News ESPNcricinfo has learnt he was struck by a fast bowler, and will undergo a CT scan as a precautionary measure Pakistan batter Azam Khan was taken to hospital after suffering a blow to the head during training on Friday in Guyana. The 22-year old, who made his debut earlier this month against England, is
News Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav cleared to fly to England directly from Sri Lanka Senior legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal and spin-bowling allrounder K Gowtham have both tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour in Sri Lanka. The two were part of the group of eight players who had earlier been identified as immediate contacts of
Ben Stokes will focus on his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from injury © BCCI Ben Stokes has pulled out of England’s Test series against India and will take “an indefinite break from all cricket” to focus on his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from a finger injury. Ashley Giles, England’s director of
Day 2 Highlights | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test 2021
Ben Stokes will not be available for England’s Test series against India.© AFP England’s Ben Stokes is to take an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to “prioritise his mental well-being”, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Friday, with the all-rounder the latest high-profile sports star to step away from the pressures of
News They will not be allowed to play domestic cricket for six months, ruling them out for much of the next season Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella have all been suspended from international cricket for a year for breaking Sri Lanka’s bio-bubble on a night out in Durham last month. They have each
Preview Hasan Ali and co. made the hosts dig deep in the washed-out first T20I Big picture A Covid-19 case got one T20I between West Indies and Pakistan cancelled, while Bajan weather took care of the other. That means what was set to be a luxuriant, slow-burn five-match series has instead turned into a snappy
Tamil Nadu won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy under Venkataramana’s predecessor D Vasu © NurPhoto/Getty Images M Venkataramana, the former India and Tamil Nadu offspinner, has been roped in as the state side’s new coach ahead of the 2021-22 domestic season, which sees the return of the Ranji Trophy. Venkataramana takes over from D Vasu,
News Contrary to local reports, ESPNcricinfo understands Boucher has not taken legal action against those who mentioned him in their testimonies Mark Boucher, South Africa’s men’s national coach, will make a submission to Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) project in response to allegations in which he has been implicated. Although CSA
News ECB issues joint statement with PCA ahead of further Ashes discussions The ECB has issued a joint statement with the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) saying it is committed to “putting player and staff welfare as the main priority” in the planning process for this winter’s Ashes tour of Australia. Concerns have been raised about
News The owners of the Rajasthan Royals have bought a majority stake in the CPL franchise The IPL footprint in the CPL has expanded further with the owners of the Rajasthan Royals buying a majority stake in the Barbados Tridents, which will now be known as the Barbados Royals. The Royals Sports Group are the
News The teams had also faced off earlier in the year when Sri Lanka played two Tests in South Africa South Africa have confirmed their tour to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and as many T20Is during September. All six matches will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the series starting
News Shanaka on chat with Dhawan: “We get advice from our former players too, but this was a chance to hear from a current player with a lot of experience” Among the themes of India’s tour of Sri Lanka was the chumminess of the two sides even in difficult bio-bubble situations. Hardik Pandya went viral
News It is unclear yet if the two UK-bound players – Shaw and Suryakumar – will come back to India or fly directly to UK The Indian cricket contingent left the Sri Lankan shores on Friday after completing a six-match white-ball series but allrounder Krunal Pandya remained in mandatory isolation to recover from Covid-19. However,
After sending down six amazingly fast deliveries in his previous over, Mitch Starc – fired up at the WACA – cracked the magical 160ph mark with a searing yorker
Some special moments of #SLvIND ! Let’s relive Akila Dananjaya’s impressive six-wicket haul against India in 2017.
3rd T20I: Sri Lanka won the three-match T20I series against India by 2-1.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday indicated that there was an option of not playing the T20 International series after losing nine players to COVID-19 related isolation but they chose the difficult route of playing with only five specialist batsmen. India
News Five-member panel recommends Gunathilaka and Mendis be suspended for two years; Dickwella for 18 months The three Sri Lanka players whose night out in Durham broke bio-bubble protocols could be in for long suspensions if the recommendations of the committee that investigated the incident are followed. The five-member committee, led by a former Supreme
Report For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka has replaced Isuru Udana in the XI India chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Right-arm seamer Sandeep Warrier, who came on tour as a net bowler, makes his T20I debut for India because of an injury to Navdeep Saini. This means they are even more depleted than they were
News Australia’s strict Covid-19 restrictions raise prospect of senior players’ withdrawals Dom Bess, the Yorkshire and England offspinner, has said that the prospect of being selected for his maiden Ashes tour this winter is something he “would never, ever turn down”, amid concerns that a number of England’s senior players may be reluctant to commit
Vinay Kumar will work closely with the Mumbai Indians management and coaching staff © BCCI Former India pacer Vinay Kumar has been appointed talent scout of the reigning IPL champions Mumbai Indians. Kumar will join former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel in the role. Kumar played one Test match, 31 ODIs and nine T20Is before announcing his
News According to the terms agreed to between the two boards, the senior batter can’t enter the Dhaka bio-bubble now Bangladesh are unhappy with Mushfiqur Rahim‘s enforced absence from the Bangladesh squad for the upcoming T20Is at home against Australia, a direct result of the Covid-19 protocols demanded by Cricket Australia. The word “unfair” is
News Team hopeful of having the pacer for the last four games as he continues a gradual comeback from elbow surgery Southern Brave are not expecting to have Jofra Archer available for either of their next two men’s Hundred fixtures as he continues a gradual comeback from elbow surgery. Archer has played twice for Sussex
News He trusted his lower-order team-mates to play big shots if he took the game deep Bat long and take the game deep. These were the things Dhananjaya de Silva was telling himself during his match-winning 40 not out off 34 balls on Wednesday when he helped deliver Sri Lanka’s first T20I victory in six
News The Originals had lined up Anrich Nortje as Ferguson’s replacement but the latter returned to fitness sooner than expected Lockie Ferguson, the New Zealand fast bowler, could make his Manchester Originals debut against Welsh Fire on Saturday after recovering from a side strain. Ferguson missed Yorkshire’s final two Vitality Blast group games after picking
1st T20I Highlights | Sri Lanka vs India 2021 #SLvIND
2nd T20I: Sri Lanka defeated India in the second T20I by 4 wickets.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan was proud of his team for putting up a good fight despite faced with adverse circumstances as they lost the low-scoring second T20 International against Sri Lanka, here on Wednesday. With most of the power-hitters in isolation
Report Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka opts to bowl first, expecting some juice in the Khettarama pitch Toss: Sri Lanka opt to bowl vs India A severely depleted India side named four debutants for the second T20I, with batters Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad, plus allrounder Nitish Rana, and seamer Chetan Sakariya, all set to
Report Hasan Ali and debutant Mohammad Wasim impress for Pakistan with the ball No result West Indies 85 for 5 (Pollard 22*, Hasan 2-11, Qadir 1-6) vs Pakistan Incessant rain first reduced the first West Indies-Pakistan T20I to a nine-over shootout before eventually washing away the match. Pakistan had chosen to bowl first under cloudy
News Pandey, Gowtham, Kishan and Deepak Chahar also ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham, and Deepak Chahar are the eight players identified as close contacts of Krunal Pandya, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. Although all eight have tested negative