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Ansari announces retirement aged 25

Surrey and England allrounder Zafar Ansari has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 25

26-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ansari, Broad doubtful as England ponder selection

Zafar Ansari has joined Stuart Broad as an injury doubt ahead of the third Test after both players missed training in Mohali on Thursday

24-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Mohali

Bangladesh in front after fluctuating day

Bangladesh fought themselves into a promising position in the second Test, leading by 128 runs and hopeful of setting England a significant fourth-innings target to chase on a wearing surface

29-Oct-2016•The Report by Alan Gardner

Ansari set for Test debut in Dhaka

Despite having a decent County Championship season at best, Zafar Ansari has impressed the England management with his temperament and all-round skills, and is in line to play his maiden Test

26-Oct-2016•George Dobell

Mazid makes England toil before Ansari's four-for

Abdul Mazid made a fluent century to frustrate England's bowlers at Chittagong, but Zafar Ansari fought back with four wickets

16-Oct-2016•Mohammad Isam in Chittagong

Batty delighted at 'surreal' second coming

On Wednesday evening, Batty's phone buzzed with the call from James Whitaker, the national selector, to tell him he was on the plane to Bangladesh

16-Sep-2016•Andrew McGlashan

Batty comes back from the wilderness

Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett look to be the likely beneficiaries of the decision by Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan to miss the tour of Bangladesh

16-Sep-2016•Andrew Miller

Gubbins shines as Compton searches for fulfilment

Nick Gubbins made 82 but Nick Compton fell for 11 on his return to first-class cricket as Surrey retained the advantage at Lord's

05-Aug-2016•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Sibley stars on T20 debut to sink Hampshire

Dominic Sibley starred with bat and ball as Surrey moved to the top of the NatWest T20 Blast South Group by thrashing Hampshire by 80 runs at a packed Kia Oval

09-Jun-2016•ECB Reporters Network

Stokes causes Surrey jitters after Collingwood hundred

Paul Collingwood completed his 32nd first-class hundred and Ben Stokes took three wickets in a fine ten-over spell after lunch as Durham drew with Surrey

04-May-2016•ECB Reporters Network

Spinners strike to give Surrey the upper hand

The capture of two wickets in as many overs by Surrey's spinners, Gareth Batty and Zafar Ansari, dented an otherwise sturdy reply from Durham

02-May-2016•Andrew Miller at Kia Oval

Further surgery for Zafar Ansari

Zafar Ansari, the Surrey allrounder who missed out on a maiden England tour due to a broken thumb sustained on the day he was called up, has undergone another minor operation on his thumb ahead of the new season

10-Mar-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I knew England was a write-off' - Ansari

Zafar Ansari is refusing to dwell on what might have been. But for a badly broken thumb, he could have made a Test debut in Sharjah and now be booked on a flight to South Africa

24-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Footitt and Dawson added to England performance squad

Mark Footitt, the former Derbyshire left-arm fast bowler, and Liam Dawson, the Hampshire left-arm spinner, have been called up to the England Performance Programme (EPP) in South Africa and Dubai next month

28-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Patel switches plans as England come calling

Samit Patel had planned to go to Dubai for a holiday. Now he's going with England, hoping to add to his five Test caps

24-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Patel recalled as Ansari is ruled out

Samit Patel has been recalled to England's Test squad for the first time since 2012 after Zafar Ansari was ruled out of the tour of UAE

23-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Joe Clarke earns Lions call; Vince captain

Joe Clarke, the 19-year-old Worcestershire batsman, has been included in the England Lions squad for their Twenty20 series against Pakistan A in December

16-Sep-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Ansari's joyful day turns sour

Life was going swimmingly for Zafar Ansari. He had been selected for England's tour of the UAE and could dream of a possible Test debut against Pakistan. Then he dropped a catch at cover, summoned the physio and the day turned sour

15-Sep-2015•Paul Edwards at Old Trafford

Ansari dislocates thumb after England call

On the day he was called up to his first England Test squad Zafar Ansari suffered an injury scare when he damaged his hand against Lancashire at Old Trafford and was sent to hospital

15-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hales, Ansari, Taylor earn Test call-ups

Alex Hales, Zafar Ansari and James Taylor have been named in England's 16-man squad for the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE

15-Sep-2015•Andrew McGlashan

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