England ne coaching staff ko split kiya, Buttler ki hamstring surgery; Sri Lanka ne Nissanka ko recall kiya — cricket digest 13 Oct 2026

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England ne split coaching set-ups confirm kiye, Fleming Test staff build kar rahe; Buttler hamstring surgery ke baad lay-off par

England ne formats ke across split backroom structure ko formalise kar diya hai. Stephen Fleming ne South Africa tour se pehle apne new-look Test staff ke liye James Foster aur Eric Simons ko recruit kiya hai. Richard Dawson bhi England ke elite national spin-bowling lead ke taur par aa rahe hain, jabki Marcus Trescothick ko summer me interim stint ke baad retain kiya gaya hai.

Brendon McCullum, jo white-ball sides ke charge me bane hue hain, phir se Jeetan Patel, Tim Southee, Sarah Taylor aur Kevin Pietersen ke saath kaam karenge, aur Mike Yardy ko elite national batting lead appoint kiya gaya hai. Ye announcements usi waqt aaye jab Jos Buttler ne bataya ki unhone left hamstring ki surgery karai hai, jo unhe Sri Lanka ke against ODI series ke dauran injure hui thi. Abhi recovery timeframe confirm nahi hua hai aur upcoming assignments ke liye unki availability uncertain ho gayi hai.

Sri Lanka ne Pakistan Tests ke liye Nissanka ko wapas bulaya, Bandara aur Malinga debut ke line me

Pathum Nissanka ko Sri Lanka ke red-ball set-up me recall kiya gaya hai—Pakistan me do-Test series ke liye 15-man squad me, jo 9 November ko Rawalpindi me start hogi. Wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara aur fast bowler Eshan Malinga ko bhi include kiya gaya hai aur unhe pehla Test cap mil sakta hai.

Kusal Mendis side ko captain karenge, aur expectation ye hai ki wo sirf specialist batter ke taur par khel sakte hain, jisse Bandara ke liye gloves lene ka raasta khul sakta hai. Dinesh Chandimal injury ki wajah se India ke against second Test miss karne ke baad return kar rahe hain, jabki Dilshan Madushanka bhi us match se left out hone ke baad squad me wapas hain; Lahiru Udara, Niroshan Dickwella aur Vishwa Fernando un players me hain jo miss out kar gaye.

Nortje bouncer ke baad Smith ka concussion assessment, Durban me Australia win ke kareeb

Durban me first Test ke fourth day ke dauran Steven Smith ka concussion assessment hua, jab unhe Anrich Nortje ke bouncer ne helmet par hit kiya. Wo batting continue karte rahe aur 27 banaye, lekin South Africa ki second innings ke start par field par nahi aaye; Michael Neser cordon me substitute ke taur par aaye. Tuesday ko aur update aane wala hai.

Australia ne din ka end full control me kiya: South Africa apni second innings me 102 for 4 par tha aur abhi bhi 319 runs behind. Matt Renshaw ne first-innings 190 ke baad Australia ki second-innings declaration me 99 balls off 82 ki brisk innings kheli, aur ek wicket bhi liya, jisse visitors victory se sirf six wickets door aa gaye.

Afghanistan Premier League draft se Pope, Smeed aur Willey withdraw, NOC debate ke beech

Ollie Pope ne inaugural Afghanistan Premier League T20 ke draft se apna naam wapas le liya hai. Will Smeed aur David Willey ne bhi withdraw kiya, England players ki potential involvement par criticism ke baad. ECB ye weigh kar raha hai ki No-Objection Certificates grant kiye jaayen ya nahi, jabki unka stance ye hai ki Taliban government ke women ke treatment ki wajah se Afghanistan ke against bilateral cricket nahi khela jaata.

Rob Key ne kaha ki players ko participation par moral decision lena padta hai, jabki Dawid Malan—jo abhi bhi draft ke liye registered hain—ne kaha ki wo ECB aur ICC se guidance lenge. Draft 24 October ko scheduled hai, aur tournament 27 December ko UAE me start hona hai, lekin doubts abhi bhi bane hue hain ki league planned tarike se ho bhi payegi ya nahi.

Short mein

  • England ne uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe ko two-year central contract diya, jab ECB ne men’s centrally contracted players ka apna biggest-ever pool confirm kiya—seven new full deals ke saath, aur performance grounds par sirf do players ne full contracts lose kiye.
  • Litton Das ki century ne Bangladesh ko Abu Dhabi Test me apni grip aur tight karne me help ki, jisse Afghanistan ko 479 ke chase me seven wickets in hand ke saath abhi 347 aur runs chahiye.
  • Tasmania ke liye surprise opening role ka fayda mila, jab Will Prestwidge ne rain-affected One-Day Cup match me New South Wales ke against DLS par 57 runs se jeet me apna maiden List A fifty maara.
  • Matthew Gilkes ki maiden professional century, aur Jerrssis Wadia aur Wes Agar ke three-wicket hauls ke support se, South Australia ne Victoria ke against One-Day Cup me 70-run ki jeet set up ki.
  • Rishabh Pant ko India A ke New Zealand tour ke first two four-day matches se left side strain ki wajah se rule out kar diya gaya, aur unki jagah Kumar Kushagra ko call up kiya gaya.
  • Sri Lanka next Pakistan T20I me series whitewash se bachne ke liye spark dhoondh raha hai, jabki hosts ye weigh kar rahe hain ki series bag me hone ke bawajood rotation kiya jaaye ya nahi.
  • Former Zimbabwe player aur umpire Sarah Dambanevana ka Harare me 36 saal ki umar me dehant ho gaya; unhone 2009 se 2014 ke beech Zimbabwe represent kiya tha.
  • West Indies ne Indore me India ke against toss jeetkar bowling choose ki, aur India ne Reddy aur Prince ko laaya, jabki visitors ne Quentin Sampson aur Keemo Paul samet changes kiye.
  • Abhishek Sharma ki rapid fifty—measured start ke baad 18 balls off reach hui—ko Indore me West Indies ke against India ke approach ka key feature bataya gaya.
  • West Indies seamer Shamar Springer ne kaha ki Abhishek Sharma ke against defensive rehne ke alawa zyada option nahi tha, aur tour par Roston Chase ko “X-factor” describe kiya.
  • Steven Smith ke four-catch display, jisme do standout slip takes bhi the, ko Durban me Australia ke first-innings lead ka major factor bataya gaya.
  • Durban me Australia ka early setbacks se control tak ka shift Matt Renshaw ki form aur sustained bowling pressure ke around frame kiya gaya, aur South Africa ko 421 ka target set kiya gaya.
  • Ryan Rickelton aur Tristan Stubbs un players me the jo scrutiny me aaye, kyunki South Africa ki batting Australia ke against phir se underwhelm kar gayi—eight-Test home summer ke early phase me.
  • Weekend me West Indies ke 250 chase ne discussion chhed di ki kya ye men’s T20I history ka highest successful run-chase tha.
  • Mumbai Indians ne WPL 2027 se pehle UP Warriorz se USA left-arm seamer Tara Norris ko unke base price INR 10 lakh par trade in kiya.
  • Saracens ne kaha ki Totoa Auvaa internal investigation ke baad ek separate incident me immediate effect se club chhod chuke hain, months baad jab London nightclub me unke punch ne ECB probe spark ki thi jisme Ben Stokes aur Gus Atkinson involve the.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo