7:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener has been appointed Afghanistan’s new head coach. Andy Moles, who is part of Afghanistan’s revamped selection set-up and is a former coach of the national team, had served as the team’s interim head coach during the recent tour of Bangladesh after the exit of Phil Simmons’ following the World Cup. According to Afghanistan Cricket Board, over 50 candidates had…
Sarah Taylor dives to pull off a stunner © Getty Images Sarah Taylor, one of the most talented wicketkeepers in the history of the game, has announced her retirement from international cricket, having struggled in recent years with a long-term anxiety issue. Taylor, 30, made her England debut as a 17-year-old in 2006, and went on to make 226 appearances all told. Her tally of 6,533 international runs places her…
Newlands has hosted the New Year’s Test 21 times since South Africa’s readmission 5:33 AM ET Liam Brickhill Newlands might lose hosting rights for the 2020 New Year’s Test between South Africa and England. Cricket South Africa has raised concerns about the Western Province Cricket Association’s administrative and financial affairs, and the potential disruption caused by a massive construction project currently underway at the ground, with CSA chief executive Thabang…
Yuvraj Singh was the star as India won the 2011 World Cup © Getty Images Yuvraj Singh has rued the lack of support from the India team management, which left him with the regret of not playing another World Cup match after his Man-of-the-Tournament performance in India’s 2011 win. Yuvraj believes he deserved another shot with an average of 41.33 and a strike rate of 98.67 in his last comeback…
Mithali Raj wants to win the elusive World Cup trophy before finishing up © Getty Images She is 36, and she recently gave up T20I cricket. But Mithali Raj is far from done with top-flight cricket, and wants a “last chance” of winning the top prize in ODI cricket, a trophy she has twice led India to within one win of. India reached the final of the 50-over World Cup…
2:41 AM ET Alex Malcolm Australia’s Ashes squad members Matthew Wade, James Pattinson, Travis Head and Usman Khawaja are set to return for their states in the Marsh Cup this weekend after being rested from the first week of fixtures, but New South Wales’ Test stars will not feature against Western Australia. Steven Smith, David Warner, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood will all continue to rest…
2:04 AM ET Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Matches affected by rain in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 will be rescheduled, after nearly 17 of the 30 games scheduled in the first three days were abandoned or ended in a no result. The tournament is being played across four cities – Bengaluru, Dehradun, Jaipur and Vadodara. Matches in Bengaluru and Vadodara, where Groups…
Facebook will carry digital content including match recaps, key moments, and other feature content in the subcontinent across four years © Getty Images Facebook has gained exclusive digital content rights to the ICC’s global events in the Indian subcontinent. The deal, which is set to run until 2023, will bring eight major ICC events – two Men’s T20 World Cups (2020 and 2021), two Women’s T20 World Cups (2020 and…
11:12 PM ET Annesha Ghosh India’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and 19-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues, who has been on the radar of at least two teams, are unlikely to feature in the first standalone Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) – set to start much earlier than usual – from October 18 to December 8. The tournament is likely to clash with India’s month-long tour of the Caribbean, leaving…
Sep 25, 2019 Barbados Tridents 192 for 5 (Duminy 65, Charles 58, Carter 51, Pierre 2-24) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 129 (Bravo 28, Walsh 5-19, Duminy 2-24) by 63 runs The fastest CPL fifty ever, a superb catch in the field and two wickets with the ball, JP Duminy dazzled in every possible manner as Barbados Tridents ended their eight-match losing streak at home and trounced Trinbago Knight Riders by…