Toss Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bowl v Rising Pune SupergiantLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:36 Chopra: Send Tiwary in soon after 10 overs Kolkata Knight Riders handed an IPL debut to Darren Bravo and chose to bowl against Rising Pune Supergiant in a bid to reclaim the top spot. The West Indies batsman replaced Nathan Coulter-Nile who did not travel with the squad to Pune, with captain Gautam…
© ESPNcricinfo Ltd Burgeoning domestic T20 leagues are becoming obstacles as cricket administrators try and find a way to make Test and ODI leagues work in a new international calendar. And more than just a logistical issue, the problem seems to cut right to the heart of wider debates about the relevance of the international game. One of the proposals to resolve the conflict, suggested by ICC general manager cricket…
Match facts Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat LionsBengaluru, April 27, 2017Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Both Gujarat Lions (four points) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (five points) are falling behind in the playoff race © BCCI Head-to-head This season: A century opening stand between Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli set up a Royal Challengers total of 213 in the first innings. That was enough to ensure a 21-run win despite…
Zafar Ansari last match for the Surrey was the County Championship match against Lancashire © Getty Images Surrey and England allrounder Zafar Ansari has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 25. A statement released by Surrey said he was “leaving cricket to pursue new challenges.” Ansari made his England debut in an ODI against Ireland in 2015 and reached the Test side on the recent tours…
File photo – India are the only team yet to announce their Champions Trophy squad © AFP India have missed the April 25 deadline to submit their Champions Trophy squad to the ICC. ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI told the ICC that it could not submit the squad for “operational” reasons. The other seven countries have all announced their squads. The ICC said it was “working with the BCCI to ensure…
The captain Dane van Niekerk said she was excited by the new additions in the form of Raisibe Ntozakhe and Nadine de Klerk © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Allrounders Raisibe Ntozakhe and Nadine de Klerk have been rewarded for their consistent performances by earning their maiden call-ups to South Africa’s 15-member ODI squad for the Quadrangular tournament from May 7 to 21. The tournament, also featuring India, Zimbabwe and Ireland, will…
At fourth place among the season’s highest run-getters, Nitish Rana has been IPL 2017’s breakout star © BCCI Nitish Rana has credited advice from Gautam Gambhir to tweak his batting technique – shifting from a low stance to a more upright one and opening up his front shoulder – for his form in the IPL this season. Rana said he decided to change his technique after he discussed Gambhir’s suggestions…
Conditions in the IPL have not been ‘traditional’ this season, according to Stephen Fleming © BCCI With a number of pitches in the competition defying their usual character this year, assessing conditions quickly has been a challenge for teams in the IPL, according to the Rising Pune Supergiant coach Stephen Fleming. In his column in the Times of India, Fleming has written that conditions in some grounds have been more…
Play 02:21 ‘Livingstone’s time will come’ – Whitaker Squad lists, like flights and trips to the dentist, are probably better if they don’t contain surprises. So, whereas, in the past, England have tended to abandon long-held plans at the last moment – think of the 2015 World Cup, where Eoin Morgan took over as captain at the last minute, Gary Ballance was drafted into the team and Chris Woakes replaced…
Mason Crane bowls on his Sheffield Shield debut for New South Wales © Getty Images James Whitaker, the England national selector, has expressed his disappointment after Mason Crane was left out of Hampshire’s side for the first three County Championship matches of the season. Crane, the 20-year-old legspinner, came into the English domestic season having become the first overseas player to break into the New South Wales team in more…