News “He kept insisting on picking his own team which is not right as selectors are there,” counters association secretary Wasim Jaffer, the former India opening batsman and domestic giant, has resigned as Uttarakhand’s head coach citing “interference in team selection” days before they were to compete in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament, starting
After lighting up the final day of the Chennai Test with another ageless display of reverse-swing bowling, James Anderson insists he will be ready to put his “name in the hat” for selection in Saturday’s second Test, even though the team management may feel obliged to rest him given the intensity of their four-match series
News Australia might just be the happiest as they are hoping for a drawn series or a (not too big) England win England’s 227-run win against India in the first Test in Chennai has made the race to the World Test Championship final that much more interesting, and now there is plenty at stake for
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has resigned as Uttarakhand’s head coach due to “interference in team selection”, days before they were to compete in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning on February 20. Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) has accepted his resignation. “I feel really sad for the players as I genuinely think that they have
Moeen Ali took an incredible spinners hat-trick, the first since 1958. England take on South Africa in the winter test series. Watch this classic Hat-trick from Moeen Ali to get yourself in the mood for the first test. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest
News The team’s head coach said their poor fielding cost them about 150 runs in the second Test alone South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has identified lack of mental application and diminished match awareness as the two main reasons for the poor batting and fielding that led to the Test team’s 2-0 defeat in
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour on the final day Welcome to our live report of the final day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. 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
Jhye Richardson‘s friends noticed there was something not quite right about him during the latter phases of the same Big Bash League in which he was feted as its leading wicket-taker. Though an overall return of 29 wickets at 16.31 made Richardson, 24, the BBL’s standout pace bowler, his figures at the pointy end were
News Three T20Is and three ODIs between the two sides were originally scheduled for April Ireland men’s limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe, originally scheduled for April, has been postponed indefinitely after Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) advised Cricket Ireland against going ahead with the tour owing to the Covid-19 situation in the African nation. The Irish squad was
News After historic victory, West Indies coach says he’s “tired of these one wins and then struggling for the next three or four games” West Indies coach Phil Simmons says he wants his side to keep up the intensity after a win so that it doesn’t become a solitary highlight in the Test series against
News “There is always a plan and you have to stick with it and wait for things to fall your way” At lunch on the final day of the Rawalpindi Test, South Africa were clearly on top, needing just 151 runs with seven wickets in hand. The predictor on the official broadcast said South Africa
News Fast bowler confident India can chase down the target in the fourth innings Ishant Sharma acknowledged that his career has been “quite a rollercoaster” after becoming the third Indian pacer, behind Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan, to get to the 300-wicket milestone in Tests – in his 98th match, against England in Chennai. Long
News The allrounder had hurt his left thigh during the first Test, which Bangladesh lost by three wickets Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the second Test against West Indies, beginning in Dhaka on February 11, because of the left-thigh injury that kept him away from large chunks of the action during the
CSA has written to the ICC asking it to consider means of redress for less wealthy nations to make up for financial losses when tours do not take place as scheduled. The communication came as a response to Cricket Australia’s decision to indefinitely postpone a three-Test series that was due to be played in South
News “It was full of confidence for the guys who were coming on tour,” says captain Kraigg Brathwaite You wouldn’t normally need to motivate an international cricket team before a regular bilateral tour, but the West Indies’ trip to Bangladesh has been anything but normal. Their board’s commitment to keeping the FTP schedule intact has
Report Opener and Temba Bavuma add 84 for unbroken fourth-wicket stand after Hasan Ali’s double-strike Lunch South Africa 201 and 219 for 3 (Markram 100*, Bavuma 44*, Hasan 2-46) trail Pakistan 272 and 298 (Rizwan 115*, Linde 5-54) by 151 runs Aiden Markram scored his fifth Test century, and first since March 2018, to keep
News “Even if some parts of my body are not responding, I can really keep going,” says Ashwin about injury fears The Indian team seems fairly confident about what they’re dealing with on the last day of this Test: they need 381 to win with nine wickets in hand, and going by the reflections of
Welcome to our live report of the fourth day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. 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. 5.03pm: Stumps – India
News He made a second-innings 108, but was ‘more hurt’ than satisfied due to South Africa’s series loss Aiden Markram could not enjoy his first century in the subcontinent because it came in a defeat for South Africa, who have lost four of their last five series and have not won a series away from
A magnificent 95 from James Vince set up the game for the Sydney Sixers as they posted 6-188 in their 20 overs. In a titanic contest, Liam Livingstone led the Perth charge with 45 but the Sixers’ bowling attack was just too strong in the BBL|10 Final
Go to ecb.co.uk to see the full highlights of the day. Watch the best moments from the 3rd Test Day 3 2020 series, as England took on Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England
Fans will have to wear face masks and maintain social distancing when they flock to the MA Chidamabaram Stadium for the second Test between India and England, starting from February 13. The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association on Monday announced the protocols for around 15,000 fans, heading to watch the second Test, which included denial of
Welcome to our live report of the fourth day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. 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. R Ashwin is the
Aaron Finch on the T20I series: “We’ll try to stick closely to the guys playing their roles that they’re accustomed to or where we’ll see them in the future playing” © Getty Images Australia’s T20I captain Aaron Finch freely admits that the squad currently in New Zealand will be enormously different for the World Cup
News CWI arranged for Clarke to congratulate his son in a Zoom call ahead of the post-match press conference One of the many people watching Kyle Mayers bat on his dream Test debut was his father Shirley Clarke, who was up all of Sunday night following the match in Chattogram. As a special surprise, CWI
News If the visitors manage to pull it off, it will be the highest successful chase in Pakistan Free your mind and the runs will surely follow. That’s the message South Africa’s coaching staff gave their batsmen as they set out in search of the highest successful chase in Pakistan. “We’ve encouraged the guys to
Welcome to our live report of the third day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. 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. 5.00pm: Stumps – India
News Bangladesh captain rues absence of Shakib, concedes spinners could have bowled better lengths Ramifications, analysis and criticism will be the predictable aftermath of Bangladesh’s three-wicket loss against West Indies in the Chattogram Test. But at the forefront of Bangladesh failing to defend a target of 395 in the fourth innings was the lengths bowled
Report The two debutants extended their stand to 138 in a wicketless first session Lunch West Indies 259 and 197 for 3 (Mayers 91*, Bonner 43*, Miraz 3-82) need another 198 runs to beat Bangladesh 430 and 223 for 8 dec (Haque 115, Das 69, Warrican 3-57, Cornwall 3-81) Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner, the
Report His seventh Test half-century led Pakistan’s efforts on the fourth morning Lunch Pakistan 272 and 217 for 8 (Rizwan 73*, Nauman 9*) lead South Africa 201 by 288 runs Mohammad Rizwan‘s seventh Test half-century led Pakistan’s efforts on the fourth morning in Rawalpindi, where they pushed the lead towards 300. Rizwan also shared an