Pakistan’s selectors have named a strong 16-man A squad to take on their Australian counterparts in the first one-day match at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore, which takes place on September 5.
The squad will be captained by Faisal Iqbal, and includes several fringe members of the Pakistan national side, including the openers Yasir Hameed and […]
John Blain, the Scotland fast bowler, has targeted Pakistan as a potential weak link in the forthcoming Twenty20 World Championship which kicks off in South Africa on September 11.
Scotland join Kenya as the two Associate nations in the inaugural Twenty20 tournament after reaching the final of the World Cricket League in Nairobi earlier this year. […]
Stuart Broad’s matchwinning display with bat and ball in the fourth ODI against India at Old Trafford has clearly marked him out as a star of the future, but according to his father - the former England opening batsman and current ICC match referee, Chris - the selectors must avoid getting too carried away too […]
India are keeping their fingers crossed that seam bowler Zaheer Khan will be fit for Sunday’s one-day game against England at Headingley.
He twisted an ankle during Thursday’s match at Old Trafford but will be given ice treatment by the team physio and reassessed on Saturday.
“We’ve got a couple of days and hopefully he’ll be alright,” […]
Paul Collingwood hailed Ravi Bopara and Stuart Broad as “the future of English cricket” after they combined to lead the hosts to victory over India.
The young pair shared an unbeaten stand of 99 to see off the tourists by three wickets with 12 balls to spare, after Broad had taken 4-51 with the ball.
And skipper […]
Scottish seamer John Blain has backed his side to give a strong account of themselves at the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa.
The 28-year-old has played in two World Cups, and his side are a leading team among the ICC associate nations. Read more
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India received a further jolt at the end of the Old Trafford one-day international with news that Zaheer Khan had twisted his ankle while batting. It was a potential knockout blow for India after the three-wicket loss left them trailing the seven-match series 3-1.
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Kevin Curran, the former Zimbabwe coach, has been appointed head of the country’s cricket academy. Curran’s coaching tenure began in September 2005 and ended with the recently concluded home ODI series against South Africa, after which he was replaced by Robin Brown, the former Zimbabwe captain.
In an interview to The Herald, a Zimbabwe daily, Curran […]
Organisers of next month’s ICC World Twenty20 event say they have learnt from mistakes made at the World Cup.
The competition in the West Indies was criticised for poorly attended games and a lack of atmosphere in grounds.
But with Twenty20 tickets available for £1.38, organisers in South Africa hope to attract plenty of local interest. […]
An exasperated Rahul Dravid said his side fell 25 runs short in the fourth ODI against England after a gilt-edged opportunity to level the series slipped through the fingers.
The Indian bowlers, who were defending a total of 212, did well to remove the top half of the English batting line-up for 95 before reducing them […]
A remarkable partnership between Ravi Bopara and Stuart Broad steered England to an incredible three-wicket victory over India in a thriller, during the fourth One-Dayer at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
Broad had earlier shone with the ball, claiming four for 51 along with James Anderson (three for 38) to bowl out India for a […]
Mark Ramprakash compiled his seventh Championship hundred of the summer and passed 30,000 first-class runs on day one against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. Read more
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