Big picture The World Test Championship final, which starts on the same day as this match, may be the most important fixture in the Test format but for West Indies and South Africa, it’s just about the last thing on their minds. At least, if you believe Dean Elgar. Though acknowledging that “it’s going to
News Azharuddin is a mentor for the Dubai-based T10 team Northern Warriors, which the HCA claims has not been disclosed The apex council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has “suspended” its own president, former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, for alleged violation of its constitution and conflicts of interest. However, the validity of the suspension
News Prime Bank, Prime Doleshwar and Abahani Limited well placed as teams head into Super League The first phase of the Dhaka Premier League T20 is over, and the teams now head into the Super League and relegation playoffs. Here’s a look at the highs and lows of the last few days. What does the
Rishabh Pant had shared the picture on MS Dhoni’s birthday.© Instagram Ahead of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant took a trip down memory lane as he looked back at his Instagram memories. In a video shared by the International Cricket Council, Pant “relived the story behind the
News “We can’t be top-heavy and have no one who can bat in the middle and finish for us,” he says Higher strike rates, better rotation, and more intensity after the field spreads. As Sri Lanka attempt to defibrillate their flatlining limited-overs game, the middle overs are the area that coach Mickey Arthur wants his
News Jarvis, who last played a Test in January 2020, battled a trio of illnesses earlier this year Zimbabwe fast bowler Kyle Jarvis has announced his retirement from all cricket, after a year of illness and injury. Having made his international debut in 2009, he has played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 22 T20Is, picking
Big picture Imagine that the guardians of Test cricket, in a bid to assess the future health of the grand old game, dispatch a delegate from its golden age through time and space to watch the inaugural World Test Championship final of 2021. You can take your pick as to when that golden era might
News That also means India have only five specialist batters in the line-up, followed by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant India will field two spinners at the WTC final, naming both Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin in their XI on the eve of the match that gets underway in Southampton on June 18. In all, Virat Kohli
News Dawid Malan set to miss Yorkshire’s next Blast game as he manages Achilles problem England will wait for the result of scans on Jonny Bairstow‘s right ankle before deciding on whether to call up a replacement batter for their T20I squad to play Sri Lanka. Bairstow suffered the injury while batting for Yorkshire on
News The technical committee also warned Elias Sunny after a hearing on Wednesday evening Legends of Rupganj batter Sabbir Rahman and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club manager Sultan Mahmud have been fined BDT 50,000 (US $590 approx.) for their involvement in an incident on June 16 at the BKSP. Although the BCB’s press release didn’t mention
Steven Smith will spend time getting his elbow right ahead of the T20 World Cup © Getty Images Australia will again have uncertainty over Steven Smith‘s elbow heading into a major tournament after he was ruled out of the tours to West Indies and Bangladesh. Smith has suffered a recurrence of the problem he had
News New structure diminishes representation and power of Members’ Council, body made of provincial presidents who had resisted a majority independent board for almost a decade CSA has ushered in a new, majority independent board – with an independent chair – to bring an end to the tenure of the ministerially appointed interim board, which
News Takes over from Kane Williamson, who dropped five ranking points after missing the second Test against England Australia batsman Steven Smith has returned to the top of the Test batting rankings for the first time since the Boxing Day Test last year. Despite not having played a Test since January earlier this year, Smith
News “Test cricket needs to survive, and a WTC format helps where every Test, every series is important” The absence of a proper warm-up fixture for India in the lead-up to the WTC final is a “bit of a disadvantage”, but the team is happy just being able to play cricket in a pandemic-hit world,
News Batter comes into contact with Covid-19 carrier, but not while on England duty Ollie Pope will miss Surrey’s next four T20 Blast fixtures after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. Pope, the middle-order batter, had been due to link up with his county this week following England’s Test series
News Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club lodge the complaint for alleged offences against their player Elias Sunny; Rahman denies allegations Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club has lodged a complaint against Legends of Rupganj player Sabbir Rahman for racially abusing and throwing stones at their player Elias Sunny. The alleged incident took place during the Dhaka Premier League
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee on Wednesday said changes can be made to the format of the World Test Championship final going ahead, instead of it being a one-off match. Earlier this month, India head coach Ravi Shastri said that the WTC final should be decided in a best-of-three match series, which he feels would
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News He had suffered a concussion while fielding, following a collision with his Quetta Gladiators’ team-mate Mohammad Hasnain Quetta Gladiators’ Faf du Plessis has been ruled out of the rest of PSL 2021. He will be flying back to South Africa on Wednesday night. du Plessis had suffered a concussion during the match against Peshawar
News India vice-captain not feeling the pressure over his batting stats in England or India’s Test record in Southampton India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said ahead of the WTC final that he’s not fazed by the criticism around his batting returns. Rahane is India’s highest scorer in this WTC cycle, with 1095 runs at 43.80,
News Good performances in West Indies and Bangladesh could yet make the selectors change their plans There is no guarantee from Australia’s selectors that all the players who made themselves unavailable for tours of West Indies and Bangladesh will immediately return to the fold for the T20 World Cup if others take the chance to
News “Whichever opportunity I get to be back at the ground, I will be really eager for that” Mumbai-based left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan has been cleared by the BCCI to resume playing professional cricket after he received a revocation letter from the board that confirmed his ban – originally for life – had been reduced
Pat Cummins is among those who won’t be in West Indies or Bangladesh © Getty Images David Warner, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell are among six players to have opted out of Australia’s tours of West Indies and Bangladesh while Steven Smith will miss the trips due to an elbow injury. Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson
News Barbadian fast bowler has UK passport and impressed on trial with 2nd XI Warwickshire look set to pull off something of a coup in signing Che Simmons, a young fast bowler who has been dubbed the “new Jofra Archer”. Simmons, a 17-year-old seamer, was born and raised in Barbados. But he also holds a
News South Africa fast bowler becomes latest international player to withdraw The Hundred is set to lose more big-name players as the competition battles to compete with international schedules and bubble fatigue. Days after it emerged that David Warner, Marcus Stoinis and Sophie Devine had pulled out, ESPNcricinfo understands that Kagiso Rabada is also withdrawing.
News Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul left out India’s opening combination for the WTC final against New Zealand has possibly been finalised, with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma the only regular opening batters in the final 15, named on Tuesday evening. Hanuma Vihari, who India have often turned to
WTC Final: India need to excel in all three departments to beat New Zealand, Sachin Tendulkar said.© Instagram Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar expects a tough contest when India face New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship. He said that New Zealand will adjust to the conditions in England faster, but despite
News South Africa created 14 catching chances in the first Test against West Indies and took 13 of them Dean Elgar had asked for centuries and five-fors in his first series in charge of South Africa’s Test team and, so far, Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada have delivered. Though he didn’t say
Play 00:52 Five batters and two spinners? Aakash Chopra’s India XI for WTC final VVS Laxman has offered two tips to Rohit Sharma ahead of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand starting Friday: know where your off stump is to leave the ball outside off and don’t take the left leg across too
News “Maybe in the coming years it might also lead to a World Test Championship [for women]. You never know.” Mithali Raj believes India Women’s return to Test cricket after a gap of nearly seven years could pave the way for multi-format, points-based bilateral series becoming a regular feature on the women’s cricket calendar. This,