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England's players and coaching number two Richard Wigglesworth have had no contact with Felix Jones ahead of Saturday's clash with South Africa despite his inside knowledge of the Springboks.
Young Arshdeep Singh is getting better continuously, and the left-arm seamer has attributed this to his ability to keep things simple and stay level-headed in pressure situations, which has helped him evolve into a death-overs specialist. Having made his international debut in 2022, Arshdeep has already taken 89 wickets in just 58 T20I matches at a phenomenal average of just over 18 thanks to his penchant for bowling accurate yorkers at great speeds.
Veteran Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, expected to play a vital role in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, is a more "complete" bowler compared to India's Ravichandran Ashwin, former South African bowler Paul Adams, who became popular for his unorthodox action, said on Tuesday. Lyon, with 530 Test wickets, and Ashwin, with 536 scalps, are the two most potent spinners in the world but Adams, whose "frog in a blender" action made him quite a celebrity during his playing days, said the Australian had the ability to trouble batters on pitches around the world.
Indian pace veteran Mohammed Shami expressed happiness at being cleared to play his first competitive cricket match in almost a year during the ongoing Ranji Trophy, in which he will represent Bengal against Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Shami is set to return to action as the Bengal Ranji Team will lock horns against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match in Indore starting on Wednesday. Taking to Instagram, Shami said that "360 days is a long time" away from the game and he looks to represent his state with "same passion and energy.
Former South African batter Neil McKenzie has been appointed as the consultant coach for the Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of their two-match Test series against South Africa starting from November 27 onwards. The former right-handed batter shall join the visiting team between November 13 and 21, as confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket, ahead of the first Test in Durban. The series will feature two Tests and will be important for both side's ICC World Test Championship final chances. Mckenzie, who played 58 Test matches between 2000 and 2009, racked up over 3,253 runs for South Africa, with five centuries and 16 fifties. He also aggregated nearly 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.
The International Cricket Council has sought a response from the Pakistan Cricket Board on hosting the Champions Trophy in a hybrid model following India's refusal to travel to the country for the tournament. The PCB on Sunday had confirmed that it received an email from the ICC that India declined to travel to the neighbouring country. "Unless the PCB decides to pull out of hosting the Champions Trophy the current plan is to hold India's matches in UAE and the final in Dubai," a source told PTI on Monday.
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali has been announced as the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for October on Tuesday following his exceptional performance in the recently concluded three-match Test series against England. His heroics across the series were enough to edge South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada and New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner to claim the monthly award and become the first men's winner from Pakistan since Babar Azam was rewarded in August last year.
Former Indian cricket team batter Robin Uthappa believes that Ramandeep Singh should be given a chance in the third T20I encounter against South Africa. India's batters struggled massively as the Suryakumar Yadav-led side slumped to a heavy loss in the second T20I clash on Sunday. A glaring problem with the side on Sunday was the lower-order batting and Uthappa said that Ramandeep can add a lot of solidity at No. 8. During a discussion on JioCinema, Uthappa pointed out that Ramandeep should be handed his debut on Wednesday as he can also provide a decent bowling option to the team.