Amid the ongoing controversy between India and Pakistan over the Hundred Franchise Tournament, a final list of Pakistani cricketers has been released. According to reports, out of 63 players, only 14 players from Pakistan can make it to the auction list. The Men in Green cricketers like Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan […]
Haris Rauf is one of 10 top players set to headline The Hundred’s first men’s auction next week, with 14 Pakistani players on the final longlist for bidding. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the tournament’s eight franchises recently issued a joint statement confirming that selections would be based purely on performance, availability […]
A new storm is building around the next season of The Hundred, and this time it involves Pakistan’s Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and many others. There is strong talk in the British media that the four teams owned or co-owned by the IPL team owners may not pick Pakistani players in the player […]
England’s packed summer calendar has raised new concerns as players involved in the 2026 Hundred Final could go straight into the Test series against Pakistan with virtually no preparation time. The tight schedule has put pressure on England’s Test stars The schedule for The Hundred 2026 has now been confirmed, and while the tournament has […]
Harry Brook admits he made a ‘terrible mistake’ by getting involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer and accepts he is lucky to still be England captain. The 26-year-old was fined and warned about his future conduct by the England and Wales Cricket Board after the incident the night before an ODI in New […]
Sports finance expert Professor Rob Wilson has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board and English cricket fans that giving up ‘Bazball’ could bring the national team back despite failures in the Ashes this year. In an interview with Grosvenor Sportssponsor of TNT Sport’s live English cricket coverage, as the final series against Australia draws […]
Derbyshire have signed England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir on a two-year contract. Bashir, 22, is a current England international with four five-wicket hauls in 19 Test appearances. He made his Test debut against India in February 2024, dismissing Rohit Sharma for the first of his 68 international wickets to date. He would go on to claim […]
England’s Harry Brook has publicly apologized for his part in a late-night altercation during the pre-Ashes tour of New Zealand, when investigations into the team’s culture and drinking habits overshadowed another defeat Down Under. Just hours after Australia scored the winning points in Sydney to seal a crushing 4-1 victory, the latest news from the […]
The England and Wales Cricket Board has launched an immediate investigation into the Ashes defeat, with CEO Richard Gould promising “necessary changes in the coming months”. Gould, who arrived in Sydney to watch the final stages of England’s 4-1 defeat, issued a strongly worded statement just over two hours after Australia’s victory in the fifth […]
Former England captain Alastair Cook has addressed growing speculation surrounding his potential involvement with the England Test team as a future head coach. Of Brendon McCullum He is currently in charge, but recent media discussions have linked Cook as a possible long-term successor. While the former opener confirmed that no formal approach has been taken, […]