News The opener played two Tests when he was far from fit but is confident ahead of his comeback for New South Wales David Warner has conceded that he rushed back too soon during the Test series against India following the groin injury he suffered during the ODIs. Warner made himself available for the last
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IND vs ENG: Wasim Jaffer’s humour game came to the fore yet again.© Wasim Jaffer/Twitter Wasim Jaffer’s knack for humour has been well-established by now and when the former India cricketer was asked for a meme on Sunil Gavaskar’s no-holds-barred reaction to criticism of Indian pitches, Jaffer came up with a gem. Gavaskar lashed out
News Fast bowler available for seven games after West Indies’ Test series against Sri Lanka Surrey have signed Kemar Roach, the West Indies fast bowler, for the first seven games of the County Championship season. Roach will be the club’s second overseas player for the early part of the season, alongside Hashim Amla, who initially
News Bavuma will lead them in the next two T20 World Cups, and Elgar in the next World Test Championship cycle South Africa have appointed Dean Elgar as their new Test captain and Temba Bavuma the leader of their limited-overs teams. Bavuma, who will also be the vice-captain in Tests, will lead them in the
News Given a packed international calendar, that could be the only time to stage the tournament without having to void it What remains of the 2021 Pakistan Super League might end up being played as soon as May this year, setting up a potential direct clash with the latter stages of the Indian Premier League.
News Although multiple cities earmarked, key decision on final venues yet to be announced Even as teams start to prepare for the tournament, the IPL has not yet announced the dates as well as the venue for the event. Concerned officials have pointed out that a final decision is set to be taken at an
Ben Stokes says that the conditions England have faced in the past three Tests in India have been the hardest challenge of his career, but insists that the team should not be castigated for their aggression – with the bat or, in his case, with the verbals – on the opening day in Ahmedabad. After
News The Australia captain found his touch with a half-century in Wellington after a difficult time On another day, Aaron Finch might have been walking back for a first-ball duck in Wellington on Wednesday, a continuation of his lean run in T20s, but instead he was able to reflect on a half-century, his first in
Report Akila Dananjaya had a day to remember and a day to forget in the space of an over West Indies 134 for 6 (Pollard 38, Hasaranga 3-12, Dananjaya 3-62) beat Sri Lanka 131 for 9 (Nissanka 39) by four wickets In one of the more ridiculous T20 run-chases you will witness, Kieron Pollard became
News The West Indies batsman added his name to record books against Akila Dananjaya who had just taken a hat-trick During an extraordinary run chase in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Kieron Pollard became just the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket following Herschelle Gibbs in the 2007
News Tournament’s organising committee to hold emergency virtual meeting with franchises on Thursday The Pakistan Super League has reported three more cases of players testing positive for Covid-19 on Thursday morning, bringing the tally of total positives in the tournament bubble to seven, of which six are players. Following this development, the tournament’s “organising committee
Big Picture After a poor performance then a better performance, Australia produced an almost-perfect performance to keep themselves alive in the T20I series. A well-constructed innings, lit up by the hitting of Glenn Maxwell, was followed by a strong bowling display led by an impressive debut for Riley Meredith and a record six-wicket haul from
Big picture It would be tempting to place the Ahmedabad pitch and the ball on centre stage, given that both stole the critics’ attention after the two-nights-only performance that was the third Test. But then, that would be akin to allowing some wonky scenery to distract from the actors and there’s so much more at
Welcome to day one of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 1.38pm: Stokes slopes off! England
News The quick bowler has not played for Australia in more than a year and has spend a lot of time in hubs Australia quick bowler James Pattinson concedes he’s a long shot to make the squad for the T20 World Cup in India in October and November but has his eyes firmly fixed on
Report Afghanistan strike twice on the second morning, but they have now fallen over 100 runs behind Lunch Zimbabwe 237 for 8 (Williams 97*, Chakabva 44, Muzarabani 8*) lead Afghanistan 131 (Zazai 37, Muzarabani 4-48) by 106 runs Zimbabwe took their lead past 100 runs on a productive second morning in Abu Dhabi. The advantage
Quetta Gladiators 176 for 7 (Usman Khan 81, Dhani 3-44) beat Multan Sultans 154 (Rizwan 66, Qais Ahmad 3-21) by 22 runs At the 14th attempt, the unthinkable happened: the team that lost the toss and were asked to bat first managed to win a match in the 2021 Pakistan Super League. Winless in their
Virat Kohli remains adamant in his view that there was little wrong with the pitch for the pink-ball Test in Ahmedabad, and that the game ended in two days because of poor batting. On the eve of the fourth Test – which will be played at the same venue but with the red ball in
News Bess admits being dropped was ‘a tough pill to swallow’ after role in Chennai win Dom Bess has admitted that being dropped from the England team was “a tough pill to swallow” but said that he accepted, in retrospect, that it might have been the best thing for him. Bess claimed five wickets in
News Sutherland has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in her femur Allrounder Annabel Sutherland has been ruled out of Australia’s tour to New Zealand later this month after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in her femur. Sutherland, who has so far played three ODIs and six T20Is, reported pain after the last round
India captain Virat Kohli was left frustrated and Aussie bat Matthew Wade relieved in the third T20I in Sydney when the tourists’ referral was deemed ‘null and void’ after replays of the delivery appeared on the SCG big screen. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND T20Is:
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Lasith Malinga’s Last Over in One Day Internationals. #ThankYouMalinga
Bishan Singh Bedi underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.© AFP Legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi has undergone a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain at a city hospital a few days back and is recovering well. The 74-year-old former India captain had undergone a bypass surgery at
News “I have started to understand more about my own game and leadership skills,” says Zimbabwe’s captain Zimbabwe’s captain Sean Williams hailed his side’s ten-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first Test in Abu Dhabi as a coming-of-age performance from a young group of players, and particularly important for his fledgling captaincy. Three Tests into
News He says giving some younger players chances hasn’t produced “consistent” results Blooding young talent in the national side at the expense of consistent results has not proven to be a winning strategy, West Indies captain Kieron Pollard said on the eve of the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Pollard further said it was about
News Devon Conway climbs 46 spots to No. 17 in the batting rankings after his 99 not out against Australia New Zealand’s Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner have moved up to No. 6 and No. 7 in the T20I bowling rankings after their performances in the first two T20Is against Australia. Southee produced impressive figures