News He has been given a two-year contract by the Odisha Cricket Association Former Test opener and domestic veteran Wasim Jaffer was on Wednesday named chief coach of the Odisha senior side for the upcoming domestic season. “He (Jaffer) will be the head coach. He has been given a two-year contract,” Subrata Behera, Odisha Cricket
News Clubs can start building their lists for the tournament which will begin on December 5 The proposed BBL draft for overseas players has been postponed for another year due to the ongoing uncertainties created by the pandemic. Initially pushed back from the 2020-21 season, it had been hoped to get the system up and
News The spinner didn’t play a single game at the 2014 T20 World Cup or the 2015 50-over World Cup Aaron Phangiso played a key role in advocating for South Africa’s reserve players to be paid a portion of match fees to ensure that those who do not play many matches on tour, such as
News Ben Stokes rested after stand-in role in ODIs, as Buttler returns alongside other senior players Saqib Mahmood and Lewis Gregory have been rewarded for their stellar performances in England’s 3-0 ODI series win over Pakistan with recalls to the T20I squad, as Eoin Morgan returns to lead the side alongside eight others who were
News The wicketkeeper-batter is flying back to Dhaka for “family reasons” Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the remainder of Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe for “family reasons”, according to the BCB. He will travel back to Dhaka today from Harare. The visitors have an ICC Super League ODI series scheduled from July 16, and a T20I series
Play 01:45 ‘We’ve probably let the bowlers down’ – Henriques Big Picture West Indies have hit their stride in the last few days to give Australia some harsh lessons. They had a helping hand in the opening game as the visitors’ batting lost the plot, but the following matches have been superb all-round displays where
News Acting CEO Geoff Allardice said the ICC took on board feedback that the points system needed to be “simplified” The ICC has confirmed the schedule and points structure of the 2021-23 World Test Championship, which is set to kick off in August with India’s five-Test series in England. As reported by ESPNcricinfo two weeks
News The captain, who scored a hundred, called Harry Tector’s knock “probably the innings of the day” Ireland will celebrate their first home ODI win over a team ranked in the top eight with a “few beers,” but captain Andy Balbirnie wants their focus to be on overturning big teams more often in their own
England’s Alex Hales was the star as the Thunder secured their top-five spot with a rain-shortened nine-wicket trouncing of the Strikers in Adelaide
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Yashpal Sharma was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 World Cup.© Twitter The BCCI on Tuesday condoled the death of former India batsman and World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma, saying the country has “lost one of our cricketing heroes”. Apart from representing India 79 times in the international arena, Yashpal was also
News He might have to stay on in the team’s bubble in Zimbabwe to be eligible for the full series Mushfiqur Rahim could be one of two players asked to stay back with the Bangladesh contingent after their ODI series against Zimbabwe, to avoid a longer quarantine period ahead of their T20I series against Australia
England are seeking one more outstanding performance from a replacement squad that has outdone itself in extremely short notice © Getty Images Toss: England chose to bowl vs Pakistan England won the toss and elected to bowl in the third and final match of their ODI series against Pakistan at Edgbaston. On the eve of
News India opener hopes she and her partner Shafali Verma can bat through to the 15th over and set the team up in the decider against England Smriti Mandhana wants India’s openers – basically her and Shafali Verma – to bat long into the middle overs to ensure better results in T20 cricket. Since Verma’s
Report Ireland also made one change, leaving out William Porterfield for South African-both Curtis Campher Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs Ireland The series is picking up where it left off with Temba Bavuma opting for his bowling attack to make first use of conditions, this time under sunny skies in Dublin. South Africa
News Covid-19 fears could mean limited Hundred involvement for England Test players Ben Stokes accepts England’s players may have to spend more time in biosecure bubbles in the coming weeks, but insists it would be “pretty devastating” if they were not able to play in the Hundred. An upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the UK
News “He let me know where I stand within this team and he wanted me to go and express myself” Chris Gayle has thanked injured West Indies captain Kieron Pollard for a pre-match “pep talk” after he emerged from his lean run with a reminder of him at his best, scoring 67 off 38 balls
News Shadman’s maiden Test century in Bangladesh’s second innings helped them get into a winning position against Zimbabwe in Harare According to Bangladesh batter Shadman Islam, the team was so moved by Mahmudullah‘s retirement announcement during the Harare Test against Zimbabwe, that the players felt motivated to win the match and dedicate it to the
Hayley Matthews and Britney Cooper shared a 106-run partnership © WICB West Indies women 183 for 2 (Matthews 100*, Cooper 45) beat Pakistan women 182 (Sohail 62, Mohammed 3-25, Henry 3-37) by eight wickets For the second match in a row, Hayley Matthews starred with both bat and ball, helping West Indies women seal the
News New umpiring signals and change to toss regulations among tweaks for new competition White cards to signal the completion of a set of five deliveries, and mandatory 50-second breaks at the change of ends every ten balls are among the playing conditions confirmed by the ECB ahead of the launch of the Hundred on
Report West Indies have brought in Obed McCoy for the injured Fidel Edwards Australia won the toss and decided to bat against West Indies Australia have rung the changes and will also take a different approach as they aim to keep the series alive in St Lucia. Alex Carey and Ashton Turner come into a
Preview Pakistan seek a response with the bat after two failed displays at Cardiff and Lord’s Big Picture Anyone in need of a pick-me-up this morning? Can I interest you in a tale of a band of plucky underdogs, thrown together in adversity at 48 hours’ notice, charged with defending their nation’s honour against the
News Spinner who was the first person of colour to represent South Africa, opens up during SJN hearings Omar Henry has revealed how he wanted to return home from the 1992 World Cup after being given what he considered an unsatisfactory answer over why he was left out of South Africa’s match against New Zealand.
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Monday said that he hopes that the football side is not defined by the loss they suffered in the finals of Euro 2020. Italy ended England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 here at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday (local time). Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after the normal
Ben Stokes had words of encouragement for England’s footballers © Getty Images England’s footballers are “absolute legends” who have their best years in front of them, according to Ben Stokes. Stokes, captain of the England ODI side which has taken an unassailable lead over Pakistan in the Royal London series, watched Sunday night’s Euro 2020
Preview Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje could slot back into the XI while William Porterfield might be retained as opener Big picture This series didn’t get the David and Goliath stereotype Andy Balbirnie joked about in the lead-up to the first ODI, but it did get another: rain. Only 40.2 overs were possible on
News With Australia set to tour Pakistan in February-March next year, PSL looking at a likely window in April and May The PSL is facing a scheduling challenge for the 2022 season, as Pakistan hope to welcome a landmark home series against Australia in the window usually occupied by the T20 competition. The PSL has
News Following her key role in India levelling the T20I series against England, allrounder says she has learnt to “read and handle situations” better Deepti Sharma, one of the chief architects of India’s eight-run win over England in the second women’s T20I, says she has got better at reading and handling difficult match situations and
News “After looking at the pitch, I expected it to turn on the fourth or fifth day, which is why I decided to bat first” Bangladesh needed eight batters to deal with the first day pitch in Harare, according to their captain Mominul Haque. The visitors eventually won the Test by 220 runs against Zimbabwe,