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Following baseball cage preparation in New York, Smith's eyes return for the second Test.

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Steven Smith looks to be ready to play in the second Test match against the West Indies after using a baseball batting cage in New York to speed up his recovery from a dislocated finger. He tested his hand in heat similar to the Caribbean by hitting tennis balls, soft balls, and then cricket balls in the shaded cage. Smith informed reporters that a batting cage was located beneath this bridge. Being in the shade was beneficial because it was very warm, about 36 degrees Celsius. My friend was able to throw me a few balls there and actually told me about it. Smith’s right little finger was compound dislocated during the World Test Championship final versus South Africa. He skipped the first test in Barbados and stayed in his New York home since his finger was tightly wrapped and his movement was restricted. The 36-year-old says he hopes to train properly in Grenada now that his finger feels good. Everything was nice. It will be easier to get my hand in the glove now that my sutures have ...
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The Washington Freedom win in a thrilling last-ball match.

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In a high-scoring, last-ball thriller in Dallas, the Washington Freedom defeated the LA Knight Riders by five wickets, leaving Andre Russell and Jason Holder stunned. After defeating the Texas Super Kings to take second place, Freedom strengthened their chances of finishing in the top two and moved one step closer to securing their postseason berth. The crucial chase was reduced to seven runs in six balls. Even though Andre Russell bowled a wide and gave up a four next to cut the equation to 2 off 5, he continued to chase till the very finish. He maintained the Knight Riders in the game till the final ball by hitting his short balls and wide yorkers with precision. Jason Holder brought all of his fielders in to stop the single since he needed one, but he ended up losing a catch that came to him at mid-on and popped out of his hands. After making a dive, he was able to hold onto it on his second try, and Glenn Phillips and Obus Pienaar took the match-winning single. The Knight Rid...
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SA will be led by Rassie van der Dussen in the T20I tri-series.

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In the upcoming Twenty20 International tri-series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in Harare, Rassie van der Dussen will captain a revamped and diminished South African team. In lieu of Captain Aiden Markram and a few other regulars who were rested as part of their workload management, Van der Dussen has been named captain. This year, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, an exciting young opener who topped the SA20 run charts, received his first call-up. The opportunity to make his T20I debut will be given to Corbin Bosch, who has already participated in Test and ODI matches. Senuran Muthusamy, who has represented the country in the previous two formats, and Rubin Hermann, another player who made an impression in the SA20, round out the roster of uncapped players selected for this series. Pacers Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger have also returned, which has helped South Africa. Both fast bowlers are now playing in the MLC despite having been recovering from ongoing injuries. Dewald Brevis, another...
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Gautam Gambhir offers a stop to the rumors that Rishabh Pant's hundreds

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When questioned about the positives of the first Test loss to England, India's head coach Gautam Gambhir looked unimpressed to praise individual genius like Rishabh Pant's twin hundreds, stating that it all comes down to outcomes, which his team was unable to attain. Gambhir, who never holds back when answering questions about how it felt to see vice skipper Pant's spectacular knocks that eventually failed to change the outcome of the match for India, responded in a pretty confrontational manner. "There are still three hundred years left. They are also quite beneficial. He responded to a direct query about Pant with a single sentence: "Thank you." Gambhir responded, "I would have liked if you said there was a hundred from Yashasvi (Jaiswal), hundred from Shubman (Gill) on debut as captain," when asked about the overall positives. "To be honest, five centuries in a Test match is a fantastic start, especially considering that KL (Rahul) h...
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Naim Sheikh is called up for the Sri Lanka ODIs.

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-man roster for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, marking the return of left-handed opener Naim Sheikh to the one-day setup after nearly two years. July 2–8 is the planned date for the ODI series. Colombo will host the first two ODIs, while Pallekele will host the final game. In addition to Naim, the BCB decided to bring in some new players, including Litton Das, Shamim Patwary, Tanvir Islam, and Hasan Mahmud, who all returned to the ODI team. Soumya Sarkar and Nasum Ahmed were excluded from the last team that participated in the Champions Trophy, while Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah retired from ODI cricket. Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed, both pace bowlers, made their comebacks to the national team after missing the Twenty20 Internationals due to injuries. Naim made his debut against Zimbabwe in Sylhet in March 2020 and has since played eight ODIs, scoring 95 runs. Regarding Naim, BCB head selector Gazi Ashraf Ho...
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England overcomes from Rishabh Pant's 134

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On the second day, Rishabh Pant dominated Headingley, reaching his seventh Test century, the most by an Indian wicketkeeper, surpassing even MS Dhoni. Along with that, it carried on India's impressive batting display from the first innings of the series' opening Test. However, India was pinned back by England's four wickets in the second half of the session. Given the base that India had already established, Pant had permission to break free. Since neither the pitch nor the circumstances had changed significantly, both overnight hitters were able to use more fluid strokeplay. In the second over of the day, Shubman Gill got off to a spectacular off drive, but Pant quickly caught up. Brydon Carse was the target of his first three boundaries on Day 2, and as offspinner Shoaib Bashir entered the match, he started to open up more. In the same over, he cut him over midwicket for six after greeting him with a paddle for four. He entered his nineties as a result. There was a so...
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Kirby Short became the head of women's cricket for Victoria.

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The new head of female cricket at Cricket Victoria is Kirby Short, a former captain of the Brisbane Heat who won the WBBL. In 2018–19 and 2019–20, Short, 38, led Heat to successive WBBL championships and participated in 67 WBBL games as a spinning all-rounder. Throughout her extensive WNCL career, she also captained Queensland Fire. She succeeds Sharelle McMahon, who left the position last year to return to netball in a high performance capacity, as Victoria's new head of female cricket under general manager of high performance Graham Manou. Short stayed involved in the sport after retiring as a player in 2020, serving as a director for Queensland Cricket and a pundit for Fox Sports and Channel Seven. Even though she is from Queensland, Short expressed her excitement about moving to Victoria, where she has family relationships. “It seems very fitting that I have the privilege of contributing to the advancement of women’s cricket in this state, as my grandfather, Mick Harvey, ...
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