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Daren Sammy becomes Peshawar Zalmi head coach, steps down from captaincy
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Thursday, 05 March 2020 07:26
Daren Sammy will no longer captain Peshawar Zalmi effective immediately, and will instead move upstairs to take over as head coach instead.In a major mid-season reshuffle, last year's finalists also announced Wahab Riaz is to take over as full-time captain, while Mohammad Akram, who was the head coach until now, will continue as director of cricket, as well as serving…
Sri Lanka search for answers to West Indies' power
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Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:45
Big PictureSuch is the power in West Indies' batting, that on Wednesday, Dwayne Bravo could have come in as low as No. 9. He didn't, because he was unrequired. Without Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Bravo facing a single ball, West Indies still muscled their way to an imposing 196. Sri Lanka never quite looked like they were going to…
Bangladesh T20 squad: Mushfiqur Rahim back, Nasum Ahmed breaks in
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Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:23
Bangladesh selectors have given uncapped left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed a spot in the T20I squad for the two matches against Zimbabwe on March 9 and 11.Nasum picked up six wickets from 13 matches for the Chattogram Challengers, who made it to the second qualifier before they were knocked out. Overall, the 25-year old has played 17 T20s and picked up…
Saqib Mahmood plays down need for speed but admits Archer, Wood have "raised the bar"
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Thursday, 05 March 2020 06:26
There was a time when Saqib Mahmood - a young seamer capable of reaching speeds of 90mph/145kph and extracting reverse-swing - would have been like gold dust for England.But with Jofra Archer and Mark Wood both regularly cranking it up over the last 12 months of Test cricket, Mahmood recognises that the bar has been raised."For someone like me who…
How could a global cricket tournament fail to plan for rain?
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Thursday, 05 March 2020 06:26
You can't control the weather. But you can plan for it.Like the boundary countback that handed England the World Cup (sorry to any New Zealanders reading this who don't want reminding), ICC playing conditions have again become the major talking point.However, unlike the boundary countback, which was a decider for a set of circumstances that, if we are fair, few…
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