10:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A number of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have raised concerns over the PCB’s decision to allow contracted players to play in the T10 League, which starts in the UAE on Thursday. The franchises fear the league could emerge as a potential threat to the value of the PSL itself. A central point in their concern also revolves around Salman Iqbal, owner of the Karachi…
9:33 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Indore’s Holkar Stadium will host the Ranji Trophy final for the second year in a row after it saw Gujarat host the trophy last season by beating Mumbai in the final. This time’s final will be played December 29 onwards into the new year. 1st semi-final: Bengal v Delhi in Pune 2nd semi-final: Karnataka v Vidarbha in Kolkata Final: December 29 onwards in Indore The…
9:01 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Kings XI Punjab have appointed Brad Hodge, the former Australia batsman, as their new head coach. Hodge, who held a similar role with Gujarat Lions for the last two seasons, will report to Virender Sehwag, the franchise’s mentor-cum director of cricket. The head coach’s job was informally held by Sehwag after Sanjay Bangar resigned in December 2016. Kings XI had a mixed 2017 season, where…
Muzumdar: Can’t compare an artist like Rohit with Kohli or Tendulkar (5:14) Former Mumbai team-mate Amol Muzumdar discusses Rohit Sharma’s record third ODI double-century (5:14) 3:00 AM ET India 392 for 4 (Rohit 208*, Iyer 88, Dhawan 68) v Sri Lanka Rohit Sharma‘s template in ODIs isn’t complicated: watchful in the first 10 overs, accumulation in the next 30 overs, and a belligerent assault in the last 10. Sri Lanka…
8:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dennis Lillee won’t be attending the finale Ashes Test for the WACA Ground in protest at its decline as Australia’s fast-bowling fortress. Though his name adorns one of the stands and despite serving until 2015 as WACA president, Lillee staying away in disgust at the decision that will see most of Australia’s matches in Perth played at a new stadium in Burswood from 2018 onwards….
7:39 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka Cricket hopes to revive the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) – or a similar showpiece T20 tournament – by the end of 2019. The board has not begun planning the event yet, but according to the latest version of the FTP, it has taken the preliminary step of blocking out a three-week slot in August and September 2019. This will give SLC…
‘If England win it will be a black mark on WACA history’ (1:41) Current and former players from both sides including Graeme Swann, Justin Langer and Jonny Bairstow discuss why the WACA is special, ahead of the final Ashes Test there (1:41) 6:20 AM ET George Dobell in Perth Just as it is remarkable how a player can make the journey from ‘promising’ to ‘has been’ in the blink of…
3:00 AM ET India 392 for 4 (Rohit 208*, Iyer 88, Dhawan 68) v Sri Lanka Rohit Sharma pulls one over midwicket BCCI Rohit Sharma’s template in ODIs isn’t complicated: watchful in the first 10 overs, then an attacking accumulation in the next 30 overs, and then a belligerent assault in the final 10 overs. Sri Lanka knew all about it, conceding 264 to Rohit alone in Kolkata, but he reminded…
Quickinfo – Chris Gayle, the king of T20 cricket (0:53) As Chris Gayle blasted an unbeaten 146 in the BPL 2017 final, a look at his exploits in T20s (0:53) Dec 12, 2017 Mohammad Isam in Mirpur Chris Gayle gave it the full Big Boss treatment after striking a world-record 18 sixes to turn the final of the Bangladesh Premier League into an affirmation of his talent. Asked by ESPNcricinfo…
‘We’re so close to getting it right’ – Root (2:33) England captain Joe Root speaks ahead of the third Ashes Test about how his side is progressing and the upcoming milestone for Alastair Cook (2:33) 3:36 AM ET George Dobell in Perth Joe Root has defended England’s coaching staff after what appeared to be some criticism from James Anderson. Anderson, writing in his Telegraph column, had admitted he “bowled too…