10:46 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando When Keshav Maharaj first saw Rangana Herath at close quarters, Herath was unable to impose himself on the series. Although in the lead up to Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa in 2016-17, Maharaj had identified Herath as one of his leading spin-bowling influences, he wound up with better returns than the senior man across the three Tests – taking seven wickets at an…
9:50 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Paras Khadka (capt), Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Bhandari, Shakti Gauchan, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Subash Khakurel (wk), Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Paudel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Basant…
9:47 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India’s domestic season for 2018-19 is set to be its biggest ever, with 37 teams participating across formats for the senior men. The addition of nine new teams – six from the North East along with Puducherry, Bihar and Uttarakhand – has meant that there will be four groups in the Ranji Trophy, with the Elite and Plate Groups reintroduced. The Elite Group will have…
7:57 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Indian team management may be grappling with questions over their ideal No. 4 in ODIs, but Sourav Ganguly has picked “KL Rahul, eyes closed.” The former India captain felt playing Rahul in that position that would ease the pressure on MS Dhoni, who he pointed out was “struggling” and needed to start “hitting” at No. 6. Virat Kohli the India captain, admitted that an…
7:47 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Colin Graves, the chairman of the ECB, has offered to help Collis King in his immigration fight, after it emerged the West Indian has been forced to return to Barbados while applying for a visa to live in the UK alongside his British wife. King, who starred in West Indies’ 1979 World Cup final victory, has spent more than 40 years living and working in…
7:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root‘s Man of the Series-winning performance in the ODIs against India has seen him vault to a career-best second spot in the ICC’s ODI rankings for batsmen. Root made 3, 113 not out and 100 not out in the three matches. His century in the third game was his 13th in ODIs, an England record. Virat Kohli ended up with his first bilateral ODI…
7:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tabraiz Shamsi, the left-arm wristspinner, has rejoined South Africa’s squad in Sri Lanka after departing earlier in the week for family reasons. Shamsi is available for selection for the second Test, which starts in Colombo on Friday. Shamsi’s return means, if South Africa opt for two specialist spinners, the chances of uncapped legspinner Shaun von Berg making his debut have reduced. Shamsi had performed well…
© Getty Images Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and left-arm legspinning-sensation Kuldeep Yadav have been picked in India’s 18-man squad for the first three Tests. While Rohit Sharma was dropped after playing two Tests in South Africa earlier this year, Karun Nair was slotted in and so was fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who cleared a fitness test recently after missing the Afghanistan Test because he wasn’t able to clear the yo-yo…
3:00 AM ET Danyal Rasool On another cold Bulawayo day, Hamilton Masakadza, the Zimbabwe captain, elected bat first again in a game his side need to win if they are to keep the series alive. They made four changes to their side that was thrashed by nine wickets two days ago, with Liam Roche, Tendai Chatara, Brian Chari and Donald Tiripano all dropping out. They were replaced by Prince Masvaure,…
Jul 16, 2018 Women cricketers will be the biggest beneficiaries of the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA), which is due to be signed imminently following a delay of more than two-and-a-half months. The agreement, which regulates the relationship between the game’s governing body and its player union, is set to be the most detailed one of its kind…