Feb 8, 2019
Former captain Ponting appointed Australian assistant coach for World Cup
Former national skipper Ricky Ponting was Friday recruited to work alongside coach Justin Langer, focusing mainly on the batsmen, for the looming Worl...
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Feb 8, 2019
Gayle returns to Windies squad for England ODIs
West Indies recalled veteran batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday for the first two one-day internationals against England in preparation for this year’s W...
Feb 8, 2019
Mujeeb Ur Rahman dropped from Afghanistan’s Test squad
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Feb 8, 2019
Sharma claims record as India cruise past New Zealand
Rohit Sharma became the highest run scorer in Twenty20 international history Friday as India romped to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the seco...
Feb 8, 2019
Test cricket is ‘dying’, says ICC chairman
Test cricket is “dying”, the chairman of the sport’s governing body warned Thursday, adding the new world championship could help save the longest for...
Feb 8, 2019
Windies captain Holder joins Northamptonshire
West Indies captain Jason Holder will play for Northamptonshire during the first part of the 2019 English season, the club announced Thursday.
Feb 7, 2019
Steve Smith surgery goes ‘very well’, on track for World Cup
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith’s surgery for an elbow injury went “very well” and he remains on track for the World Cup in England, his...
Feb 7, 2019
Vidarbha beat Saurashtra to claim second successive Indian domestic title
In the Indian domestic cricket circuit, team Vidarbha defeated team Saurashtra by 70 runs in the final of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.
Feb 7, 2019
Australia’s bowling coach Saker quits ahead of World Cup
Australia’s bowling coach David Saker quit Thursday just months out from the World Cup and an Ashes tour to England “for the best interests of the tea...
Feb 7, 2019
Cricket Australia target coaching roles for Ponting, Waugh ahead of World Cup
Former Australian Test stalwarts like Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath could be given short term coaching and mentoring roles in the wake...
Feb 7, 2019
Pakistan end South Africa tour with win in final T20
Pakistan finished their tour of South Africa with a 27-run win in the third and final Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.
Feb 7, 2019
Starc out of India tour with ‘substantial’ muscle tear
Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Thursday ruled out of Australia’s Twenty20 and one-day tour of India with a “substantial” muscle tear, joining fe...
Feb 6, 2019
Extras top score as Australian side all out for 10
It’s not a good look when the extras are the top score, but that’s what happened to an Australian women’s side who were all out for 10 on Wednesday. I...
Feb 6, 2019
New Zealand come right as India crash to worst T20 defeat
India crashed to their worst ever Twenty20 defeat when an aggressive 84 by Tim Seifert set New Zealand up for an 80 run win in Wellington on Wednesday...
Feb 6, 2019
Smith to return to national team ‘as soon as practical’, says Cricket Australia
Banned Australian cricketer Steve Smith will make a return to International cricket ‘as soon as practical’, confirmed Cricket Australia thereby quelli...
Feb 6, 2019
West Indies cricket boss slams ‘crippling’ Holder ban
Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron on Tuesday criticised the ICC’s “punitive” and “crippling” decision to ban captain Jason Holder for the thi...
Feb 6, 2019
Windies add pacer Paul to the squad for third Test
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Feb 5, 2019
Bangladesh call up uncapped fast bowler for New Zealand
Bangladesh on Tuesday called up uncapped pace bowler Ebadot Hossain for this month’s Test series against New Zealand, replacing the injured Taskin Ahm...
Feb 5, 2019
Chandimal dropped as Karunaratne made stand-in captain for South Africa Tests
Saeed Khan/ AFP In a surprise move, Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has been dropped from the squad for their upcoming series against South...
Feb 5, 2019
Groundhog day for England’s Test stars
It might have been destiny’s decree that the nadir of England’s recent Test performances happened to be on the 2nd of February aka Groundhog day, with...
Feb 5, 2019
Sarfraz to captain at World Cup, confirms PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday than Sarfraz Ahmed will stay on as the nation’s captain across all three formats; and they he wi...
Feb 4, 2019
Sri Lanka skipper says battered team will bounce back in South Africa
Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal insisted Monday his battered team can lift their game and be competitive on the upcoming tour to South Africa desp...
Feb 4, 2019
Starc on fire as Australia thrash Sri Lanka to win series
A resurgent Mitchell Starc took five wickets as Australia wrapped up a confidence-boosting 2-0 series thrashing of Sri Lanka Monday, with the tourists...
Feb 4, 2019
Windies captain Holder banned for slow over-rate
West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the third and final Test against England due to his team’s slow over-rate during their victory...