Rinse and repeat. That is the strategy for the second ODI in Dambulla, after only 15 overs were possible in the first. Unfortunately, the chance of rain again playing a part remains high, which would be frustrating – if not entirely unpredictable, given the scheduling of this tour in the wettest part of the year […]
West Indies captain Jason Holder had spoken at length about how they need to be patient, but also recognise scoring opportunities. That they should do all they can – without being reckless – to put the pressure back on India. There couldn’t have been a better opportunity to do so than the first day in […]
Kylian Mbappe is one of the biggest footballing properties in the world at the moment and he’s only expected to get bigger. The 19-year-old has already been snapped for big money by PSG and rumour mill has linked him with Real Madrid, among others, for transfers going towards the $200 million category. He played a […]
Pakistan 482 (Hafeez 126, Sohail 110, Siddle 3-58, Lyon 2-114) and 181 for 6 dec (Imam 48, Shafiq 41, Holland 3-83, Lyon 2-58) drew with Australia 202 (Khawaja 85, Finch 62, Bilal 6-36, Abbas 4-29) and 362 for 8 (Khawaja 141, Head 72, Paine 61*, Yasir 4-114, Abbas 3-56) Never mind the last over. This […]
Bangladesh have called up uncapped left-hand batsman Fazle Mahmud and recalled seamer Mohammad Saifuddin in place of the injured Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan for the three-ODI series against Zimbabwe, which starts on October 21 in Dhaka. Shakib’s recurring finger injury has ruled him out for at least three months, while Tamim still hasn’t […]
India captain Virat Kohli has criticised the quality of the SG ball used for Tests in India, saying that it gets scuffed up too early and brings down players’ performance significantly as a result. He vouched for the Dukes ball to be used uniformly in Test matches around the world. The SG ball has been […]
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has been sidelined from the second Test against Australia in Abu Dhabi, which begins on October 16, after fracturing his little finger on the left hand. He sustained the injury while diving for the ball in the field on the final day of the first Test in Dubai. Imam had contributed 76 […]
As a strong player of spin and a batsman capable of changing a game’s momentum, Glenn Maxwell should have been chosen for Australia’s UAE tour in the absence of the banned Steven Smith and David Warner, according to former selector Mark Waugh. As Australia were drifting towards defeat against Pakistan in the first Test in […]
Ninety-nine and gone. Pakistan left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, who in tandem with Saeed Ajmal, was such a key figure in the early years of the Misbah era, has bid farewell to international cricket. International cricket can argue it had done likewise to Rehman, 38, over four years ago, when he played his last game, a […]
Mumbai: While praising young Prithvi Shaw, who cracked a Test century on debut in Rajkot in the opening Test against the West Indies, India discard Gautam Gambhir asked people to think hard before comparing the diminutive Mumbaikar to his former opening partner, Virender Sehwag. “Whoever is comparing (Shaw with Sehwag) needs to think twice before […]