Why did Vinay Kumar bowl the last over? (2:39) The Match Day Runorder team dissects Dinesh Karthik’s tactics (2:39) 6:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff “It’s just a game.” Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Vinay Kumar has taken to Twitter to ask people mocking him to ease off. On Tuesday night in Chennai, Vinay was given a tough task by rookie KKR captain Dinesh Karthik. Having not bowled since the first over…
Why did Vinay Kumar bowl the last over? (2:39) The Match Day Runorder team dissects Dinesh Karthik’s tactics (2:39) 6:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff “It’s just a game.” Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Vinay Kumar has taken to Twitter to ask people mocking him to ease off. On Tuesday night in Chennai, Vinay was given a tough task by rookie KKR captain Dinesh Karthik. Having not bowled since the first over…
The return of Cheteshwar Pujara (2:36) Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has returned to Yorkshire where he won the county championship in 2015. (2:36) 5:51 AM ET Melinda FarrellCricinfo As the glitter and cacophony of the IPL engulfs India, with maximums and power hitting among the most prized batting traits, Cheteshwar Pujara is happily discussing the value of the leave in Leeds. While it is common for the County Championship to…
Heather Knight and Mithali Raj pose with the World Cup at Lord’s © IDI/Getty Images The 2018 edition of Wisden has continued to break new ground, with three members of the England Women’s World Cup-winning team named among the Five Cricketers of the Year: Anya Shrubsole – who also becomes the first woman to feature on the cover – Heather Knight and Nat Sciver. For the second year running, Virat…
© Getty Images With emphasis on the World Cup in May 2019, Australia have revamped their contract list with five new players added to an initial group of 20. Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were not part of that number after receiving bans of up to one year in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal from last month. All three men would have served out their suspensions by…
3:00 AM ET Chennai Super Kings 205 for 5 (Billings 56, Watson 42) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 202 for 6 (Russell 88*) by five wickets Andre Russell gets one right off the middle BCCI In a nutshell A chaotic start welcomed Chennai Super Kings back to the MA Chidambaram Stadium: protests and a delayed toss due to the late arrival of the match officials. The end was even more frenetic, as…
1:37 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi is set for his maiden IPL stint after being signed by Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for the injured left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan. Sodhi, currently the No. 4 T20I bowler, has been acquired at his base price of INR 50 lakh (USD 77,000). Zahir was one among four Afghanistan players, apart from Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan,…
© Cricket Australia New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi is set for his maiden IPL stint after being signed by Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for the injured left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan. Sodhi, currently the No. 4 T20I bowler, has been acquired at his base price of INR 50 lakh (USD 77,000). Zahir was one among four Afghanistan players, apart from Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan, bought at…
Faulkner: Royals have no reason to panic (4:17) James Faulkner, part of Rajasthan Royals till not too long ago, hopes Jos Buttler earns a promotion in the batting order (4:17) 3:00 AM ET Big picture If you’ve received a pounding of the kind Rajasthan Royals did on Monday, you don’t want too much time to keep pondering over what could’ve been. Royals, in any case, don’t have time to reflect…
11:53 AM ET A group of spectators flung a pair of shoes at the edge of the boundary in the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in the vicinity of a Chennai Super Kings fielder, prompting the intervention of the police in CSK’s first home match in nearly three years. The incident happened in the eighth over of the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, after which the concerned spectators were evicted from the…