New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Former South Africa cricketer and Pro Cricket League brand ambassador Jonty Rhodes stated that Ravindra Jadeja is the “best fielder” in modern cricket due to his agility to field at any position on the ground.
London, Aug 31 (IANS) England pacer Gus Atkinson said he never expected his name to be on the Lord’s honours board for making a century in Test cricket. On day two of the ongoing second Test at the Lord’s, Atkinson made 118 – his first Test century, to complete a rare double of making it to the honours board for both bowling and batting performances.
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) A complete team performance by Kanpur Superstars earned them a seven-wicket victory over Noida Kings in Season 2 of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) T20 League at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium here. The bowlers did a good job to restrict Noida to 119 and the batters then overhauled the challenge clinically with 28 balls to spare.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) North Delhi Strikers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 runs in the ongoing Adani Delhi Premier League T20 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.
Bengaluru Aug 30 (IANS) Bengaluru Blasters romped into the final of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, following a nine-wicket victory against the Gulbarga Mystics in the first semifinal of the competition.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan have released left-arm fast-bowling spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi from their Test squad in Rawalpindi. Shaheen was left out of the 12-man squad selected by Pakistan for their ongoing second Test against Bangladesh, which saw Day One being washed out due to persistent rain at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Ireland have appointed James Cameron-Dow as their new national spin bowling coach for the women’s team. Cameron-Dow played a Test and four ODIs for the Ireland men’s team and started to coach while studying. He went on to continue his coaching in parallel with playing over subsequent years.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) West Delhi Lions emerged victorious by four runs via the DLS method against South Delhi Superstarz in a rain-affected 21st match of the Adani Delhi Premier League T20 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Guernsey beat Denmark by six wickets to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier C at King George V Sports Ground in Castel. The win means Guernsey will join Italy, Jersey, Netherlands and Scotland in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier happening next year.
Greater Noida, Aug 30 (IANS) Star spinner Rashid Khan has not been included in Afghanistan's 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand to be played here from September 9-13 because of a back injury, a source close to the team said.
