Play 04:34 Manjrekar: Think Kings XI have more bases covered Big Picture Insane bowling. Inept batting. Sunrisers Hyderabad have decided to be that kid in class who knows pi to the 100th decimal, but blanks so badly when asked about something like social media that they file a complaint against the English professor for not teaching them Instagrammar. Manish Pandey for example, has 88 runs in five innings at a…
Pakistan lacking experience, but really skilfull – Arthur (2:18) Mickey Arthur looks ahead to Pakistan’s upcoming tour of Ireland and England and how his team are preparing for the challenge (2:18) 1:25 PM ET Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is hopeful that the time of the year will help them overcome the loss of legspinner Yasir Shah for the Tests against Ireland and England. Yasir has taken 89 wickets in the…
Not everyday you get to captain at Lord’s – Edwards (1:26) Charlotte Edwards and Natasha Miles hope that the Middlesex women’s debut at Lord’s can become the norm going forward (1:26) 12:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Middlesex women broke records on Tuesday when they stepped out onto the main pitch at Lord’s for the first time in their 85-year history. Former England captain Charlotte Edwards captained the opposition for a…
Gambhir weighs up IPL future after quitting as captain (2:13) Head coach Ricky Ponting stood by Gambhir’s decision while Shreyas Iyer also addressed the media for the first time as Daredevils captain (2:13) 11:12 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Delhi The writing was on the wall the moment you saw Gautam Gambhir, Ricky Ponting and Delhi Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua walk out for a press conference two days before the…
10:57 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Professional Cricketers’ Association has confirmed reports of disquiet among its members by criticising the “lack of information and clarity” around the new 100-ball tournament that the ECB is set to launch in 2020. PCA representatives have been touring the 18 first-class counties since March, canvassing opinions from 85 percent of its players. And, in a statement on Wednesday, they revealed widespread misgivings about the…
3:00 AM ET Chennai Super Kings elected to bowl v Royal Challengers BangaloreLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Virat Kohli plays one awkwardly BCCI Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, on a pitch he said “looks good” but feels damp when you “rub your fingers” on it. Parts of Bengaluru dealt with showers in the lead up to the game but…
9:20 AM ET David Gower, the former England captain, insists that his aim is to be a “good neighbour” to MCC, the owners of Lord’s, after being unveiled as the public face of a consortium that is offering members of the public an opportunity to own parcels of land at the Nursery End of the ground – the scene of numerous development battles in the ground’s recent history. Gower unveiled…
7:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff ESPNcricinfo can reveal the full and – nearly – final schedule of the 2019 World Cup. It was approved by the ICC’s CEC (chief executives’ committee) and will be presented to the ICC Board, for final approval, on Thursday in Kolkata. Here are five takeaways from the schedule as it stands. The schedule for the 2019 World Cup ESPNcricinfo Ltd Home advantage?Hosts England will be hoping…
Gautam Gambhir has stepped down as captain of the Delhi Daredevils after the team went through another woeful start to the IPL. The 23-year old batsman Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as his successor. Daredevils had won only one out of six matches in 2018 and were at the bottom of the points table when Gambhir addressed a press conference in Delhi to announce his decision. He has also been…
We played thinking there’d be demons – Jayawardene (1:27) Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene shares his thoughts on the team’s fifth defeat in six matches, and the need for players to evolve and progress (1:27) 12:36 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mahela Jayawardene was careful to avoid knee-jerk reactions after Mumbai Indians sank to their lowest-ever IPL total, but the head coach was stern, nevertheless, in asking his players to…