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Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will face off in Dubai in this year´s Asia Cup, the ICC announced Tuesday. The 14th edition of the Asia Cup was initially supposed to be held in India but later it was moved to the United Arab Emirates because of strained relations between the two countries. The 13-match tournament (50-over ODI format) will gets underway on September 15 with Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh, the ICC said. Schedule: Sept 15 – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Dubai) Sept 16 – Pakistan v Qualifier (Dubai) Sept 17 – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Sept 18 – India v Qualifier (Dubai) Sept 19 – India v Pakistan (Dubai) Sept 20 – Bangladesh v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Super Four Sept 21 – Group A Winner v Group B Runner-up (Dubai) Sept 21 – Group B Winner v Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi) Sept 23 – Group A Winner v Group A Runner-up (Dubai) Sept 23 – Group B Winner v Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi) Sept 25 – Group A Winner v Group B Winner (Dubai) Sept 26 – Group A Runne...

Indian cricket's WAGs are out in full fashion in the ongoing India tour to England. Their presence did help in the T20 series but not in the ODI series. India skipper Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma joined the 29-year-old batsman in Ireland. "Day out with my beauty," the elegant right-handed batsman shared a picture on Instagram. Anushka attended all three T20 matches and was seen in the company of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife Sakshi Dhoni, his daughter Ziva and the wives of other India players. Dhoni's wife had shared a photograph on her Instagram account. “#bleedblue #goindia #happiness” the 29-year-old captioned the photo. Ashish Nehra’s wife Rushma 👇 Krunal Pandya's wife Pankhuri Sharma 👇

Sri Lanka have announced their 15-man squad for the two Test match against South Africaw hich will be played from July 12 onwards. The first test will be held in Galle (Jul. 12-16) and the 2nd in Colombo (Jul. 20-24), followed by the five ODIs. There will also be a single Twenty20 International that will be played on Aug. 14. 1.  Dimuth Karunaratne (Left-Hand Batsman) 2.  Kusal Mendis (Vice-Captain)(Right-Hand Batsman) 3.  Dhananjaya de Silva (Right-Hand Batsman)(Right-Arm Off-Spin) 4.  Lahiru Thirimanne (Left-Hand Batsman) 5.  Roshen Silva (Right-Hand Batsman) 6.  Dasun Shanaka (Right-Hand Batsman)(Right-Arm Medium) 7.  Niroshan Dickwella (Wicket-Keeper)(Left-Hand Batsman) 8.  Akila Dananjaya(Left-Hand Batsman)(Right-Arm Off/Leg-Spin) 9.  Rangana Herath(Left-Hand Batsman)(Left-Arm Orthodox) 10. Lahiru Kumara (Right-Arm Fast) 11. Suranga Lakmal (Captain) (Right-Arm Medium-Fast) Bench- 12.Kasun Rajitha 13.Lakshan Sandakan...

India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will reportedly miss the T20I series against England after the seamer suffered a broken finger against Ireland at Dublin. The 24-year-old was injured during the first T20I in Ireland that got over on Friday. Bumrah claimed 2/19 in the same match that he sustained a broken finger, is believed to be targeting the ODI series against England, which gets underway on 12 July. He took 43 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 6.79 in 35 T20Is for India. The other bowling options in team India include Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav. However, it remains to be seen if a replacement for Bumrah will be called up. The three-match T20I series against England starts on Tuesday at Old Trafford. 

The groundsman in charge of producing the pitch for England's upcoming Test match against the ICC's No. 1 Test Team India discusses the challenges posed by the UK's worsening weather.   Cricket has always been a sport at the mercy of the weather. In the 1930s, county cricket clubs in England were headed for financial ruin after a succession of wet summers. Twenty years later, persistent rain saw desperate clubs experiment with blankets, rubber mats and suction machines. During the summer of 2012, three of England’s 13 ODIs were abandoned due to rain, while no result was possible in two of their seven Test matches with West Indies and South Africa, hence why the sport must take notice of the report published by  Climate Coalition .  The document names cricket as the sport that will be hardest hit by climate change in England, stating that "wetter winters and more intense summer downpours are disrupting the game at every level". That was reiterated...

Mike Hesson has announced that he will be stepping down as Blackcaps coach citing family reasons. The 43-year-old, who guided the team to new heights across all three formats, will resign as coach at the end of next month, less than a year out from the ICC World Cup. He made it clear in a statement that he wanted to spend more quality time with his family and said he no longer felt fully committed to the role for another 12 months. "I know what's required over the next 12 months, but if I'm honest, I don't feel I have the capacity to give the job what it deserves," he said. NEWS | Mike Hesson is resigning as BLACKCAPS coach. “I love the team and have great hopes about what they will be able to achieve. I’ll always be a supporter.” 📄🗣| https://t.co/Ku3NveEcpr pic.twitter.com/vJSLK31JZO — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) 7 June 2018 Hesson made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday in Auckland. His resignation would take effect at the end of next...

Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has been ruled out of the historic one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on June 14. Saha will miss the Test after failing to recover from a thumb injury he picked during the 2nd qualifier of the Indian Premier League 2018. BCCI has named Dinesh Karthik as Saha's replacement, ahead of Parthiv Patel. Karthik, 33, who last played a Test for India back in 2010, has played 23 Tests, scoring 1000 runs with one century and seven fifties. India squad: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur

South Africa star batsman AB de Villiers announced his retirement on Wednesday from international cricket with immediate effect. The 34-year-old’s shocking decision to hang up his boots comes just four days after he completed another Indian Premier League (IPL) season with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. “I have decided to retire from all international cricket with immediate effect,” De Villiers was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. “After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I am tired. “This is a tough decision, I have thought long and hard about it and I’d like to retire while still playing decent cricket. After the fantastic series wins against India and Australia, now feels like the right time to step aside. “It would not be right for me to pick and choose where, when and in what format I play for the Proteas. For me, in the green and gold, it must be everything or nothing. I w...

Former Australian international Mark Waugh has lashed out at "selfish" India for snubbing to play a day-night Test match during their tour of Australia later this year. Cricket Australia wanted the first Test to be played under the lights in Adelaide from December 6. But India, who are yet to play a day-night format, said they were not ready in playing in such a high-profile series. The Baggy Green have played four day-night Tests since 2015, three of them in Adelaide itself, winning them all. Waugh, 52, said the decision from Indian cricket was not only disappointing, but selfish given the falling popularity of Test cricket. "It's a little bit selfish from India's point of view because we need to revitalise Test cricket," the retiring selector said in The Australian newspaper on Thursday. "Day-night Test cricket in some countries is going to be one of those ingredients that could transform Test cricket back to where it should be." I...

The former Australian opener Justin Langer has been appointed as Australia's new head coach, succeeding Darren Lehmann, who resigned following the ball tampering incident that took place in South Africa. Langer, 47, who is currently in charge of Western Australia and Perth Scorchers, will start his new role on May 22 for a four-year term. He made his Test debut against the West Indies in 1993 and has since gone on to make 105 Tests for the Baggy Greens, scoring 7696 runs. He also appeared in eight ODIs for the country. Langer's first assignment gets underway on 13 June when the Aussies travel to England, with five one-day internationals and a sole Twenty20. Here is how Twitter reacted to Langer's appointment... A fantastic appointment! Very excited for my mate Alfie. The Australian Cricket Team is in great hands. #proud https://t.co/3OGtpXaTbw — Jason Gillespie ???????? (@dizzy259) May 2, 2018 Justin Langer is the new Aussie cricket coach ... no q...