S Africa axe captain van Niekerk from Women's T20 World Cup squad
JOHANNESBURG : Hosts South Africa have dropped regular captain Dane van Niekerk from their Women's Twenty20 World Cup squad after the all-rounder failed to meet fitness requirements.
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Bangladesh reappoint Hathurusingha as head coach
Bangladesh have appointed Chandika Hathurusingha for a second spell as head coach, with the former Sri Lanka batsman signing a two-year deal, the country's cricket board announced on Tuesday.
EU raises the alarm on soaring asylum requests from 'safe' countries
The European Union is becoming increasingly worried about the surging number of requests lodged by asylum seekers who are, in principle, ineligible for international protection, such as nationals from India, Bangladesh, Morocco, Egypt and Peru.
South Africa need series whitewash as they chase World Cup qualification
CAPE TOWN : South Africa go into a three-match One Day International (ODI) series against England this week in a precarious position, needing to secure a whitewash if they are to make sure of automatic qualification for this year’s World Cup.
Rain calls halt to Ireland's Zimbabwe ODI series
Ireland's final one-day international against Zimbabwe was abandoned due to rain in Harare.
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: India look to seal ODI series
Welcome to Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, which will stage its maiden international game and become the country’s landmark 50th ODI venue when India take on New Zealand in the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Saturday night. A sellout crowd of 50,000 spectators is expected. India have some white-ball issues to sort out before they dive into the much-awaited four-Test series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February-March. There is, after all, an ODI World Cup later in the year, and every game will give the team some answers about the ideal team combination.
Ishan Kishan Likely To Play In Middle-Order As India Face Plucky New Zealand: Report
Having stirred a debate after being left out despite his world record double hundred, Ishan Kishan is expected to be back in the playing eleven, albeit in a different batting position, when India face a stern test against New Zealand in the three-match ODI series, beginning Wednesday. Kishan had to sit out of the Sri Lanka series despite scoring the fastest double hundred in the history of ODIs, against Bangladesh in the preceding series.
Morkel to join New Zealand coaching staff for T20 Women's World Cup
Former Proteas fast bowler Morne Morkel will join New Zealand's coaching staff ahead of next month's Women's T20 World Cup.