Welcome to Tuesday’s live cricket blog!
The Sport360 team is in place bringing you the latest news from the world of cricket.
12:00am – Ganguly fearful about the state of Indian cricket
An alarmed Sourav Ganguly has shot a letter to the BCCI expressing his fears at the state of Indian cricket administration at the moment.
The former India skipper, who now leads the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), voiced his fears at the ‘appalling’ manner in which cricket was being administered in the country, according to his letter published in a recent report.
Read the scathing contents of Ganguly’s letter here.
Ganguly is unhappy with the state of Indian cricket at the moment.
11:30pm – England hoping for more spin in Sri Lanka Tests
England found themselves in the unusual position of crossing their fingers for more subcontinental spin after their bowling attack struggled to make inroads on the first day of Test preparations in Sri Lanka.
With a week to go before the first Test, the tourists began the first of two warm-up matches by watching a strong Board XI rack up almost 400 runs on a defiantly unresponsive pitch in Colombo.
Read what Moeen Ali had to say ahead about wanting ‘more spin’ in the three-match Test series here.
Moeen was the lone bright spark for England.
10:00pm – Chance for Sahibzada Farhan to leave his mark against Kiwis
As Pakistan get ready to lock horns with New Zealand in the first of the three T20s on Wednesday, it will be a chance for Sahibzada Farhan to leave his mark. The 22-year-old opening batsman is set to play in the opening T20 with Fakhar Zaman ruled out due to an injury.
All that and more is among our talking points ahead of the clash here.
In the spotlight: Sahibzada Farhan.
20:30 – Kane Williamson delighted to make international cricket return
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will be hoping his men can dust off the cobwebs when they take on Pakistan in the first T20 of the three-match series at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
The Blackcaps have not played any international cricket since the completion of the Test series against England at the start of April this year.
Read what Williamson had to say on New Zealand’s return to international cricket and more here.
New Zealand return to international cricket after seven months.
20:00 – Sarfraz Ahmed lauds Pakistan youngsters for T20 form
Ahead of the three-match T20 series against New Zealand which gets underway on Wednesday, Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed has praised the team’s young players. The men in green have been in sensational form in the T20 format with 10 consecutive series victories in a row and Sarfraz has attributed that success to the young blood in the team.
Read his quotes in full here on the eve of the first T20 clash.
The two skippers: Image courtesy – PCB/Twitter.
19:00 Ex-PCB chairman Najam Sethi takes legal action against the board
Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi has taken legal action against the board after his personal expenses from his time as chairman were made public.
Read more here.
Former PCB chairman Najam Sethi.
18:30 – Khaleel Ahmed reprimanded for Samuels send-off
India pacer Khaleel Ahmed has been awarded a demerit point and received an official ICC warning over his exuberant send-off of West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels on Monday.
Ahmed, whose 3-13 ripped out the heart of the West Indies’ top order during India’s 224-run win in the fourth ODI, was seen gesticulating towards Samuels after dismissing him.
Read more here.
11:30am – Australian cricket needs to know where to draw the line
A report on the review of Australian cricket culture came down hard on Cricket Australia on Monday, but Alex Broun says while playing nice may not be the Australian way, players need to know how to stay on the right side of the line.
Read his piece on the crisis in Australian cricket here.
