Bangladesh’s premier allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is available to play the entire tour of South Africa, including the Tests part of the World Test Championship, after going unsold at the IPL 2022 mega auction recently. BCB president Nazmul Hasan has claimed Shakib’s agreement to play the pair of Test matches against the Proteas, saying the cricketer has revoked his earlier decision to take a break after finding no buyers among the ten IPL franchises. Hasan confirmed Shakib had earlier told the BCB via a letter that will not be available for Tests for six months. After missing the New Zealand…
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Bangladesh won the three-match ODI series by a margin of 2-1 against Afghanistan despite visitors’ impressive win in the third and final one-dayer in Chattogram on February 28. In pain over their successive defeats in the previous two games, Afghanistan came out all guns blazing. The tourists dismissed Bangladesh for a paltry 192 in 46.5 overs, before chasing the modest 193-run target with seven wickets intact and nearly 10 overs remaining. Bangladesh collapsed from a position of strength at 104/1 and lost their last nine wickets for only 88 runs. Last game’s centurion Liton Das continued his rich form by…
Punjab Kings on February 28 announced Indian batter Mayank Agarwal as their new skipper ahead of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League, starting March 26. The aggressive right-hander has been appointed replacement for KL Rahul, who parted ways with PBKS. Rahul’s departure from the PBKS set-up at the end of IPL 2021 was followed by the franchise’s decision to retain Agarwal for a sum of INR 12 crores. From that moment on, Agarwal was considered Rahul’s likely direct successor at the helm of affairs and now PBKS have a put an official stamp on it. “I have been…
The latest edition of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand will be held without strict bubbles and daily Covid tests for players in a “managed environment” that would still ensure health safety for everyone involved, said ICC’s general manager Geoff Allardice. The tournament featuring the world’s top eight ODI teams kickstarts on March 4 and runs till April 3. The month-long event will be contested in a single round-robin style before the knock-outs, with six venues to be used across New Zealand. Since major multiteam events have been the hardest to execute for authorities in pandemic times,…
England’s limited-overs opener Jason Roy has pulled out of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, starting March 26. Roy has taken a contentious decision four weeks before the start of the competition after being picked by Gujarat Titans. Bought by GT at a base prize sum of INR 2 crores, Roy has withdrawn from IPL 2022 fearing excessive time in the competition bubble and mental fatigue that he may face. The 31-year-old is wary of the drain-out that he might experience staying in a stringent IPL bubble for over two months. It comes across as a massive blow…
Mohammad Hafeez produced his very best when it mattered the most for Lahore Qalandars, who defeated defending champions Multan Sultans on February 27 to clinch their maiden Pakistan Super League title. The Pakistan allrounder shined with the bat and ball and helped his team win the keenly followed finale in Lahore by 42 runs. Hafeez struck a critical knock of 69 off 46 balls after walking in with Qalandars reeling at 25/3. The counterattacking effort from the old warhorse reminded people of his quality and prowess, besides allowing Qalandars to get back in the contest from a precarious position. The…
India’s key opening batter Smriti Mandhana has been cleared to play the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand despite going down with a blow to her head on February 27. She was hit on her head while batting in India’s first warm-up fixture against South Africa. The India-South Africa untelevised warm-up game became infamous for its inappropriate coverage because of irregular score updates on the ICC website. But something even more contentious took place from India’s perspective as Mandhana was forced to retire hurt after a bouncer blow in Rangiora. Initially, the elegant left-hand batter was green signalled…
Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer continued his terrific form with the bat, scoring his third successive half-century to help his team secure another easy victory in the third and final T20I versus Sri Lanka on Sunday (February 27). Iyer added another score of fifty or more to his kitty, producing a measured 73 not out off 45 deliveries to steer India home in a run-chase of 148 runs with six wickets intact and more than three overs remaining in the innings. The innings earned him a well deserved ‘Player of the Match’ award and also the ‘Player of the Series’…
The franchise have recently launched two academies, aiming to expand across the state. Australia and CSK legend Michael Hussey has hailed his former franchise’s initiative to launch cricket academies in Tamil Nadu, which will begin operations in a few months. Two locations have been announced for now, with one in Thoraipakkam and the other in Salem. Both academies will boast state of the art facilities and will be made available for both boys and girls. The vision is to expand the academy to multiple centres across the state in the coming days. Credit: BCCI CSK has been one of the most successful franchises…
The BCCI and IPL governing council on February 25 announced the groups and the format to be in use during the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League while also confirming the tournament window and venues. In an official release, the BCCI confirmed that ten IPL franchises, including the two new Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, will be divided in two virtual groups of five each: Group A and Group B. As per the format, teams will play twice against their fellow group rivals, as well as one team from the other group and contest one-off clashes with the…