Cricket

England’s women could host a tri-series featuring India and South Africa later this summer, according to director of cricket Clare Connor.India’s tour, scheduled for June and July, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, while South Africa are due to travel in September.“We’re optimistic of holding at least one series,” Connor told BBC Sport.“It could be that we play the ...

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc hopes to return to county cricket before the end of his career.The 30-year-old spent part of the 2012 season with Yorkshire.He was due to return to the UK this summer to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, but the competition was put back to 2021 because of coronavirus.“If a window arose and there was ...

Cricket South Africa director Graeme Smith has predicted the postponement of the T20 World Cup. If postponed, it will be till February-March next year. He said that we are constantly formulating strategies for the future tour. It should be noted that the ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled in Australia in October-November, while the main meeting of the ICC regarding ...

Lahore:The English Cricket Board (ECB) has prepared a plan for this year’s series against Pakistan. According to the plan, the Pakistan team will play 3 Tests and 3 T20 matches in Manchester and Southampton between August 5 and September 1. On the other hand, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan said that the Pakistan Cricket Board is trying ...

Lahore :The selectors for the Pakistan cricket team’s tour of England have started preliminary consultations on the names of potential players. The final consultation will take place after the Eid holidays and the names of 30 potential players are likely to be announced. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is currently busy preparing for the tour of England. In this regard, ...

Dubai:The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued guidelines for the revival of cricket after the corona virus, under which players will not be able to hug or shake hands to celebrate any victory on the field. Hi-Five will also be banned. The 16-page ICC Back to Cricket Guidelines issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that bowlers will not ...

Islamabad:Naseem Shah, a young fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team, has said that it is difficult to adopt social distance on the field during cricket but in the current situation there is no other option.The International Cricket Council’s guidelines require players to follow a number of guidelines, including social distance on the field. Players usually hug and celebrate after taking ...

London:Up to 24 women’s domestic cricketers will receive a regional retainer to support them financially during the coronavirus pandemic. The contracts are based around the eight new regional hubs. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) intended to introduce 40 full-time domestic contracts in 2020 but this has been delayed by the pandemic. “Our drive for a more gender-balanced sport ...

Lahore:Umar Akmal has filed an official appeal against the three-year ban imposed on him by the PCB, challenging the length of the sanction and hoping to get it reduced. Akmal was expelled from all representative cricket after he he failed to report details of corrupt approaches made to him ahead of this year’s PSL. The PCB confirmed the receipt of ...

Sri Lanka Cricket is intent on constructing a new 40,000-capacity stadium in Colombo in addition to the existing R Premadasa Stadium in Khettarama. Primarily, the board appears to be interested the highest-capacity sports venue in the country in order to strengthen bids on major ICC events in the next rights cycle. This, despite calls by players for Khettarama’s existing training ...