Dan Sheehan optimistic of injury return early in 2025
Dan Sheehan is in line to return from his knee injury early in the new year, with the Ireland and Leinster hooker making good progress on his cruciate ligament recovery.
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Jasprit Bumrah Among Stars Nominated For ICC Player Of The Month Award
Jasprit Bumrah was on Thursday nominated as one of the three contenders to win the ICC player of the month award for November following his magnificent performance in India's massive win by 295 runs over Australia in Perth while captaining the side. Bumrah led the Indian team in the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma, who missed the series opener of the five-match Test rubber due to the birth of his second child. The peerless fast bowler was nominated along with South African left-arm seamer Marco Jansen and Pakistan's Haris Rauf.
In Jay Shah's First Board Meeting As ICC Chairman, PCB Remains Absent, BCCI Represented By...
The ICC Board's meeting with Champions Trophy broadcasters Star Sports, to discuss the operational modalities of hosting the tournament in 'Hybrid Model' and prospective schedule, has been postponed to Saturday, according to sources. In another interesting move, BCCI joint secretary Devajit Lon Saikia represented India in the Board of Directors meeting on Thursday. On the same day, former BCCI secretary Jay Shah visited the ICC headquarters for the first time as the global body's chairperson.
Sri Lanka peg back South Africa with three early wickets
GQEBERHA, South Africa :Sri Lanka made early inroads with three wickets before lunch as they pegged back South Africa to 82-3 on the opening day of the second test on Thursday.
SA vs SL Live Score Updates 2nd Test Day 1
SA vs SL Live Updates 2nd Test Day 1: The race for a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final heats up as South Africa take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test in Gqeberha. The Proteas lead the series 1-0 after crushing Sri Lanka by 233 runs in Durban last week. A series sweep would significantly boost South Africa's chances of reaching the WTC final. Similarly, a win would keep Sri Lanka afloat ahead of a two-match series against Australia, starting January next year. (Live Scorecard)
Club World Cup to face TV blackout as FIFA fail to agree broadcast deal for new look tournament
Next year's FIFA Club World Cup faces as TV blackout, after the governing body failed to find a broadcaster.
Babar Azam's Inclusion, Shaheen Afridi's Removal Questioned As Pakistan Pick Squad For South Africa tour
Former cricketer Basit Ali has questioned the inclusion of Babar Azam in Pakistan's squads for South Africa tour and star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi being dropped from the Test fold. Pakistan unveiled its squads for the multi-format tour of South Africa which will kick off on December 10 in Durban. A couple of surprises came along with the decision as Babar returned to the Test side after being dropped from the second and third Tests against England. While Shaheen, who was also dropped alongside the former Pakistan skipper, still remains sidelined from the red-ball cricket. Basit criticised the selection committee's decision to include Babar and dropping Shaheen from the Test side.
"Jay Shah Has Got...": Outgoing ICC Chairman's Honest Message With World Cricket "In A Mess"
Outgoing ICC chair Greg Barclay believes Jay Shah has the ability to pull cricket out of the current "mess" and take it to another level but also cautioned his successor against keeping the game "under the yoke of India". Barclay, who stepped down from his position on December 1 after a four-year term in the middle of an ongoing crisis over the Champions Trophy venues, has acknowledged that cricket is witnessing challenging times. "I think he (Shah) has got a great opportunity to use what he's got in his background to help India take the game to another level, but without making it sort of under the yoke of India as well," Barclay was quoted as saying by 'The Telegraph'.