News The fast bowler has been sidelined since December with a stress fracture of his back New Zealand are hopeful that fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will be able to make his return from a back injury in the T20I series against Bangladesh at the end of March. Ferguson has been sidelined since the middle of
Perhaps, after a fortnight or so when the topic of pitches has dominated the conversation, it was to be expected that an England player might eventually pass comment. Until this point, all the debate about the surfaces in India had been carried out in the media. The England team – and the England team management
Preview Australia will ponder tinkering with their XI to find a way to keep control of New Zealand’s batting Big Picture The logistics have changed significantly due to the impact of the Auckland lockdown, and there won’t be any crowds to witness the rest of the games, but the challenge remains the same for Australia:
Big picture The A-Z of Test cricket will be on full display this week when, in Ahmedabad, India and England enter into the final tussle to decide the World Test Championship finalists and in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan host Zimbabwe for a series that has no bearing on the points table at all. In fact, it
Chris Gayle is targeting a third T20 world title as he returns to West Indies colours for the first time since the 2019 World Cup, and says that he is willing to fulfil whatever role is asked of him in the team’s bid to retain the trophy in India this year. Gayle, 41, has only
News Extended time away from home ended Test career early, but former opener ready for new role Marcus Trescothick has confirmed he is “ready to jump back” into touring life, but accepts he is still “building up” to the long trips usually undertaken by England players and support staff. Trescothick was named as the ECB’s
After a steady start, Ravindra Jadeja found his groove in Canberra, smashing 39 runs off his final 13 balls to finish unbeaten on 66no off 50 balls. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND ODIS: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND20-ODI Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow
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Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the world to cross 100 million followers on Instagram.© Instagram Virat Kohli on Monday became the first Indian to cross 100 million followers on Instagram. The International Cricket Council (ICC) took to Instagram to welcome Kohli’s entry into an elite club that features football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo,
Zimbabwe are hoping to begin the process of rebuilding their national side, with at least two confirmed Test series in the next two months, and several white-ball fixtures in the lead up to the 2023 World Cup. The windfall of matches, which starts with two Tests and three T20Is against Afghanistan in the UAE, comes
Phil Simmons keeps an eye on a West Indies training session © Raton Gomes/BCB West Indies coach Phil Simmons feels that the key to success during the T20I series against Sri Lanka will be to adjust to the dimensions – one side smaller than the other – of Antigua’s Coolidge Cricket Ground as soon as
© AFP Monday night’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) match between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators has been delayed after legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for Covid-19. Ahmed had showed symptoms two days ago and had been immediately isolated. Members of his side have tested negative while the players of the other side are being tested.
News The last remaining spot will go to the winner of the Delhi vs Uttarakhand game Mumbai, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala have filled up the last four automatic qualification spots for the quarter-final stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. They join Gujarat, Andhra, and Karnataka, who had sealed qualification on Sunday by topping their
News Trio named in batting, pace bowling and spin bowling roles at end of recruitment drive Marcus Trescothick, Jon Lewis and Jeetan Patel have been named as the ECB’s new elite coaches in the vacant batting, pace bowling and spin bowling roles respectively. The appointments bring to an end a formal recruitment process from the
News The role will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments Tom Moody has been appointed Sri Lanka’s director of cricket, a broad new role that will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments. The appointment was made on the recommendation of Sri Lanka’s new technical advisory committee headed
News Trott, Sibley’s former Warwickshire team-mate, is England’s batting consultant in India It has been a strange winter for Dom Sibley. While England’s white-ball players were in South Africa in December, Sibley was readying himself for the challenge of his first six Tests in Asia in surreal surroundings, batting in a marquee at the national
News NZC moves matches due to logistical complications caused by shift of Friday’s matches from Auckland after the city was put into a lockdown The remainder of the two ongoing series in New Zealand, involving Australia’s men and England’s women, will be played entirely in Wellington after the final T20I double-header on Sunday was shifted
Ben Foakes says England know the challenge ahead now © BCCI Expecting more of the testing conditions they faced in their hefty defeat inside two days in Ahmedabad, Ben Foakes says England will be better equipped to level the series against India in the final match, starting at the same ground on Thursday. Foakes was
A wicket just before stumps gave Australia a late boost after India took a handy first-innings lead on day two of the first Vodafone Test in Adelaide. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow
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The controversy-ridden Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has again found itself in muddy waters after organising an auction for an “unsanctioned” Bihar Cricket League (T20) before getting green light from the BCCI. The Anti Corruption Unit of the BCCI has already recommended that there should be strict guidelines before BCCI green-lights any franchise based state T20
The league phase for three of the Elite Groups in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 ended on Sunday, with Gujarat, Andhra and Karnataka topping Groups A, B and C. The last round of the league phase will take place on Monday, with the teams finishing on top in Elite Groups D and E joining the
News Axar Patel, who picked up 11 wickets in the third Test against England, also gained 30 slots to reach the 38th position Rohit Sharma has climbed six places to a career-best eighth position in the ICC men’s Test batsmen’s rankings, while R Ashwin has progressed four places to third position on the bowlers’ rankings
Yasir Ali top-scored for the Bangladesh Emerging Team with 92 © BCB Bangladesh Emerging Team 313 (Yasir Ali 92, Saif Hassan 49, Adair 3-22, Hume 3-56) beat Ireland Wolves 151 (Campher 39, Tanvir Islam 5-55) and 139 (Tector 55, Tanvir Islam 8-51) by an innings and 23 runs Tanvir Islam‘s career-best match haul of 13
News Jimmy Adams said that fitness requirements had to be strict as four players missed out on the squad Sunil Narine‘s absence from West Indies’ T20I squad to play Sri Lanka next month came after he told the selectors that he was “not ready” to return to international cricket. Narine played four games for Trinidad
News Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a delay in obtaining a US transit visa Angelo Mathews has been named as Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain for the T20I series in the West Indies as Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a
News Chloe Tryon and Masabata Klaas to miss the India tour as well because of injuries South Africa Women will be without their regular captain Dane van Niekerk and allrounder Chloe Tryon for their limited-overs tour in India, comprising five ODIs and three T20Is. Both van Niekerk and Tryon had missed the recent home series
News Former Karnataka captain finished with 504 first-class wickets, including a record 442 in the Ranji Trophy R Vinay Kumar, the former India seamer, has announced his retirement from first-class and international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a first-class career that spanned 16 years and made him a domestic giant. He played most of