I’m angry and no stone will be left unturned – Richardson on spot fixing allegations (3:35) ICC CEO responds to the accusations made in the recent Al Jazeera documentary on spot fixing. (3:35) 10:55 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi The ICC’s efforts to secure raw footage of the Al Jazeera documentary on spot-fixing have been rebuffed after the Doha-based television network said that an imminent meeting with cricket’s governing body would…
Vinod Rai, who heads the Supreme Court-appointed committee of administrators, speaks to the media 9:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) overseeing the functioning of the BCCI has barred the board from conducting a Special General Meeting (SGM), scheduled for June 22. On Thursday, Amitabh Choudhary, the acting secretary of the BCCI, had issued a notice calling for the SGM, listing a 10-point agenda for…
The rise and fall of the T20 Global League (2:06) A timeline of the events from CSA seeking the ICC’s nod to launch the tournament leading up to the eventual decision to defer it to the next season (2:06) 7:18 AM ET A potentially decisive weekend awaits South African cricket when CSA’s board meets, ahead of its annual awards, to discuss the fate of the T20 Global League and the…
6:27 AM ET George Dobell Ben Stokes is a doubt for England’s upcoming limited-overs matches after being diagnosed with a torn hamstring. Stokes, who was replaced in England’s team for the second Test by 19-year old allrounder Sam Curran, was sent for a scan on Thursday afternoon that revealed the tear in his left hamstring. While the severity of the tear won’t be completely clear for a couple of days…
5:47 AM ET Arjun Nair, the New South Wales and Sydney Thunder offspinner, has been cleared to return to the bowling crease after further testing of his bowling action at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane. Remedial work was required to improve the purity of Nair’s bowling action after he was reported during last summer’s Big Bash League when bowling for the Thunder against the Hobart Hurricanes on December 30….
UAE captain Rohan Mustafa lets out a victory scream after winning WCL Division Two 4:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The four latest teams to gain ODI status have been integrated into the ICC team rankings for ODIs, effective June 1, 2018. Scotland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have slotted into 13th and 14th places respectively, while Netherlands and Nepal will be added after they’ve played four more ODIs (teams need…
4:07 AM ET The Enforcement Directorate has slapped a penalty of over INR 121 crore on the BCCI, its former boss N Srinivasan and former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi among others, for alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Act (FEMA) during IPL 2009, according to agency officials. A special director of ED, it is understood, levied a penalty of INR 82.66 crore on the BCCI, INR 11.53 crore on Srinivasan,…
3:00 AM ET Welcome to our new rolling report. This page will keep you up to date throughout the match, with updates from our team at the ground, stats and graphics, end-of-session reports, and more (if you don’t see the blog immediately, please hit refresh). But don’t worry, you can still follow traditional ball-by-ball commentary as well Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Wriddhiman Saha tries to fend off a short ball © Associated Press A week after sustaining a finger injury that sidelined him from the IPL final, India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha is still unclear about whether he will recover in time for Afghanistan’s inaugural Test, which starts on June 14 in Bengaluru. Saha is currently being monitored by the BCCI and is awaiting an X-ray report next week that will ascertain…
2:45 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya The running of Sri Lanka Cricket has temporarily been brought under the Sri Lankan government after a “Competent Authority” was appointed to oversee day-to-day affairs. The move comes after the term of the present board, headed by Thilanga Sumathipala, ended on May 31, even as the election of a new governing body failed to materialise. The elections had been postponed due to procedural violations, with…