The 2021/22 Plan B Regional Bash gets underway this weekend, with 16 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams from across regional New South Wales to compete in the annual tournament.
The ICC has given the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch a poor rating for last week s drawn Ashes test, giving Cricket Australia two weeks to respond to the criticism before determining a sanction.
West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards and former greats Richie Richardson and Jimmy Adams on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing coronavirus vaccines to the Caribbean region. In a video message, Richards described India s assistance as a kind gesture and said the region is looking forward to continued relationship with India. The video message has been posted on Twitter by Indian High Commission in Georgetown, Guyana. Thanks India for the wonderful contribution made to our country which is the vaccine. Thank you so much on behalf of Antiguan and Barbudan people, said Richards. Thank you very much Prime Minister Modi and thanks tothe High Commissioner to our region. We also thank all the people of India for such a kind gesture, he added.
Steve Smith has won his third Allan Border Medal – the highest honour for a male cricketer in Australia – joining fellow NSW Blues and Australian player David Warner as second on the all-time list behind four-time winners Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke.