africa by pulling her name out of the forthcoming edition of the women’s Big Bash League in Australia. The 26-year-old is tired at the heels of a very busy calendar year at the international and domestic level and is eyeing the WBBL window in October-November as an opportunity to put her feet up and be in the right headspace before she resumes the national duties. The last thing Mandhana wants is mental and physical burnout, including potential…

England refound their mojo with bat in hand just at the right time in the third and final Test at The Oval against South Africa to clinch a nine-wicket victory in the decider on September 12. Chasing a paltry 130 in the final innings of a low-scoring rain-marred fixture, the Three Lions ramped home in 22.3 overs, thanks to an opening stand of 108 between Alex Lees and Zak Crawley.  Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений ICC (@icc) Lees made a relatively watchful 39 off 73 balls, while his partner smashed his way to an unbeaten 69 off 57…

Sri Lanka found two major heroes for the Asia Cup 2022 final against Pakistan in Dubai, with Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasarana lighting up the Sunday night for the fans from the Island nation and helping their side achieve the unexpected tournament triumph. The Lankan Lions claimed the Asia Cup title for the sixth time in the competition’s history while holding the coveted crown in the T20I format for the very first occasion thanks to the magnificent individual performances of their two crucial players.  https://twitter.com/ACCMedia1/status/1569102465777422337 Finding themselves deep into troubled waters at 58 for 5, the Sri Lankans smashed Pakistan…

England seamer Jofra Archer will resume his England comeback trail with the desire to represent again at the Test level. The player is “invited to a winter training camp” by the ECB this month with the intention to enable his comeback in the Test side after multiple injury setbacks. A report in the Daily Mail stated on Saturday (September 10) that Archer is nearing his return to the field and could potentially resume “gentle bowling” via this camp. The report, however, mentioned the board and its medical staff will not be rushing the rehab process with the seamer. Still, there is a sense of…

England fast-bowling star Stuart Broad was proud to have been part of the resumption of the Oval Test against South Africa on September 10, with the Day 3 of the rain-marred fixture being played in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. On what was, in effect, the opening day of the game, players and spectators mourned the demise of Queen. England players wore black armbands on their shoulders as a mark of respect for her.  Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений We Are England Cricket (@englandcricket) Broad deemed the occasion a “celebration of Queen’s life” but also turned his eyes…