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Cricket Scotland has said it is “truly sorry” to anyone who has been racially abused while playing the sport, ahead of an independent investigation being published on Monday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was restored to the Bangladesh ranks on Saturday as Dhaka named a 16-man squad for a three-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe in August. Mushfiqur opted out of the recent series against West Indies to perform the Islamic hajj pilgrimage and will remain absent for the three-match Twenty20 international series against Zimbabwe which will precede the ODIs.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram believes that three formats of international cricket is "unsustainable" and that 50-over one-dayers might have to be scrapped as they no longer draw crowds to stadiums around the world.
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews on Saturday said he takes inspiration from veteran England fast bowler James Anderson for longevity in the sport as the former captain awaits his 100th Test. Mathews will achieve the career milestone in the second Test against Pakistan starting Sunday in Galle with the hosts looking to bounce back from their opening loss. England star Ben Stokes this week sparked a debate on cricket's packed calendar and player exhaustion after he quit one-day internationals on Tuesday.
Shikhar Dhawan-led Team India will square off against the West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series on Sunday at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. In the first ODI, Mohammed Siraj held his nerve in the final over as India registered a narrow 3-run win. Batting first, India had posted 308/7 on the back of quality knocks of Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, and Shreyas Iyer. However, West Indies provided a good fight led by opening batter Kyle Mayers and middle-order batter Brandon King. West Indies needs to win the second ODI if they want to keep the series alive.
India women's cricket is placed in Group B alongside Australia, Barbados, and Pakistan for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, and the event will kickstart with India squaring off against Australia on July 29. Eight teams have been clubbed together in two groups comprising four teams each. Ahead of the event, India women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur and coach Ramesh Powar addressed a virtual press conference where they talked about the preparation, and goals for the competition.
Ever since Ben Stokes retired from ODIs, a debate has started regarding the international cricket schedule and whether it is too much for the players to sustain in all three formats. In his statement, Stokes had said that playing all three formats is just unsustainable for him right now. Now, former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has weighed on the debate, saying the players will start choosing which formats they want to play, and he cited the example of India all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Sri Lanka will host Pakistan in the second and final Test, starting from Sunday, July 24 at the picturesque Galle International Stadium. A century from captain Babar Azam in the first innings, and an unbeaten 160 from Abdullah Shafique during the chase handed Pakistan a four-wicket win in the first Test earlier this week. However, Pakistan will be without the services of Shaheen Afridi, who has been ruled out of the second Test due to an injury. Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali has been touted to replace him in the playing XI, while Fawad Alam could also return in place of Salman Ali Agha.