Samson could lose out as he decided to skip the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
"We were in a very good position. So if we walk away from this game thinking we were hard done by and whether the game should have taken place or not. If Zimbabwe were in our position they would have wanted to carry on playing,"
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said that South African Gary Kirsten ended his tenure as Pakistan white-ball head coach as he made "some breaches" of his contract with the Board.
Team India will tour Zimbabwe for a small ODI series. The first match will be played on August 18, the second on 20, and the third and final ODI will be played on 22.
Jason Gillespie stepped down from his role as Pakistan's Test team coach
Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai won the first-ever ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for his war-torn country.
It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and-a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in farm workers -- but we will only know this if and when the Census is conducted, points out Aakar Patel.
England captain Ben Stokes suffered a left hamstring injury during the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Monday and will not field again for the remainder of the match, the team said.
Zimbabwe join India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh and the Netherlands in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage.
Current senior selector Aaqib Javed and former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq are in fray to replace Gary Kirsten as Pakistan's new white ball coach after the former Proteas batter stepped down
Former fast bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed Pakistan's interim white-ball coach until next year's Champions Trophy, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.
Zimbabwe's first match will take place on the second day of the competition against fellow qualifier Ireland in Hobart on October 17.
Fine knocks from Hazratullah Zazai (45) and Najibullah Zadran (44 not out) powered Afghanistan to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20 International of the three-match series in Harare on Saturday.
'I've been a firm believer in that if you want Test cricket to survive and be alive and thriving, I think that's the way to go.'
Jitesh Sharma could well pip Ishan Kishan for second wicketkeeper's slot in the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team which will play three T20Is against the Bangladesh starting October 6 in Gwalior.
Seamer Shardul Thakur took 3/38 as India completed a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe to claim victory in their three-match One-Day International series with a game to spare at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
IMAGES from the 4th T20I played between Zimbabwe and India in Harare, on Saturday.
Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy from Group B.
Ramiz Raja backed Babar Azam to come good in red-ball cricket, saying that he needs to show the world through his temperament that he is like the West Indies batting legend Vivian Richards.
Mohammed Rizwan vowed to defeat Australia on their home territory in the upcoming series starting from November 4 onwards and laid down the long-term targets of the team as a captain.
Leg-spinner Ryan Burl picked up 5 for 10 in just three overs on Saturday as Zimbabwe stunned Australia in the third One-Day International in Townsville, registering an exciting three-wicket victory and denying the hosts a series clean-sweep.
Losing back-to-back wickets put us under pressure, says Pakistan skipper after loss to Zimbabwe
Mendis hit six fours and three sixes in his 29-ball knock and with some lusty hitting from Wanindu Hasaranga, who made an unbeaten 37 off 14 deliveries, helped Sri Lanka to a total of 188 for five from their 20 overs.
India captain Shubman Gill praised his team's "remarkable" effort on a challenging two-paced wicket as they defeated Zimbabwe by 23 runs in the third T20I
'By God's grace, I was successful. I'm still 7 on 10, still more work to do.'
The big-hitting Suryakumar Yadav is the highest placed Indian at second spot, while young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal occupies the sixth position in the ICC T20I batting rankings issued on Wednesday.
The meet and greet session was actually a platform for all the like-minded cricket boards to pledge their support for the 'Hybrid Model' to the new ICC chair.
Zimbabwe used eight bowlers in their attempt to restrict their opponents, but there was no reward against the India openers.
KL Rahul is expected to lead the Indian side.
The three ODIs in Zimbabwe will be played in Harare on August 18, 20 and 22.
Test coach Jason Gillespie will fill in for Gary Kirsten in their limited-overs tour of Australia beginning next week
Fit-again KL Rahul will get much-needed game time ahead of the Asia Cup.
Pacer Deepak Chahar made an impressive comeback to international cricket with an incisive spell and openers maintained their consistency as India outclassed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the opening One-Day International, in Harare, on Thursday.
Jasprit Bumrah has reached an impressive milestone in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings, sitting at 904 rating points
The 2025 Champions Trophy promises to be a battleground for the world's top cricketers, with several players ready to leave their mark on the tournament.
At just 24, Abhishek Sharma has begun rewriting records that took years for others to set.
'We spoke about taking time and enjoying our batting but it didn't pan out that way.'
Parag became the first cricketer from the Northeast to represent India in a T20I against Zimbabwe.
The Indian team management has decided to retain Devdutt Padikkal, who was part of the India A team, as a backup for the senior team in Australia.
Captain Aaron Finch will lead an equally strong batting line-up also featuring the talents of David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell.
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