Month: October 2019

9:33 AM ET Vishal Dikshit Speaking publicly for the first time since being picked as the unanimous choice for the post of the BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly has pointed out that the conflict-of-interest matter that has been cropping up often in recent times is a “very serious issue in Indian cricket.” Ganguly himself was pulled into the conflict-of-interest issue for his role as a commentator, for being part of the…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India Women 146 (Harmanpreet 38, Pandey 35, Kapp 3-20, Ismail 2-18, Khaka 2-33) beat South Africa Women 140 (Kapp 29, Bisht 3-32, Gayakwad 2-22, Sharma 2-24) by six runs Marizanne Kapp‘s three-wicket haul and 29 with the bat went in vain as India Women’s spinners were far too good for the South Africa Women batters, giving the home side a six-run win in the third…

6:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Thabang Moroe has called on fans to show patience with the South Africa team as they trail 2-0 in the Test series in India, which comes after a loss in the T20I series. India v South Africa is available in the US on Hotstar and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ and tune in to the Ranchi Test. South Africa made…

5:58 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli‘s career-best 254 not out in India’s second Test win over South Africa in Pune has vaulted him back above the 900-point mark in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen, and has put him within touching distance of top-ranked Steven Smith. Kohli’s tally stands at 936 points, while Smith sits on 937. The India captain will have the opportunity to regain the top spot,…

5:31 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff As he prepares to take charge as the BCCI president, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said the welfare of the country’s domestic players will be his foremost priority. Ganguly, who is set to become the first president of BCCI since the board adopted the reforms recommended by the Lodha Committee, said he had no idea that he would emerge as the favourite in the…

Catches like Saha’s boost the team – Umesh (3:10) The pacer says he was prepared for the follow-on in Pune, and talks about being ready to go whenever the India call comes (3:10) Oct 13, 2019 Umesh Yadav bowled more overs in Test cricket than any other Indian fast bowler in 2016 and 2017. Since then, though, he has slipped to fourth – or even fifth – sometimes in India’s…

Oct 13, 2019 Deivarayan Muthu Some marquee overseas names pulled out of CPL 2019 and some usual (local) suspects like Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle didn’t make the final. However, some unlikely heroes emerged to dominate ESPNcricinfo’s team of the season Brandon King (Guyana Amazon Warriors) King, a ninth-round pick in the draft, is the first name on our team sheet. True to his name, he rolled out…

Sourav Ganguly is expected to be elected unopposed, being the only BCCI presidential candidate  Oct 13, 2019 Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to take over as the new BCCI president. Ganguly is expected to file his nomination on October 14, the deadline for that stage of the BCCI electoral process; he is also likely to be the lone candidate and should therefore be elected unopposed. Jay Shah, Gujarat…