Andre Adams

Out-of-favour India batsman Virender Sehwag and Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will lead two MCC sides in a series of matches in the Middle East to help launch the new county season.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed David Hemp as the batting coach and Andre Adams as the bowling coach for the national men's cricket team, signing a two-year deal. Hemp, who previously served as the High-Performance Head Coach since May 2023, brings extensive experience to his new role, having previously worked with the team as their batting coach during their New Zealand tour last year.

Hours before the match in Christchurch on Friday, New Zealand's opener Devon Conway was declared out of the fourth Twenty20 International against Pakistan due to a positive COVID-19 test.

A fourth-wicket partnership of 83 runs between Abdul Razzaq and Rana Naved-ul Hassan powered ICL Pakistan to a convincing six-wicket win over World XI.

Smarting from the series defeat to India at home two summers ago, Australian speed merchant Mitchell Starc is ready to make amends in the upcoming four-match rubber against one of their biggest rivals, terming it a chance to "rectify" that.

In the seaming conditions of New Zealand, pace bowlers often rule the roost and it's not surprising that batsmen have often found the going tough on pitches assisting bounce and seam movement.

Lahore Badshahs have another chance to get into the groove as they take on Royal Bengal Tigers in the ICL Twenty20 Championship on Sunday.

Virender Sehwag has been roped in to captain the Marylebone Cricket Club squad in a 4-day Champion County match against Durham starting March 23.

Half-centuries by openers Murray Goodwin and Damien Martyn gave the World XI a competitive total and put the pressure back on the ICL Pakistani XI.

The Champions League Twenty20 tournament has run into troubled water with English counties in no mood to oblige Lalit Modi's diktat.

Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front, hitting back-to-back centuries to equal Ricky Ponting's 30 ODI hundreds, after Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to bowl out the hosts for 238 in 49.2 overs.