Month: April 2019

Narine back as Knight Riders bowl; RCB bring in Southee for Hetmyer

April 5, 2019
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Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel started things off for Royal Challengers © BCCI Toss Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bowl v Royal Challengers Bangalore Dinesh Karthik’s two-match streak of losing the toss was snapped in Bengaluru and he elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday. Knight Riders made one change from the side that lost to Delhi Capitals in a Super Over last week – Sunil Narine returned…

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Ross Taylor signs for Middlesex during Royal London Cup

April 5, 2019
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Ross Taylor scored his third double-century in Tests © Getty Images Middlesex have landed another notable signing, with the confirmation that Ross Taylor will be joining the club for this season’s Royal London One-Day Cup. Taylor, who is gearing up for his fourth World Cup campaign with New Zealand, is currently in a superb run of form, having scored 1,063 runs at an average of almost 97 in his past…

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South Africa to relax transformation targets during 2019 World Cup

9:37 AM ET Liam Brickhill South Africa is working to avoid a repeat of the complex situation that cropped up after their semi-final exit from the 2015 World Cup – and the debate around transformation that followed – with Cricket South Africa confirming that those targets are not going to apply at the upcoming World Cup. CSA’s transformation policy requires that the national team has an average of 55% (or…

April 5, 2019
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'Irresponsible and biased' – Rashid, Nabi criticise captaincy change ahead of World Cup

The Afghanistan players, including Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi don their maiden Test caps  9:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The biggest names in Afghanistan cricket globally, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, have taken to Twitter to oppose the captaincy changes of their side, saying the timing was not correct, with the World Cup just around the corner. This was in response to the Afghanistan Cricket Board removing Asghar Afghan as…

April 5, 2019
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Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp

5:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Asghar Afghan‘s term as Afghanistan captain has come to an end. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has ushered in a new leadership group across formats, with Rahmat Shah taking charge as Test captain, Gulbadin Naib installed as ODI captain and Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s global cricketing face, leading in T20Is. Rashid will also be the vice-captain of the ODI side, while Hashmatullah Shahidi will be the deputy…

April 5, 2019
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Away from spotlight, Parthiv shows his value

April 5, 2019
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Parthiv Patel steers one towards third man © BCCI How does one stand out in a team that has Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in it? Just ask Parthiv Patel. He is currently Royal Challengers Bangalore’s top run-scorer in IPL 2019, with 138 runs in four games, 45 ahead of the second-placed de Villiers. Yet, nearly half the questions asked of him at the press conference on the eve…

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If mankading doesn't fit into cricket, change the rule – Ashwin

April 5, 2019
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R Ashwin eggs his players on © BCCI R Ashwin has defended his decision to run out Jos Buttler at the non-striker’s end during the IPL 2019 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, saying his ‘conscience was clear’. Opinion had been divided on whether Ashwin acted by the nebulous ‘Spirit of Cricket’ when he removed the bails before completing his bowling action, with Buttler having taken a few…

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"By far and away it was the worst pitch" – Ponting on Kotla

Play 05:46 Need to learn to be better at home than the opposition – Ponting After Delhi Capitals lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday night, even as presentations and handshakes and selfies and interviews went on, Capitals’ consultant Sourav Ganguly took the head groundsman of Feroz Shah Kotla to the match pitch. An animated conversation went on for 10 minutes or so. Hands were pointed towards the practice nets repeatedly,…

April 5, 2019
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Steven Smith endorses Cameron Bancroft as 'good choice' for Durham captain

7:10 PM ET Steven Smith has insisted Cameron Bancroft will prove a “good choice” as captain of Durham. News that Bancroft, who like Smith has recently returned from suspension for his role in the Newlands ball-tampering episode, had been appointed ahead of the 2019 county season raised eyebrows in some quarters, with former England fast bowler Darren Gough labelling it “disgraceful.” But Smith feels Bancroft has shown “great character” in…

April 4, 2019
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