6:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India offspinner Harbhajan Singh has slammed the MSK Prasad-led selection committee’s decision to drop Karun Nair. On Saturday, Nair was dropped from India’s Test squad for the home series against West Indies. He was left out after spending all five Tests on the England tour on the bench. “This is a mystery that needs to be solved,” Harbhajan, who worked as television commentator on the…
© CWI Media Fast bowler Kemar Roach is back on a central contract for West Indies. He was one of four players offered all-format contracts for 2018-19, as per the list announced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Monday. The other three are captain Jason Holder, batsman Shai Hope and pacer Alzarri Joseph, all of whom had all-format contracts in the previous cycle too. Roach, 30, has resumed his role…
2:04 PM ET Ankur Dhawan Test cricket needs saving and the players can be its saviours by embracing day-night Tests, said Sanjay Manjrekar at the Dilip Sardesai memorial lecture. Manjrekar felt that cricket’s “cocky” attitude towards fans and archaic traditions in dissension with the changing times were impeding the format’s popularity. He expressed a need for the five-day game to be offered to fans “as per their convenience”, as they…
2:05 PM ET The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is covered under India’s Right to Information (RTI) Act and answerable to the people of the country under its mechanism, the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled on Monday. The commission, the top appellate body in RTI matters, went through the law, orders of the Supreme Court, the Law Commission of India report, submissions of the Central Public Information…
12:46 PM ET Varun Shetty Best batsmen It was the best of three generations over the past week. Eighteen-year-old Atharwa Taide, who was the second-highest run-scorer for India Under-19 in their Tests against Sri Lanka in July, broke into the Vidarbha squad for the first time and got a fifty on debut. He soon scored his first hundred – an unbeaten 148 against Himachal Pradesh in a losing cause. His…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australians 494 for 4 (Mitchell Marsh 162, Shaun Marsh 94, Head 90*) lead Pakistan A 278 by 216 runs Mitchell Marsh plays off the front foot Getty Images Mitchell Marsh made his second century in as many four-day games as the Australians built on a strong start to dominate Pakistan A on the third day. In all, the Australians added 287 runs on the third day…
10:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The career of Hong Kong wicketkeeper-batsman Chris Carter is about to take off – but not in the way you might expect. Carter, 21, has turned his back on international cricket in order to train as a pilot. A member of the Hong Kong team that qualified for the Asia Cup – and ran India close in their group match – Carter has now decided…
9:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff After controversially dropping Karun Nair from the Test squad, even though he didn’t get a chance to fail or succeed for six straight Tests, India’s chairman of selectors MSK Prasad has given the batsman an advice: “keep on piling runs” in the domestic circuit and for India A. Prasad also clarified that he had personally spoken to Nair after leaving him out of the 15-man…
3:00 AM ET New South Wales 4 for 300 (Henriques 134*, Edwards 116) beat Queensland 296 (Lynn 135, Green 5-53, Sams 3-50) by six wickets Moises Henriques flays one over the leg side BCCI Experienced allrounder Moises Henriques and teenager Jack Edwards made centuries in a 237-run partnership at Drummoyne Oval to mow down the target of 297 that Queensland had set them. New South Wales will now head into the…
3:00 AM ET Alex MalcolmESPN Close Alex Malcolm is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been a long-time contributor to ESPNcricinfo and reported for the AFL website for four seasons. He has also worked as a television commentator calling Australian Rules Football, Athletics and Tennis for a number of networks. Western Australia 5 for 292 (Stoinis 93*, Short 63, Philippe 50) beat Tasmania 8 for 290 (Bailey 79,…