Matthew Henry

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PSL postponed indefinitely after UAE plan scrapped

5 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Mike Peter |Matthew Henry

The Pakistan Super League has been postponed indefinitely, after initial plans to move the tournament to the United Arab Emirates were scrapped. The league was suspended on Thursday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the territory of Kashmir. Players travelled to the Gulf state on Friday with the intention of resuming the tournament, but those plans have now been cancelled. The Indian Premier League has also been suspended for a week over safety concerns.
Pakistan Super League: Organisers considering postponing the remainder of season amid India-Pakistan tensions

6 days ago | bbc.com | Matthew Henry

James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, David Willey, Sam Billings, Luke Wood and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are the English players involved in the PSL, while there are also English coaches at various franchises. Thursday's match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings, due to be held in Rawalpindi, was postponed after Pakistan's military said Indian drones were destroyed in various Pakistan cities.
Rohit Sharma: India's Test cricket captain retires from longest format

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Matthew Henry

Rohit will continue to play ODIs and remains captain in that format, having won the Champions Trophy in March. He retired from T20 internationals after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup. Rohit has played 67 Tests and has been India's captain since replacing Virat Kohli in 2022. He won half of his 24 Tests as skipper, giving him the best win percentage as India captain behind Kohli, and reached the final of the World Test Championship in 2023, where India lost to Australia.
India-Pakistan: No cricket matches until Kashmir attack conflict resolved - Gautam Gambhir

1 week ago | bbc.com | Matthew Henry

India and Pakistan last met in the Champions Trophy in February. That match was played in Dubai because the India refused to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. Fixtures at world tournaments, such as World Cups and the Champions Trophy, are dictated by the International Cricket Council and the event's schedule. India-Pakistan fixtures generate significant income, are regularly the most-watched and are played at the largest stadiums.
India captain Rohit retires from Test duty

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Henry

6 hours agoRohit Sharma, one of India’s most beloved cricketers, has officially called time on his Test career. In a heartfelt announcement made via his Instagram story on Wednesday, the 38-year-old confirmed that he will no longer don the whites for India. While stepping away from the longest format, Rohit …
'No India-Pakistan matches after Kashmir attack'

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Henry

4 hours agoIt should come as no surprise that India is feeling vindicated: The United States has finally come around to endorsing India’s view of the nefarious regional role of Pakistan’s intelligence service. Reports in recent days that the CIA has confronted Pakistan with evidence that its spy agency, the …
IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians - and rain - in extraordinary finish

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Matthew Henry

Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians - and the rain - to snatch a remarkable final-ball victory and go top of the Indian Premier League. A see-saw match looked to have gone the way of Mumbai when a second rain delay stopped Gujarat's chase with another 24 runs needed from 12 balls - the visitors behind on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians - and rain - in extraordinary finish

1 week ago | bbc.com | Matthew Henry

Image source, BCCI/IPLImage caption, The win means Gujarat close in on a place in the play-off stageIndian Premier League, Mumbai Mumbai Indians 155-8 (20 overs): Jacks 53 (35), Suryakumar 35 (24)Gujarat Titans 147-7 (19 overs): Gill 43 (46), Buttler 30 (27); Bumrah 2-19, Boult 2-22Gujarat Titans won by three wickets (DLS method)Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians - and the rain - to snatch a remarkable final-ball victory and go top of the Indian Premier League.
England vs Zimbabwe: Gary Ballance to join tourists' coaching staff for Trent Bridge Test

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Matthew Henry

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ballance scored four hundreds in 42 innings for EnglandFormer batter Gary Ballance will be part of Zimbabwe's coaching staff during the four-day Test against England later this month. Ballance, 35, played 23 Tests and 16 one-day internationals for England between 2013 and 2017. He played one Test, five ODIs and one T20 for Zimbabwe before retiring in 2023, saying he "no longer has the desire to dedicate himself" to professional sport.
England v West Indies: Tourists leave Shimron Hetmyer out of ODI squad

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Matthew Henry

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Shimron Hetmyer, who has played 56 ODIs for West Indies, is currently playing in the IPL for Rajasthan RoyalsBatter Shimron Hetmyer has been left out of West Indies' one-day international squad to play England and Ireland this month. He missed a series against Bangladesh that followed through illness and was replaced by 27-year-old Amir Jangoo, who made a debut century in the third match.