All rounder ranking

Former West Indies captain Jason Holder, who came in for universal acclaim when he led the first international cricket tour amid the coronavirus pandemic, has been named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. Holder joins England batsmen Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley, Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens in being given a stamp of approval in the esteemed almanack's slightly condensed 158th edition. Stevens, who turns 45 later this month, is the oldest recipient since Ewart Astill in 1933 for an honour bestowed just once in a career, usually reserved for those who have shone during the preceding English domestic season. While Holder's six-for at the Ageas Bowl last July put the Windies on course for a win in the first Test after the outbreak of Covid-19 led to a global shutdown of sport, the mere fact they made the trip was an outright success. Mumbai off the mark as KKR crumble in IPL County stats: Libby goes long; Notts' … [Read more...] about Jason Holder, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley among Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year

BCCI CENTRAL CONTRACT by Vijay Tagore • Published on Share Tweet Ravindra Jadeja has been retained in the 'A' category of BCCI's central contract list © Getty Ravindra Jadeja, the Indian all-rounder, was considered for a promotion in the central contract list announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday (April 15), but inexplicably missed it. Jadeja, who has been a part of the Indian team for more than a decade, has been representing the team in all three formats. Cricbuzz understands Jadeja was initially considered for the A+, a position that guarantees INR 7 crore, but left out. Insiders concede that Jadeja's name was debated for the Elite status but the BCCI stuck only to three players - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. A+ is reserved for the players who play all three formats - Tests, ODIs and T20Is -- and Jadeja is a regular in the first XI in all. Besides, consideration is also … [Read more...] about Jadeja inexplicably misses out promotion in BCCI contract

OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE by Bertus de Jong • Published on Share Tweet Sandeep Lamichhane will lead Nepal's spin attack while Paras Khadka will be out of action (File Photo) © Getty The tri-nations series, which is set to get underway at Kathmandu on Saturday, will see Nepal, the Netherlands and Malaysia return to international action after a hiatus of over a year. With ICC T20 and One-Day qualifying competitions still on hold, the tournament will be only the second time any Associate would have managed to get back on the field since the pandemic struck (the first being Uganda's tour to Namibia earlier this month . Nepal's legions of fans will be gearing up for what will be their first chance to see their heroes in action in over a year. Nepal's last home internationals saw Oman and the United States visit in early February of 2020 to contest a triangular ODI series as part of the ICC's CWC League 2. Their most recent T20 matches … [Read more...] about Nepal and the Netherlands roll out the young guns for Tri-Series with Malaysia