November 14, 2023
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Former South Africa pacer Morne Morkel has resigned as Pakistan's fast bowling coach, becoming the first personnel to exit in the aftermath of an underwhelming ODI World Cup performance by the side. Morkel had signed up only in June on a six-month contract, with his first assignment in Sri Lanka for two Tests. He also oversaw an ODI series win against Afghanistan, followed by the Asia Cup and the showpiece event in India. Pakistan's pace department was severely hamstrung by Naseem Shah's...

November 14, 2023
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He may have finished his last England international game as their highest wicket-taker, and second-highest for them in the tournament overall but David Willey cut a disappointed outlook at the way it has come to an end, after their game against Pakistan in Kolkata. "I mean my time is done because I've called time on it, but it's with deep regret, I think," said Willey in a press conference. "I think anybody looking in has probably looked at the way I've...

November 14, 2023
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Only six players from their World Cup squad have been retained in the ODI squad for England's white-ball tour of the West Indies, with one of them being skipper Jos Buttler. The England selectors named fresh squads for the three ODIs and five T20Is to be played from December 3 to 21. Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse are the other five players. Josh Tongue, Ollie Pope and John Turner, all uncapped in the ODI format,...

November 14, 2023
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What is going wrong with Litton Kumar Das? Against Australia in Pune, the right-handed batter looked dejected when he was caught in the deep trying to go after Adam Zampa. It was a soft dismissal after being stranded for a while and it must have reminded him of his last innings at the same venue, when he let go a golden opportunity and perished for 66 while trying to go after Ravindra Jadeja. In a tournament dominated by openers, Litton has certainly...

November 9, 2023
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In a shocking decision, Meg Lanning announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 31. Lanning led Australia in 182 international matches in her career spanning 241 matches and 13 years. Currently captaining Melbourne Stars in the WBBL, Lanning announced her retirement effective immediately calling it "the right time" to step away. "The decision to step away from international cricket was a difficult one to make, but I feel now is the right time for me. I've been incredibly...

November 9, 2023
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"It's a challenging time, of course," Naveed Nawaz, Sri Lanka's assistant coach, admitted on Wednesday, a day ahead of their clash against New Zealand. "But we should control the controllables right now. The only control that we have in this tournament is the game tomorrow.. We cannot focus on the matches that we have played and finished or we cannot focus on anything which is happening back home. So, I guess the way to go forward is to put our...

November 9, 2023
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Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to seek explanation from Allan Donald for pointing fingers at Shakib al Hasan as he appealed for timed out against Angelo Mathews during their game against Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium on November 6. Mathews became the first cricketer in the history of international cricket to get timed out. The incident took place during the 25th over of the Sri Lankan innings when he arrived at the crease after the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama. Mathews joined...

November 9, 2023
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Ireland will be touring Zimbabwe to play a bilateral series for the second time in 2023 as Zimbabwe cricket confirmed the itinerary for the white-ball series in December. The two teams will first square off in a three-match T20I series, starting from December 7. Both teams will have new full-time captains leading their sides in the series in the form of Sikandar Raza and Paul Stirling. While Raza will be leading only in the T20Is, Stirling was recently named captain in...

November 9, 2023
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Kane Williamson is smiling. Seated in the press conference room by the Chinnaswamy Stadium, he's just answered the big, burning question of the hour. Is everyone fit coming into this game against Sri Lanka? "Yeah, probably the first time we've had a fully fit squad, although obviously we had to rule a player out in Matt Henry," he answers with a usual straight face. "But yeah, I believe everybody's fit coming into this one. "Or fit-ish," he quickly adds with a smile. It's not...

November 9, 2023
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Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott rued the missed chances in the field after his team was stunted by a Glenn Maxwell special in Mumbai that put Australia through to the 2023 World Cup semis on Tuesday. Having scored a strong 291, Afghanistan had Australia on the mat at 91/7 but Maxwell threw caution to the wind after getting a life on 33 in the 22nd over, and went on to score a whirlwind 201* to script a come-from-behind win for the ages. Trott...