England won the toss and chose to bowl first vs Netherlands Jos Buttler, standing in as captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first in a game that will see England move to the top of the World Cup Super League with a win. Sam Curran returns to the England side in place of
The Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights for the 2023-27 cycle created a lot of hype recently as it was sold for over Rs 48,000 crore. At the IPL media rights e-auction Disney Star retained the TV telecast rights with a bid price of Rs 23,575 crore. Reliance’s Viacom18, won the rights for package C
Big picture In episode 20, season one of cult TV hit Arrested Development, some of the Bluth Company assets are unfrozen leading to Michael, head and signatory by virtue of being the only competent Bluth, fielding requests for cash from various family members. At the end of his tether by the time his brother, Gob,
The 10th season of the Caribbean Premier League will launch with a T10 tournament named ‘The 6ixty’ which organisers hope will become a quarterly event that can be staged around the region and beyond. The inaugural season will take place from August 24 to 28 in St Kitts, immediately before the CPL season, and will
Jos Buttler has insisted that Eoin Morgan has the full support of the England dressing room despite his lean run with the bat after Ben Stokes claimed that Morgan’s poor form was a media invention. Morgan made two ducks in England’s ODI series in the Netherlands and sat out of the third game with a
At some point, Ben Stokes might have to stop urging his team to go bigger and better. But for now, the England captain has encouraged his players to “think that we’re in the entertainment business” when they step out at Headingley for the third Test against New Zealand. Holding a 2-0 lead off the back
Hasan Ali retains his place in the side after an indifferent recent spell of form, though most of that dip has come in the white-ball format; he was named Pakistan’s Test player of the year in 2021. In the recent series against Australia, he played two matches, taking two wickets at 96 apiece. Shan Masood,
Kieron Pollard has been ruled out of the rest of the T20 Blast but is expected to be fit in time to play in the Hundred after knee surgery. Pollard, 35, was a marquee signing for Surrey as one of their two overseas players alongside his compatriot and close friend Sunil Narine, but suffered a
The Commonwealth Games are a little over a month away, and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is under no illusions as to how important the upcoming limited-overs series against India is in terms of preparation, especially for a side that is high on potential, but rather light on experience. “We have to play the Commonwealth
Jamie Overton will make his Test debut against New Zealand at Headingley on Thursday, in place of James Anderson, as England’s captain Ben Stokes confirmed a solitary change to the team that sealed the series with their five-wicket victory at Trent Bridge last week. Stokes, who had himself been a concern after missing training through
After two years of planning and delays caused by Covid-19 the BBL has finally unveiled an overseas player draft for the upcoming season. Here is everything you need to know. What is the overseas draft?BBL teams will no longer go out and search for their three overseas players privately. They will select a minimum of
Former Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas is in an intensive care unit at a private hospital in London. It is understood that the 74-year-old is on dialysis after being diagnosed with pneumonia following his arrival in London from Dubai. Abbas has been in London since June 16, and was taken to the hospital after feeling
New Zealand’s provinces announced their first round of contracted players on Wednesday. ESPNcricinfo brings you all the major movements for the forthcoming 2022-23 season. Wellington Milne has not played red-ball cricket since October 2018, but he did not rule out the possibility of a return, for Wellington. He, however, added that, given his history of
Rumeli Dhar, the India seam-bowling allrounder, has announced her retirement from international cricket, at the age of 38. Dhar played her last international match in the tri-nation women’s T20I series between India, Australia and England, at Brabourne in 2018. In all, she featured in four Tests, 78 ODIs, and 18 T20Is, scoring 1328 runs and
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Big picture Well, it’s been a fun week on the continent. Records broken, press-box windows broken, and historical precedents smashed to smithereens too, with the ECB finally deigning to take on their nearest cricketing neighbours (as the crow flies from their respective HQs at any rate) in a full bilateral series. The last rites get
Sarfaraz Ahmed‘s best time in Pakistan cricket team colours came at the 2017 Champions Trophy, when he led his team to a title-winning run. Under Ahmed, Pakistan defeated Indian cricket team in the final to lift the title. Ahmed, now 35, has played 49 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is for Pakistan over a period
The Mumbai team haven’t had lengthy meetings. There have been no long messages or speeches either. Players have been left to prepare the way they want to and figure out what works best for them and what doesn’t. This doesn’t mean the players have been left to fend for themselves. It’s just a way to
The ACC Women’s tournament in Malaysia and the Kwibuka Women’s Tournament in Rwanda also brought in some upward movement in the T20 rankings. United Arab Emirates’ Esha Oza rose three places to a career-best 33rd rank in the T20 batters list that still has Australians Mooney and Lanning, and Indian teenager Shafali Verma rounding up
Liam Livingstone has become such an integral part of England’s white-ball plans that it seems surreal that Wednesday’s fixture against the Netherlands in Amstelveen will be only the sixth appearance of his ODI career. He had two cameos at No. 6 in Pune 15 months ago and filled in as an opener for the injured
Local channel T-Sports has bagged the broadcasting rights for the remainder of Bangladesh’s tour of West Indies, starting with the St Lucia Test from June 24. The channel’s chief executive Ishtiaque Sadeque confirmed the good news for the fans in Bangladesh. Later, the ICC also confirmed to the BCB that they will show the rest
Lisa Sthalekar has become the first woman to be appointed president of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA). The former Australia captain was confirmed at the FICA Executive Committee meeting held in Nyon, Switzerland. She will take up a position that has previously been held by former South Africa batter Barry Richards, former West
Had the events of the final day at Trent Bridge panned out differently, and had England tripped over themselves in their eagerness to chase a remarkable 299 for victory, then Trent Boult would surely have emerged as the Player of the Match. On a belter of a batting surface, his indefatigable seam bowling kept New
Forty-one-time winners Mumbai are a dominant force in the Ranji Trophy. However, the past few seasons have not brought them much joy. The last time they made it to the final was in 2016-17. Chandrakant Pandit was the head coach then and Prithvi Shaw had just made his debut. This time around, Shaw is leading
“Temba struggled during the tour. There’s no doubt,” Mark Boucher, South Africa’s coach said. But he only really struggled against one bowler and that was [Bhuvneshwar] Kumar. Most of the guys struggled against him. Let’s give him credit where it’s due. Kumar is a fantastic bowler in those conditions.” Bhuvneshwar, who opened the bowling and
Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against Sri Lanka Australia have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the fourth ODI at Khettarama. This is an unusual choice at a venue on which chases are historically difficult. They had lost the third ODI batting first, however, and are down 2-1 in
Former Netherlands player Michael Rippon has earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand limited-overs squad that will tour Ireland and Scotland in July and the Netherlands in early August. According to an NZC media release on Tuesday, Rippon is the first specialist left-arm wrist spinner to be selected for the national side. New Zealand
Big picture “Whoever wins, Shivaji Park is the winner,” a former Mumbai player quipped. He was referring to this year’s Ranji Trophy final and how Amol Muzumdar and Chandrakant Pandit, two Mumbai greats who honed their skills at the fabled nursery under late Ramakant Achrekar, are now on opposite sides. Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh on
Niroshan Dickwella 95 vs England in 5th ODI at RPICS
Ryan Rickelton, the South Africa batter, has signed for a short-term spell as an overseas player with Northamptonshire. He will be available for their next two LV= Insurance County Championship games. Rickelton, who made his Test debut against Bangladesh in March, comes in to strengthen the squad in red-ball cricket after the departure of Will