A few days after being left out of the India Test squad, ostensibly due to a thumb injury, the BCCI have revealed Wriddhiman Saha will undergo shoulder surgery. The procedure on his right shoulder will take place in Manchester in the last week of July or early August. No timeline for his return has been…
Somerset County Cricket Club have announced that West Indies quick Jerome Taylor will join the Club as an overseas player for the Vitality Blast. The West Indian fast bowler will be available for the final nine group stage matches of the competition plus the knockout stages and he is set to make his debut against…
When the opportunity was presented to have a team in the inaugural Global T20 Canada, Cricket West Indies (CWI) grabbed with both hands. At the time the team was being assembled, West Indies A would have already been in the UK (June 14) for their tri-nation tour and the West Indies were committed to host Sri Lanka and…
Proteas left-arm spinner, Keshav Maharaj, admits his job is far from over after a record-breaking performance on the opening day of the second Test match against Sri Lanka at the SSC ground in Colombo on Friday. Maharaj claimed career-best figures of 8/116 to lead a strong comeback with the ball, as the home side lost…
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has credited coach Mickey Arthur with instilling in him the belief that he could score and ODI double ton. Fakhar made his mark on international cricket in 2017 with a sensational hundred in the ICC Champions Trophy final and this year would become the first Pakistan batsman to score 200 in…
England coach Trevor Bayliss feels that after a strong bowling performance in the limited overs matches this summer Adil Rashid could make a return to the Test team. Rashid opted out of red ball cricket for his county Yorkshire at the onset of the 2018 season, much to the chagrin of the club, choosing to…
Bangladesh have appointed former South Africa batsman Neil McKenzie as their batting consultant for the next year. The 42-year-old played 58 Tests, 64 one-day internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa between 2000 and 2009, aggregating 4948 runs across the three formats. His 415-run partnership with Graeme Smith during South Africa’s Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong…
