Experienced pacers Tim Southee and Trent Boult's absence leaves a "massive hole" in the New Zealand squad, but also provides a chance to fringe players to step up during the India tour, says stand-in-captain Tom Latham.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed they had made former Test skipper Graeme Smith's tenure as director of cricket permanent, keeping him in the role until March 2022. CSA acting chief executive Jacques Faul told a media conference that Smith had impressed since in the position.
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Mohammed Hafeez was recalled to the Twenty20 squad for the home series against Bangladesh in January and has also been picked for Pakistan's tour of England in August-September.
At the receiving end of his onslaught was leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, off whom Kishan collected 30 runs off only 10 deliveries.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants its Indian counterpart (BCCI) to pay approximately $ 70 million as compensation for not playing two 'home' bilateral series.
Shami was there to receive the honours. He took 24 wickets in seven World Cup games last year.
Pakistan are scheduled to play three Tests and as many T20Is. The first of three-match Test series is slated to get underway from July 30
England Test captain Joe Root is keen to play international cricket this summer but not by compromising on quality of the game or its intensity, the 29-year-old has said. With professional cricket suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering playing the series against West Indies and Pakistan behind closed doors.
The government has sent a proposal to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to organise a cricket match on August 22 between India and the rest of the world as part of celebrations to mark 75 years of India's independence.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who hit a match-winning 98 in the first ODI against England, in Pune on Tuesday, after warming the bench for the major part of the T20 series, says international cricket is all about pressure, and, as an experienced player, he knows how to handle it.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will on Thursday review contingency plans for this year's men's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and discuss ways to re-start the sport once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, the governing body said on Monday. The global health crisis, which has forced travel and other restrictions in several countries, has halted professional cricket and jeopardises Twenty20 cricket's flagship event scheduled to begin on October 18 in Geelong.
The Committee of Administrators will move the Supreme Court if the Board of Control for Cricket in India general body takes any decision which is 'against the interest of Indian cricket' at its SGM on May 7, the COA has warned in a letter to the state units.
Paine succeeded Smith as captain in 2018 after the batter was banned from international cricket for 12 months and suspended from leadership roles for two years for his role in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.
Dawid Malan, England's lone soldier in a disastrous World Cup campaign, feels the match against Pakistan on Saturday could be his "last" ODI.
'I have spoken to Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant, they told me these moments will define your career'
Reaction after Australia's Steve Smith, who has stepped down as captain, confessed on Saturday that the team's "leadership group" had hatched a plan to alter the condition of the ball during the third day of the third Test against South Africa.
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'Every day is a new day. Every match is new. Someday, you get a good start, someday, opposition bowlers come prepared and they bowl the balls at good areas.'
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma lauded the team for their all-round performance and said that the team is looking for versatility with spin.
It was not long ago that Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine was considering giving up the game entirely. Now he is set to captain the team as they look to pick up the pieces following the ball-tampering scandal.
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Rohit Sharma bats for neutral umpires
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'If you look at a calendar of the last eight months, you're looking at about four or five months in a bubble, which is a lot. For some of us (being) without family, it can get challenging.'
Bumrah receives Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai awards
India not fielding a team for the final Test against England had nothing to do with the rescheduled Indian Premier League which left no room for the match to be postponed, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison said on Friday.
Wade smashed an unbeaten 45 off 21 balls after Cameron Green's 61 off 30 balls as the visitors made short work of a daunting target on Tuesday night.
PCB newly selected Chief Selector Inzamam Ul Haq announced squads for the upcoming ACC Men's Asia Cup and the three-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan.
India and Pakistan are placed in Group 2 along with New Zealand and Afghanistan.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still hopeful of hosting Sri Lanka for a limited-overs tour this month despite alleged terrorist threats.
David Warner is very happy for his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Thangarasu Natarajan's Test call-up but he is 'not sure' if the Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer can consistently hit one length, over after over, in the five-day format.
The Indian team last played on March 8 last year when they lost to Australia in the T20 World Cup final.
Kenya, who will play against Pakistan 'A', are only the second team to play international cricket in the country since tours were suspended after militants attacked the Sri Lankans in Lahore.
When a scribe asked him on the eve of the tour opener if he finds the criticism odd, Dhawan responded in negative.
'There is going to be sledging, there is going to be banter' 'We'll do whatever we have to do to play our best cricket' 'Banter is part of the game'
Markram and Shamsi's middle-over spells became turning point, feels Tilak Varma
HI Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh suggested that if the Pakistan hockey team can come to India, then the Men in Blue should also tour their neighbouring country.
Following his appointment as Kolkata Knight Rider's stand-in skipper, Nitish Rana was confident of doing a good job and delivering.
This is the first visit by a West Indian women's team to Pakistan since 2004 when an unofficial Test and seven ODIs were played at a time when women's cricket was still developing in the country.
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