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Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan will be considered for this month's South Africa series after all, selectors said Saturday, days after the all-rounder claimed he was not in the right headspace for cricket. Shakib has struggled with poor performance and made just 60 runs and five wickets in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan that finished last week.
Shakib Al Hasan said he would be available to play in the tour of South Africa this month, days after the country's cricket board (BCB) announced he was being rested for the series. On Wednesday, the BCB said Shakib would not be involved in international or domestic cricket until April 30 after he put in a request to be rested. Bangladesh play South Africa in three one-day internationals from Friday and a two-Test series that begins on March 31.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said he would be available to play in the tour of South Africa this month, days after the country's cricket board (BCB) announced he was being rested for the series.
Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan's batting great from yesteryears was on Saturday inducted in Pakistan Cricket Board's Hall Of Fame. 74-year-old Abbas made his Test debut in 1969 and played his first one-day international in 1974. The right-handed middle-order batter scored 5062 runs in 78 Test matches at an average of nearly 45. He also scored 2572 runs in 62 ODIs at an average of 47.62. Abbas was part of the Pakistan team that reached the semi-final of the 1979 World Cup.
Harmanpreet Kaur is at her best when she has her back to the wall, the stylish Smriti Mandhana said, after the duo hit hundreds in India's emphatic 155-run victory over West Indies in an ICC Women's World Cup match on Saturday. While Mandhana smashed her fifth ODI hundred, a sensational 123 off 119 balls, Harmanpreet slammed a 107-ball 109, her fourth ODI century, and the first since the epic 171 not out against Australia in the 2017 World Cup. "From the outset, I feel when her back is towards the wall, that's when she comes out the best and that's something which I've seen," Smriti, who shared her 'Player-of-the-Match' award with Harmanpreet in a novel gesture, said in the post-match media interaction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday appointed former South Africa national team skipper Faf du Plessis as their new captain for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League. Du Plessis, one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings, was an obvious choice after Virat Kohli decided to call time on his leadership role for the franchise after a decade during which their trophy drought didn't end. He was bought for Rs 7 crore by RCB and is available for the whole season.
India registered a comprehensive 155-run win over the West Indies in their third match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. It was an all-round performance from the Mithali Raj-led side as West Indies unbeaten run in the tournament came to an end. India rode on centuries from Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) to post a total of 317 for eight in 50 overs. The bowlers then did the job after a shaky start, which saw the West Indies collect 100 runs for the first wicket stand.
(Reuters) - Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said he would be available to play in the tour of South Africa this month, days after the country's cricket board (BCB) announced he was being rested for the series.