News South African seamer returns to domestic set-up four years after moving to county cricket Kyle Abbott has become the first high-profile Kolpak player to return to South African domestic cricket after signing a short-term deal with the Titans ahead of the One-Day Cup. Abbott signed a four-year deal with Hampshire in 2017 on a
News Ban Tech win bid after quoting a price considerably higher than the floor price set by the board The BCB has sold its TV rights for the upcoming series at home against West Indies to Ban Tech for a reported price of BDT 17.9 crore (USD 2.12 million approx). The company won the bid
News Insists India “not complaining about anything”, but are focused on the SCG Test instead India are finding it challenging that life outside their hotel in Sydney is “completely normal” but the players are being asked to stay indoors during the SCG Test. That is the crux of India’s discontent, with the break between matches
News Being No. 1 “means that there’s been a lot of hard work over a lot of matches and trainings” New Zealand captain says New Zealand have made it four wins out of four in their home Test summer, and become No. 1 in the world in the format for the first time, while also
Pravin Amre (second from left) was the Capitals’ head talent scout from 2014 to 2019 © BCCI Pravin Amre, the former India batsman, has returned to the Delhi Capitals as assistant coach to Ricky Ponting. Amre had earlier served as the Capitals’ head talent scout from 2014 to 2019. Since November 2019, Amre had been
News West Indies legend in the running as applications close on January 10 Sir Curtly Ambrose, the former West Indies fast bowler, has applied for a coaching role at the ECB. ESPNcricinfo understands that Ambrose, who has the lowest bowling average of any man to take 400 Test wickets (20.99), has applied for the role
News South Africa captain says schedule is “quite a challenge” as historic Pakistan trip looms Quinton de Kock has described playing cricket in the time of Covid-19 as “unsettling” as South Africa prepare for at least three more bio-bubbles this summer. Next up is a historic visit to Pakistan, which will also include extra layers
After Mark Steketee claimed 4-33, Lewis Gregory (31no off 16) and Jack Wildermuth (22no off 10) steered the Brisbane Heat home to just their second win of tthe KFC BBL season with an unbeaten 50-run partnership
The New South Wales government on Wednesday made the wearing of face masks mandatory at all times for the crowd in the upcoming Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The third Test between India and Australia is set to begin on January 7 and the decision to make face masks mandatory
News Makes reference to India’s “power in world cricket” in light of rumblings around Brisbane Test’s venue Australia Test captain Tim Paine believes there is “tension starting to boil under the surface” of the Test series against India, which is poised at 1-1 and amid talk of where the final match – scheduled for Brisbane
Report New Zealand have the upper hand after picking up two wickets to take another stride towards a series win LunchPakistan 297 and 69 for 3 (Azhar 27*, Haris 10*, Jamieson 2-6) trail New Zealand 659 for 6 decl (Williamson 237, Nicholls 157, Mitchell 102*) by 293 runs Pakistan are cornered and it is going
New Zealand are only behind Australia and India on the World Test Championship table © Getty Images New Zealand have toppled Australia from the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings, getting to 118 rating points as against Australia’s 116 after winning the second and final Test against Pakistan by an innings and 176
Big Picture They lost key players before the series, they’ve lost a few more since its start, and they’ve been rolled over for their lowest-ever total. It’s a wonder that India are still holding themselves together, never mind level in the series and looking, by some measures, a better side than Australia in their own
England’s tour of Sri Lanka is still going ahead for now © Getty Images England’s tour of Sri Lanka will continue – for now, at least – after the latest round of Covid-19 tests showed no new positive results. The squad will hold their first training session of the tour in Hambantota on Wednesday afternoon,
News Batsman hasn’t had four single-digit scores in a row since 2015, but Australia’s coach is not stressed From Australia’s point of view, now would be a good time for Steven Smith to find his hands for the second time this season. The last time he did, during a quarantine training session in Sydney during
Cricket Ireland is considering staging a home international series in England this summer, with a two-match T20I series against Pakistan the most likely option. Ireland have a packed home schedule in 2021 featuring 16 limited-overs fixtures. They will be unable to use one of their four home venues, with Clontarf unlikely to be ready to
News “I will keep playing as long as my mind and body are going well. I don’t know what awaits me.” Mashrafe Mortaza has left the fate of his international career to the national selectors, after he was omitted from the preliminary squad for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies, Bangladesh’s first international games
Jake Weatherald made a half-century © Getty Images Adelaide Strikers 5 for 171 (Weatherald 51, Imad 2-13) beat Melbourne Renegades 111 all out (Harvey 34, Siddle 3-16, Agar 3-23) by 60 runs Jake Weatherald‘s fastest half-century in the BBL from the middle order has helped the Adelaide Strikers return to form, as the Melbourne Renegades
Report Sri Lanka lose last six wickets for 35 runs before openers wrap up comfortable win South Africa 302 (Elgar 127, van der Dussen 67, V Fernando 5-101) and 67 for 0 (Markram 36*) beat Sri Lanka 157 (Perera 60, Nortje 6-56) and 211 (Karunaratne 103, Ngidi 4-44) Any momentum Sri Lanka had gained on
News For the first time ever the final of any domestic first-class tournament ended in a tie The Quaid-e-Azam trophy final, between Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ended in a tie, not only for the first time ever in its 63-edition history but the first time ever in any domestic first-class tournament. Here’s a bite-sized
News “Kane is a freak, isn’t he? He’s amazing and will go down easily as New Zealand’s greatest.” Daryl Mitchell has described getting his maiden Test century as “surreal”, after he stroked 102 at his adopted hometown in Christchurch. New Zealand were 599 for 6 at tea and had a lead of 302, but the
News “He will be on oral medications and will be monitored by doctors and nurses on a daily basis at home” Sourav Ganguly will be discharged from Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital, where he was admitted after complaining of chest pain and discomfort on January 2, on Wednesday. Hospital spokespersons have confirmed that blockage in his coronary
Moeen Ali tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Sri Lanka © AFP/Getty Images England’s touring party in Sri Lanka faces an anxious wait in their hotel rooms just as their preparations for the Test series should have begun in earnest. England were due to have their first training session of the tour in Hambantota
An astonishing innings from Daniel Hughes helped the Sydney Sixers chase down a target of 194 with one wicket and one ball to spare after Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran both smashed rapid half-centuries for the Melbourne Stars
India vs Australia: Ajinkya Rahane and team warmed-up for the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.© BCCI/Twitter Ahead of the third Test against Australia, Team India on Tuesday held a full-fledged practice session with an eye on taking the lead in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The four-match series between India and Australia currently stands
News “He’s been cleared by all the medicos and he’s obviously gone through all the concussion protocols,” Langer says Will Pucovski has sought and received assurances from an independent neurologist about the long-term impacts of repeated concussions as he inches closer to a Test debut in one of the final two Tests against India in
Henry Nicholls soaks in the applause for his 7th Test century © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 400 for 3 (Williamson 153*, Nicholls 138*) lead Pakistan 297 (Azhar 93, Jamieson 5-69) by 103 runs Hello, it’s lunch on day three. New Zealand are in a position from where they can win by batting just once
News Pakistan dropped more catches than they took, apart from leaking well over 50 extras On their way to a record partnership on the third day in Christchurch, Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls were dropped at least twice each, which helped them score a double-century and a century respectively, and demoralise Pakistan. Here are all
News He hurt the wrist on Saturday, during India’s practice session at the MCG India batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the remainder of the Australia Test series with a sprained left wrist. He had hurt the wrist on Saturday, during India’s practice session at the MCG. India have since flown to Sydney,
Report Sri Lanka hit back after 184-run stand between Elgar and Rassie van der Dussen Lunch South Africa 256 for 5 (Bavuma 7*, Mulder 7*) lead Sri Lanka 157 by 99 runs Sri Lanka clawed their way partially back into the second Test with four wickets for 23 runs in the second hour of day