cricket selection

Bengaluru, March 27 The Impact Sub rule may have divided the opinions of players and pundits, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower termed it a "good innovation" as it offers tactical flexibility to teams in the IPL.Leading voices such as India's Test and ODI captain Shubman...

Dhaka, March 25 The Bangladesh Cricket Board's newly appointed chief selector, Habibul Bashar, says he wants veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to return to the country and play for at least two more years, including the 2027 ODI World Cup.The 39-year-old Shakib, who is a member of the Sheikh...

Karachi, March 23 Confusion surrounds the Pakistan Cricket Board's policy regarding its employees, including former captain and selector Sarfaraz Ahmed and women's team mentor Wahab Riaz, who work for franchises in the Pakistan Super League.PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and PSL CEO Salman Naseer...

New Delhi, March 20 Although the ODI World Cup is still a year away, the 20-odd potential Indian players have already been identified, and the five national selectors will keep a close watch on these players during the IPL, which begins on March 28, a top BCCI source toldThe Ajit Agarkar-led...

Karachi, March 18 The medical panel of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspects that senior players, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, may not have been fully fit when they were selected for the T20 World Cup squad.The same concerns were raised by senior selector, Aaqib Javed, at a media...

Karachi, March 16 Confusion reigns in Pakistani cricket regarding the exact reasons behind Babar Azam's exclusion from the three-match ODI series in Bangladesh, which the visitors lost 1-2 with a narrow defeat in the final match.The confusion stems from comments made by one of the selectors...

Lahore, March 14 Aaqib Javed, a senior selector for Pakistan cricket and former fast bowler, said on Saturday that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah possesses a unique bowling action that prevents batsmen from settling into a rhythm, but he oddly compared Bumrah with Usman Tariq, the mystery spinner...

Karachi, March 9 Pakistan's white-ball coach Mike Hesson says the exclusion of senior players such as Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, and Naseem Shah from the One-day series in Bangladesh should not be interpreted as punishment for poor performance in the recently concluded T20 World Cup.Coming under...

New Delhi, March 9 – The celebrations after India's second T20 World Cup title in 18 months were not particularly exuberant, perhaps reflecting the winning habit of the shortest format team.Yes, there were smiles and hugs, and some players even did impromptu bhangra after one of the most...

New Delhi, March 5. Bangladesh has recalled Litton Das, fast bowlers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam to their ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Pakistan, starting on March 11 in Mirpur.Bangladesh chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain confirmed that the team selections were...

Lahore, March 4 – Pakistan has excluded former captain Babar Azam from the squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, which begins on March 11, following the team's disappointing performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, where they were eliminated in the Super 8...

New Delhi, March 4 – Maitlan Brown is eager to make an impact at the WACA Ground this week, but even if she doesn't earn a maiden international cap in the one-off pink-ball Test against India, starting on Friday in Perth, the fast bowler is determined to embrace her return to the Australian...

Perth, March 3 The Indian women's team, currently touring Australia, suffered a setback on Tuesday when experienced fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur was ruled out of the one-off Test against the home team due to workload management.Kashvee Gautam has been named as Renuka's replacement, BCCI...

New Delhi, March 2 Amidst all the attention on the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, the idea of having specialist camps at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru has been steadily taking shape. Sources familiar with the matter have told IANS that a fast-bowling camp led by former pace...

Hobart, February 27 – Left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the remaining matches in the multi-format series against India due to lower back pain, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday."Sophie Molineux has experienced some lower back pain and will not be available for the...

London, February 25 The England and Wales Cricket Board and the franchises of The Hundred have jointly issued a statement to assert that players should not be excluded based on nationality, amid concerns that Pakistani cricketers could be deliberately ignored by at least four Indian-owned teams...

Ahmedabad, February 23 India's decision to bench vice-captain Axar Patel in a crucial Super Eight match against South Africa inevitably sparked discussions about team dynamics and messaging, but assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak insisted that the decision was...

Kolkata, February 18 Former Jammu and Kashmir captain and current Cricket Advisory Committee chief Abdul Qayoom believes that the Union Territory is on track for a historic double this season after the Under-16 side clinched their maiden BCCI title earlier this year.The Jammu and Kashmir...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 18 – Marking its 75th anniversary, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has approved significant amendments to its constitution, expanding membership eligibility and easing selection norms in a major governance overhaul.The most notable reform widens the...

New Delhi, February 18 – Former Australian great Glenn McGrath has questioned the selection of all-rounder Cameron Green over Steve Smith in the squad after Australia suffered a humiliating exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup in the group stage.Green was preferred due to his all-around abilities...