By Abdul Basit Sayeed Published: March 30, 2019 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Imamul Haq of Pakistan leaves the field after being dismissed by Nathan Lyon of Australia during the first ODI match between Pakistan and Australia at Sharjah on March 22, 2019 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. PHOTO: GETTY The purpose of the series between Pakistan and Australia was to start off with a clean slate, as both teams were finding their feet in the ODI format. Australia was coming off from a 3-2 victory over India, while Pakistan was coming after a 3-2 defeat by South Africa. However, the twist came in when Inzamamul Haq announced the squad for this series. All the main players, including Captain Sarfraz Ahmed, were rested for this series to try out the strength of the bench. The result of this series has already come out, with Australia leading the series 4-0 and Pakistan on the verge of a whitewash. The core reason for this embarrassing defeat is rather obvious, but the following … [Read more...] about #PakVsAus: In search of ‘bench strength’, Pakistan lost their self-belief
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Illness hits Australian camp ahead of Pakistan series
(Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell may be rested from the first one-day international against Pakistan as the tourists recover from a stomach bug that has hit the team in the United Arab Emirates. Maxwell missed training on Wednesday, two days ahead of Friday's opener in Sharjah. Spinner Nathan Lyon also missed training on Tuesday with illness but joined his team mates in their Wednesday session and is a good chance to be picked in a dual spinning assault with wrist spinner Adam Zampa. "The stats from here all suggest that spin takes a bigger impact. I'll expect them to spin," captain Aaron Finch said in comments published by Cricket Australia's website (cricket.com.au). "We even saw yesterday the training wickets looked how we expect the middle to play. You're never quite sure though, once there's a bit of traffic on it they start to slow up pretty quick and spin a bit. "I think that will be a feature, especially the two games in Sharjah." Paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile … [Read more...] about Illness hits Australian camp ahead of Pakistan series
Australia pace bowler Starc ruled out of India ODI series
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the one-day international series in India after sustaining a pectoral muscle injury during the second test win over Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. Kane Richardson will take his place in the 15-man squad for the tour starting later this month. "Unfortunately, scans have revealed that Mitchell Starc sustained a substantial tear to his left pec muscle while bowling on the final day of the test match in Canberra," selector Trevor Hohns said in a statement. "This means he will be unavailable for the tour of India, but we will instead target a return to play for the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE in March." Western Australia opening batsman D'Arcy Short has been included in the squad as cover for Shaun Marsh, who is recovering from a hamstring strain and not expected to feature until the third ODI. Squad: Aaron Finch (captain), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, … [Read more...] about Australia pace bowler Starc ruled out of India ODI series
NZ’s Patel wins battle for spinner’s role against Sri Lanka
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel's form against Pakistan in the UAE has earned him the chance to impress in local conditions after selectors on Monday named him as the only slow bowler in the squad for two tests against Sri Lanka.The 30-year-old produced a man-of-the-match performance on debut in their four-run win over Pakistan in the first test in Abu Dhabi last month. He also finished with 13 wickets in the series, the most by a New Zealand bowler.gi Despite his impressive performances, he had been in competition with offspinner Will Somerville and legspinner Ish Sodhi for the one slow bowling position in the squad with New Zealand returning to play on pitches less conducive to turn.Coach Gary Stead had said on the team's return home on Sunday that he would need to drop two of the spinners as they resorted to a three-pronged pace attack for the first test starting on Saturday at the Basin Reserve."Ajaz certainly grabbed his opportunity on the UAE tour … [Read more...] about NZ’s Patel wins battle for spinner’s role against Sri Lanka
India batsman Gambhir calls time on playing career
(Reuters) - Former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who won two World Cups and scored over 10,000 international runs, announced his retirement from the sport in a video message on Tuesday.The feisty left-hander has not represented his country since 2016 and said he would play his last game for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy match against Andhra at his home ground Feroz Shah Kotla beginning on Thursday.gi "After more than 15 years of cricket for my country I want to retire from playing this beautiful game," Gambhir said in the video on social media."Despite all the aches and pains; fears and failures I won't mind a repeat of this in my next life too. But obviously with a few more wins for India, a few more hundreds and in the next life may be a few five-wicket hauls as well."Gambhir made 58 test appearances for India, scoring 4,154 runs at an average of 41.95 and was a key member of the team that rose to number one in the test rankings in 2009.In one-day internationals, the 37-year-old … [Read more...] about India batsman Gambhir calls time on playing career