Paras Khadka gives thanks for the unyielding fan support Nepal has received on their journey to ODI status 3:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Paras Khadka, the 31-year-old Nepal allrounder, has resigned from his role as team captain. He made his decision public through a tweet one day after the ICC restored of Nepal’s Full Membership. Great to know that the suspension of Nepal cricket has been lifted and would like…
We weren’t even close to where we needed to be – du Plessis (1:45) The South Africa captain says they let themselves down (1:45) 11:33 PM ET South Africa could empty their bench in the third Test against India in Ranchi in a final attempt to find some answers from a series that has so far asked them questions at every corner. That means opener Zubayr Hamza and fast bowler…
Alyssa Healy’s maiden T20I century landed her a world record © Getty Images Australia’s players have been able to savour every moment of Alyssa Healy‘s phenomenal form in recent weeks, but from Friday some of them will be hoping the runs dry up as they become the opposition in the Women’s Big Bash. Healy plundered a world record T20 score of 148 not out against Sri Lanka in Sydney before…
10:03 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia will top up the team’s prize money at the women’s T20 World Cup to match the men’s for whichever stage of the tournament they reach next year. That announcement follows the ICC’s decision to substantially increase the prize money on offer for women’s events. If Australia successfully defend their title on home soil in February and March it would see CA putting up…
The ICC wants to include an extra tournament in the next rights cycle but the BCCI has expressed its reservations 2:33 PM ET Cricket’s global governing body is headed towards a confrontation with the game’s biggest powerhouse after the ICC decided to include an extra tournament in the next rights cycle overlooking objections from the BCCI. On Monday the ICC Board gave consent to include an extra global tournament in…
2:24 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Controversially dismissed after winning the 2016 T20 World Cup with West Indies, Phil Simmons will make a return as head coach of the team. His appointment was confirmed for a four-year spell by the Cricket West Indies board of directors on Monday. The former West Indies opening batsman previously served as the coach of the Afghanistan national team, helping them quality to a maiden World…
Bangladesh celebrate a wicket © International Cricket Council Concerns are growing that the Bangladesh women’s team, due to tour Pakistan for 11 days starting October 23, may not visit after all. The tour, which comprises two T20Is and three ODIs, all in Lahore, was believed to be a near certainty to go ahead as far as both boards were concerned, but is still awaiting clearance from the Bangladesh government. The…
12:39 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gareth Batty will embark on a 24th season of first-class cricket next year, after agreeing a one-year extension to his contract at Surrey that will keep him at the club at least until the eve of his 43rd birthday. Batty, who turned 42 on Sunday, claimed 48 wickets in all formats in 2019, including 26 at 26.07 in eight County Championship fixtures, the second-most of…
12:01 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff An extra US$2.6 million will be up for grabs at women’s tournaments after the ICC announced a major boost in the prize money pool. Winners of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia next year will receive US$1 million and the runners-up US$500,000, five times the amounts on offer at the 2018 edition. Overall prize money will increase by 320 percent for 2020, compared…
11:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The unprecedented conclusion to this year’s World Cup final has prompted an ICC rule change, putting an end to boundary countback as a way of deciding knockout games. After board meetings in Dubai, the ICC resolved that in semi-finals and finals in future world tournaments, if the teams score the same number of runs in their super overs, the super over will be repeated until…