News India’s No. 3 backs the wicketkeeper batsman to keep playing his natural attacking game Cheteshwar Pujara is enjoying his budding new partnership with Rishabh Pant. The two batsmen have made timely interventions for India in three consecutive Tests so far, the latest coming on day three of the Chennai Test. Pant joined Pujara when
News “We never gave up. We always said in the dressing room that we need to keep fighting.” When West Indies stepped out for the fifth day of the Chattogram Test, every conceivable odd was against them. They had been thoroughly outplayed by Bangladesh for the first four days, and having already lost three wickets
News Finger and calf problems have disrupted his home season but he was still named T20I player of the year Ashton Agar is hoping to make up for lost time on the T20I tour of New Zealand having seen the majority of his home season wiped out by injury. Agar injured a finger and calf
Aiden Markram hit a solid half-century and Rassie van der Dussen gave him able company, to give South Africa hope of an improbable and intriguing win in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Set a daunting 370-run target, South Africa finished the fourth day on 127-1, with Markram on 59 and Dussen unbeaten on
Perth Scorchers set up clash with Sydney Sixers in the decider after a dominant victory in Canberra, with Liam Livingstone, Mitch Marsh and Cameron Bancroft starring
News The pandemic has meant there’s no defending champion, with teams pruned from ten to six After a four-month break since the end of the CPL, the first West Indies regional tournament of 2021 kicks off on Sunday when the Super50 Cup begins in Antigua. The lingering impact of Covid-19 means a stripped back version
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News Smith was also named ODI player of the year, Pat Cummins was the Test player and Ashton Agar took the T20I honour Steven Smith has won the Allan Border Medal for the third time, also taking the ODI awarded, while Pat Cummins was named Test player of the year and Ashton Agar earned the
Malcolm Marshall, Ezra Moseley, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson and Ian Bishop pose for a photo © Getty Images Ezra Moseley, the former West Indies fast bowler, has died at the age of 63 following a traffic accident in his native Barbados. According to local reports, Moseley, who played a brief but significant role in two
News He saw bone through the skin of his little finger in the first innings, but has picked up 3 for 12 in the second so far George Linde thought his season was over when he saw bone through the skin of his little finger while fielding in his follow through in Pakistan’s first innings
News Teams split into Elite Groups A, B, C, D and E, and one Plate Group The Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic one-day competition in India, will take place from February 20 to March 14. The teams have been split into six groups, Elite A, B, C, D and E and the Plate Group. All
News Mooney also took the T20I player of the year title while Rachael Haynes took the ODI title Beth Mooney, who was player of the tournament at the T20 World Cup last year, has been named the Belinda Clark Medalist at the Australia Cricket Awards. Mooney (60 votes) narrowly pipped captain Meg Lanning (58 votes)
A great strokemaker himself, star all-rounder Ben Stokes is in awe of Joe Root’s ability to play spin bowling, saying on Saturday that half of England team’s batsmen can’t tackle the tweakers like their captain does. Playing in his 100th Test, Root compiled his fifth double century on the second day of the opening Test
This ball had an injury, a review, TWO run outs and – ultimately – a much-needed wicket for the Sydney Thunder
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Welcome to our live report of the second 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. 3.55pm: Ishant strikes twice
Report Resuming on 47 for 3, they lost just one wicket in the session and went into the lunch break with a lead of 320 Lunch Bangladesh 149 for 4 (Haque 83*, Das 38*, Cornwall 3-61) and 430 lead West Indies 259 (Brathwaite 76, Blackwood 68, Miraz 4-58) by 320 runs Mominul Haque was eyeing
News Smith said there had been conversations with the coach in the weeks since the end of the India series Steven Smith has paralleled his evolving tale as a Test batsman, in which he emerged from a brief run of low scores against India to make the runs in Sydney and Brisbane that clinched his
News Dwayne Bravo and Lendl Simmons played major roles in their respective teams’ wins in the Eliminator games Northern Warriors produced a sensational seven-wicket victory over Team Abu Dhabi to book their place in the final of this year’s Abu Dhabi T10, a game in which Lendl Simmons was the eventual hero to set up
News The only cricketer to score a century and take a five-for on Test debut, Taylor died aged 77, on Saturday morning Bruce Taylor, the former New Zealand allrounder, who remains the only cricketer to score a century and take a five-for on Test debut, died aged 77 on Saturday morning. According to Stuff.co.nz, Taylor
News He was asked whether farmers were finding space in conversations in India’s dressing room A day after India’s cricket establishment joined a Twitter conversation on the ongoing farmers’ protest in the country, captain Virat Kohli said the issue has been discussed within the India team. He said everyone had, in a team meeting, “expressed
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the second day of the series opener Welcome to our live report of the second 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,
News He said West Indies are confident of chasing down a decent total with “hungry” batsmen in their line-up West Indies believe that bowling out Bangladesh cheaply on the fourth day could get them to a stronger position later in the first Test in Chattogram. It would certainly the shift focus of the game towards
News He’s known for his high speeds and effective bouncers, but in the second Test, he also showed good discipline The trick to being a successful fast bowler in the subcontinent is not just express pace and good intent, but also to work with straighter angles. That’s what Anrich Nortje, who made his debut in
News Back as captain, he says Ajinkya Rahane fulfilled the leadership responsibility with flying colours in Australia Of all the series in all the times, the one that Virat Kohli chose to miss turned out to be an epic to end all the epics. In his absence, losing a player by the day, India managed
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News Bangladesh left-arm spinner suggests long break away from the game may have messed with their rhythms Taijul Islam was critical of the way Bangladesh’s spinners – including himself – bowled for most of the first and second sessions of the third day of the Chattogram Test. And even though they now have a lead
As many as 1097 players have registered for the much- awaited IPL auction to be held in Chennai on February 18 with most entries coming from the West Indies (56) followed by Australia (42) and South Africa (38). The player registration deadline closed on Thursday and the list comprises 207 international players including 21 capped
India skipper Virat Kohli put his side in a strong position during their run chase with 85 off 61 balls – including four fours and three sixes – but it wasn’t quite enough to ensure a Dettol T20I clean sweep over Australia at the SCG. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures,