12:55 PM ET It probably came too late to help him force his way into England’s World Cup squad but Sam Billings showed a little of what England have been missing all tour when he provided a match-winning innings on Friday. While the most eye-catching moments in Billings’ 87 came in the last couple of overs – he helped England plunder 44 from the final 12 balls of the innings,…
I’d be bowling wide of off stump to Kohli – Warne (0:44) Shane Warne on what he would do to stop the man who has a combined average of 67.41 across formats since 2018 (0:44) 12:45 PM ET Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Shashank Kishore Pitting present-day heroes against past legends is something sports fans devour on. It can be both entertaining and intriguing…
12:01 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In a few hours’ time England women will be flying to Sri Lanka for their next assignment, the very reason their last post-match media conference on this near-one-month-long tour of India, is somewhat rushed. That’s not to suggest, though, it would be bereft of insight or calm. Presiding over the formalities is captain Heather Knight, herself the face of composure, with Kate Cross, the shero…
© Getty Images Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal are two controversial names in Pakistan cricket that have been away from international cricket for most parts of the last 18 months due to disciplinary issues. But Moin Khan, the head coach of Quetta Gladiators in the PSL, has been helping both players get back on the international circuit and believes they have a future in the Pakistan team. Akmal has played…
WV Raman looks on © Getty Images WV Raman, India women’s head coach, has questioned the technical acumen of up-and-coming players entering the national side. Raman’s appraisal of the young talent being blooded in, comes in the wake of India’s last-over choke in the third T20I against England, where they failed to score three off six balls, consequently suffering their second straight 3-0 T20I whitewash since Raman’s appointment as head…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture The Tests may have thrown up a surprise for the ages, but two games in, the ODI series is going roughly as expected. South Africa have prospered on the back of excellent performances from the usual suspects: Quinton de Kock has made 175 runs so far, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi have nine wickets between them, and Imran Tahir has been indomitable through the middle…
© PA Photos Test cricket is dying? Think again. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced on Saturday that an overwhelming 86% of fans prefer watching the five-day matches compared to the limited-overs versions, saying Test cricket was the “ultimate” form. The longstanding custodians of the game wanted to assess the popularity of the longest format against the limited-over versions and put out a survey. Here are its major findings. First…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England women 119 for 6 (Beaumont 29, Patil 2-13, Deol 2-13) beat India women 118 for 6 (Mandhana 58, Raj 30*, Cross 2-18) by one run Smriti Mandhana smashed it around for a half-century, but Mithali Raj failed to provide the innings the impetus it needed at the end as India, needing just three runs in the last over – bowled by Kate Cross –…
Rahul Tripathi goes for a big hit © BCCI Muthuswamy, Tripathi lead Maharashtra to victory Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed for a duck for the second game in a row as Bengal put up only 138 for 7 in their 20 overs. Maharashtra cantered to victory in just 17.1 overs with seven wickets in the bag in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League Group A game in Indore. Domnic Muthuswami,…
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