After a dismal showing at the 2019 ICC World Cup, the Afghanistan cricket team has had another change in leadership with ace leg spinner Rashid Khan being appointed as captain across all three formats – Tests, ODIs and T20Is.
Nine matches. Eighty-four overs. Eighteen wickets. The best economy rate for anyone who had turned in more than 35 overs. Sizzling with the new ball. Sizzling with the old. Maybe, in some parallel universe, a searing Bumrah yorker has sealed India a spot in the final. That is not our reality. Here, Bumrah walks off the field, one final time in this World Cup, a losing semi-finalist.
Archer is third in the list of wicket-takers in the World Cup, with 19 wickets from 10 matches. His rapid rise to the international stage could take another big step in the form of an Ashes call up, but Archer wasn't thinking too much about it.
In Dhoni’s absence, the selectors are likely to stick with Rishabh Pant. The Delhi wicketkeeper was in fact part of India A’s tour to West Indies, before he was called up as replacement for injured Shikhar Dhawan.In Dhoni’s absence, the selectors are likely to stick with Rishabh Pant. The Delhi wicketkeeper was in fact part of India A’s tour to West Indies, before he was called up as replacement for injured Shikhar Dhawan.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers finally broke his silence on the ugly drama that transpired on his offer to return to international cricket, just a couple of days before the Proteas squad for the ICC World Cup was announced. The conversation that took place between De Villiers, skipper Faf du Plessis and coach Ottis Gibson was leaked to the media a day after South Africa’s defeat to India in a World Cup game last month.
Opener Roy scored 85 runs in 65 balls as England thumped Australia by eight wickets on Thursday, ending a 27-year wait to reach the World Cup final where the hosts face New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday.