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Hardik Pandya started his captaincy stint in the IPL with a victory as his Gujarat Titans edged out KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Hardik contributed with the bat with a knock of 33 runs. But it was his bowling that made everyone take notice.
Joe Root, centre, and England tasted defeat again in the West Indies (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)
SYDNEY: Australian cricketers Josh Inglis and Ashton Agar have tested positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan ahead of four white-ball internationals in Lahore over the next week, leaving the tourists facing a potential player shortage.
CAPE TOWN: Depleted hosts South Africa will face a buoyant Bangladesh when the teams start the first of two tests at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday (Apr 31), with more history in the sights of the visitors after their victory in the One-Day International series.
Australia skipper Meg Lanning on Tuesday announced that all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been ruled out of the upcoming semi-final clash of the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup against West Indies. Perry was forced from the field during Australia's match against South Africa last Tuesday due to back spasms. "We'll go in without her tomorrow and we'll keep assessing her if we are to progress in the tournament. So, unfortunate for her and the team, obviously, a big blow but we feel like we've got some good depth to be able to cover it and we're going to have to do that tomorrow," said Lanning as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
The Indian Premier League's motto has always been 'where talent meets opportunity' and this was truly the case on Monday evening as Lucknow Super Giants batter Ayush Badoni rose to the challenge to play a 54-run knock against the Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium. Lucknow were staring down the barrel at 29/4, but it was Deepak Hooda and Badoni who put on 87 runs for the fifth wicket to help Lucknow post 158/6 in the allotted 20 overs.
Paul Collingwood said he is amazed that questions are being asked about Joe Root's captaincy of the Test side and that the Yorkshireman is "desperate" to get the team back to winning ways. England have won just one of their last 17 Tests and the pressure has been mounting on Root following a 4-0 Ashes series defeat by Australia and a 1-0 loss in the West Indies. The results prompted former captains Michael Atherton, Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain to suggest it should be the end of the road for Root, who has signalled his desire to continue in the role.
