Let us look at some of the most-discussed cricket stories on the news on 13 July.
ICC Rankings: Taylor reclaims No. 1 spot among batters, all-rounders
Stafanie Taylor regained the top spot among both batters and all-rounders in the latest ICC ODI Women’s rankings. Taylor (766 points) dethroned Mithali Raj (762) in the batters’ tally. She had last topped this list in November 2014.
In the all-rounders’ chart, Taylor (435) displaced Ellyse Perry (418), who is now sitting at joint second place, alongside Marizanne Kapp (418).
It all came after West Indies’ first ODI against Pakistan in Coolidge. Taylor put on a scintillating show in this contest – first took 3-29, and then smashed an unbeaten 105 – to guide West Indies to a five-wicket win.
Roses match suspended by ‘unfit and unsafe outfield’
Yorkshire’s County Championship fixture against Lancashire at Headingley was suspended on Day 3 due to ‘unfit and unsafe conditions’ of the outfield. This was confirmed by both clubs from their Twitter handle.
The umpires took the call after Yorkshire's Dom Leech hurt his leg after colliding with concrete foundations of the Western Terrace following the lunch break.
Leech received treatment on the field around 15 minutes before being helped off on a stretcher. Play abandoned shortly after that, with Lancashire on 411/2.
Rahim changes mind to play Zimbabwe T20Is
Mushfiqur Rahim changed his mind to stay back and participate in the three T20Is in Zimbabwe, reported Cricbuzz. Rahim earlier told BCB he will not take part in that series.
Minhajul Abedin, the Bangladesh chief selector, confirmed the news to Cricbuzz: ‘If he had decided to skip the T20Is against Zimbabwe and come out of the bio-bubble it would have been difficult for him to get back into the bubble again and make him available for the T20Is (against Australia).’
Before heading into T20Is, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will play three-match ODI series, starting 16 July in Harare.
Yashpal Sharma dies of a heart attack aged 66
Yashpal Sharma died of a heart attack in New Delhi on 12 July. He collapsed at home after returning from a morning walk.
Since making his debut against England at Lord’s in 1979, Yashpal played 37 Tests, 42 ODIs and 160 First-class matches. He was the second-highest run-scorer for India in their triumphant World Cup campaign in 1983. He top-scored in three of India’s six wins in the tournament, including once each against West Indies, Australia, and England.
Yashpal later became a selector when India won the World Cup again, in 2011.