Kabul, Feb 12 (IANS) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the appointment of Nicholas Lee as the new strength and conditioning trainer for the men’s national team. Lee is set to join the team on February 23, ahead of Afghanistan’s upcoming all-format home series against Ireland.
Dambulla, Feb 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Binura Fernando has been called in place of the injured Dushmantha Chameera as Sri Lanka cricket on Monday announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan starting from February 17.
Jamshedpur, Feb 12 (IANS) Jharkhand player Saurabh Tiwary on Monday announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 34. His final match for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy on February 15 would mark the end of an illustrious career that spanned over seventeen years.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed the fallout from an incident in Adelaide which ended with him in hospital impacted his family more than it did him. Previously, on January 19 Glenn Maxwell was briefly hospitalised in Adelaide following an alcohol-related incident.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has offered valuable advice to Shreyas Iyer, urging the under-fire middle-order batsman to focus on honing his defensive skills to excel in Test cricket. Iyer has recently faced criticism for his struggles in the longest format of the game. In his last seven Tests, Iyer has managed just 187 runs in 12 innings at an average of 17.00, with the best score of just 35.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar advocated for the inclusion of Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) playing XI, highlighting that the Afghan wicketkeeper-batter's batting style is a "slight copy of MS Dhoni".
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes that Shreyas Iyer’s non-inclusion in the squad for the last three Tests against England was due to him looking troubled at the crease in the first two matches and added that he needs to put in the work to improve his batting technique against the short ball.
Benoni, Feb 12 (IANS) India head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar admitted that his team could have restricted Australia to around 220-230 in the Men’s U19 World Cup final, which they lost by 79 runs. He added that despite finishing runners-up, the future is indeed bright for Indian cricket via the scintillating performances from the youngsters.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell has backed India to win the Test series against England but felt the Ben Stokes-led visitors will give Rohit Sharma and Co. a real battle in the remaining three Tests.
Benoni, Feb 12 (IANS) India skipper Uday Saharan admitted that his batters faltered in the Men’s U19 World Cup final against Australia due to playing rash shots and being unable to nail their execution, leading to them crashing to a 79-run defeat at the Willowmoore Park
