Dan Christian lifts the T20 Blast trophy © Getty Images Nottinghamshire have signed Daniel Christian as their T20 captain for another two years. Christian took charge of Notts in the NatWest T20 Blast in 2016 and last season helped guide them to their maiden title. The Australia allrounder has great experience of T20 leagues around the world and was a key performer in Notts’ title win, scoring 356 runs at…
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Dec 20, 2017 ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabweans 196 and 120 for 7 (Ervine 34, Moor 25, Williams 3-27) lead CSA Invitation XI 287 (Bavuma 70, Galiem 57, Cremer 4-67) by 29 runsScorecard Temba Bavuma drives to mid-on AFP Lizaad Williams‘ second three-wicket haul in two days left Zimbabweans reeling at 120 for 7 in their second dig against CSA Invitation XI at Paarl, with a measly lead of 29. The hosts were…
Todd Astle appeals for a wicket © AFP Big Picture If West Indies have become nervous that this could turn out to be a difficult series, it is because New Zealand tend to overpower visiting ODI sides. Ask Australia, who have lost the two most recent iterations of the Chappell-Hadlee series. Ask Bangladesh, who were whitewashed roughly a year ago. Or Pakistan and Sri Lanka, who have been thumped twice…
1:46 PM ET On the night before the biggest day of his career, Rajneesh Gurbani could barely let his eyes close. It was the “woke-up-worrying-it’s-late” experience that most of us have endured at some stage. Except that for Gurbani, it wasn’t just another day at the office. Gurbani was playing the biggest match of his life. His body had already been through a hellacious lot, having sent down 49 overs….
10:52 AM ET R Vinay Kumar was ruthless in his assessment after Karnataka fell six runs short of making the Ranji Trophy final for the third time in five years. Declarations of not deserving to be in the final gave the impression of a man who had a single-minded ambition, and his despondency at having failed to achieve it. In many ways, this had been a brilliant season for Karnataka….
9:16 AM ET “You’re asking him in front of me? Obviously he’s going to say good. No choice.” Ever the hard taskmaster, Chandrakant Pandit butting in on Faiz Fazal was the source of no little mirth for the horde of reporters gathered at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. In his first season with them, Pandit has taken Vidarbha to the final of the Ranji Trophy for the very first time….
8:14 AM ET Big Picture Trying to get your novel published. Receiving venture capital funding for your business. Getting some sleep after recently becoming a parent. Even getting Steven Smith out. Tough? Try providing context to this series. That too, India have rested some of their stars, with the main focus on the series against South Africa next month, giving the IPL’s best performers a chance to earn a regular…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 215 for 6 (Iftikhar 71*, Wahab 3-50) v Water and Power Development AuthorityScorecard Wahab Riaz sees the lighter side after a misfield AFP A pair of wickets late in the day that broke an ominous fifth wicket partnership for Sui Northern Gas Piplelines Limited (SNGPL) meant the first day of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy final ended with honours just about even. Iftikhar…
Handling of English pace bowlers needs to change – Malan (1:41) Dawid Malan thinks that the English game should take better care of their pace bowlers at county level so that they are fresh to bowl as quickly as po (1:41) 7:32 AM ET Dawid Malan has called upon the ECB and the first-class counties to offer more protection to promising fast bowlers in England. Malan, England’s top run-scorer in…