The Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Premier League governing council on Friday confirmed that the newly introduced tactical substitution used during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, India’s National T20 Championship, will also be adopted in the next edition of the country’s top cricket tournament. Sent to all ten IPL franchises, a note accessed by ESPNcricinfo from the BCCI reads: “Also note that from IPL 2023 Season a tactical/strategic concept will be introduced to add a new dimension to IPL, wherein one substitute player per team will be able to take a more active part in an…
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Bangladesh have named Litton Das as their stand-in captain for the three-match ODI series against India following the injury to regular skipper and stalwart opening batter Tamim Iqbal. Iqbal had voluntarily pulled out his name from the limited-overs section of the India visit that spans December with a groin issue. The veteran left-hander is also a doubtful participant for the Test match leg, which is part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle. Bangladesh have been hurt by injuries ahead of the Indian one-day series, with their premier in-form quick Taskin Ahmed also set to miss the critical Dhaka opener due to…
Pakistan’s head coach Saqlain Mushtaq fell short of calling the surface in Rawalpindi a lifeless one but said it should definitely have been more “supportive” to the home team’s bowlers on Day 1 of the Test series against England. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, the tourists continued their newfound aggressive ways under coach Brendon McCullum and Bazball’d their way to a jaw-dropping 506/4 in just 75 overs before the bad light stopped play. Four of England’s top 5 players recorded centuries, with openers Zak Crawley (122) and Ben Duckett (107) stitching a magnificent opening stand of 233 runs before the middle-order duo of…
Former Chennai Super Kings batsman Michael Hussey was all praise for young Ruturaj Gaikwad, whose name is being touted as the potential next skipper for the franchise in life after the retirement of their captain MS Dhoni. With indications that IPL 2023 could be Dhoni’s last, Gaikwad is being considered as his likely replacement at the helm. Hussey, who has been associated with the CSK’s support staff in what remains a fruitful partnership, said he isn’t sure what the plan is when it comes to the imminent captaincy shift after the coming season but agreed Gaikwad could be the right…
Maharashtra batter Ruturaj Gaikwad recalled watching India’s limited-overs great Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over during the inaugural men’s T20 World Cup way back in 2007 when he was a child. The player said Yuvraj’s legendary figure was in his mind when he himself crossed the six maximums’ mark during a Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinal on Monday. https://twitter.com/BCCIdomestic/status/1597134087470215168 Gaikwad unleashed his wrath on Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Shiva Singh on his way to a glorious seven sixes in a single over in Ahmedabad. The over included a no ball and was dispatched for a whopping 43 runs by the India and…
Australia continued to pile on the misery for West Indies on Day 2 of the opening Test of the two-match series in Perth on Thursday. Middle-order giants Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, who had joined hands at the crease last afternoon with Australia comfortably placed at 152/2 after the fall of the in-form Usman Khawaja (65), had taken the hosts to a position of dominance at 293/2 at stumps on Wednesday. Labuschagne continued his magnificent rise at the Test level with a century to his name, while Smith helped his way to a freeflowing half-century. The two players built on their gains…
Stand-in India skipper Shikhar Dhawan came out in defence of his side persisting with underperforming Rishabh Pant as the team’s lead wicketkeeper-batter despite Sanju Samson posing a bright replacement in the role. Dhawan said Pant has been a match-winner for the ODI side, and that commands patience and a long rope even as Samson keeps his case healthy and strong with consistent performances in his sporadic opportunities. Pant failed in his two outings of the recent T20 World Cup 2022 and has been under scrutiny even for his ODI failings after the just-completed series in New Zealand, in which he managed…
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh took note of the dwindling crowd interest in the country during and after the recently concluded T20 World Cup and said the public is tired of too much cricket at the moment. The 57-year-old believes there is an overdose of international games, and the crowd is reacting to the same by avoiding the purchase of tickets. Credit: Deccan Herald With the backloading of fixtures in an inhumanely busy calendar wrecked by the COVID-19 pandemic and selectors across the world have had to field different teams on the park for different formats, leading to a scenario…
On Monday, Maharashtra batter Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first in the history of the white-ball game to achieve the landmark. Playing in the quarterfinal fixture of the VJHT, Gaikwad smashed Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Shiva Singh for seven consecutive maximums, including one of a no-ball, to fetch a record not achieved by anyone else in the List A game before. The great feature of Gaikwad’s feat was how tall he stood on top of the spinning ball on a dryish surface in Ahmedabad and hit Singh down the ground for each of his sixes, showcasing brute hitting skills against his favourable match-up in what…
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh indicated that the time has arrived for Mumbai Indians to look past allrounder Kieron Pollard and make a “difficult decision”, which may serve the side well in times to come. Speaking on host broadcaster Star Sports’ show ‘Game Plan – IPL Retention Special’, Harbhajan suggested that five-time Premier League champions could well be moving on from Pollard after the experienced cricketer’s lacklustre campaign with the bat in hand last season. Retired from international cricket early in 2022, the 35-year-old went on to endure perhaps his most disappointing IPL season with the bat. The mighty powerhitter…