BCB forced to change World Cup jersey design after fans see red

9:44 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Dhaka The Bangladesh Cricket Board has changed the colour scheme of the team’s main World Cup jersey, adding the colour red to the all-green kit the players had posed in on Monday, after first approaching the ICC and then getting an approval to make the tweak. The development came after social media erupted because the initial design didn’t have any red in it; the…

April 30, 2019
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How Royal Challengers Bangalore can still reach the playoffs

9:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Though Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the bottom of the table with just eight points, there are still a couple of ways by which they can reach the playoffs. The first condition, of course, is that they win their remaining two games, which gives them 12 points. That would obviously mean a loss each for Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, which will mean Royals reach…

April 30, 2019
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Turner set for further shoulder surgery to boost Australia chances

In an ODI in Mohali in March, Ashton Turner’s 43-ball 84 helped Australia chase down 359  5:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ashton Turner will undergo another shoulder operation following Australia A’s tour of the UK in a bid to further his chances of reclaiming a place in the Australia line-up after missing out on the World Cup. In a wide-ranging interview with ESPNcricinfo Turner said that he has been severely…

April 30, 2019
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Global T20 Canada's season season set to start on July 25

3:11 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The second season of the Global T20 Canada is set to begin on July 25, with defending champions Vancouver Knights facing hosts Toronto Nationals. The tournament includes 22 matches, including three playoffs, and the final will take place on August 11. ALSO READ: Five takeaways from the first season of Global T20 Canada The league ends a week before the ICC Americas regional T20 qualifier-final,…

April 30, 2019
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Conflict of interest allegation 'baseless' as CAC not permanent body – Laxman

3:01 AM ET Responding to the conflict-of-interest allegation against him, former India batsman VVS Laxman criticised the Committee of Administrators’ handling of the Cricket Advisory Committee,and alleged complete lack of communication from the Vinod Rai-led panel. Laxman said the COA has been using the CAC only for the selection of senior national coaches, despite having promised the CAC a broader role earlier. Laxman, in his official response to the Ombudsman-cum-Ethics-Officer,…

April 30, 2019
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Aussies overseas: Warner's world in the IPL, Siddle sizzles in the UK

Tait: Sunrisers a special team for David Warner (2:54) Experts Shaun Tait and Murali Kartik heap praise on David Warner, who leaves IPL 2019 on a high note (2:54) 10:56 PM ET Alex Malcolm Australia’s World Cup squad gets together for a pre-tournament camp in Brisbane this week while the Australia A tour also edges closer. An enormous number of Australians are playing in overseas competitions in the lead up…

April 30, 2019
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Somerville's chance to face former team-mates after NZ call

9:54 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Offspinner Will Somerville will have the chance to face former team-mates after being added to the New Zealand squad for the three one-day matches against Australia in Brisbane next week which act as World Cup preparation. Somerville played for New South Wales between 2014 and 2018 before returning across the Tasman to resume his career in New Zealand having been offered the prospect of international…

April 30, 2019
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Cricket Australia apologises for 'any unintended offence' from Faulkner post

9:17 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia has apologised for any “unintended offence” caused by James Faulkner‘s Instagram post on Monday night which was widely interpreted as the allrounder revealing he was in a same-sex relationship. The initial post of Faulkner having dinner on his 29th birthday alongside his mother and friend Rob Jubb, who Faulkner captioned as “boyfriend”, was reported by many major media outlets as being confirmation of…

April 30, 2019
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Cricket Australia fears USD 1 million loss if India tour is not rescheduled

2:33 PM ET A desperate Cricket Australia has told the BCCI that India would need to play an extra ODI in a future series in Australia if it is unable to reschedule the three-match ODI series to be held in India next January. That extra match, CA indicated, would be to compensate for the loss of as much as $1 million for failing to host a 50-over international series in…

April 29, 2019
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Shoaib Malik given 10 days' leave from Pakistan's tour of England

1:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Senior Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has been given 10 days’ leave from his team’s pre-World Cup trip to England to deal with “personal issues”. Malik will miss Sunday’s T20I and the first ODI against England on May 8. He is expected to rejoin the side before the second ODI on May 11. The exact reason for his unexpected exit has not been revealed by PCB….

April 29, 2019
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