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  Rahul will be monitored at the NCA. © BCCI KL Rahul will be unavailable for the first two games of the 2023 Asia Cup, India's head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Tuesday (August 29). Rahul, who has been on the road to recovery after a lengthy layoff due to an injury, is progressing well according to Dravid but will not be flying with the team to Sri Lanka for the group games. India are playing Pakistan in their first game on Saturday (September 2) in Pallekele before taking on Nepal in the other group fixture on Monday. According to Dravid, a call on Rahul's participation in the Super Fours, should India qualify, will be taken on September 4. While Ishan Kishan is already in the squad as the backup wicketkeeper-batter, Sanju Samson is also present as a travelling reserve. "He has had a really good week with us, really trained well, he is progressing well on the route we want to take but he will be unavailable for the Kandy leg of the trip," Dravid said. "The N...

  by    Cricbuzz Staff   •    Published on   Sat, Aug 26, 2023, 12:05 AM Share Tweet Ben Stokes, who played a pivotal role in the World Cup final of 2019, has returned to ODI cricket to help England defend their title © Getty England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler admitted that Ben Stokes's ODI return for the 50-overs World Cup later this year as a specialist batter 'changes the dynamic a little bit' with regards to the squad selection. Stokes's decision meant England picked him and left out the exciting Harry Brook from their provisional squad of 15 for the showpiece event. "Of course, Ben Stokes coming back and being available just as a batter sort of changes the dynamic a little bit. Ben's a fantastic player to be able to welcome back, so it's a really tough selection," Buttler said. Brook made peace with  the decision , despite the rapid rise he's made in English cricket. He made his T20I debut in January 2022 and earned his Test cap in...

  Ben Stokes, who played a pivotal role in the World Cup final of 2019, has returned to ODI cricket to help England defend their title © Getty England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler admitted that Ben Stokes's ODI return for the 50-overs World Cup later this year as a specialist batter 'changes the dynamic a little bit' with regards to the squad selection. Stokes's decision meant England picked him and left out the exciting Harry Brook from their provisional squad of 15 for the showpiece event. "Of course, Ben Stokes coming back and being available just as a batter sort of changes the dynamic a little bit. Ben's a fantastic player to be able to welcome back, so it's a really tough selection," Buttler said. Brook made peace with  the decision , despite the rapid rise he's made in English cricket. He made his T20I debut in January 2022 and earned his Test cap in the same year in September before playing the first of his three ODIs so far in Janu...

  The rights have been acquired for Rs 4.2 crore per international game © Getty IDFC FIRST Bank, a private sector bank in India, has secured the title rights for the home international series of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It has acquired the rights for Rs 4.2 crore per international game, reflecting an increase of over 40 lakhs compared to the previous value of Rs 3.8 crore. The base price for the bidding was set at Rs 2.4 crore. The private bank will enter into a contract with the BCCI for a three-year period starting next month, kicking in with a three-match ODIs series against Australia. The agreement will extend until August 2026 and cover a total of 56 international games. In total, the BCCI is set to generate nearly Rs 235 crore from this title sponsorship. IDFC FIRST Bank outbid competition from Sony Sports, the sports broadcaster, which was venturing into title sponsorship realm for the first time. There were no other bidders. Cricbuzz has learned tha...

  This edition, efforts have been made to minimize the overlap with SA20. © Getty The second season of ILT20 in the UAE is set to kick off on January 19. The schedule, which was revealed on Wednesday (August 23), once again overlaps with SA20, similar to the first season. However, efforts have been made to minimize the conflict between the two programmes. SA20 is scheduled to run from January 10 to February 10. The six-team league, the largest in the UAE and with a viewership of over 367 million in the first season, will conclude on February 18. The organizers have indicated that the complete schedule will be announced at a later date. For the second consecutive year, six teams will be participating: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, and Sharjah Warriors. The competition will follow a 34-match format, including 30 group games and four playoffs, culminating in the final. Earlier this week, the league introduced a star-studded lineup fe...

  Ebadot missed out on Asia Cup selection due to injury concerns © AFP Bangladesh pace bowler Ebadot Hossain's participation in the upcoming World Cup appears uncertain as he races against time to regain fitness before the 50-over global tournament scheduled in India from October 5. Officials from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed to  Cricbuzz  that they are contemplating sending Ebadot abroad for a second opinion on his knee injury. This injury had led to his withdrawal from the upcoming Asia Cup as he couldn't achieve the expected recovery after rehabilitation. Reports indicate that Kiron Thoms, the newly-appointed Australian physio and rehabilitation manager, will accompany Ebadot for a check-up session in England during the first week of the upcoming month. Ebadot suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during last month's ODI series against Afghanistan. A BCB official mentioned, "If he requires surgery, he will almost certainly miss the Worl...

  Laura takes over from Sune Luus © Getty Laura Wolvaardt has been appointed the interim captain of South Africa women's team for the upcoming series against Pakistan and New Zealand, Cricket South Africa announced on Thursday. The decision comes following Sune Luus relinquishing her position after having served in that capacity for almost two years in Dane van Niekerk's absence. and vice-captain Chloe Tryon's being unavailable for the Pakistan tour. Since 2017, Luus captained South Africa in 34 ODIs, 34 T20Is and the only Test the team played last year against England - all on interim basis. Wolvaardt, who has been a part of the South African setup since 2016, has featured in 1 Test, 80 ODIs and 53 T20Is. The board also stated that the 24-year-old batter's position will be reviewed following the series against New Zealand. South Africa have been without a full-time captain since van Niekerk announced her retirement from international cricket in March this year, soon af...

    Mitchell Marsh, Australia's captain for the upcoming limited overs series against South Africa, has admitted that uncapped pacer Spencer Johnson will get a chance to make his debut. The left-arm pacer, who has made an impression in the ongoing edition of The Hundred, was picked in the ODI squad after Mitchell Starc was ruled out due to a groin injury. Even as Johnson is currently not a part of Australia's provisional squad for the 50-over World Cup in India later this year, there are still a couple of weeks left for Australia to submit the final squad. Much of Johnson's career has been plagued by injuries since making his List A debut for South Australia in 2017. He eventually made his first-class and T20 debuts in 2023, and has played only 4 FC, 6 List A and 16 T20 games. This season, he bowled a spell of 20-19-1-3 on his debut in The Hundred for the Oval Invincibles against Manchester Originals. "We've got an extended squad, we've got some young guys comi...

  KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have regained full fitness. © Getty Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul have been picked in the India squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. Both batters were recovering from long-term injuries and were out of action for a considerable period of time. But with the World Cup coming up in less than two months, India have received a massive middle-order boost. Ajit Agarkar, Chairman of the Indian Senior Men's Selection Committee, confirmed that Iyer has regained full fitness. Rahul on the other hand is carrying a niggle unrelated to his long-term injury and might miss a game or two in the Asia Cup according to Agarkar. As a result, the selectors have picked Sanju Samson as the backup player in the squad. Tilak Varma, who was impressive in his maiden international outing in West Indies, has received a maiden ODI call-up. Despite being under pressure in the 50-over format, Suryakumar Yadav has managed to retain his spot in the 17-man squad. Hardik Pandya, the T2...

  New Zealand are scheduled to play in Hyderabad on October 9. © BCCI The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has confirmed that it has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to reconsider the back-to-back World Cup matches allotted to the Uppal Stadium in the city. The city has been assigned matches on October 9 and 10, and the HCA, which is being overseen by a Supreme Court-appointed administrator, has indicated a potential issue in arranging security for consecutive days. "It is indeed a concern, and we have brought it to the attention of the BCCI. We have asked the board if the dates can be adjusted," an HCA official, who works for Retd Justice L Nageswara Rao (the administrator), told Cricbuzz  According to the revised schedule, Hyderabad is set to host a match between New Zealand and The Netherlands on October 9, and the very next day, they have been given the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Both are day/night games. "At least a one-day br...

  Jos Buttler said badgering Stokes about coming back wouldn't have worked © Getty England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler maintained that Ben Stokes's  return from ODI retirement  was purely the all-rounder's decision and that the team management took negligible initiative in this regard. Stokes, who had retired from the 50-over format in July 2022, reversed his stance earlier this week and was named in England's provisional World Cup squad. It was after the recently-concluded Ashes series that Stokes decided to communicate his decision to Buttler. The England and Wales Cricket Board had (ECB) left the whole matter in the skipper's hands, given Buttler's well-known rapport with Stokes. While numerous discussions had reportedly happened between the two, the ball had been left in the all-rounder's court. "To be honest, it was Ben's call," Buttler said. "You all know Ben pretty well by now - I don't think anyone talking to him would...