News Family of former England seamer speak about struggles since inoperable diagnosis in 1999 The family of Alan Igglesden, the former Kent and England seamer, has released a film to raise funds and awareness for The Brain Tumour Charity, 22 years after he was diagnosed with an inoperable growth that has dominated his life since
News Sri Lanka will arrive in Dhaka on May 16, shortly after the Eid ul Fitr weekend, and complete a three-day quarantine The upcoming three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the BCB has announced. The matches, part of the ICC’s ODI Super
News He is the first member of the overseas contingent to test positive in the 2021 IPL Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has become the latest member in the IPL bubble to have tested positive for Covid-19. ESPNcricinfo understands Hussey reported “borderline” symptoms but will stay in isolation for 10 days at the
A day after IPL 2021 had to be postponed because of the Covid-19 situation, all eight franchises have started to disband, with their players and support staff trying to find a way back home quickly. Most of the players from England have reached the UK. The Australians, the biggest overseas contingent in the IPL with
News “We have asked everybody in the bubble to quarantine, so they are isolated in their rooms,” says CEO Venky Mysore Varun Chakravarthy, the mystery spinner, is “still a little under the weather”, while seam bowler Sandeep Warrier is “doing fine and doesn’t have any symptoms, Venky Mysore, the Kolkata Knight Riders CEO, has said.
These were circumstances that, ordinarily, make cricketers question their life choices. A biting, blustery day on the South Coast, with a ragged wind harassing the bowlers in their run-ups and the batters in their stances. The first-team squad went through their paces for a while in the nets behind the square, but not a soul
News There are close to 40 Australians in the IPL bubble comprising players, coaching staff and commentators A mass exodus of Australian players, coaches and support staff to the Maldives is the expected remedy to a dilemma created by the postponement of the 2021 IPL and the current closure of the Australian border to citizens
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season indefinitely suspended, Suresh Raina has taken to Twitter to motivate everyone amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic. Raina, who was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad for IPL 2021, had pulled out last year when the tournament was held in UAE due to personal reasons. Taking
News There has been a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan, and a partial lockdown is already in place in the country All six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have asked the PCB to move the remaining games of the rescheduled 2021 edition of the tournament out of Karachi to the UAE because of
Members of three franchises, including the Kolkata Knight Riders, have tested positive Covid-19 © BCCI/IPL IPL 2021 has been postponed, following several positive Covid-19 cases across franchises over the past couple of days. The move was confirmed by IPL chairman Brijesh Patel, who said it was for the safety of all stakeholders. In a media
News Sussex overseas signing yet to speak to Justin Langer since central contract omission Travis Head is yet to speak to Justin Langer after his surprise omission from Australia’s central contracts list two weeks ago, but says that the channel of communication with selectors Trevor Hohns and George Bailey has been “ultra-clear” regarding his standing
News Women cricketers will get up to 12 months of paid leave, while male cricketers can get up to 30 days’ leave The PCB has launched a parental support policy, which will allow players – women and men – to get paid leave during periods of pregnancy and upon the birth of a child. Women
News As things stand, members of three franchises have been confirmed to have tested positive The IPL 2021 stands suspended after it was discovered that a third team – and possibly a fourth – had at least one positive case. The BCCI decided it was in the best interest of all stakeholders to get everyone
News IPL 2021 was meant to be a test case for the BCCI to understand if the T20 World Cup could’ve been held in a ‘caravan model’ Will the postponement of the IPL have an impact on the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled in India later this year? It is clearly too early to
News New Zealand allrounder to stay in UK following World Test Championship final Hampshire have signed Colin de Grandhomme, the New Zealand allrounder, for the second half of the T20 Blast. Having undergone ankle surgery after missing the home international season through injury, de Grandhomme is expected to be fit enough to take his place
News BCCI is believed to be working on a plan that will minimize risks, especially in travel As Covid-19 cases emerge within the IPL, ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI is looking at minimising risks and moving the rest of the tournament to Mumbai. If the plan is executed, the IPL could be shifted to Mumbai as
IPL 2021: Jos Buttler shakes a leg in a Rajasthan Royals team event.© Twitter Amid the high-pressure matches and the fatigue and stress of living in bio-secure bubbles Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are doing their best to ensure that their players and staff are having a good time off the pitch when not training.
News The 32-year-old allrounder has confirmed he will continue to play franchise cricket Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera has announced his retirement from international cricket. A white-ball regular, Perera was known for his hit-the-deck bowling and his clean ball-striking down the order. Of all batters with at least 2000 runs in men’s ODIs, Perera’s strike
News ESPNcricinfo understands that the Indian board has already sent ECB the NOCs The BCCI has granted four India Women players No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for their participation in the inaugural Hundred, the eight-team tournament which starts on July 21. ESPNcricinfo understands that the Indian board has already sent the ECB the NOCs and the
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Day 3 Highlights | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test 2021
News Sri Lanka’s captain also had words of praise for Ramesh Mendis, though he felt he could improve his lines and lengths Praveen Jayawickrama was on Test debut, and had played only 10 previous first-class matches. Ramesh Mendis was playing just his second Test. And yet, the pair combined to take 17 wickets in the
Today it’s Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals facing off against newly-promoted Kane Williamson and his Sunrisers Hyderabad. We’ll see the likes of Jos Buttler, Chris Morris and Mustafizur Rahman take on the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan and Manish Pandey. Click here for our ball-by-ball commentary. Vishal Dikshit is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo
News He also said Bangladesh couldn’t capitalise on starts, which eventually led to their 209-run defeat A failure to capitalise on starts and plan against specific bowlers led to Bangladesh’s 209-run loss in the second Test against Sri Lanka, according to captain Mominul Haque. Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama scripted the home side’s win with an
Nick Hockley, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has said there are currently no plans for a charter flight to get Australians – players and others – involved in the IPL back home at the end of the tournament. Hockley, speaking to SEN Radio, mentioned that the players in India “are generally in good spirits” despite
News The ODI champions slip to fourth but remain the top-ranked side in the T20I standings, ahead of India by five points New Zealand have overtaken world champions England to become the No.1 side in the ICC men’s ODI rankings, advancing by two slots during the annual update. England, who have dropped to fourth in
Report Agarwal’s 99 on IPL captaincy debut in vain as Kings slump to fifth loss in eight matches Delhi Capitals 167 for 3 (Dhawan 69*, Shaw 39) beat Punjab Kings 166 for 6 (Agarwal 99*, Rabada 3-36) by seven wickets On his IPL captaincy debut, Mayank Agarwal scored 60% of Punjab Kings’ runs in fewer
Report He claimed match figures of 11 for 178, the best by a Sri Lankan spinner on debut Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec. (Thirimanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Taskin 4-127) and 194 for 9 dec. (Karunaratne 66, Islam 5-72) beat Bangladesh 251 (Tamim 92, Jayawickrama 6-92) and 227 (Jayawickrama 5-86, Mendis 4-103) by 209 runs
News The major story of the week for the Australians came off the field rather than on it What now for Warner? There’s only one place to start. All is not well at Sunrisers Hyderabad, especially for David Warner. Last week he questioned team selection, then he produced his slowest T20 half-century (which he held
News The batter pulled up with a calf problem while batting as the squad returned to training Ross Taylor limped out of New Zealand’s first training session ahead of their departure for England with a calf injury. He was batting in the marquee that has been built at the high performance centre in Lincoln to