8:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Akhtar Sarfraz, the former Pakistan and Peshawar batsman, has died aged 43 after a battle with cancer. A left-hander, Sarfraz played four ODIs between December 1997 and October 1998, scoring 66 runs in four innings. He had a more successful domestic career – 5720 runs in 118 first-class games and 2636 runs in 98 List A games – which spanned over a decade. His last…
8:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Yuvraj Singh called time on an illustrious playing career on Monday, saying the voice inside him had finally told him the time was right to leave. In an interaction with reporters after his announcement, he dwelled at length on the captains who made the most impact on him, how he would always prefer having a World Cup to scoring 10,000 runs, his regret at not…
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Yuvraj Singh walks away from international cricket with 11,778 runs and 148 wickets 4:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Yuvraj Singh has called time on his international career, finishing up after 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is in which he established himself as the best Indian allrounder of his generation – an explosive batsman, useful slow left-arm bowler and dynamic fielder. “It’s time to move on,” he said at a…
1:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Faith Thomas , the former fast bowler who was the first Indigenous Australian to represent the county in any sport, and former left-arm quick Mike Whitney have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday list. Both have been handed the Order of Australia, Thomas for services to cricket and to the Indigenous community and Whitney for services to cricket and the broadcast media. Thomas (nee Coulthard)…
1:25 AM ET Australia’s defeat against India does not need to spell panic in the camp – it did, after all, end a run of 10 victories in a row – but it does reignite the debate about whether their thinking is flexible enough, and the batting order dynamic enough, to make a sustained tilt at defending their World Cup title. For a moment, it is worth stepping back a…
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Hussey lauds Rohit and Dhawan’s plans against key bowlers (0:56) Former Australia batsman Mike Hussey praises the way in which the India openers have batted in the first 20 overs. (0:56) 5:13 PM ET The key, Aaron Finch had said the day before this game, was to bowl well early against India’s top order. To be on the ball from the very first ball. For nearly the first ten overs,…
Anya Shrubsole plays into the on side © Getty Images England 233 for 7 (Beaumont 61) beat West Indies 87 for 6 (Campbelle 29, Cross 2-4, Shrubsole 2-12) by 121 runs (DLS method) Anya Shrubsole shone with the bat and ball to help England to another comprehensive victory – and an unassailable 2-0 series lead – in a rain-affected second ODI against West Indies at Worcester. Player of the Match…
3:00 AM ET Hampshire 93 for 2 (Weatherley 47*) trail Nottinghamshire 162 (Abbott 6-37) by 69 runs Kyle Abbott believes that he made the decision a few months too early to leave South Africa for Hampshire in 2017. Equally, he is entitled to think that his move has at least given him a better chance of honours this summer. Whether Abbott would have made any difference to a World Cup…