Dhawan walks the talk at ICC events (1:28) He has four hundreds already in England, all of them in a global tournament (1:28) 3:00 AM ET Alagappan Muthu India 352 for 4 (Dhawan 117, Kohli 82, Rohit 57, Hardik 48, Cummins 1-55) beat Australia (Smith 69, Warner 56, Carey 55*, Bhuvneshwar 3-50) by 36 runsAs it happened There was a masterclass in batting at the Oval. Shikhar Dhawan overcame a…
12:59 PM ET We live in momentous times. Times which make us question things we thought as indubitable. So the Moon, we’re told, is part of Mars; Dwayne Leverock, we now know, has the build of a heavyweight champion; and members of the Rolling Stones could be forgiven for reading about Tory leadership candidates and murmuring “those lads should take it easy”. But, most surprisingly of all, England have the…
The South Africa players form a huddle before play © Associated Press Big Picture What else could possibly go wrong for South Africa? A month ago, they were hiking up Table Mountain together as part of their pre-tournament team building, the sun on their backs in one of the most beautiful corners of the world, the World Cup a glittering dream ahead of them. Full of excitement and potential. The…
9:58 AM ET The controversy over MS Dhoni‘s wicketkeeping gloves has been resolved quietly, with the former Indian captain wearing a new pair of mitts on Sunday against Australia at The Oval. Dhoni was pulled up by the ICC after India’s World Cup opener against South Africa on June 5 for breaching regulations concerning clothing and equipment. A change of gloves for MS Dhoni in India’s second match Bipin Patel On…
9:58 AM ET Neil McKenzie, Bangladesh’s South African batting coach, wants his batsmen to trust their games in defining moments. Bangladesh started well against South Africa, but have somewhat fallen apart against New Zealand and England. The Bangladesh batsmen, on their part, believe McKenzie has made a difference in his time with the side. His belief that the Bangladesh batsmen are capable of making big scores, many say, is slowly…
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© Getty Images Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep‘s future in this World Cup is in doubt after he suffered a hard blow to his bowling hand at training on Sunday. Pradeep was bowling to Kusal Perera in the nets, when the batsman hit a ball at Pradeep’s head. The bowler put his right hand up to his face in self-defence, and suffered a blow to a finger. Team-mates who…
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8:48 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer has been awarded an MBE for services to cricket in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Coetzer, 35, has played 52 ODIs and 48 T20Is alongside scoring 4404 runs in his first-class career and more than 5000 in List A cricket. He is Scotland’s all-time leading run-scorer and made their first World Cup century, against Bangladesh, in 2015. He led the team…
Ashleigh Barty, French Open champion. What’s she doing on a cricket site? (1:34) Grand Slam champion, T20 allrounder, all-round superstar. This is the Ash Barty story (1:34) 7:19 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ashleigh Barty has praised the “amazing period” in her life when she was a cricketer in the Women’s Big Bash after claiming her first Grand Slam tennis title in the French Open. Barty, who has made regular references…