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An impinged nerve caused by a bulged disc in the lower back area on the right side has troubled Iyer ever since he returned from the Bangladesh series last December. Despite taking about six injections, Iyer continued to experience discomfort which initially ruled him out of the white-ball series at home in January against Sri

Born in Kabul in 1934, Durani had created a special rapport with the spectators with his aggressive style of batting and acquired the reputation of hitting sixes on demand. He scored one Test century, against West Indies in Port of Spain in 1962. He played his last Test in February 1973 against England at the

The biggest challenge for Mumbai Indians heading into IPL 2023 was to fill the Jasprit Bumrah-sized hole in their fast bowling department. This has, however, helped realise the dream of Arshad Khan, an all-rounder from Gopalganj, Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, who might have earned his Mumbai Indians cap a year back. Mumbai bagged Arshad

Royal Challengers Bangalore strike bowler Harshal Patel is not convinced the use of DRS to review wides and over-the-waist no balls this IPL will increase the accuracy of decisions. While he admits he will use a review for a tight umpiring call, especially in the death overs, Harshal argues that technology might not be definitive

Mumbai Indians 134 for 3 (Sciver-Brunt 60*, Harmanpreet 37) beat Delhi Capitals 131 for 9 (Lanning 35, Radha 27*, Pandey 27*, Matthews 3-5, Wong 3-42, Kerr 2-18) by seven wickets Mumbai Indians are the inaugural WPL champions. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team has upstaged Meg Lanning’s, finally. What looked like a one-sided fare turned out to be

The ICC has changed the “poor” rating given to the Indore pitch, for the third India vs Australia Test, to “below average” following an appeal from the BCCI. As a result, the Holkar Stadium pitch now has one demerit point and not three, which was the case for the earlier rating. A panel comprising Wasim

Ravindra Jadeja joins Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah in the A+ Grade of BCCI contracted players for the period from October 2022 to September 2023. Shardul Thakur has dropped from Grade B to C, while Kuldeep Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, and KS Bharat are all newly-contracted

Big picture: A WPL final befitting the hype Long before the Women’s Premier League opener got underway, there were winding queues outside the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Many in the crowd wore the Mumbai Indians’ blue jerseys from the past years. Few teams in franchise cricket command crowd support like Mumbai. And

The new Impact Player rule at IPL 2023 could well mean curtains for “bits and pieces allrounders”. This is the view of Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting, who spoke of the several possibilities this could open up in terms of team combination and strategy. As things stand, the Impact Player can only be an

Mumbai Indians 182 for 4 (Nat Sciver-Brunt 72*, Ecclestone 2-39) beat UP Warriorz 110 all out (Navgire 43, Wong 4-15) by 72 runs A spectacular knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt, the tournament’s first-ever hat-trick from Issy Wong and a return to all-round brilliance powered Mumbai Indians to the Women’s Premier League final with a comprehensive 72-run

India’s team management has given the IPL franchises “some borderline indications” about workload management for players, according to Rohit Sharma, but he expressed doubts about whether they would be followed by the teams. IPL 2023 kicks off March 31, less than ten days after the ODI series against Australia, which India lost 1-2 in Chennai

Rahul Dravid reckons that India have narrowed down “17-18 players” for the forthcoming ODI World Cup at home, regardless of the result in the bilateral series decider against Australia at Chepauk on Wednesday. For India, the third match against Australia is their last ODI until the tour of the Caribbean in August, and they may

The 2023 ODI World Cup is likely to start on October 5 and end on November 19. ESPNcricinfo has also learned that BCCI, the host for the 10-team marquee event, has shortlisted at least a dozen venues, with the final scheduled to be at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad aside, the shortlist

Big picture: Can the batters fight back? Two of the best sides in the world. Two of the deepest batting line-ups in men’s ODI cricket. Yet in the first two matches of this series, the fast bowlers dominated. It is unusual to see back-to-back ODIs in India where the team batting first have failed to

Delhi Capitals 110 for 1 (Capsey 38*, Shafali 33) beat Mumbai Indians 109 for 8 (Vastrakar 26, Kapp 2-13, Pandey 2-21, Jonassen 2-25) by nine wickets There’s passion in everything Marizanne Kapp does on the cricket field. When she bats, you simply cannot breathe easy until the moment she is out. And when she bowls,

Toss Australia opt to bowl v India Despite consistent drizzle for the past few days, the rain in Visakhapatnam ceased on Sunday morning to provide an on-time start to the second ODI between India and Australia. Once the coin went up, it was Australia captain Steven Smith who won the toss and chose to chase.

Arshdeep Singh, India’s left-arm swing bowler, has agreed to play five County Championship matches for Kent. Subject to approval, Arshdeep will be available for home fixtures against Surrey and Warwickshire as well as travelling to Northamptonshire, Essex and Nottinghamshire in the LV= Insurance County Championship in June and July. Arshdeep enjoyed a breakout season for

Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia In the absence of Rohit Sharma, who missed out because of family commitments, India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to chase in the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium. Hardik expected dew to play a role in the second half, and that played a

Gujarat Giants 147 for 4 (Wolvaardt 57, Gardner 51*) beat Delhi Capitals 136 (Kapp 36, Garth 2-18, Gardner 2-19) by 11 runs Ashleigh Gardner doesn’t get bogged down easily. She calls herself a “massive confidence player”. Like most Australians in the WPL, she has been a world champion several times, and tends to rescue her

Big picture: The appetiser to the IPL Sandwiched between the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and IPL 2023, the ODI series between India and Australia doesn’t seem to have top billing. Even days out from the opening Test, everyone jumped on the BGT hype train, and minutes after the final one ended in a draw, India’s coach Rahul

David Warner will lead Delhi Capitals in the 2023 IPL, replacing the injured Rishabh Pant. ESPNcricinfo has learned that head coach Ricky Ponting and the management agreed Warner was the best man to be appointed interim captain as Pant gradually builds on his recovery having survived a horrific car crash in December. With Pant ruled

Ravindra Jadeja is a man of his word. The India allrounder had promised Australia spinner Matt Kuhnemann a masterclass after the Border-Gavaskar series – and he did just that. As soon as the fourth Test in Ahmedabad ended in a draw on Monday, Jadeja made time to speak to the Australian newcomer. A self-confessed “massive

India batter Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming Australia ODI series. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Iyer, who had to leave the Ahmedabad Test early due to a recurrence of a back injury, will be monitored by BCCI medical staff before a call is taken on his participation in the IPL.* Iyer, who

Virat Kohli had not scored a Test hundred since November 2019. That three-year drought ended in Ahmedabad this week, when he brought up his 28th Test century in the final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After the game, in conversation with the India coach Rahul Dravid on BCCI.tv, Kohli admitted the wait for a hundred

The BCCI has filed a formal appeal with the ICC over the “poor” rating given to the Indore pitch by match referee Chris Broad, an official of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, which owns Holkar Stadium in Indore, told ESPNcricinfo. A two-member ICC panel will now conduct a review before announcing their verdict within 14

Australia 480 and 175 for 2 dec (Head 90, Labuschagne 63*) drew with India 571 (Kohli 186, Gill 128, Axar 79, Murphy 3-113, Lyon 3-151) The comatose pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad had the final say as Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne batted Australia to a comfortable draw in front of the

Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the Ahmedabad Test, with the BCCI saying on the fifth morning of the match, that “a specialist opinion will be sought” to treat his lower-back injury. On Sunday, the fourth day, as India tussled for first-innings honours with Australia, Iyer couldn’t come out to bat, with the BCCI

Mumbai Indians 164 for 2 (Harmanpreet 53*, Sciver-Brunt 45*) beat UP Warriorz 159 for 6 (Healy 58, McGrath 50, Ishaque 3-33) by eight wickets Who can stop Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League? UP Warriorz was the only team yet to play, and consequently yet to lose, to Mumbai in the WPL and they

Australia 3 for 0 & 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) trail India 571 (Kohli 186, Gill 128, Axar 79) by 88 runs Virat Kohli‘s Test century drought has been broken and the floodgates could open on Australia as they face a battle to save the game on the final day after India’s lengthy

In reply, Shafali Verma put up a Shafali show, smashing five sixes and 10 fours on her way to the second-fastest fifty in the WPL, as Capitals completed their chase in just 7. 1 overs. As a result, Capitals’ net run rate also zoomed from 0.956 to 2.338, as they strengthened their position at No.