Cameron Green could be an explosive package for Royal Challengers Bangalore, especially at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, according to their director of cricket Mo Bobat. “He’s the ideal fit for us in that middle-order power role,” Bobat said on RCB Bold Diaries. “He’s a high-quality, skillful and powerful batsman. He’s got the game against both pace
File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin applauded Shreyas Iyer and said that playing spin and taking them down is the right-handed batter’s speciality. Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ashwin called Iyer a standout performer for the ‘Men in Blue’. He also added that people don’t appreciate him much instead they ask
The captains of Bangladesh and New Zealand couldn’t be more different. Tim Southee is a 94-Test veteran who is in the same stature as the best fast bowlers in his country. Najmul Hossain Shanto, meanwhile, has just completed his first 12 months of consistent form. Southee, who made his debut in 2008, has been the
Big picture: New cycle brings new hope The first Test match after the World Cup in India is taking place in Sylhet, which geographically, is not a million miles away, but certainly in terms of atmosphere, it is another world. New Zealand are playing their first Test in eight months, Bangladesh in five months. It
SLC had beseeched the “top level” of Sri Lankan government to provide guarantees that there would be no further political interference in cricket administration in the country. Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe has not provided such a guarantee thus far, but his sacking of Ranasinghe could be an indication that he wishes the government as
Haris Rauf’s involvement at the BBL is set to hit a snag, with the Pakistan Cricket Board expected to delay the No-Objection Certificate he requires to participate in the league. ESPNcricinfo understands Rauf’s NOC is almost certain to be delayed until at least December 11, four days after the BBL begins. There is no confirmation
A day after he was released by Gujarat Titans, Urvil Patel scored an unbeaten 41-ball 100 for his state side Gujarat in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh. Urvil’s century was the second-fastest by an Indian batter in List A cricket. Yusuf Pathan leads the list of fastest List A hundreds
Big picture: India eye early series wrap Given the puzzling scheduling of this series, against an opponent with a core of exhausted players, who were part of an ODI World Cup-winning squad, it’s probably not surprising that India are on the brink of already wrapping up the series. With an overhaul of their World Cup
It’s the first India-Australia T20I in Visakhapatnam and Rinku Singh has his arms spread wide in celebration. With one run required from the final delivery of the match, he deposited Sean Abbott over long-on for a six, sealing India’s highest successful chase in T20Is. A packed stadium erupted in joy, followed by the no-ball siren
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will contest the country’s 12th parliamentary elections after he received confirmation of his nomination from the ruling Awami League. He will be contesting from the Magura-1 constituency, his home district, with the polls scheduled for January 7. Shakib is currently recovering from a finger injury he sustained during the World
Andre Borovec, Australia’s stand-in head coach, rued losing too many wickets in the first ten overs after his side’s 44-run defeat in the second T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. But at the same time, he lauded the intent shown by the batters throughout the chase. Batting first, India scored a mammoth 235 for 4. In response, Australia
Daryl Mitchell is looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet, after the World Cup humdrum, when New Zealand return to Test cricket after eight months in Sylhet. It will also be the first Test for both New Zealand and Bangladesh in the third cycle of the World Test Championship. Mitchell is coming off
Mumbai Indians have completed the trade for Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans on Sunday, and also traded their allrounder Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore in order to increase their purse for the IPL player auction on December 19. The trades were confirmed to ESPNcricinfo by a BCCI official though the IPL and the franchises
Head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has said that Bangladesh need to “move on” from the senior players, calling the current transition phase an “exciting” one for the cricket in the country, ahead of the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand. Regular captain Shakib Al Hasan, his deputy Litton Das, and Taskin Ahmed, the leader of
Toss Australia chose to bowl vs India Australia opted to bowl in the second T20I against India in Thiruvananthapuram with a couple of changes. Matthew Wade made the call hoping for dew to play a role later on, while also expecting the pitch to get better later. There was a lot of grass on the
Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praise on pacer Mukesh Kumar, calling him ‘Junior Shami’. While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ashwin said that when he first met Mohammed Siraj, he thought the 29-year-old would become the junior of Mohammed Shami. However, Ashwin’s mind changed after he was Mukesh Kumar and now he felt
Uganda’s chase got off to a rocky start as they slipped to 12 for 2, before Roger Mukasa and Alpesh Ramjani joined forces to steady their innings. Ramjani was by far the dominant partner, contributing 40 off 26 balls to the third-wicket stand of 49. When he fell, Uganda needed 76 off 56 balls, and
Darren Bravo has decided to take a break from cricket following his non-selection in West Indies’ squad for their three-match ODI series against England next month. The 34-year-old, who last played for West Indies in February 2022, continued to be left out despite topping the run charts in the 2023-24 Super50 Cup, where he scored
Gujarat Titans: Hardik retained for now Players released: Alzarri Joseph, Odean Smith, Dasun Shanaka, Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan Players retained: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad,
Sydney Sixers 126 for 1 (Perry 82*) beat Sydney Thunder 123 (Knight 38, Litchfield 34, Gardner 4-26) by nine-wickets Sydney Thunder were left having to undertake a hasty cross-country journey in their bid to reach the WBBL final after falling to defeat against local rivals Sixers at the SCG. Victory would have secured Thunder a
Adelaide Strikers 164 for 3 (Wolvaardt 73) beat Hobart Hurricanes 87 (McGrath 3-8) by 77 runs The in-form Adelaide Strikers are pulling all the right moves in pursuit of back-to-back WBBL titles, thrashing the Hobart Hurricanes by 77 runs in their last game of the regular season. Strikers won Sunday’s game with a patient first
With India resting some of their key players for the five-match T20I series against Australia, the fringe players have a chance to make an impression ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June. However, Tilak Varma doesn’t want to put himself under pressure by thinking about that. “My mindset is clear,” Tilak said on
Graham Onions has agreed a return to his home club of Durham as lead bowling coach, after calling time on his six-year spell at Lancashire. Onions, who made more than 250 appearances for Durham across formats between 2004 and 2017, was instrumental in the club’s glory years, playing a key role in three County Championship
Big picture: Expect swing in Thiruvananthapuram What did the ODI World Cup not give you? Enough last-ball thrillers? Runs from Suryakumar Yadav and Josh Inglis? Wristspinners being carted around? Well, that’s why we have bilaterals… A mere four days after Australia’s World Cup triumph, a bunch of their players stayed back – and others joined
File image of Joe Root© Twitter England batter Joe Root has opted out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, announced his franchise Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. “England batter Joe Root will not be taking any further participation in the IPL, it was confirmed on Saturday,” said a statement from the team. Root, one of the
Melbourne Stars 118 (Sutherland 36, Harmanpreet 2-13, Wareham 2-18) beat Melbourne Renegades 27 for 2 in 5.3 overs (Matthews 17*, Garth 2-2) by eight runs (DLS) Wet weather brought an end to drab WBBL campaigns from both Melbourne sides in Stars’ rain-affected derby win at the MCG on Saturday night. Annabel Sutherland top-scored as Stars
Heat confirmed on Friday both Khawaja and Labuschagne would face the Melbourne Stars in the first match of the tournament on December 7. The pair are also some chance to play in the Heat’s second game on December 9 in Adelaide, the same day the Test squad is due to enter camp in Perth. A
Pakistan allrounder Imad Wasim has retired from international cricket, effective immediately. Imad, who announced his retirement on social media, played 55 ODIs and 66 T20Is for Pakistan as a left-arm spinner and a lower-order batter. He last represented Pakistan in April in a T20I against New Zealand. “In recent days I have been doing a
Barring any last-minute changes, Hardik Pandya is set to leave Gujarat Titans and return to Mumbai Indians, where he started his IPL career in 2015. ESPNcricinfo has learned the trade is an all-cash deal comprising Mumbai paying INR 15 crore ($1.8 million approx.) as Hardik’s salary and an undisclosed transfer fee to Titans. Hardik stands
French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected “justification of terrorism” after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors said. Last month the 27-year-old defender was banned for seven matches over the post, which he quickly deleted