Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane will be playing the league stage of the Ranji Trophy 2022, starting February 16, after being named in the squad for their respective first-class teams. Pujara will be featuring for Saurashtra, while Rahane will be seen grinding it out for Mumbai as the duo strive to revive their fortunes in red-ball cricket after a prolonged dip in returns playing for the country. Credit: Sportskeeda Since the start of 2020, Pujara is averaging 26.99 over 38 innings at the Test level, whereas Rahane is averaging 24.08 from his 35 innings for India. In the latter’s case, some of his average is bolstered by a match-winning hundred in…
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India’s middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav laughed off suggestions that included his premature and incorrect comparison with former Australian batter Michael Bevan ahead of the second ODI against West Indies. Speaking to the press on February 8 in Ahmedabad, Suryakumar was left surprised as a journalist talked up his comparison with Bevan following his measured effort in steering India to the finish line in the opening one-dayer of the series. Credit: BCCI With India suffering a mini-collapse in their run-chase of 177, Suryakumar played a counterattacking 34 not out off 36 balls to put the pressure back on the Calypso Kings and finished off the proceedings…
The four individuals, including one player, have decided to stay put in London, refusing to travel back home to the war-torn country at this stage with the rest of the squad, reports ESPNcricinfo. The report suggests, however, it “could not be confirmed whether the quartet is seeking asylum in the UK” amidst worsening political and social conditions in Afghanistan since the return of the Taliban to power. At this point, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has opted not to make any official comment in this regard, but the stance of the four individuals, which feature a playing member of the youth side that did so well in…
England’s two leading wicket-takers of all time, James Anderson and Stuart Broad were the victims of the fallout from the disastrous Ashes tour down under. In a shocking turn of events, the duo has been left out of the touring party for the West Indies series next month. Anderson and Broad, the most successful new ball pair in the history of Test cricket, were dropped from the team by the interim selection panel of Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood and James Taylor. The decision was made to give opportunities to younger pacers, including the uncapped duo of Saqib Mahmood and Matthew Fisher. “With the start of a new…
Back in South Africa’s Test squad ahead of the tour of New Zealand after the end of his Kolpak deal with Sussex County Cricket Club, Simon Harmer says he will always be ready to give his best for the country. However, the batsman understands that his opportunities will be limited in the presence of Keshav Maharaj. The off-spinner, who was once South Africa’s hope in the spin department, now has to wait before he could get his place back in the playing XI because of Maharaj, who has owned that solitary spot in the Test match attack over the last…
New Zealand have announced their squad for the first of the two World Test Championship 2021-23 fixtures at home against South Africa, with the highlight being the comebacks of Colin de Grandhomme and Hamish Rutherford as well as the maiden call-ups to Cam Fletcher and Blair Tickner. While De Grandhomme returns to the Test team following an elongated period out of the side due to injury, Rutherford makes a comeback after nearly a seven-year gap from his last Test outing in 2015 against Sri Lanka. De Grandhomme has been brought back after a sustained period recovering from his foot injury.…
Paul Collingwood, who was appointed as the assistant coach of England national side in 2019, had filled in as the coach during the 2020 Ireland series and recent West Indies series. With Chris Silverwood sacked in the aftermath of the Ashes annihilation down under, the England and Wales Cricket Board is currently in search of a new head coach. In the meantime, Collingwood will take over as the coach for England’s Test tour of West Indies in March. Credit: AP Along with Silverwood, Ashley Giles also lost his job as the managing director following a controversial night-out. Credit: ECB Andrew Strauss, the interim managing director, appointed Collingwood as…
Quetta Gladiators came out on top against Lahore Qalandars in Match 15 of the Pakistan Super League 2022 on Monday February 7. The Gladiators defeated Qalandars by 7 wickets despite chasing a daunting 205-run target successfully in the last match in the Karachi leg of the tournament. Gladiators won the toss and opted to bowl first, a decision they might have regretted when Qalandars got going with the bat in the first half. Qalandars got off to another impressive start with their openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique taking on the bowling inside the powerplay. They added 61 runs for the first wicket before Shafique’s departure…
Dinesh Karthik has expressed his wish to represent his home-based franchise Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. Karthik has represented as many as six franchises in his IPL career. Released by Kolkata Knight Riders at the end of the previous edition, he has previously featured for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab), Royal Challengers Bangalore, and also the now-defunct Gujarat Lions. Credit: BCCI Despite being a journeyman, however, Karthik has never got the chance to represent his home city in the Premier League, with CSK well-served in the presence of captain and wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. The defending champions have…
Former England middle-order batter Paul Collingwood could be appointed national team’s head coach on an interim basis following the sacking of Chris Silverwood. As per a report in the Daily Mail, Collingwood is all set to be named the team’s temporary head of the support staff as England identify Silverwood’s long-term successor. Collingwood has been the acting assistant coach to Silverwood for a while now and has been overseeing white-ball assignments on an interim basis, with the Three Lions opting to create separate squads to manage bubble fatigue amid the pandemic times. He went with England’s T20I squad – missing the Ashes…