Lahore, Nov 13 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the revised schedule of the tri-nation series involving hosts Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, with the opening match taking place on November 18. All seven T20I matches, including the final, will now take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel is deserving of the spot in the playing eleven for the upcoming first Test against South Africa, suggesting that he could bat at number six in the line-up.
St. John’s (Antigua), Nov 13 (IANS) The West Indies have announced their ODI squad for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting on November 16, with John Campbell making a return after six years, while Brandon King, who failed to impress in the recently concluded T20I series, has been dropped.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has instructed it's players to "continue with the tour as scheduled" after some squad members wished to leave Pakistan mid-tour and return home, citing concerns over their security following the suicide bombing in Islamabad.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Rising star Phoebe Litchfield has welcomed Meg Lanning’s endorsement of her as a future Australia captain, admitting she would seize the opportunity if it ever came her way.
Dunedin, Nov 13 (IANS) Jacob Duffy's 4-35 helped New Zealand secure an eight-wicket victory in the fifth and final T20I against the West Indies as the hosts clinched the five-match series 3-1 here at the University Oval on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Team India continued their dominant run, winning their second successive match with a thumping 209-run victory over Australia in the third game of the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup -- Cricket for the Blind in New Delhi on Wednesday. India had started their campaign with a big win over Sri Lanka on the opening day.
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Sri Lanka men's cricket team's tour of Pakistan is in jeopardy after eight visiting players, from a squad of 16, decided to return home following Tuesday’s suicide bomb blast in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad and resultant concerns over their security, a news report said on Wednesday.
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been released from India’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, set to begin at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. The decision was confirmed by the BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who said that Reddy will link up with the India A side for their upcoming One-day series against South Africa A in Rajkot.
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) As South Africa prepare for their two-Test series against India beginning in Kolkata on Friday, former captain Graeme Smith said the visitors’ top order must find a way to blunt Jasprit Bumrah’s lethal opening spells before India’s spinners come into play.
