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WELLINGTON: Martin Guptill was Monday ruled out of the New Zealand side for the Twenty20 series against India after failing to recover from a back injury. Coach Gary Stead said Guptill failed a fitness test but he remained hopeful the big-hitting opener would recover in time for the one-day international series against Bangladesh starting next week. “Unfortunately Martin hasn´t recovered …

Dubai: West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the third and final Test against England due to his team´s slow over-rate during their victory in Antigua last week, the ICC announced on Monday. Cricket´s governing body banned Holder, despite the hosts playing four seamers and the regular fall of wickets as England were bowled out for 187 and …

Peshawar Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy arrived in Peshawar on Monday to attend his team’s kit and anthem inauguration ahead of the fourth season of Pakistan Super League (PSL), set to begin on February 14. The West Indies cricketer was welcomed by scores of fans as he landed at the Islamabad International Airport, where he was received by chairman of Peshawar …

Fast bowler Mohammad Sami will be leading Islamabad United in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) starting February 14. The decision was announced on Monday in a press release shared on Twitter by the franchise. United also shared a video of owner Ali Naqvi announcing the news in a video. “Mohammad Sami has been a true match …

The missing plane carrying Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot has been found on the Normandy coastline, investigators said on Sunday. Sala, 28, was travelling from France to join up with his new club, Premier League side Cardiff City, in a light aircraft manned by David Ibbotson on January 21 when it disappeared close to the Channel Islands. Tributes were …

RAWALPINDI: Nepal women’s blind team beat Pakistan by ten wickets in the the third T20 here at the Waqar-un-Nisa College for Women on Saturday. The match was originally scheduled to be played in Faisalabad on Feb 1 but due to heavy rains was shifted to Rawalpindi. Pakistan women’s blind cricket team won the toss and decided to bat first and …

JOHANNESBURG: South African captain Faf du Plessis has been rested for the last two Twenty20 Internationals against Pakistan. Middle-order batsman David Miller has been appointed as the stand-in captain ahead of the second T20 International here at the Wanderers on Sunday. The Proteas hold a 1-0 lead following their six-run win in the opening match at Newlands, Cape Town on …

A commanding knock of 90 by Ambati Rayudu saw India wrap up their One Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand 4-1 when they won Sunday’s final match in Wellington by 35 runs. Rayudu rescued India from a disastrous start when the visitors were four for 18, steering his side to 252. New Zealand’s top order also went cheaply, before …

India’s premier domestic cricket tournament, the Ranji Trophy, climaxes this week. But with the big stars absent and fans preferring shorter, sharper matches, the stands have been largely empty. At a recent match between Delhi and Andhra Pradesh at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the Indian capital, there were about the same number of people in the stands — …

Suspended Pakistani skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is currently serving a four-match ban for making a racist remark about a South African cricketer, said he is hopeful of continuing his role as captain as his ban comes to an end. Ahmed was caught making a racist remark on cameraon Jan 22 during the second One-Day International (ODI) against Proteas. As Phehlukwayo got …