10:58 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kagiso Rabada is likely to be fit in time for the World Cup. South African fans would welcome that piece of good news, delivered by Cricket South Africa doctor Mohammed Moosajee over the weekend. A recovery is “anticipated” in the next two to three weeks. Concerns over Rabada’s availability for the World Cup surfaced after CSA asked strike bowler to return home from the IPL,…
10:31 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jasprit Bumrah “is the best bowler in the world at this stage”, declared Sachin Tendulkar, the Mumbai Indians icon, after the paceman had returned 2 for 14 to star in their IPL 2019 final win over Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. His returns – not a boundary hit off his 24 balls, and 13 dot balls thrown in – were incredible all right, making him…
James Anderson lies on the ground after being struck on the knee with a ball hit by James Fuller 10:09 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff James Anderson is in doubt for Lancashire’s County Championship return after suffering a blow to his knee while bowling last weekend. Anderson was due to feature in Lancashire’s Division Two home fixture against Northamptonshire starting on Tuesday but the club said he was no certainty to…
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6:49 AM ET An untimely bout of what is thought to be chickenpox has left Mohammad Amir‘s World Cup hopes hanging on by the thinnest of threads. Amir missed the second ODI against England in Southampton because of what team officials said was a viral infection and he is set to miss the third game in Bristol tomorrow as well. It has now emerged that the infection is likely to…
6:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jamie Overton, Somerset’s highly-rated fast bowler, has joined Northamptonshire on a one-month loan deal, in a bid to guarantee him first-team action while he continues his recovery from a back injury. Though Overton has played a role in Somerset’s march to the Royal London Cup final on May 25 – for which he will remain available – the club feel that cannot guarantee him selection…
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3:00 AM ET Toss West Indies chose to bat v Bangladesh West Indies captain Jason Holder has chosen to bat first against Bangladesh at Malahide. Holder said he would like to see a better fielding performance from his team, after what he felt were poor displays in that aspect in the previous games. West Indies have dropped Shannon Gabriel to bring in Raymon Reifer for his his ODI debut. Reifer…
5:16 AM ET From start to finish, a whiff of panic lingered over the way the Big Bash League and its clubs handled AB de Villiers‘ brief and ultimately dead end flirtation with the tournament. As the most game-changing addition to Australian cricket, and indeed sport, in well over a decade, the BBL deserved better than to play host to a saga that had no winners. Whether it was Cricket…
We were hoping for a Watson six that didn’t come – Fleming (5:03) Fleming talks about the loss to Mumbai, the season for Chennai, looking forward, and the Dhoni run-out (5:03) 2:52 AM ET An error-strewn IPL final resulted in a chaotic finish, leaving Chennai Super Kings needing nine off the last over against Lasith Malinga. How did it even get to that point? That was Super Kings’ coach Stephen…