Kabul, July 24 (IANS) Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi has made a return to Afghanistan’s ODI squad for the five-game series against Ireland, while veteran off-spin bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been omitted from the 15-member squad, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday.Experienced batter Rahmat Shah will lead the side in his first assignment as a full-time ODI captain of Afghanistan. He recently took over the leadership duties from Hashmatullah Shahidi, who continue…
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Dubai, July 22 (IANS) Shubman Gill has moved to within touching distance of the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI batter rankings after his prolific run against England, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have also strengthened India’s presence at the top of the charts in the latest update. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell continues to occupy the No.1 position with 802 rating points, but Gill is now just one point behind after amassing 188 runs during India’s three-match ODI series against England. Kohl…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) New Zealand left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox enjoyed a memorable breakthrough series against the West Indies, finishing with 14 wickets to guide the Black Caps to a 3-2 ODI series victory while matching one of the best bowling returns by a spinner in a bilateral men’s ODI series. Lennox, who was named Player of the Series, claimed 14 wickets across the five matches, equalling Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya for the 10th-highest wicket haul by a spinner in a bilateral ODI …
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) ICC chairman Jay Shah paid tribute to former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran following his death at the age of 38, remembering him as one of the key figures behind Afghanistan’s remarkable rise in international cricket. Zadran passed away in India on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, a day before his 39th birthday. The left-arm pacer, who represented Afghanistan in 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is between 2009 and 2020, had been undergoing treatment in a New Delhi hospital a…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Tributes poured in from across the cricketing world after former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran passed away in India on Tuesday following a prolonged illness.The 38-year-old, one of the pioneers of Afghanistan cricket, died a day before his 39th birthday after battling stage four Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare and life-threatening immune disorder, while undergoing treatment in a hospital in New Delhi.Afghanistan star Rashid Khan led the condolen…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former Afghanistan fast bowler and one of the country’s cricketing pioneers, Shapoor Zadran, passed away in India on Tuesday following a prolonged illness, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed. He was 38 and would have turned 39 on Wednesday. Zadran, who represented Afghanistan in 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is between 2009 and 2020, had been undergoing treatment in New Delhi after being diagnosed with stage four haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare and life-…
Ratlam, June 26 (IANS) Three people were killed and at least seven others injured after a Tazia came into contact with a high-tension power line during a Muharram procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, police said on Friday. The incident occurred in Hatnara village under the Piploda police station area when the Tazia was being carried through the village as part of the Muharram procession on Thursday night.Around 200 people were participating in the procession when the structure reporte…
Glasgow, June 21 (IANS) Glasgow Cosmic have appointed former India fast bowler Varun Aaron as the team’s bowling coach ahead of the inaugural season of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL).Aaron, who represented India across formats and enjoyed a successful career in domestic cricket and the IPL, joins the franchise at an exciting time as Glasgow Cosmic continue to build a strong setup both on and off the field.The team has already attracted attention with a squad featuring some of the bigge…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna’s maiden five‑wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent unbeaten century powered India to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sealed a 3‑0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.Prasidh’s sensational figures of 5-23 in nine overs, including taking four scalps in the power-play with his pace, bounce, and swing, helped India bowl out Afghanistan for 218 in 44.2 overs, despite skipper Ha…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna’s maiden five‑wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent unbeaten century powered India to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sealed a 3‑0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.Prasidh’s sensational figures of 5-23 in nine overs, including taking four scalps in the Power-play with his pace, bounce, and swing, helped India bowl out Afghanistan for 218 in 44.2 overs, despite…