Shane Watson quits all forms of cricket

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COURTESY BY: https://www.cricingif.com/ Australian all-rounder Shane Watson retired from all forms of cricket on Tuesday, drawing the curtain on an injury-plagued career which he managed to extend by reinventing himself as a journeyman Twenty20 specialist. Watson ended his Test career in 2015 and quit international cricket the next year, surrendering in his battle against a litany of injuries that bedevilled his career. He quit Big Bash League last year but played this year’s Indian Premier League where his team Chennai Super Kings failed to make the playoff. “It really does…

England’s Dawid Malan displaces Babar Azam to top T20 batting rankings

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ England’s Dawid Malan has replaced Pakistan’s Babar Azam as the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman after a fine series against Australia, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is not a high-profile figure in the world game but has burnished his record after scores of 66, 42 and 21 against Australia saw him jump four places in the ICC standings. Malan now has eight scores of fifty or more in just 16 career T20 internationals, with an average of 48.71 and an equally impressive strike…

Women’s Big Bash League moved to Sydney over coronavirus

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“. ©AFP” /> Sydney (AFP) – Australia’s Twenty20 women’s Big Bash League was Friday shifted entirely to Sydney as coronavirus travel restrictions forced drastic venue and schedule changes. The eight-team tournament was originally set to start on October 17, with 59 games across six cities. But they will all now be played in Sydney, starting a week later, due to Covid-19 border closures and quarantine requirements. Cricket Australia’s head of Big Bash Leagues Alistair Dobson said a huge amount of work had gone into ensuring the sixth edition could go…