Pakistan team. (Photo by Anesh Dibiky/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Pakistan vs Australia: PCB announces the schedule for the ODI series
The schedule for the five-match ODI series between Australia and Pakistan has been finally decided by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The series is set to commence on March 22, only a day before the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins and it has confirmed now that the Australian players will arrive late for the T20 tournament.
Ollie Pope takes inspiration from Virat Kohli’s Trent Bridge innings to get his place back in England team
21-year-old Ollie Pope had made his Test debut at the home of cricket at the Lord’s Cricket Ground against India in the second of the five-match series which saw England beat the visitors 4-1.
The mentioned Lord’s Test saw England crushing the Indian team by an innings and 159 runs, as the visitors couldn’t withstand the swing and seam of James Anderson, who picked nine wickets.
Rishi Dhawan gets hitched to his girlfriend Deepali Chauhan
A lot of Indian cricketers have been getting married recently. Only a few players from the Indian side are the bachelors now and even the talented cricketer Sanju Samson entered the new phase of life a few months ago.
Another name is added to the list now as Himachal Pradesh cricketer Rishi Dhawan exchanged marriage vows with his longtime girlfriend Deepali Chauhan.
Windies vs England: ICC rates Antigua pitch for the second Test ‘below average’
Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees has rated the Antigua pitch used for the second Test between the Windies and England as “below average” and the venue has received one demerit point according to the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.
Mr Crowe cited the uneven bounce at the southern main pavilion end as the reason for the rating in his report, which has been forwarded to Cricket West Indies.
I feel we can be the top-ranked Test side, says Windies captain Jason Holder
Jason Holder holds the distinction of the becoming the youngest to captain a Windies side at the age of 23 years and 72 days, as the West Indies board sacked Dwayne Bravo four years ago.
Since then, the Caribbeans have seen many ups and down under his captaincy in all the three formats.