12:30 PM ET Pakistan are likely to rest their captain Sarfaraz Ahmed during the five-match ODI series against Australia which begins on March 22. The chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq told ESPNcricinfo that Shoaib Malik is in line to lead the team while wicketkeeper batsman Umar Akmal may be given a recall in place of the injured Mohammad Hafeez. These changes, Inzamam said, were largely to ensure key players don’t break down…
11:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sir Alastair Cook has received his knighthoood for services to cricket, after being dubbed by the Queen during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Cook, 34, retired from Test cricket after scoring a hundred in his final innings at The Oval against India in September 2018, after 161 Test appearances for England, and 12,472 runs – both records. He is the first England cricketer to receive…
10:41 AM ET Liam Brickhill Duanne Olivier was offered a two-year contract as an incentive to stay in South Africa ahead of his decision to take up a Kolpak deal with Yorkshire, Cricket South Africa has revealed after news broke of Olivier’s decision to effectively end his international career. Olivier was upgraded to a national contract during the current home season, in which he played all five home Tests against…
10:29 AM ET Sanath Jayasuriya said he chose not to contest the two-year ban imposed on him by the ICC because of his “love” for the game. The former Sri Lankan captain was punished for failing to co-operate with its anti-corruption unit, a charge that was laid on him last October when he wouldn’t hand over his mobile devices when the ACU had asked for them. Under the anti-corruption code,…
Sophie Ecclestone sparkled in her second international match © Getty Images England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour of India after fracturing the fifth metacarpal on her right hand during a warm-up session ahead of the second ODI on Monday. Ecclestone, who will fly home and not return for the tour of Sri Lanka, was not part of a select group of…
9:58 AM ET Moeen Ali will join Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler in sitting out the T20I leg of England’s tour of the Caribbean, after it was announced that he will fly home after the final ODI in St Lucia on Saturday to rest up ahead of the IPL. Sam Curran, who is also due to play in this year’s IPL but has not been a part of the limited-overs…
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Kusal Mendis raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd’s applause © Getty Images Sri Lanka fielding coach Steve Rixon has described Kusal Mendis as a batsman who will make people go ‘wow’ the more they see of him. Rixon, who has had coaching stints with New Zealand and Pakistan earlier, was full of praise for the Sri Lankan team for the manner of their historic 2-0 series win in South…
Duanne Olivier in action for South Africa A © Getty Images Duanne Olivier says he has made “possibly the most difficult decision” he’ll ever have to make, after becoming the latest high-profile South African to turn his back on international cricket. Olivier, who played in last week’s Test series defeat against Sri Lanka in Port Elizabeth, has agreed a three-year county deal with Yorkshire, subject to clearance through Kolpak regulations,…
Nic Pothas and Sanath Jayasuriya have a chat © AFP Sanath Jayasuriya, former captain, World Cup winner and one of Sri Lanka’s most popular personalities, has been slapped with a two-year ban by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit for refusing to co-operate with investigations concerning corruption in the island nation. As a result and effective immediately, Jayasuriya cannot take part in any cricket-related activity until 2021. More to follow Nagraj Gollapudi…