Chris Woakes backs Joe Root to remain captain despite Ashes failure
LONDON: England all-rounder Chris Woakes has supported Joe Root to continue as the team’s Test skipper despite their humiliating Ashes capitulation to Australia. England suffered an innings and 14-run loss to Australia on Tuesday in Melbourne as Root’s team surrendered the five-Test Ashes series with two Tests to spare. Root, who was reluctant to discuss […]
KL Rahul masterclass gives India ideal start in quest to conquer SA
CENTURION: Opener K.L. Rahul showed superb application to score a seventh Test century and gave India an ideal start in their quest to win a Test series in South Africa with a solid century on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday. Rahul made 122 not out as India reached […]
US cricket team upsets Ireland in first-ever match at home against full ICC member
The United States scored a famous and deserved T20 cricket triumph over Ireland on Wednesday to get the most important series in their history off to the best possible start. A brilliant 65 from Gajanand Singh helped the hosts reach a competitive 188 for 6 in their 20 overs and some disciplined bowling from Saurabh […]
South Africa focused on beating India despite off-field woes
JOHANNESBURG: Test captain Dean Elgar says he will not let the allegations of racist conduct that have come to light at Cricket South Africa in recent months become an excuse for failure as his side prepare to host India in a three-match series from Sunday. Director of cricket Graeme Smith, who denies the claims, and national team […]
‘I felt like I was being thrown under the bus’, Ravichandran Ashwin recalls a Ravi Shastri remark that crushed him
India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that he felt like he was being “thrown under the bus” after a remark by former head coach Ravi Shastri left him “crushed” during a torrid phase in his career when he contemplated retirement multiple times. In an interview with ‘ESPNcricinfo’, Ashwin was asked how he felt when […]
After Arab Cup, Qatar faces bigger test with World Cup
DOHA: Qatar passed their first test with a successful hosting of the Arab Cup but bigger challenges lie ahead when 1.2 million fans and 32 international teams arrive for the World Cup one year from now. Algerian rejoicing at Saturday’s 2-0 extra-time win over Tunisia in the final after goals by substitute Amr Sayoud and […]
India players warm up for South Africa Tests with footvolley
The Indian cricket team is gradually increasing its training intensity as it adapts to the higher altitude ahead of the first Test against South Africa, here from December 26. Indian players arrived here via a chartered flight on Friday morning after three days of quarantine in Mumbai. The players had to isolate for a day […]
Ombudsman finds Smith, Boucher and De Villiers showed racial prejudice
JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket legends Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and A.B. de Villiers were all found to have engaged in racially prejudiced conduct in a report by an independent ombudsman released on Wednesday. Cricket South Africa (CSA) made public a 235-page interim report by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who headed a Social Justice and Nation Building […]
PCB appoints Faisal Hasnain as new chief executive
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday appointed Faisal Hasnain as its new chief executive, according to a statement issued by the cricketing body. Hasnain replaces the post left vacant by Wasim Khan, who stepped down in September, following the appointment of Ramiz Raja as the board’s new chairman. The PCB statement said Hasnain was selected after […]
‘No hesitation’ in coming to Pakistan for West Indies coach Simmons
KARACHI: Phil Simmons had no hesitation in coming to Pakistan. In fact, he’s happy to be here. The same goes for the players who have arrived in the country for the white-ball tour starting next week, the West Indies coach said. But this is a West Indies team missing several of its top players. Jason […]
