One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon.
West Indies will need their all-round firepower against a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash.
King sustained the injury during his knock of 23 in the West Indies' eight-wicket loss to England in their Super Eight opener in St Lucia on Wednesday.
European champions England will wear blue shorts for both their home and away kits for this month's friendlies
'He was really the legend of our times.' 'I couldn't have imagined that one day I'd be sharing a stage with him.'
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With 765 international scalps in his bag, Ashwin is the second-highest wicket-taker from India after Anil Kumble.
Broad's elation was evident in his tweet following the ceremony, 'A huge honour at one of my favourite places in the world,' he wrote.
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West Indies ended the fourth day of the unexpectedly enthralling second test requiring 317 more runs to win after England turned the contest firmly in their favour.
Johnson sidelined for Aus tour of UK
West Indies award 9 cricketers historic multi-year contracts across men's, women's teams
If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction of his art and became craftier one ball at a time.
Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar will be back in action on a cricket field as he will feature in the inaugural International Masters League (IML), a six-team T20 competition, to be held later this year across three venues.
USA's aggressive batting approach, as highlighted by batsman Steven Taylor, is a threat to any opponent. However, their bowling attack, which can lack discipline at times, might be vulnerable against the Windies' powerful batting lineup that includes Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, and Powell himself.
The third one-day international between West Indies and England was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled in Grenada on Monday.
A far-right mob targeted a mosque in north-west England that saw three young girls fatally stabbed during a peaceful vigil in their memory and around 40 police officers suffered injuries in the disorder.
Mohammed Siraj's hot temper has become a topic of discussion but Australian quick Josh Hazlewood says the Indian pacer is a 'good character' who fires up the crowd.
All set to step out one last time in the Test arena, the greatest England pacer can leave the game with a flourish and a record to boot.
England look set to win the second Test after reducing the West Indies to 115 for 3 in their second innings at close on the fourth day on Sunday. West Indies, who were asked to follow-on, trail by 144 runs with seven wickets remaining and England should wrap up a 2-0 series victory on Monday.
It is the first time in four years and 14 attempts that England have won the first match of a series and ended a sequence of six drawn Tests at Lord's.
West Indies will tour England next year instead of Sri Lanka. West Indies will play two Tests in England at Lord's and Durham followed by three one-day internationals.
Having been out of the longest format of the game, Chris Woakes is hoping to return to the England line-up for the Ashes.
England captain Jos Buttler has inched up to seventh position, Jonny Bairstow is up eight places to 36th while Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has advanced from 57th to 51st.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram optimistic about India travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy.
India are placed with Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group 1 of the Super 8.
Head blasted a match-winning, unbeaten 154 from 129 balls at Trent Bridge as world champions Australia stormed to a seven-wicket win over England in the first ODI on Thursday.
Brilliant bowling by offie Yusuf Pathan (five for 35) and medium pacer Siddharth Trivedi (four for 28) helped West Zone move to the finals of the Duleep Trophy notching up a dramatic nine-wicket victory over England Lions on the fourth and final day of their group 'B' match, played at the Motibaug Palace Cricket Ground in Vadodara on Thursday.
England underlined their domination in white ball cricket as they outclassed Pakistan by five wickets to win the T20 World Cup title on Sunday.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting reckoned that Joe Root could surpass batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's tally of runs in Test cricket.
England's new one-day captain Paul Collingwood warned West Indies and India on Friday to expect a more aggressive opponent when they face his side over the next three months.
Babar Azam announced that he will be stepping down as the white-ball captain of the Pakistan cricket team, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is likely to take his place
Facing England in Barbados holds special significance for Jones, whose parents hail from the Caribbean island nation
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England crushed the West Indies by 58 runs in the third and final one-day international at Edgbaston on Tuesday to clinch the series 2-0. Coming after their Test series win over the Windies, it was the perfect fillip for the forthcoming World Twenty20 and Ashes series, though England will have to work much harder for success in those competitions.
Stonis overtakes Nabi to become top-ranked T20 all rounder
Zimbabwe were set 272 to win with 49 overs left on the final afternoon, but never seriously chased their target
Sky is the limit, we are ending with heaps of learnings: Corey Anderson on USA's T20 WC campaign
Australia opener Travis head on Wednesday toppled India's Suryakumar Yadav as the number one batter in the latest ICC T20 rankings.
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