Month: May 2018

7:07 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Bangladesh have called up Abul Hasan as Mustafizur Rahman‘s replacement in their squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in Dehradun. He is scheduled to arrive in India on June 1, the day Bangladesh play their only warm-up game on the tour. Abul last played for Bangladesh in an ODI in January during the tri-series that also involved Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. He has…

6:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Graeme Smith, the former South Africa captain, will do away with T20 internationals if he had the power to, while focusing on improving marketability of Tests to preserve the longest format. “Maybe the ICC needs to look at six months of T20 cricket domestically and six months of international cricket,” Smith said at an event in Mumbai, according to Hindustan Times. “I don’t think T20…

‘Australia a good test ahead of 2019 World Cup’ – Morgan (1:39) England ODI captain Eoin Morgan says that facing Australia and India this summer will be a good measure of where the side is at (1:39) 6:30 AM ET Jos Buttler has been rested for England’s ODI against Scotland next month while Liam Plunkett returns to the squad for that match and the series against Australia. A hamstring injury…

2:15 AM ET Usman Khawaja‘s long-running battle to improve his methods against spin bowling may well reach a crucible on the Australia A tour of India in August and September, where he will be the most experienced member of a touring party chosen with an eye on the Test series against Pakistan in the UAE that follows. Struggles against spin bowling have caused the national selectors to drop Khawaja in…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 88 for 1 (Dely 44*) beat Somerset 221 for 9 (Gregory 60, Renshaw 56, Henry 3-37) by 28 runs (DLS method)Scorecard Kent maintained their Royal London Cup qualification hopes after beating Somerset by 28 runs under the DLS method in a rain-ruined floodlit game in Canterbury. Reduced to 42 overs per side after heavy morning showers, Kent held sway throughout against the injury-hit…

4:29 PM ET Adam Collins Australia will not play a Test match in Ireland ahead of the 2019 Ashes series because of scheduling pressure that leaves only ten free days between the World Cup final and the opening day of their flagship series against England, ESPNcricinfo has learned. This is a double blow for Ireland, who have already been culled from the global one-day tournament – beginning in London one…

12:53 PM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Chairman: Anil Kumble Ex-Officio: Shashank Manohar (ICC Chairman) and David Richardson (ICC Chief Executive) Past Player representatives: Andrew Strauss and Mahela Jayawardena Current Player representatives: Rahul Dravid and Tim May Full Member team coach representative: Mike Hesson Associate Members representative: Kyle Coetzer Women’s Cricket representative: Belinda Clark Full Member representative: David White (NZC chief executive) Media representative: Shaun Pollock Umpires’ representative: Richard Kettleborough Referees’ representative:…

10:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, has pulled out of the World XI charity T20 against West Indies after suffering a finger injury. He will be replaced in the team by Sam Billings, with Shahid Afridi taking his place as captain. Morgan sustained a crack to the ring finger on his right hand while fielding in Middlesex’s last Royal London Cup game. He said he only…

8:03 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Mustafizur Rahman has been summoned by the Bangladesh Cricket Board after a toe injury forced his withdrawal from the India-bound squad for the three T20Is against Afghanistan in Dehradun. Akram Khan, the BCB’s cricket operations chairman, expressed displeasure because Mustafizur didn’t communicate the extent of his injury after arriving after his stint with Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Mustafizur played the practice game in Mirpur…