Big picture The series was of significant importance for both teams in their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup but so far rain has ruled the headlines, ditching all the promises for the series. With two of three games washed out and one game slashed before the series began, Pakistan come into the final
News The batter was hit on the head by a Siraj bouncer at the nets two days before the match India opener Mayank Agarwal will miss the Trent Bridge Test with concussion after he was hit in the head by a Mohammed Siraj bouncer in the nets two days before the match. The incident occurred
News Mahmudullah on the positive side of biosecure bubbles: “You can spend more time with your team-mates, discuss plans and strategies” No Tamim Iqbal, no Liton Das and no Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh’s plans of putting it past a depleted Australia side in what is the first bilateral T20I series between the two teams have been
News Mitchell Marsh’s recent success and the possible return of Steven Smith have added to the crush at the top of the order The game of musical chairs in Australia’s T20I batting line-up will continue, with Matthew Wade set to play in the middle order during the series in Bangladesh, with that now being his
Preview The home side are missing some senior figures but Australia’s batting line-up is uncertain Big picture Another opportunity awaits for these two teams to work on plans and players to press for selection ahead of the T20 World Cup. The series could not be much more condensed – five matches played across seven days
News Trevor Hohns steps down having served collectively on the selection panel for 21 years George Bailey has been named the new chairman of selectors of the Australia men’s team following the retirement of Trevor Hohns. Bailey, who played 125 times for Australia, joined the panel in 2019 and takes on the top job ahead
Report Pakistan decide to bring in Haris Rauf for the rested Shaheen Afridi West Indies opt to bat vs Pakistan West Indies decided to bat first in the third T20I, a must win game for the hosts to keep the series alive. The toss was delayed by rain, but eventually took place 30 minutes later
News The basis of the BCCI’s complaint seems to centre around the status of Kashmir as disputed territory The BCCI has written to the ICC urging it to not recognise the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), the Pakistan domestic T20 tournament which is due to begin on August 6. On Saturday, the PCB expressed its unhappiness
Sri Lanka T20I team headshots photography session | India tour of Sri Lanka 2021 #SLvIND
Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh seems to be celebrating Friendship Day by reminiscing his playing days with his close friends and colleagues. Yuvraj posted a video on his Twitter timeline showing us snippets of the fond memories he shared with his close friends and former teammates and colleagues, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Zaheer Khan, Ashish
News He suffered a quadriceps tear during a run of five T20 games in the space of eight days Ollie Pope remains a fitness doubt for England’s first Test against India at Trent Bridge, which starts on Thursday, and has suggested that Surrey’s relentless Vitality Blast schedule was to blame for his injury. Pope suffered
News He hopes for more opportunity with the ball during the five-match T20I series in Bangladesh Ashton Turner hopes a return to the bowling crease will boost his chances of being part of Australia’s T20 World Cup squad. Turner has undergone multiple shoulder operations during his career, the most recent two years ago, and has
News Bangladesh head coach says he does not expect big turning tracks in his side’s bid to register their first T20I series win over Australia Bangladesh are looking for their first-ever T20I series win against Australia, but they won’t resort to big turners in order to achieve this. Head coach Russell Domingo said as much
News New selection chief will play a key role in picking squads for the T20 World Cup and Ashes While selectors can’t score the runs or take the wickets, they do have to make the final decision on who is best placed to do so. George Bailey, Australia’s new chairman of selectors, faces a number
News Spinner looking for “as many games as possible” having not played home Test since 2019 Jack Leach has spoken of his frustrations at being left out of the Test side against New Zealand earlier in the summer, as well as a bit-part role in the England set-up that has only seem him play five
Sri Lanka seal last-over win to level series | 2nd T20I Highlights | Sri Lanka vs India 2021 #SLvIND
Report Andre Russell was left out for the second T20I against Pakistan in Guyana Toss West Indies opt to bowl vs Pakistan After a washed-out first T20I in Bridgetown, the second T20I began at the Providence Stadium in more promising fashion, with the sun peeking through the clouds and West Indies captain Kieron Pollard opting
News Coach credits inexperienced players for “spirit” and “enthusiasm” throughout 45 days in bio-bubble After a seven-wicket thrashing in the third T20I which ended in a series loss for a severely-depleted India XI, India coach Rahul Dravid felt that all that was needed was for the young batters to adapt to tougher pitches, also pointing
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Friday remembered the good old days by sharing a photograph of himself from his playing days. The picture also featured the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, former skipper and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Sourav Ganguly, ‘the wall’ Rahul Dravid and veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. All
News The new board has advertised the CEOs position, with applications due to close on July 31 Cricket South Africa’s former acting CEO Kugandrie Govender has been dismissed with immediate effect, bringing an end to the disciplinary matters that have stretched back to December 2019. Govender was suspended in December 2020, four months after former
News He will continue to play domestic cricket, and will be available for franchise tournaments Allrounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket, conveying his decision to Sri Lanka Cricket through a letter on Friday. Udana, 33, will continue to play domestic cricket, and will be available for franchise tournaments, starting with the
News The Pakistan board has expressed displeasure at reports that its Indian counterpart is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament The PCB has expressed its displeasure over reports that the BCCI called ICC Full Members in a bid to prevent retired players from those countries from appearing in the Kashmir Premier League (KPL),
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,