Besides this, a historic step was also taken to remove the gender-disparity prevalent in Indian cricket. Women in Blue started off the year on a bad note. Indian team toured New Zealand for an ODI series, which India lost 4-1.
Three years after he was refused a contract extension and removed following Pakistan’s fifth-place finish in the 2019 ICC 50-over World Cup, PCB wants to bring Arthur back as the current head coach Saqlain Mushtaq does not want a new extension when his deal ends next month.
As per ESPNCricinfo, Starc dislocated the tip of the middle finger of his left hand, which he uses for bowling, while attempting a catch during day one of the second Test against South Africa.
The star batter accomplished this milestone during Australia’s second Test against South Africa at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, which also happens to be his 100th Test match.
South Africa was put to bat first by the hosts. The Proteas top-order was once again exposed in pace-friendly Australian conditions. T
Chasing 145, India resumed at 45 for four but lost three wickets early before Shreyas Iyer (29 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (42 not out) held fort to guide the visitors home in 47 overs.
The committee has been tasked with examining the Test squad that was declared by the panel chaired by Mohammad Wasim prior to his removal as the chief selector as part of an overhaul at the PCB.
Siraj said that the surface offered extra bounce to the pacers and the team focused on hitting hard lengths. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scalped three wickets as India finished the day at 45/4, still, 100 runs away from a victory.
India lost six wickets after tea — for the addition of 90 runs — out of which Shakib took four. Taijul Islam got one for overall innings figures of 4/74. India added 295 runs on the day from 78.3 overs after resuming at 19 for no loss.
Only England’s Gareth Batty (142) has missed more matches between two games in the history of Test cricket.
The 28-year-old left-arm wrist spinner had career-best figures of 5/40 in the first innings in the opening Test at Chattogram. He backed it up with three wickets in the second innings for a career-best match figures of 8/113 as India defeated Bangaldesh by 188 runs.
On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari and Wriddhiman Saha are likely to be removed from the BCCI Central Contract list.
The IPL auction will take place in Kochi with all-rounders like Stokes and Australia’s Cameron Green, among others, are expected to make big bucks with several teams hoping to bid big on them.
Unadkat made his Test debut against South Africa at Centurion on December 16, 2020, 12 years and two days ago. In between, he missed 118 Test matches, the highest by an Indian and second highest in world cricket.
Additionally, Allardice recognises the value of holding future tours in Pakistan and expects that other ICC members will schedule red-ball series there in the ensuing years.
The race for the top-two spots in the WTC standings has become more interesting with India (55.77 PCT) moving up to the second position following South Africa’s (54.55 PCT) heavy loss to Australia (76.92 PCT) in two-day Gabba Test.
The 18-year-old Ahmed became the youngest to take a five wicket haul on Test debut as he claimed the impressive figures of (5/48) against Pakistan on day three in the third Test.
Riding on brilliant centuries from captain Ajay Kumar Reddy and Sunil Ramesh, India thrashed Bangladesh by 120 runs in the final to win their third consecutive title in the T20 World Cup for the Blind here on Saturday.
Debutant Zakir Hasan (100 off 224 balls) showed a lot of character, scoring a patient hundred but saving the Test match by batting out for nearly 180 overs in two days was always going to be an uphill task, as also chasing a target of 513.
Cummins said Australia has moved past the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal, ahead of its preparations for an upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa.
The 37-year-old Azhar has so far scored 7097 runs from 96 Tests at an average of 42.49. He has 19 centuries and 35 fifties to his credit with unbeaten 302 against West Indies in a day-night game being his highest score in the format.
At the end of the day’s play, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (16*) and Ebadot Hossain (13*) were unbeaten for Bangladesh. India are in a commanding position with a 271-run lead in the match.
Playing his first Test after more than 22 months, Kuldeep continued his ‘birthday’ party a day after turning 28, in his sensational run with the bat and ball.
Kohli found form during the Asia Cup in the UAE earlier this year after enduring an extended lean patch. He continued his magnificent run in the T20 World Cup in Australia. Last week, the former India captain brought up his 44th ODI hundred.
Star all-rounder Geetika Kodali will captain the USA during the 15-day tournament that commences on January 14, with wicket-keeper/batter Anika Kolan named as vice-captain for the event.