Arshdeep Singh needs just two more scalps to pass Josh Little. He sits on 38 T20I wickets this year, one behind the Irishman’s 39, a tally that no other bowler from an ICC full member has matched in a single calendar year. India’s left-armer has already taken the national mark, and three matches in New […]
The first job is bowling. On 24 October 2026, Mumbai gave Kieron Pollard the top coaching job, along with a squad that ended IPL 2026 in ninth place after conceding heavily early in innings and late. Retention is expected in mid-November and a mini-auction in December, so he has little time to repair the damage. […]
Cameron Green’s return fixes Australia’s batting, not their bowling. The all-rounder has recovered from an abdominal strain and rejoins a side that must win at Newlands to settle a series locked at 1-1. A shoulder issue keeps him away from the bowling crease, so the selectors face a different puzzle: how to arrange four bowlers […]
Sydney Sixers look best placed, with Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars next in line behind them. Hobart Hurricanes won their first crown in December, and Perth were beaten in the decider, with Hobart winning by eight wickets. Since then they have lost a captain and key overseas talent, and the gap to their rivals has […]
Kagiso Rabada is the answer, with Marco Jansen close behind him and Wiaan Mulder not far back. Smith has collected only 83 runs across four innings, an average of 20.75, and a different South African bowler has dismissed him in each of those innings, so the order depends on how he fell, the history involved, […]
Dhir should bat at number six or seven when India are chasing and wickets have fallen, rather than carry the label of a ready-made finisher. His unbeaten 42 off 15 balls at Hagley Oval helped India run down 226, and the win put them 2-0 up in the five-match series in New Zealand. He followed […]
Naman Dhir rescued India by blasting an unbeaten 42 from just 15 balls at Hagley Oval. India had slipped from 93 without loss to 122/4 against New Zealand’s 225/4, before Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel steadied the innings. Dhir then finished the job with two balls spare, closing out the opening T20I by four wickets […]
Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Yadav should share the new ball for India in the second T20I, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar eased back rather than trusted with the opening spell. India won the first match in Christchurch by four wickets, but Bhuvneshwar leaked 49 in four overs on his first T20I appearance since November 2022 as New […]
England must win both remaining fixtures, or beat Sri Lanka and then lean on net run rate. Two defeats have left them pointless. Pakistan won by 87 runs on 20 October, and two days later Sri Lanka chased down 430 even though Harry Brook had made an unbeaten 202. Lahore hosts the remaining league games […]
Amit Mishra’s job is to turn a leaking spin group into a controlled one, starting with a clearer role for captain Axar Patel and a plan for life without Kuldeep Yadav. On 21 October, Delhi appointed him as spin bowling coach, the first coaching post since he retired last year. Kuldeep left for Lucknow Super […]
Arafat Minhas, aged 21, is a left-arm spinner and lower-order batter from Multan who has become Pakistan’s most interesting all-round option. On 20 October in Rawalpindi, he scored a maiden ODI fifty before taking 6 for 40 to beat England by 87 runs. Hasan Nawaz’s 79 was the best top-order score, yet the match belonged […]