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Pakistan captain Babar Azam is one of the most talked about batters in international cricket currently. He is being seen as the next global superstar in international cricket and many believe he should join the likes of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root in the league of the best batters in modern day cricket.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team's tour of Sri Lanka, starting on Tuesday, June 7. McDonald returned the positive test ahead of the Australian team's departure to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, May 31. According to cricket.com.au, McDonald will remain under isolation for seven days. His assistant Michael Di Venuto will play the role of the interim coach in the meantime. McDonald is expected to resume his duties ahead of the second T20I in Colombo.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has come into his own in the last couple of years and is currently the No.1 ranked batter in both white-ball formats. When one talks about the longest format, Babar is in fifth spot and would look to keep piling the runs to make the pole position his very own. Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has said that Babar has it in him to be the No.1-ranked player in all three formats of the game.
Key: Anderson and Broad back in England Test contention
England bowler Jofra Archer has suffered another major injury setback and is facing an indefinite lay-off after a stress fracture of the lower back.
Angelo Mathews was agonisingly dismissed on 199 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 397 in their first innings of the opening Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on Monday. Mathews was the last batter to be dismissed, one short of what would have been his second Test double hundred. In the process, the Sri Lanka became only the 12th man to be dismissed for 199 in the history of Test cricket. For Bangladesh, spinner Nayeem Hasan was the pick of the bowlers, taking six for 105.
Former England batter and assistant coach Graham Thorpe is “seriously ill” in hospital, the Professional Cricketers' Association said on Tuesday.
Graham Thorpe is "seriously ill" in hospital, the Professional Cricketers' Association said on Tuesday. Thorpe, 52, had accepted the job of Afghanistan head coach following his departure from the England set-up after a 4-0 defeat in the Ashes, which took place in Australia in December and January.