Shoaib Akhtar: “If you ask me, I think England is winning this World Cup”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar doesn’t believe the national team will win the World Cup as he feels England will lift the trophy for the first time.
Mickey Arthur: “We are targeting a spot in the semi-finals of the event”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that the national team are aiming to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, which begins in England and Wales next month.
Glenn Maxwell hammered a superb 82 to help the Melbourne Stars qualify for the BBL semi-finals
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Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell walloped a 43-ball 82 to help his side crush the Sydney Sixers by 94 runs and advance to the Big Bash League semi-finals.
Tom Cooper walloped eight boundaries and two sixes during his unbeaten knock of 65
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Tom Cooper and Matthew Short made 65 not out and 62 respectively as the Melbourne Renegades downed the Brisbane Heat by 26 runs to qualify for the Big Bash League (BBL) semi-finals.
“We had a contract with him till the Champions Trophy, so now we have parted ways”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has opted against renewing the contract of batting consultant Thilan Samaraweera.
“It is nearly impossible to find a captain like him in Bangladesh”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has made it clear that Mashrafe Mortaza will continue on as ODI captain.
“Yes, I have decided to apply for the job”
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Ravi Shastri has revealed that he will be putting his name forward for the India head coach job.
“I want to shift my concentration more on bowling than on batting”
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Sabbir Rahman has struggled with the bat as of late, but he is hoping to transform himself into an all-rounder to prove that he can still be an asset for Bangladesh.
“I think Rubel narrowly escaped serious injury because it could have been severe had it hit the eye”
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Bangladesh pace bowler Rubel Hossain underwent surgery after colliding with a door and breaking his jaw.
“He will now undertake a period of rest from bowling”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc will play no part in the national team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh as he has not fully recovered from a stress fracture in his foot.
