Play 01:26 ‘Every ball is an event for us’ – Kohli On the eve of India’s first Test series since an acrimonious coach swap, Virat Kohli spoke of a tight-knit team as the biggest success of his captaincy apart from the rise to No. 1. He spoke of the “outstanding bond” when asked what satisfied him most apart from the obvious winning feeling. “Just to see the responsibility taken by…
SLC CEO Ashley de Silva said the movement of vehicles causes disturbance to players, forcing them to cover the outer perimeter © Andrew Fernando/ESPNcricinfo Sri Lanka Cricket has covered the periphery of the Galle Stadium for the first time since 2012, sparking resentment among local spectators, some of whom would ordinarily watch portions of the game from outside the wire fence. Corrugated iron sheets and SLC branding now obscure the…
Courtney Walsh has been closely working with Mustafizur Rahman in improving his follow-through and balance © AFP Courtney Walsh‘s first bowling camp as Bangladesh’s bowling coach may have been affected by rain, but he is trying to do his best with the national team’s fast bowlers. Walsh is using the time inside the Shere Bangla National Stadium’s dressing room, where he is impressing upon the youngsters the values of consistency,…
Match Facts July 26-30, 2017Start time 1000 local (0430GMT) Play 03:20 Big Picture At a glance, Sri Lanka’s recent home record is not so bad. They have won five of their six most recent Tests on the island and at least three of those victories were comprehensive. The whitewash over Australia, too, remains a source of enduring pride, even though it was achieved close to a year ago. Rangana Herath…
Play 03:46 Compromise between Australian cricket’s warring parties appears closer than ever as the previously divergent positions of Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association shift towards long overdue middle ground. For virtually the first time in a pay war now more than nine months old, CA has appeared to consent to a model of revenue sharing that has been adjusted to allow more of the game’s financial upside to…
An artist’s impression of the proposed new Compton and Edrich Stands, under the Updated Masterplan © MCC The MCC committee has rejected plans for a residential development at Lord’s. Having consulted with MCC members over recent weeks, the committee has instead recommended the redevelopment of Lord’s in line with the club’s original, though updated, Masterplan. The club’s 18,000 members will be asked to approve a resolution consenting to the plans…
Charlotte Edwards retired in May 2016 after being told she was not part of coach Mark Robinson’s plans for the next season © Getty Images England’s players have discussed, for the first time, the “turbulent” circumstances that saw Charlotte Edwards retire after being removed from the captaincy in 2016. Mark Robinson, England women’s head coach, made the decision to shake things up after the team’s failure at the 2016 World…
Charlotte Edwards retired in May 2016 after being told she was not part of coach Mark Robinson’s plans for the next season © Getty Images England’s players have discussed, for the first time, the “turbulent” circumstances that saw Charlotte Edwards retire after being removed from the captaincy in 2016. Mark Robinson, England women’s head coach, made the decision to shake things up after the team’s failure at the 2016 World…
N Srinivasan accepted that he stood disqualified as an office bearer, but argued that he was not ineligible to attend the BCCI meetings as a representative of the TNCA © AFP In a stinging offensive against the committee of administrators (CoA), former BCCI president N Srinivasan has accused the panel of attempting to present “incomplete facts and circumstances” and projecting a picture of him that would “prejudice” him in the…
Niranjan Shah has been effectively barred from the July 26 SGM © Getty Images A year after approving the Lodha Committee recommendations and directing the BCCI to implement the same, the Supreme Court has warmed up to the idea of reconsidering a few of the proposals. Although the court did not spell out the specific ones it would re-open for debate, it did indicate that recommendations such as the one-state-one-vote…