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1:41 PM ET If there is one thing the Andhra Cricket Association can’t be accused of, it’s lack of enthusiasm. Even as torrential rain ensured the grounds in Vijayawada for the Quadrangular series was unfit, forcing the organisers to call off the opening-day double-header on Friday, they quickly swung into action to have their indoor facility up and running within minutes to facilitate South Africa A’s training. Australia A, the…
11:47 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lancashire risk having to give up home advantage in a potential T20 Blast quarter-final due to hosting a Liam Gallagher concert at Old Trafford this weekend. The club have officially requested to the ECB to have the quarter-final scheduled for August 26 – the last of the four – if they secure a home draw in order to give the Old Trafford outfield as much…
© Getty Images Accepting your mistake is the first step towards redemption and it seems India have, after they defied logic and played Kuldeep Yadav as the second spinner at Lord’s in dank, wet and overcast conditions last week. Kuldeep and R Ashwin went wicketless as Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes took advantage the only dry day in the match, the third, to flatten India’s resolve after they were bowled…
Rishabh Pant became the third-youngest Indian to score a first-class triple century 10:50 AM ET Rishabh Pant might be preparing for his Test debut based on the training session India had at Trent Bridge two days before the third Test. Dinesh Karthik, who kept wickets for India in the first two Tests, was feeding balls to Pant during the wicketkeeping drills. It is not sure whether Karthik, if he does…
10:26 AM ET Blessing Muzarabani, the two-metre tall, 21-year old Zimbabwean quick, has made himself unavailable for international cricket to further his career in England. Muzarabani has played one Test, 18 ODIs and six T20Is for Zimbabwe, the latest against Pakistan last in July. Muzarabani hasn’t specified any other reason for his hiatus from his home country, but the decision should sound a warning to Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), who continue…
7:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England coach Trevor Bayliss has said it was considered important to bring Ben Stokes straight back into the squad following his acquittal for affray for his own “wellbeing” but has made no guarantees about his selection for the third Test against India. Stokes will be assessed “mentally and physically” over the two days of training at Trent Bridge before a decision is made on whether…
6:58 AM ET George Dobell Surrey are expected to sign Lancashire allrounder Jordan Clark. Clark, who has been with Lancashire for a decade, is a hard-hitting batsman and strong seamer whose great ability is poorly reflected by modest career figures. Aged 27, his first-class batting is below 30 with one century and his bowling average above 34 with one five-wicket haul. That haul came earlier this season against Yorkshire and…
‘If you want control, Pandya isn’t your man yet’ – Holding (1:37) West Indies legend says Hardik Pandya is far from the level needed to press forward his case as a genuine Test allrounder (1:37) 6:45 AM ET Hardik Pandya is not yet ready to take the allrounder’s spot in India’s Test team, according to former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding, because he is not effective as a batsman…
AB de Villiers passed 50 for the third time in the series © AFP AB de Villiers has “absolutely no regrets” about having walked away from international cricket, describing the day-to-day demands of the job as “unbearable at times”. De Villiers, 34, retired from international cricket in May, just a year out from the 2019 World Cup and a little more than a month after a maiden Test series triumph…