File photo – Aiden Markram smashed a mammoth 161 to clinch the Momentum Cup for Titans © Getty/ICC Emphatic centuries from Titans‘ openers Aiden Markram and Henry Davids handed Warriors a 236-run drubbing in the final of the Momentum One Day Cup at SuperSport Park in Centurion. A record opening stand of 212 propelled Titans to 425 for 5 – the highest total in the history of South African franchise…
James Anderson was not among the candidates for the Test captaincy, which went to Joe Root © AFP The mantle of elder statesman does not yet suit James Anderson; nor does he carry himself like a grizzled seamer. He is, however, a supremely skilful fast-medium bowler and a very shrewd cricketer; someone who, while not immediately thought of as a captain, would nevertheless make a good job of leadership. So…
Match Facts April 1, 2017Start time: 0930 local (0400GMT) Kusal Mendis, who hit his maiden century in Dambulla, has shown signs of his desire to be a leading batsman in world cricket © AFP Big Picture Sri Lanka would have felt hard done by after rain ruined the second ODI, when they put up a total of 311. No team had ever won a 50-over game on the island after…
Mashrafe Mortaza wants his boys to keep playing aggressive cricket © Getty Images Bangladesh have recently won two Tests against teams they had never previously beaten, made the knockouts of the World Cup in 2015, won six of their seven most-recent home ODI series, and have unearthed match-winning young bowlers, so it is time to take aim at the next frontier, captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said. His goal: to consistently…
Khalid Latif returned home even before he had played a game for Islamabad United this season © Getty Images Khalid Latif, the Pakistan batsman charged with six breaches of the PCB’s anti-corruption code during the PSL in February, appeared before a three-member tribunal in Lahore on Friday, a week after skipping the first hearing citing ill health. Latif and his legal team agreed to the PCB’s adopted timelines, with a…
Play 01:10 Sitting pretty despite the absence of Duminy, De Kock – Zaheer In 2015, Zaheer Khan had announced that he would retire from all forms of cricket after the ninth IPL season. Two years on, he’s set to lead Delhi Daredevils again in their quest for their maiden title, in the tenth edition. Zaheer hasn’t played a competitive game for a year, but believes a shift in roles –…
Adam Milne has only recently returned to action after almost a year out © IDI/Getty Images New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne is in discussions to play in this season’s NatWest T20 Blast as an overseas player. Milne’s agent has confirmed that, while a number of clubs were interested in signing the 24-year-old, he has only entered into talks with two, one of which ESPNcricinfo understands is Kent. The signing…
Match facts April 1, 2017Start time 12:30 local (16:30 GMT) Will West Indies find an answer to Shadab Khan? © Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Big Picture The 2-0 scoreline may suggest more of the same from the remaining T20 matches this series, but the manner in which Pakistan sneaked over the line in the second game brought the tour to life. It was an encounter West Indies looked to have wrapped…
Play 01:48 Kalra: Pune will rue not having any frontline Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the India offspinner, is set to miss IPL 2017 for Rising Pune Supergiant because of a sports hernia. Ashwin is likely to be out of action for six to eight weeks, but is expected to regain full fitness ahead of India’s title defence at the Champions Trophy in June. He is scheduled to begin his rehabilitation…
Shikhar Dhawan played a key role in India’s Champions Trophy win in 2013 © Getty Images Shikhar Dhawan has admitted to playing with less pressure and enjoying his cricket in the last few months following his exclusion from the national side. The proof of the enjoyment came in his performances in the Deodhar Trophy, a 50-over competition, where he finished as the second-highest run-getter (223 runs in three matches at…