News India, meanwhile, are unlikely to get warm-up matches against English county sides. They will instead play two intra-squad games Ishant Sharma required multiple stitches on his bowling hand after sustaining an injury on the last day of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, but the pacer is expected to be fit in
News Buttler injury opens door to extended run in ODI squad after luckless tour of India At the start of March, Sam Billings was full of positivity about an upcoming three-match period that could have locked him into England’s T20 World Cup squad: he had not been given an opportunity in their T20I series in
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T20 World Cup will be played in the UAE, starting October 17.© Twitter The upcoming Twenty20 World Cup has been moved out of India and the tournament will now be played in the United Arab Emirates, sources told NDTV. The tournament will begin on October 17 and the final will take place on November 14.
News Sri Lanka’s head coach said he wants the batsmen to be more proactive against a world-class England attack Mickey Arthur has urged his Sri Lanka side to stay patient after they slipped to a second defeat in as many nights in Cardiff, leaving them on a run of 11 defeats in their last 12
Liam Livingstone has enhanced his World Cup claims with two important displays © Getty Images Teams can take a squad of 33 players to cover 15 starting positions in rugby’s next World Cup, and 23 for 11 spots in football’s, but cricket diverges from the norm. England will take a 15-man squad to the T20
News The Australia captain said that performances on the upcoming tours will count for a lot in final selection Australia’s planning for the 2021 T20 World Cup has been significantly disrupted by tour pullouts but captain Aaron Finch is maintaining his focus – in more ways than one. Finch underwent surgery on his left eye
News Bavuma, who missed the Tests with a hip injury and then a dislocated finger, is expected to lead SA South Africa allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has tested positive for Covid-19 and did not travel with the T20I squad to Grenada for their five-match series against the West Indies, which starts on Saturday. Pretorius is asymptomatic
News Haider Ali has also been withdrawn from the tours of England and West Indies, and replaced by Sohaib Maqsood Peshawar Zalmi’s Haider Ali and Umaid Asif have been suspended from Thursday’s PSL final against the Multan Sultans after they admitted to charges of violating the tournament’s health and safety protocols by meeting people from
New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson has described winning the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton as a “special feeling”, but would not go as far as calling it the biggest day in the history of New Zealand cricket. “Certainly is a very special feeling. A couple of close ones and then to get one [final
News Existing majority owner Emerging Media increase their stake from 51% to 65% Private investment firm RedBird Capital Partners, which has interests in the parent company of Liverpool and the Boston Red Sox, has picked up a 15 percent stake in Rajasthan Royals for an undisclosed amount. The Royals, winners of the inaugural IPL in
David Willey replaced Chris Woakes in the side for the second T20I © PA Images/Getty Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs England Sri Lanka made two changes to the XI that lost by a substantial margin on Wednesday night, but stuck to the same decision at the toss, opting to bat first even though
WTC Final: Virat Kohli said that the Indian team is a family.© Twitter A day after India went down to New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), captain Virat Kohli took to social media to share a motivational message for the team. Kohli tweeted saying that the team is more
Play 03:08 Manjrekar: ‘This team has more world-class players than any NZ team previously’ Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted it was difficult to believe that the team would end their run of near-misses in world events on the final day against India in Southampton while Sir Richard Hadlee lauded the current generation
New Zealand 249 (Conway 54, Williamson 49, Shami 4-76) and 140 for 2 (Williamson 52*, Taylor 47, Ashwin 2-17) beat India 217 (Rahane 49, Kohli 44, Jamieson 5-31) and 170 (Pant 41, Southee 4-48) by eight wickets Even the England weather couldn’t summon enough cruelty to break New Zealand hearts once again. Two years after
News India captain acknowledges NZ were better side but says great Tests come in series Virat Kohli, India’s captain, admitted that New Zealand are the deserving winners of the inaugural World Test Championship, but has called for future editions of the tournament – which is contested over a two-year cycle – to be decided in
News Captain backs positive approach after batters get caught in two minds on final day Virat Kohli, India’s captain, says that his batters may need to take more “risks” in tough conditions to provide more support to their bowling attack. Kohli’s India were bowled out for 217 and 170 in their two innings in Southampton,
Report Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening match of the T20I series against England in Cardiff Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs England Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening match of the T20I series against England in Cardiff. England captain,
News Head coach says enough high-quality preparation is lacking away from international cricket West Indies coach Phil Simmons has acknowledged that his batters have work to do on their techniques after their 2-nil series defeat against South Africa. Not only did West Indies lose both Tests by significant margins inside four days, they also failed
Multan Sultans have been the most successful team in the second leg of PSL 2021 © PSL Big Picture Given how unlikely it looked at various stages over the last few months, just to be at this stage now, the final of the sixth season of the PSL between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi, is
News Young allrounder Shamim Hossain the only new face in multi-format touring party Shakib Al Hasan has returned to Bangladesh’s Test and T20I squads, while Nurul Hasan‘s hot recent form in the domestic circuit has won him spots in all three squads for the tour of Zimbabwe later this month. Only one brand-new face figures
WTC Final: An India supporter reacted dramatically to Ajinkya Rahane’s wicket in the second innings.© ICC/Instagram Fans in attendance for Day 6 of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton had several moments to cherish as the top two teams on the Championship fought out for the
Jason Roy’s half-century, some Colin Munro fireworks and an even spread of contributors with the ball saw Perth Scorchers surge to the top of the BBL table with an 11-run win over the Stars
News His new role “will be to ensure that all the right questions are being asked while contributing to shaping of new ideas” Two-time T20 World champion Daren Sammy has been added to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board as an independent non-member director. Sammy was one of three appointments of Independent Directors approved at
News Steven Budlender has also been chosen as the lead independent director Lawson Naidoo has been elected the new chair of Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Steven Budlender has been chosen as the lead independent director at the first meeting of the new board. These elections complete the process outlined in the Memorandum of Incorporation
News All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship The World Test Championship final has come down to the final day for Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand. Here’s where the game stands coming into this, the reserve day. Tune in for ESPNcricinfo’s live updates
News Former England batter says he would back player withdrawals from “insane” schedule Kevin Pietersen has branded the prospect of England’s cricketers not seeing their family for four months during this winter’s Ashes as “absolutely insane”, and said he would support anyone who pulled out of the tour. Those players involved in both the T20I
News Redfern appointed as fourth umpire for opening T20I between England and Sri Lanka in Cardiff Sue Redfern will become the first woman to officiate in an England men’s home international match after being appointed as fourth umpire for Wednesday’s first T20I against Sri Lanka in Cardiff. Alex Wharf had been due to fill the
News All 26 players who were part of the 25-day prepratory camp have been named in the squad The PCB has announced a 26-member squad for the women’s white-ball tour of the West Indies, from which the line-ups for the senior Pakistan Women team and the A team will be selected. Experienced batter Javeria Khan
Report New Zealand’s last five wickets added 114 compared to India’s 61, and proved to be the difference A defensive masterclass from Kane Williamson all but eliminated a defeat for New Zealand in the World Test Championship final, but India were resolute in the session they got to bat, losing just the two wickets and