Setting small goals was the key to the big partnership with Jadeja: Rishabh Pant
India vice-captain for the rescheduled fifth Test against England Rishabh Pant has given the credit for the massive 222-run stand between him and Ravindra Jadeja to “setting small goals” and excellent communication between the two on Day One of the match. India were in dire straits at 98/5 when Pant and Jadeja came together to […]
Skillful Lyon has more to offer, says Vettori
GALLE: Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori on Sunday said Nathan Lyon’s ability to combine spin with bounce makes him a lethal weapon on turning pitches — and for years to come. The 34-year-old Lyon towered above the Sri Lankan spinners in the team’s thrashing of the hosts in the recent opening Test in Galle to […]
Potts gets Kohli before Pant leads India rally
BIRMINGHAM: Virat Kohli became the latest high-profile wicket in paceman Matthew Potts’s fledgling England career as the India star’s long wait for another Test hundred continued on Friday. Kohli was out for 11 and India had declined to 98-5 in the delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston before Rishabh Pant counter-attacked in typical style. Pant’s quickfire […]
India, Pakistan players may line up together under Afro-Asia Cup revival plan
NEW DELHI: India’s Virat Kohli could line up beside Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the same team next year with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) planning to revive the Afro-Asia Cup. The 50-overs series was first played in 2005 before being discontinued after its next edition in 2007 as relations between India and Pakistan soured. […]
Shaheen ‘continuing to learn’ despite dream start to career
KARACHI: Playing for Pakistan at 18, emerging as the leader of the team’s bowling pack and being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year — all in the space of just four years — is not stopping Shaheen Shah Afridi from learning and striving for more. Perhaps it is his humble beginnings as a tape […]
Pakistan to participate in T20 tri-series alongside hosts New Zealand, Bangladesh from Oct 7-14
Pakistan will participate in a T20 tri-series in Christchurch opposite hosts New Zealand and Bangladesh from October 7-14, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday. According to the PCB, the series is part of the team’s preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year. Pakistan will take on Bangladesh on October […]
England captain Morgan to retire from international cricket
LEEDS: England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is set to retire from international cricket, with an official announcement expected as soon as Tuesday, according to the BBC. Under Morgan, England won the 2019 50-over World Cup — their first major global limited overs title — and reached the top of the One-day International (ODI) and […]
England finally end Mitchell-Blundell stand, need 296 for victory
LEEDS: New Zealand were dismissed for 326 to set England a target of 296 for victory after the in-form Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell had again frustrated the hosts on the fourth day of the third Test at Headingley on Sunday. England’s momentum gained by taking three wickets late on the third day seemed to […]
West Indies strike twice against Bangladesh in final Test
GROS ISLET: Anderson Phillip struck with his second delivery in Test cricket but Bangladesh reached lunch on 77 for two on the opening day of the second and final Test against the West Indies in St Lucia on Friday. Much of that resistance was provided by Tamim Iqbal, although the experienced opener became the second […]
New injury Head-ache for Australia in SL ahead of last ODI
COLOMBO: Travis Head will miss Australia’s last One-day International against Sri Lanka while Steve Smith is also doubtful, skipper Aaron Finch said on Thursday on the eve of the dead-rubber match. Head hurt his hamstring on Tuesday when Sri Lanka took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo, adding to a long […]
