England pacer Jofra Archer was on Thursday cleared to join his teammates at Southampton's Ageas Bowl ahead of the three-Test series against West Indies after he tested negative for COVID-19 for the second time. The 25-year-old Archer did not join the team's training earlier after a member of his household fell ill. He had tested negative for COVID-19 the first time too, but as a precautionary measure he went through another test ahead of joining his England teammates.
Karachi's young all-rounder Fawad Alam was the only notable inclusion in Pakistan's provisional squad for the World Cup.
After skipper Darren Sammy, it was the turn of premier all-rounder Dwayne Bravo to launch a tirade on his country's cricket board stating that 'even Board of Control for Cricket in India does more' for them.
This year's T20 World Cup, which has been moved to the UAE and Oman from India due to the COVID-10 pandemic, will be played from October 17 to November 14, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.
Brandon King finally departed in the 16th over a well-made 67 and West Indies was left in a spot of bother, needing 55 to win from 28 balls. The visitors kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and in the end, Pakistan registered a win.
The Malaysia-Singapore tri-series featuring Australia, West Indies and India will be held from September 12 to 24.
Pakistan expects England to reciprocate and tour in 2022.
"Ruturaj Gaikwad complained of pain in his right wrist, which is affecting his batting. He was unavailable for selection for the first T20I. The BCCI Medical Team is examining him," read a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
'KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have not played matches. Playing in a big game like Asia Cup or World Cup is totally different, there is a lot going on. Your level of fitness has to be more than 100%. I hope they are fit.'
England all-rounder Sam Curran on Thursday underwent COVID-19 test after he got ill and is currently self-isolating in his hotel room at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, ruling him out of the remainder of the intra-squad warm-up match.
Pujara already has a three-year contract with Yorkshire and is set to play there again.
In a mark of solidarity, England will join the West Indies and carry an identical logo on their playing shirts, an ECB release said.
Opening batsman Andrew Strauss will lead England in the first test against West Indies at Lord's starting on Thursday in the absence of injured captain Michael Vaughan.
Former Windies great Michael Holding alleges corruption in CWI. I am a past player, not that I want any of it but I know a lot of past players, I have never heard that not even one cent out of that half a million going to any past player, said the former Windies great.
The $385 million acquisition of TEN Sports is set to make Sony Pictures Networks a major cricket broadcaster in Asia as it seeks to expand its Twenty20-dominated portfolio. Sony Corp-owned SPN holds broadcast rights for the annual cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament while also having the rights for the domestic leagues in South Africa and the West Indies.
The West Indies middle order batsman yet again insisted that he was not a part of the decision to abandon the tour of India, and said he was in favour of solving the problem after finishing the series.
a former Kenya pacer tried to contact a Ugandan team member multiple times from different numbers during the T20 World Cup.
All-rounder Ben Stokes on Thursday was not included in England's 15-man preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup as he continues to take a break from cricket to focus on his mental health, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.
He also scored New Zealand's fastest Test century in a game against West Indies in 1969 before the record was broken by Daniel Vettori 36 years later.
Criticisms about the font size of Dream11's logo and its placement on the jersey have been circulating on social media.
Virender Sehwag feels it's too early to compare the young India opener with the icons of the game.
Inzamam-ul-Haq has denied that the fast bowler was kept out of the West Indies bound squad because of injury
Pakistan officials hope Sunday's match will encourage other countries to send their teams by next year.
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan has conveyed to Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq that the board wants him to retire after the tour to the West Indies in March-April.
England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour of the South Asian country over security concerns.
Chennai Super Kings will launch their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday
Bangladesh's international cricketer Suhrawadi Shuvo was hospitalised Saturday after he was hit on the neck by a bouncer during a domestic league match.
Australia's scheduled one-day international series against Afghanistan in India has been postponed, the cricket boards of the competing countries said on Sunday, leaving players free to fulfil their Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments.
All teams now have one wild card pick each to fill their final slots in June.
The England batsman said he would like to succeed Michael Vaughan as one-day captain.
Donald, 40, will aid the England team's fast bowling programme on a "short-term consultancy basis", a media release by the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.
West Indian spinner Sunil Narine has once again been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action in the ongoing Pakistan Super League, a development that could jeopardise his IPL participation.
The visit of Ireland was the first time the United States had hosted an International Cricket Council (ICC) full member nation.
Opener Mayank Agarwal has been added to the squad.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf said Inzamam-ul Haq's tenure as captain will come up for review after the home series against the West Indies.
Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding criticised England and Australia for not taking a knee in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement during their ongoing limited-overs series.
The star-studded series to take place under tight security will be closely monitored by other cricket boards and if all goes well Pakistan expects to host Sri Lanka and West Indies this year, Pakistan cricket board chairman Najam Sethi said.
Captain Graeme Smith says his team will be giving 100 per cent at all times on the upcoming tour.
The Indian team's global popularity does add financial muscle to emerging cricket boards as Cricket Ireland realised after all tickets
The fitness test has been put off by a few days from May 20 and would be done on May 22 or 23.
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