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Australia’s Test skipper to miss NZ and India white-ball series as lower back issue is carefully managed ahead of Ashes Australia’s preparation for this summer’s Ashes defence has been dealt a significant blow with confirmation captain Pat Cummins has suffered an injury setback. Cricket Australia today confirmed Cummins would not feature in any of the upcoming white-ball matches against New Zealand or India as a lower-back flare-up risks jeopardising his preparation for, and potentially his participation in, this summer’s marquee series against England.After bowling 95.1 overs in four winter Tests in the UK and the Caribbean, the 32-year-old experienced back…
SHARJAH: Ace spinner Rashid Khan became the highest wicket-taker in Twenty20 Internationals as he helped Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 38 runs in Sharjah on Monday. The wily 26-year-old took 3-21 — reaching 165 wickets in his 98th T20I — to derail UAE from 90-2 to 150-8 in 20 overs after setting them 189 to win in the tri-series match. Afghanistan’s total of 188-4 was built around a brilliant 40-ball 63 from Ibrahim Zadran and a 40-ball 54 by Sediqullah Atal as they came back after losing to Pakistan in their first game. UAE captain Muhammad Waseem scared Afghanistan…
BERLIN: Algeria’s Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif has appealed to sport’s highest court against a World Boxing decision barring her from upcoming events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing, CAS said on Monday. The appeal seeks to overturn the ruling and allow Algeria’s Khelif to compete at the 2025 World Boxing Championships without having the test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said in a statement, adding that it had dismissed her request to suspend the decision while the case is heard. “The parties are currently exchanging written submissions and, with their agreement, a hearing will be scheduled,” CAS added.…
England allrounder Jamie Overton has ruled himself out of the Ashes by ending his red-ball career, paving the way for a full summer with the Adelaide Strikers England allrounder Jamie Overton has announced he is putting his red-ball career on hold – ruling himself out of a spot on this winter’s Ashes tour. The pace bowler featured in England’s last Test, against India last month, and had a strong chance of featuring in the squad for the hotly anticipated trip to Australia despite a mixed outing at The Oval. The selectors will now need to look elsewhere after he shared…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ENGLAND 2024 Jofra Archer is set to return to ODIs © Getty Once it was flat caps and top hats, fish ‘n chips and smoked salmon, grittiness and grandiosity, and beer and champagne. It was around 195 miles. Now it’s 300 kilometres. However you sketch the contrasts between Headingley in Leeds and Lord’s in London, they are vast. It’s north versus south, which means plenty in a society still riven along class and cultural lines. Or does it? As Australia’s players walked through the Long Room at Lord’s during the 2023 Ashes, they were verbally abused…
BAN V NED, 2ND T20I Nasum picked three as Netherlands were skittled out for only 103 © AFP Led by a clinical all-round bowling display and Tanzid Hasan’s blazing half-century, Bangladesh cruised to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Netherlands in the second T20I, on Monday. Put in to bat, Netherlands struggled to find momentum in their innings, with Nasum Ahmed and Taskin Ahmad combining to strike thrice in the powerplay. Much of the runs scored in this phase came from Vikramjit Singh’s bat as he cracked four boundaries in his 17-ball knock. Scott Edwards and Shariz Ahmad attempted to revive…
NETHERLANDS TOUR OF BANGLADESH, 2025 Netherlands were bundled out for 103 in the second T20I © BCB Netherlands assistant coach Ryan van Niekerk said on Monday (September 1) that he does not believe their series loss to Bangladesh was due to absence of senior cricketers, and rather they paid the price of poor shot selection. Netherlands have hardly put up a fight in the series so far, losing the three-match series with one game to spare after Bangladesh defeated them by nine wickets in the second game following their eight-win in the series opener. The visitors, who were bowled out…
BANGLADESH NEWS “The election commission will confirm the exact date,” said BCB vice-president Nazmul Abedin. © BCB Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Monday (September 1) that the upcoming elections of the board will be held in the first week of October. Cricbuzz had earlier reported that a decision regarding BCB election will be taken following the board meeting that took place at Sylhet earlier today. “The BCB election will be held in the first week of October. The election commission will confirm the exact date,” BCB vice-president Nazmul Abedin told reporters following the meeting. “The Election Commission has not yet…
Enhancing the fan experience in women’s cricket and making it more dynamic, accessible and meaningful will be Google products, including Android, Google Gemini, Google Pay, and Google Pixel. This integrated ecosystem has been designed to bring fans closer to the game’s key moments, players, and stories, expanding on every stage of the fan journey from discovering match highlights to celebrating wins. “This partnership with Google is a landmark moment for women’s cricket and underlines our commitment to taking the women’s game to even greater heights,” ICC Chairman Jay Shah said. “By harnessing Google’s world-class innovation, we will be able to…
PRIORITISING WHITE BALL The England all-rounder said he’s making this decision to focus on white-ball cricket © Getty Jamie Overton, England’s pace bowling all-rounder, announced on Monday (September 1) that he’s taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket. Overton, who made his Test debut in 2022, has featured in only two Tests, with his last outing coming at the Oval against India in the recently-concluded home series. The all-rounder picked only 2 wickets and scored nine runs across two innings of the Test. His first-class career, which kickstarted with Surrey in 2012, has been a bit more prolific, with the…