Category: Cricket

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Monday (September 19), announced that Azhar Ali will lead the side for the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against West Indies, despite calls for his removal following a 4-1 series defeat against England earlier this month. Azhar has been widely criticised for his unimaginative captaincy since taking over from Misbah-ul-Haq, who retired from the […]

New Zealand on Monday recalled all-rounder Corey Anderson for the five-match ODI series against India. Pacer Tim Southee, who was ruled out of the Test series due to an injury, also found a place in the 15-member ODI squad. Batsman Anton Devcich, all-rounder Jimmy Neesham and wicketkeeper B.J. Watling have also find a place in the ODI squad . Anderson […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has paid rich tribute to the world’s oldest cricketer, Lindsay Tuckett, who passed away in Bloemfontein this morning at the age of 97. Tuckett represented South Africa in nine Test matches against England between 1947 and 1949. The distinction of the oldest surviving cricketer in the world now passes to another South African player, all-rounder Johnny […]

Len Maddocks, Australia’s oldest former Test cricketer, has died at the age of 90. The wicketkeeper-batsman played seven Tests for Australia between 1954-56, scoring 177 runs and claiming 20 dismissals. Maddocks played 112 First-Class matches for Victoria and Tasmania, where he scored more than 4000 runs, scored six centuries and took 277 dismissals. He is best remembered as the player […]

Ryan Harris, the former Australian paceman, has been appointed Australia’s bowling coach for their One-Day International tour of South Africa starting later this month. The 36-year-old was seen as a leading candidate to replace Craig McDermott as Australia’s full-time assistant coach earlier this year but eventually lost out to David Saker, the former Victoria Bushrangers coach. Adam Griffith, the Western […]

West Indies great Courtney Walsh is set to take over as bowling coach of the Bangladesh cricket team on a three-year contract. Walsh, who was the first bowler to take 500 test wickets, has worked as a West Indies selector since he retired as a player but has not held a senior coaching role at the international level. The 53-year-old […]