Lancashire’s chairman believes that it would “make absolute sense” for the Hundred to become a T20 competition from 2025, as English cricket continues to debate the tournament’s future following top-level discussions over the prospect of opening it up to private investment. The ECB have been meeting with counties this month to discuss the Hundred’s future,
Western Australia 2 for 0 trail Queensland 274 for 8 dec (Khawaja 102*, Clayton 53, Richardson 4-36) by 272 runs Jhye Richardson issued an immediate notice to Australia’s selectors with an incisive four-wicket haul on his red-ball return, before Usman Khawaja cruised to his 41st first-class century. Richardson, in his first Sheffield Shield outing since
Hardik Pandya in Mumbai Indians jersey.© X (formerly Twitter) Mumbai Indians secured Hardik Pandya through an all-cash deal with Gujarat Titans. It is one of the biggest trades in the history of the Indian Premier League as Hardik has a price tag of INR 15 crore, an amount that was paid by GT when they
New Zealand 266 for 8 (Williamson 104, Phillips 42, Taijul 4-89) trail Bangladesh 310 (Mahmudul 86, Philips 4-53, Jamieson 2-52) by 44 runs Taijul Islam kept Bangladesh ahead after the second day’s play in Sylhet, even as Kane Williamson levelled with Don Bradman and Virat Kohli on 29 Test centuries. The left-arm spinner took four
Shan Masood‘s latest incarnation, as the Test captain of Pakistan, is perhaps the most remarkable in a career not short of rebirths and reinventions. His elevation as the successor to Babar Azam was surprising at a number of levels, not least that he only returned to the Test side last season after a gap of
Rahul Dravid will continue as India’s head coach after accepting the BCCI’s offer to extend his term. While the BCCI did not specify the duration of the extension, it will be at least until the 2024 T20 World Cup in June. Dravid became the head coach in November 2021 for a two-year term that ended
Victoria 278 (Harper 151, W Agar 5-45, Doggett 4-73) and 12 for 1 lead South Australia 252 (Fraser-McGurk 101, Manenti 51, Scott 50, O’Neill 5-28) by 38 runs Sam Harper‘s record-breaking century helped Victoria to a 38-run lead over South Australia on day two of their Sheffield Shield match, but Jake Fraser-McGurk‘s maiden first-class hundred
The Pakistan Cricket Board has waived off the 50% match fee fine it had imposed on Azam Khan for displaying the Palestine flag on his bat during the ongoing National T20 Cup in Karachi. Azam, who plays for Karachi Whites in the tournament, was fined 50% of his match fee by the PCB match referee
It’s possible you are on a break from cricket after watching the ODI World Cup for the last month and a half and gave Tuesday night’s T20I a miss. But if you just had a glance at the final scorecard, perhaps to avoid the FOMO or sound intelligent in the office tomorrow, don’t get fooled
Todd Murphy is still getting used to the extra workload his body has been put through this year during his emergence as a Test bowler, but is hopeful he will be fit for the Prime Minister’s XI game against Pakistan in Canberra next week. Offspinner Murphy has missed Victoria’s last two Sheffield Shield matches due
Mohammad Hafeez, the new Pakistan team supremo, is seeking “excitement” in the daunting prospect of his side’s three-Test tour of Australia, a land where they have lost their last 14 consecutive Tests. Hafeez, the team director and effectively head coach, has never played a Test in Australia but on the eve of their departure urged
In a move that signals continuity, the BCCI has offered Rahul Dravid an extension to continue as India’s head coach. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Dravid was approached by the BCCI last week, with the tenure of the extension being open-ended. However, it is yet to be confirmed whether Dravid has accepted the offer. It is
The ECB must seek to “challenge the definition of a cricket club” in its bid to harness the sport’s full potential, according to CEO Richard Gould, following the publication of a new impact report aimed at “demonstrating the positive influence of the game”. The Impact of Cricket Report was compiled in conjunction with The Sports
Chasing a target of 223 was always going to be a tough ask, and Australia’s task seemed to get that much tougher when they were left with 43 to get from just two overs. However, with Glenn Maxwell still around, India knew that the game wasn’t quite done just yet. Indeed, Maxwell, with some help
India vs Australia: Glenn Maxwell scored a brilliant ton.© AFP Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell equalled India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s record as he struck an unbeaten 47-ball ton to keep the series alive for Australia, helping the Baggy Greens clinch a victory in Guwahati in the third T20I against India on Tuesday. With the 47-ball hundred,
Raza opened the batting and scored a 36-ball 58; this innings, allied to Tadiwanashe Marumani’s 31-ball 50 and Ryan Burl’s unbeaten 21-ball 44, helped Zimbabwe pile up 215 for 4 after they were sent in to bat. Zimbabwe’s bowlers then got to work, with Richard Ngarava taking three wickets in his first three overs to
Stumps Bangladesh 310 for 9 (Joy 86, Shanto 37, Mominul 37, Phillips 4-53, Jamieson 2-52, Ajaz 2-76) vs New Zealand Glenn Phillips was New Zealand’s surprise hero with the ball as they kept Bangladesh down to 310 for 9 on the first day of the Sylhet Test. Phillips, the middle-order batter and part-time offspinner, finished
Glenn Phillips knew that the opposition batters would get stuck into him for relief. He is the fifth bowler of a strong New Zealand attack. He was also bowling for the first time in a Test. Phillips the batter would have certainly tried to hit Phillips the bowler out of the park. It was this
The PCB has reiterated that the priority for all Pakistan players must be Pakistan and not T20 franchise leagues. That message came loud and clear from team director Mohammad Hafeez on the eve of the side’s departure for Australia, but more pertinently in the context of Haris Rauf‘s potentially delayed departure to the same country,
Chahar, who has been hampered by injuries over the last few years, last played for India, in an ODI, in December 2022. He had a good Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Trophy recently for Rajasthan. There he picked up ten wickets in five games at an economy of 7.38. With the bat, he scored 67 runs
Toss Australia opt to bowl vs India With the series on the line, Australia captain Matthew Wade chose to bowl after winning the toss in the third T20I in Guwahati. He said that the conditions were wet, and expected it to be similar for batting across both innings. “We’ve been there and thereabouts,” Wade said.
Alex Carey and Marnus Labuschagne will play in the Sheffield Shield this week following their return from the 2023 ODI World Cup while Cameron Green will also feature as he begins his push to return to the Test side. Carey, who was dropped from the one-day side after the opening game of the World Cup
Tamim Iqbal will ‘wait till January’ to make a decision about his future in international cricket. “After the World Cup, I felt that there should be a decision about my international future,” Tamim said during a press conference on Monday. “Throughout my career, I have always kept myself away from indecision. I have always been
Gill, who started his IPL career with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018, was bought by Titans in the 2022 auction for INR 8 crore. He scored a total of 483 runs in 16 matches in 2022, top-scoring with 45* in the final against Rajasthan Royals to take Titans to the title in their inaugural season.
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