Luus hopes Proteas make history at Women's World Cup: 'Hopefully, this year is our year'
Proteas skipper Sune Luus hopes her side can keep the trophy in South Africa as they host the T20 Women's World Cup next week.
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England's Ahmed to make white-ball debut in Bangladesh series
England's youngest test debutant Rehan Ahmed has been named in their white-ball teams that will tour Bangladesh in March, the cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday.
S Africa's Kapp on compassionate leave after wife van Niekerk dropped from WC squad
The South Africa women's cricket team have given all-rounder Marizanne Kapp compassionate leave after her wife Dane van Niekerk was dropped from the Women's Twenty20 World Cup squad.
Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of 1st Test vs Australia, Suryakumar Yadav And Shubman Gill To Compete For Middle Order Slot: Report
The Indian team management could consider playing Shubman Gill in the middle order ahead of Suryakumar Yadav in the first Test against Australia after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the series opener due to a back injury. Iyer failing to recover from back spasms will certainly open one spot in the Indian batting order and the choice will be between Surya, a career middle order batter who has the X-factor and Gill, who has mostly opened for the national team in Tests.
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.
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.