News “Legally and constitutionally it’s our right to participate in the tournament and nobody can remove us from it” Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, has said that Pakistan will demand the T20 World Cup to be shifted out of India if Pakistan do not get written assurances from the host country on the safety and
News Difficulties against Lasith Embuldeniya have not prompted England batsman to make changes Four Tests into England’s six-match subcontinental winter, it’s fair to say things could have gone more smoothly for Zak Crawley. A difficult baptism to the prevailing conditions in Sri Lanka, where Crawley made scores of 9, 8, 5 and 13, was followed
Big Picture It seems strange that for the two teams who played the first ever T20I – in Auckland 16 years ago, complete with some questionable hairstyles – and are a few hours away from each other that this match will be just the 10th time they have met in the format. Over the next
News Bhuvneshwar, Chakravarthy back in squad; Samson misses out India have named three of IPL 2020’s top performers – batsman Suryakumar Yadav, wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, and allrounder Rahul Tewatia in their squad for the five-match series against England that begins from March 12. The squad also has the returning Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakarvarthy, while
Cheteshwar Pujara isn’t ruling out the possibility of a short county stint this summer, as preparation for India’s tour of England in August, while also insisting he’s keen to prove himself in the shortest format after finding an IPL team in Chennai Super Kings after a gap of seven years. Pujara was picked up at
News They will have a short turnaround after their New Zealand series The Bangladesh team will get a short turnaround from their New Zealand tour after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said that they are likely to travel to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series any time between April 12 and 15. Bangladesh play
Australia legend Steve Waugh looks back on one of the most disciplined Test innings of all time, when Sachin Tendulkar hit 241 in Sydney and refused to play a favourite shot
Follow the 2019 Ashes at ecb.co.uk Watch match highlights from Day 1 at Edgbaston, as England and Australia kicked of the Ashes in eventful style. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews, features getting you
Dinesh Karthik hits 22 runs off Rubel Hossain – 19th over of Nidahas Trophy Final. ? Follow on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/srilankacricket Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialslc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialslc ? Visit our website: http://www.srilankacricket.lk
Suryakumar Yadav earned his maiden call up in India’s T20I squad on Saturday.© BCCI/IPL Young wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rahul Tewatia were on Saturday named in India’s 19-man squad for the five-match T20 series against England. Suryakumar Yadav finally breaks into the team after consistent performances for Mumbai in domestic cricket as
News Two members of Peshawar Zalmi’s squad, meanwhile, are in quarantine after breaching biosecure protocols With hours to go for the start of the sixth edition of the PSL in Karachi, one player has tested positive for Covid-19, with symptoms, and has been sent into isolation for 10 days. In a separate incident, two senior
Mark Wood has backed the ECB’s policy of resting and rotating England players throughout their lengthy winter tour of the subcontinent, despite a much-changed side falling to defeat in the second Test in Chennai and subsequent criticism about the handling of Moeen Ali’s departure from the squad. Wood has just completed his period in quarantine
News Kumar Sangakkara says agreement with ECB means Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will play “whole tournament” Kumar Sangakkara says that Rajasthan Royals are confident of getting first refusal on the availability of England’s trio of star players – Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler – during this year’s IPL, even if
Play 00:47 Richardson struggling to believe ‘life-changing’ IPL fee Matthew Wade did not need a long conversation with Australia’s selectors after being dropped for the Test squad, knowing he missed the chance to keep his spot in the side against India but insisted he has no regrets about taking on the opening role early in
News Vaas back for fourth stint with Sri Lanka team following David Sekar’s resignation Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the national team’s fast bowling coach for their upcoming tour to the West Indies. He replaces Australian David Sekar, who resigned as the fast bowling coach on Thursday for personal reasons.
News Bidding wars to big steals, don’t miss any of it with ESPNcricinfo’s live updates Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s live updates on the 2021 IPL auction. If the blog doesn’t load for you straightaway, please click here. Also, you’ll find our up-to-date IPL squads here. (Conversion rates as follows: USD 1 = INR 73 approx; INR
Alex Hales says that his axing from England’s World Cup squad on the eve of their triumphant campaign in 2019 was a “sickening” experience, but insists he is in a better headspace two years on from the incident, and is still determined to earn a shot at international redemption after establishing himself as one of
News Mohammad Naim, Mosaddek Hossain and Al-Amin Hossain return to the side Bangladesh have left out left-arm spinner Taijul Islam from their 20-man contingent for the white-ball tour of New Zealand, where they play three ODIs and three T20Is. Uncapped left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed got his maiden call-up, while opener Mohammad Naim, middle-order batsman Mosaddek
Fox Cricket had the sump mic turned up plenty during the recent Domain test series between Australia and India, here’s some of the moments that grabbed people’s attention
Follow the 2019 Ashes at ecb.co.uk Ben Stokes played arguably the greatest innings of all time as England win Headingley thriller by one wicket to keep their Ashes hopes alive. Watch match highlights from Day 4 at Headingley Carnegie, as England take on Australia in the 2019 Ashes. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is
Sri Lankan captain #LasithMalinga entered the singular immortality as the greatest fast bowler of all-time becoming the only bowler in international cricket history to claim two four-wicket hat-tricks in four balls with the incredible figures of 5 wickets for 6 runs in a facile 37-run routing of New Zealand in the third T20 at the
The team will leave Bangladesh on 23 February.© Twitter Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday named the 20-man squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of New Zealand. Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Naim and Al-Amin Hossain have returned to the side, while spinner Taijul Islam has been dropped for the New Zealand tour. Uncapped left-arm spinner Nasum
News Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera and Kusal Perera were unsold Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was straightforward and open about a number of aspects surrounding the IPL and his new role as Rajasthan Royals’ Director of Cricket. It wasn’t until he was asked about plotting and planning against his good friend Mahela Jayawardene, the
News “For me, it’s about how can I learn, how can I grow, and focusing on trying to do the job for the team at that time” Kyle Jamieson had originally planned to sleep through the IPL auction, like Jimmy Neesham, but then woke up at around midnight in Christchurch to watch the Royal Challengers
News Says he “strongly feels the need for professional help” on the mental-health front to be part of team set-ups Virat Kohli felt like the “loneliest guy in the world” when he went through a stretch of five Tests on the England tour in 2014 without a half-century. He made this revelation in a chat
News Immediate return to tournament for allrounder after he was released by RCB last year Moeen Ali has ended a difficult week in India on an unequivocal high, after being picked up for Rs 7 crore (US$959,000) by Chennai Super Kings at the IPL auction. The price tag is almost four times the figure that
News Shakib, who was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 3.20 crore in the 2021 auction on Thursday, wrote to the BCB asking for the leave The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted Shakib Al Hasan leave during next month’s Test series against Sri Lanka so he can take part in the
News Riley Meredith, meanwhile, ‘couldn’t believe what was happening’ as bidding for his name intensified Jhye Richardson was left feeling exhausted after he earned a “life-changing” bid at the IPL auction while his Australia and now Punjab Kings team-mate Riley Meredith termed his outcome in becoming the most expensive uncapped overseas player as “pretty outrageous.”
It wasn’t a mega affair, but the IPL 2021 auction was always going to be exciting, what with all the eight teams having a number of holes to plug. As it turned out, big money was splurged on some players – breaking payment records along the way – and this is what the teams looked
News Allrounder will fly out along with white-ball players ahead of next month’s T20I series Sam Curran has been ruled out of the remainder of England’s Test series in India due to the logistical difficulties of travelling solo during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead he will now rejoin the squad on February 26, midway through the