KS Bharat heads back home after Wriddhiman Saha recovers from Covid-19

Marquino Mindley rejoins Windies red ball training squad after recovering from Covid-19

West Indies red ball training squad member Marquino Mindley has rejoined the squad after completing his quarantine, having tested positive a week ago. He was released within the West Indies red ball training camp following a second negative PCR test result. The bowler joined the team training at the Daren Sammy Ground in St. Lucia where it will host South Africa for a two-match Test series starting June 10. Currently, the West Indian training squad is playing a four day “Best vs Best” match between the Jahmar Hamilton XI and the Jermaine Blackwood XI. Mindley joined the game on its 3rd day. The tall Jamaican even bowled a short spell for Jermaine Blackwood’s XI on his return. This match would act as one of the criteria for picking the squad for the two Tests and thus all the player part of it are pushing hard for selection. The last day of the game will be played on June 3. The 26-year-old pacer has so far played 35 First-class games, picking up 84 wickets at an average of 25.29. He could be handy with the bat as well with an average of 11 in First-Class cricket and a best of 43.

ENG vs NZ | Devon Conway scores incredible double ton on Test debut, powers Blackcaps to big score

Debutant Devon Conway continued his impressive innings on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s and reached a marvellous double hundred with a six over square leg off Mark Wood. He became only the second New Zealand batsman to score a double ton on Test debut. Conway hit 21 fours and one six to reach the milestone and powered New Zealand to a formidable score in the first innings of the Test match. He was supported well by the 11th man with the bat, Neil Wagner who played some fantastic shots to propel Blackcaps from the other end. In the end, Conway got himself run out while trying to steal a double. For England, Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood were the picks of the bowling attack while Stuart Broad went wicketless and James Anderson picked up two wickets that included possibly the biggest wicket among New Zealand batsmen in the game.

PSL 6: Abu Dhabi leg full schedule out; Lahore Qalandars to face Islamabad United in the opener

The Pakistan Cricket Board, after finalising the dates of the Abu Dhabi leg of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League, rolled out the schedule for the reaming 20 matches. In the opening encounter on June 9, last year’s finalists Lahore Qalandars will take on two-time champions Islamabad United in a 9.30 pm IST (9 pm PST) affair at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. There are five doubleheaders in the league stage while the Playoffs would see the Qualifier and first Eliminator being played on the same day, June 21. The second eliminator will be played on the very next day on June 22 while the final would take place on June 24. While the rest of the teams play two 9 pm games each, Multan Sultans and Peshwar Zalmi would play only each at the league stage. Having got the clearance and crossed all hurdles, the PCB was finally able to announce the dates on June 3, having pushed the start from June 5 to June 7 and now finally to June 9. Originally the postponed league was to be played in Karachi from June 1 onwards, but was shifted on the insistence of the franchise owners.

IPL 2021 | Australia white-ball skipper Aaron Finch hints at players' availability

Australian limited overs captain Aaron Finch has said that Cricket Australia will decide the availability of national players in the remainder of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League on a ‘case-by-case basis.’ “I would imagine it would be conducted on a case-by-case basis by Cricket Australia,” Finch said on whether Australian superstars such as Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell will be available for the IPL likely to be scheduled in September this year. When asked if players were looking to take a bit of a rest from international cricket, the right hander rejected the idea but said that given the size of the squad in the post covid era, player rotations could be a viable option. “I don’t think the players themselves like resting from international cricket. But definitely, with the increased squad sizes due to Covid bubbles, there are a lot of players on tours, so we will need to look at options to ensure these players are playing games." Finch said. The 14th edition of the IPL was postponed indefinitely in the aftermath of the outbreak of COVID-19 in various franchises. Australian players, in particular, had to wait for significantly longer before they were allowed to get back in the country and their homes.