3:06 PM ET Valkerie Baynes at Hove Chris Jordan knew his stunning display for England in the Caribbean was coming and he plans to draw on what got him there to give himself the best chance of winning a World Cup spot while performing with Sussex. Player of the Series in the T20 sweep against West Indies, Jordan is keen to show more of what he can do beyond that…
12:57 PM ET For a man who has put what should be the climax to his career at risk with a night of madness, Alex Hales was looking remarkably chipper. Anticipation of a World Cup in England this summer has left him bursting with vigour and optimism. All he needs now is a chance to show his worth. Hales’ cricket suspension for bringing the game into disrepute, arising from his…
David Warner has ‘unquenchable thirst for the game’ – Tom Moody (2:56) Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody on David Warner’s smashing return to cricket after his year away (2:56) 11:47 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Delhi It’s like he was never gone. The most consistent batsman of the IPL, David Warner, has returned to the tournament after serving his one-year ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal like a…
10:36 AM ET Twenty20’s early appeal was its pace. Ninety minutes for each innings, a short break, and all done in 200 minutes. The IPL is anything but fast. Matches have invariably been going past midnight, which is slow despite making allowance for ten minutes of timeouts over two innings. Experts have raised concerns that the slow pace could turn people off, and Peter Borren, the former Netherlands captain, has…
10:28 AM ET Former India women’s coach Tushar Arothe has said he is innocent and has not been involved in any betting-related activity. He was arrested on April 1 by the Vadodara Crime Branch along with 18 others in relation to an alleged IPL betting ring, before being released on bail. He continues to be under investigation. Arothe was arrested from Cafe Stock Exchange, a restaurant co-owned by his son…
3:00 AM ET Toss Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians chose to bat/bowl v Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl first against Mumbai Indians, expecting a little help from the Wankhede Stadium surface in Mumbai. For the third time in four matches, Super Kings have opted to field only three overseas players – this time dropping left-arm spin bowling…
10:27 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff There must be something special about a 23-year-old bowler with limited experience if he is asked to bowl the Super Over in a high-stakes IPL game. Dinesh Karthik turned to Prasidh Krishna in Kolkata Knight Riders’ match against Delhi Capitals, and the paceman conceded just ten runs, with just the one four, and sent back Shreyas Iyer. Knight Riders failed to top the mark, but…
10:19 AM ET Eoin Morgan believes that the unlikely alliance between Jonny Bairstow and David Warner at Sunrisers Hyderabad has shown the value of IPL cricket in breaking down the barriers that can exist between seemingly implacable international rivals. A record 11 England players are featuring in this year’s IPL, and of those that have played so far, the majority have been putting in headline-seizing performances – not least Sam…
7:45 AM ET To extend and strengthen its vigil against corruptors in cricket, the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has joined hands with Interpol, the organisation that facilitates worldwide police cooperation. Both agencies will feed into and exchange information on organised crime networks globally in an attempt to weed out corruption, which has deeply infiltrated various levels of sports. The decision comes on the back of ACU’s general manager Alex Marshall…
6:56 AM ET Umar Farooq in Lahore Habib Bank Limited (HBL), one of the strongest domestic cricket teams in Pakistan, has scrapped its cricket department after 43 years of being an integral part of the circuit. The bank’s sports division was set up in the early 1970s, and a cricket team emerged in 1975. Since then, HBL has been a mainstay, not missing a single season of domestic cricket. But…