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Dale Steyn thinks Bhuvneshwar Kumar has found what was missing from his bowling a couple of months ago. According to Steyn, who worked with Bhuvneshwar as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowling coach at IPL 2022, the seamer is determined to prove he is still a force to reckon with. Steyn’s comments came after the India seamer picked

India are prioritising firming up their plans for the 2022 T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia in October-November, over the results of bilateral T20Is. That’s what Shreyas Iyer said after India lost the second T20I against South Africa in Cuttack to fall 2-0 behind in the five-match series. “Our main aim is obviously

An IPL game is now worth a record INR 105 crore (USD 13.44 million) making it – in terms of value per match – the second-most lucrative sporting product in the entire world, behind only the NFL (USD 35.07 million*). This figure may actually rise considering the e-auction for the T20 tournament’s media rights, which

Toss: South Africa chose to bowl vs India After pulling off their highest successful chase in T20Is in Delhi on Friday night, South Africa opted to field first in the second T20I in Cuttack. Temba Bavuma admitted that he based his decision on the proceedings at Arun Jaitley Stadium, where the surface became better for

Amazon has pulled out of the race to own the media rights to the IPL for the next five years. ESPNcricinfo has learned the global e-commerce giant is not among the final list of seven bidders participating in the e-auction on Sunday to decide who will get to broadcast one of the most lucrative tournaments

As he got down to plot his return to the Indian team, Hardik Pandya would hit the bed at 9.30pm and wake up at 5am, dedicating the intervening period to win battles against his “own self”. The 29-year-old allrounder followed this timetable for four months, after which he guided an unfancied Gujarat Titans to a

Mithali Raj has brought the curtain down on her storied career, announcing her decision to “retire from all forms of International Cricket” in a message on Twitter. Raj, 39, wrote, “I feel now is the perfect time to call curtains on my playing career as the team is in the capable hands of some very

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes Rishabh Pant will be “exceptionally dangerous” on “fast and bouncy” Australian pitches during the upcoming T20 World Cup, where he could be best utilised as a “floater” as per match situation. Ponting has worked closely with Pant at Delhi Capitals and rates the Indian wicketkeeper-batter very highly. “He [Pant]

“To be honest, I thought 150 would have been a very good total.” That was Ishan Kishan speaking to host broadcaster Star Sports after he helped India post 211 for 4 against South Africa in the first T20I in Delhi. The reason behind Kishan’s assessment was not only did the new ball move off the

A 725-run win against Uttarakhand came after a two-month break split the tournament – a challenge by itself. During the interval, some of the Mumbai players were involved in IPL and some not. Either way, it was a problem. One group had to adapt to a complete change of format. the other to a long

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl vs India After India lost captain KL Rahul and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav on the eve of the series due to injury, South Africa were left without Aiden Markram for the first match following a positive Covid-19 test. The series is being played without pandemic-related restrictions

Uttar Pradesh 155 (Garg 39, Rinku 33, More 3-47) and 213 for 5 (Karan 93*, Garg 52, Vyshak 3-47) beat Karnataka 253 (Samarth 57, Gopal 56*, Saurabh 4-73, Mavi 3-60) and 114 (Sharath 23*, Saurabh 3-36, Rajpoot 2-15) by five wickets Uttar Pradesh created history by beating Karnataka for the first time in the Ranji

KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav have been ruled out of the five-match T20I series against South Africa because of injuries. While Rahul, who was named captain of the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma, has picked up a right groin injury, Kuldeep was hit in his right hand while batting in the nets at

India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been put in charge of the ODI squad too, taking over from Raj, with Smriti Mandhana deputising. Raj, 39, had announced her retirement from international cricket earlier in the day, saying she was leaving because “the team is in the capable hands of some very talented young players”. That

Umran Malik is an “exciting” prospect but he may not get a chance to represent India straightaway. That’s essentially what head coach Rahul Dravid said two days out from the first T20I against South Africa in Delhi. Malik had impressed everyone with his pace in IPL 2022, bowling consistently in the vicinity of 150kph and

Hardik Pandya is likely to be back in the finisher’s role for India despite having a lot of success at No. 3 and 4 for Gujarat Titans at IPL 2022. Hardik was the leading scorer for Titans with 487 runs at an average of 44.27 and a strike rate of 131.26, but according to India’s

It was almost a year-and-a-half ago, but the memories – and scars – are fresh, of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah being racially abused by spectators during the Sydney Test. “[We] insisted on getting the abusers out of the ground,” Ajinkya Rahane, India’s captain then in the absence of Virat Kohli, recalls telling the umpires,

A white-ball series with India headlines West Indies’ cricket calendar over the next three months, with New Zealand and Bangladesh also scheduled to visit. According to a CWI statement on Wednesday, India’s white-ball tour will comprise three ODIs and five T20Is spread across four venues, including one in the United States. All three ODIs will

The T20I series will mark the first time since the pandemic that the BCCI has decided to open multiple venues for the same series. In February 2022, they hosted the ODI leg of the West Indies series in Ahmedabad before Kolkata hosted the T20I leg. This time around, players will travel across five venues –

Gujarat Titans 133 for 3 (Gill 45*, Hardik 34, Boult 1-14) beat Rajasthan Royals 130 for 9 (Buttler 39, Hardik 3-17, Sai Kishore 2-20) by seven wickets Captain Hardik Pandya starred with the ball and bat to lead Gujarat Titans to IPL glory, in front of a home crowd of over 100000 at the Narendra

Gujarat Titans, playing their maiden IPL, topped the league stage, won the first qualifier, and then cruised to victory in the IPL 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad. Here’s how some of their key personnel reacted to their fantastic victory. David Miller (481 runs at 68.71): “It’s been a phenomenal journey. Finishing at the

Who are playing? Harmanpreet Kaur‘s Supernovas, the most successful team in the Women’s T20 Challenge, are eyeing their third title as they take on the tournament’s only side without a trophy, Velocity, who are led by Deepti Sharma. The final begins at 7.30pm at the MCA Stadium in Pune. What’s at stake? A chance to

Wriddhiman Saha will not turn up for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy knockouts on account of unresolved issues with the state association. And if these issues persist, the 37-year old has asked for a no-objection certificate to continue his domestic career elsewhere. It began in February, with a quote from the CAB joint secretary Debabrata

From the squad that took on Sri Lanka in their T20I series, also in India, in February this year, Mohammed Siraj and Sanju Samson have been left out. Kohli, who last played a T20I in February, against West Indies, had been rested for the Sri Lanka series as well. In fact, since stepping down as

Supernovas 163 (Harmanpreet 37, Dottin 32, Matthews 3-29, Khatun 2-30) beat Trailblazers 114 for 9 (Mandhana 34, Rodrigues 24, Vastrakar 4-12, Ecclestone 2-19, King 2-30) by 49 runs Harmanpreet Kaur’s Supernovas made a winning start to the Women’s T20 Challenge in Pune on Monday. They successfully defended 163, a prospect that looked unlikely when Smriti

Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna, who is uncapped in Test cricket, are part of the seam attack that will be led by Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. At 6′ 2″, Krishna was originally picked as a reserve bowler for the England Test series last year. He has since made rapid strides across

“He is going to be one of India’s leading allrounders,” Shastri said on ESPNcricinfo’s analysis show T20 Time:Out. “He is the future. You have [Ravindra] Jadeja today. Three years down the line, if Jadeja is still fit, he will play. There is Axar [Patel] around. But this guy is your premier allrounder across all three

A recall, and a farewell?Cheteshwar Pujara is back in the Test squad, and he pretty much forced that decision on the selectors with his rollicking form in the County Championship. How do you ignore 6, 201*, 109, 12, 203, 16, 170* and 3? The selectors possibly factored another reason into his recall as well: in

Former India batter Navjot Sidhu has been handed a one-year prison sentence by the Supreme Court of India which was reviewing a case involving the cricketer in 1988 in which one Gurnam Singh died. The verdict was announced on Thursday by the two-judge bench comprising Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul which was

Both ESPNcricinfo experts agree that having been “consumed” for seven years leading India and also being their best batter for several years across all formats, Kohli is still coming to terms with transitioning into the background as one of the players. Vettori and Shastri were reacting to Kohli’s statement about him intending to talk to