Pakistan veteran Shahid Afridi has announced he will retire from one-day internationals after next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Afridi told a news conference on Sunday that he will focus on T20 matches after the tournament is over, as Pakistan look ahead to the ICC World Twenty20 in India in 2016.
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Pakistan veteran Shahid Afridi has announced he will retire from one-day internationals after next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Afridi told a news conference on Sunday that he will focus on T20 matches after the tournament is over, as Pakistan look ahead to the T20 World Cup in India in 2016.
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Join us for a feast of cricket on Sky Sports this Christmas!
The action comes thick and fast this festive time – not least on Christmas Day when we’ll bring you coverage of the opening day of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka live on Sky Sports 2 from 9.30pm.
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Alastair Cook will not captain England at the World Cup, according to Sky sources.
Eoin Morgan, the Middlesex batsman, will captain England in the forthcoming tri-series with Australia and India, and then at the World Cup, which takes place in Australia and New Zealand.
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Gloucestershire and director of cricket John Bracewell have agreed to go their separate ways at the end of next month.
New Zealander Bracewell will be replaced by a head coach, who Gloucestershire expect to be in place before the end of January.
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Pakistan coach Waqar Younis will be looking for a pre-World Cup boost when his side take on New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
The five-match one-day international series is tied at 2-2 after the Black Caps’ seven-run victory in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, and Waqar is keen to wrap up a series win in the decider ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand which starts on February 14.
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Former England and Lancashire all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be available to play whole of the upcoming Big Bash for Brisbane Heat.
The 37-year-old was scheduled to play in the back half of the competition as a replacement for fellow overseas player Daniel Vettori, who is set to link up with New Zealand for their World Cup preparations.
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New Zealand drew level in their five-match ODI series with Pakistan after Kane Williamson’s century helped them to a thrilling seven-run victory in the fourth match in Abu Dhabi.
Skipper Williamson (123) crunched 12 fours in a brutal 105-ball knock as The Black Caps reached 299-5 from their 50 overs, with openers Martin Guptill (58) and Dean Brownlie (42) also chipping in.
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All proceeds from Wednesday’s one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi will be donated to those affected by the Peshawar school massacre.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for opening fire on the Army Public School in the city on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of at least 140 people, most of them students, while also leaving scores injured.
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Opener Ahmed Shehzad made a fine century as Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 147 runs in Sharjah to go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
Shehzad contributed 113 and stand-in skipper Shahid Afridi smashed 55 off 26 balls as Pakistan posted a huge total of 364-7 before New Zealand were dismissed for 217.
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq will miss the remaining ODIs against New Zealand because of a hamstring injury.
The 40-year-old sustained the injury during Friday’s second day-nighter against the Black Caps in Sharjah and will stay on in the United Arab Emirates to undergo rehabilitation.
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Pakistan have called up Yasir Shah and Anwar Ali for the remaining one-day matches against New Zealand to replace wounded bowlers Umar Gul and Bilawal Bhatti.
Gul injured his left tendon during Pakistan’s success in the very first ODI last Monday, while Bhatti injured his hand during training.
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire’s judgement during his side’s four-wicket defeat to New Zealand on Friday.
New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has additionally been reprimanded for using obscene language through the one-day international in Sharjah.
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Captain Kane Williamson hit an unbeaten 70 to lead New Zealand into a four-wicket triumph over Pakistan in Sharjah and level their one day series at 1-1.
Williamson stood firm in a Kiwi fall and was still in the crease with former skipper Daniel Vettori as four leg byes saw them past Pakistan’s goal of 253 for success with four overs to spare.
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Pakistan will start restorative work on Mohammad Hafeez’s bowling action promptly after it had been deemed illegal by the International Cricket Council.
The off-spinner was reported within a Test match against New Zealand last month, and following evaluations in England found his activity violated the ICC’s limitations on elbow extension.
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Jesse Ryder’s choice to pull away in the recent New Zealand ‘A’ tour of the Middle East cost him his possibility of playing at next year’s World Cup, in accordance with a national selector.
The 30-year old allrounder hasn’t played international cricket since being dropped in February for disciplinary reasons.
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The West Indies have contained off-spinner Sunil Narine in their provisional World Cup squad for Australia and New Zealand next year.
Narine was pulled in the ill fated tour of India in October after being reported for a suspect bowling action through the Champions League Twenty20 series.
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Prohibited spin pair Sachithra Senanayake and Kane Williamson happen to be cleared to bowl again the International Cricket Council (ICC) have said.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner as well as the New Zealand part time bowler were prohibited in July within the governing body’s clampdown on players with suspect bowling actions.
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Allrounder Jesse Ryder continues to be omitted from New Zealand’s first 30-man squad for next year’s Cricket World Cup.
Ryder, who last played for New Zealand in January, was seen with an outside potential for choice after powerful performances in national limited overs matches and for Essex near the close of the English summer.
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Pakistan batsman Younis Khan is set to warrant his return to limited overs cricket after being chosen for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand in the UAE.
Younis has played only one 50-overs match in August this year after a 17-month absence because of insufficient form but four Test hundreds against Australia and New Zealand since October have induced a change of heart in the Pakistan selectors.
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