2:01 PM GMT AB de Villiers is set to play in at least one of South Africa’s T20 series before the T20 World Cup, where he is expected to make an international comeback. De Villiers, who retired in May 2018, and long-time friend and current T20 captain Faf du Plessis have been in talks since before Mark Boucher took over as head coach about the possibility of de Villiers playing…
Faf du Plessis said South Africa are ‘too proud a cricketing nation’ to be bogged down constantly with off-field issues 12:51 PM GMT Faf du Plessis will not be drawn into a social (or any other kind) of media battle over his form or comparisons with other players, specifically Temba Bavuma, who continues to crop up in conversations despite not playing in South Africa’s ongoing series against England. Bavuma was…
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12:16 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sean Williams will captain Zimbabwe for their upcoming two-Test home series against Sri Lanka starting on January 19. One-third of the players he leads though have never played the longest format. Sean Williams (capt), Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Kevin Kasuza, Timycen Masruma, Prince Masvaure, Brian Mudzinganyama, Carl Mumba, Ainsley Ndlovu, Victpr Nyauchi, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano, Charlton Tshuma Among the…
9:40 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Opener Prithvi Shaw, who was in doubt for the New Zealand tour after hurting his shoulder in the Ranji Trophy, has now recovered and is set to join the India A squad there. The 20-year old underwent rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, after injuring his shoulder against Karnataka earlier this month, and has also resumed batting in the nets. My favourite…
One bad day at the office is fine – Dhawan (1:47) The opener on where it went wrong for India and how they plan to bounce back (1:47) 8:23 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India captain Virat Kohli has said that he will rethink his batting at No.4 after another failure at that position in the side’s ten-wicket defeat in the ODI series opener against Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday. There…
7:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England allrounder Ben Stokes has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC player of the year after playing starring roles in the side’s maiden 50-over World Cup triumph and one-wicket win in the Leeds Test during the Ashes in 2019. In a World Cup final for the ages, Stokes struck an unbeaten 84 off 98 balls to help England tie with New Zealand’s…
Fantasy Picks: Sams and Hales, reliable picks (5:38) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between the Sydney Thunder and the Melbourne Renegades (5:38) 3:33 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff January 15: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades in Canberra Our XI: Shaun Marsh, Alex Hales (vice-capt), Sam Harper, Beau Webster, Callum Ferguson, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Chris Morris, Daniel Sams (capt), Chris Tremain, Samit Patel NOTE: We might not always…
Fantasy Picks: Pick your captain and vice-captain after the toss (5:14) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between the Perth Scorchers and the Melbourne Stars (5:14) 3:30 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff January 15: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars, Perth Our XI: Marcus Stoinis, Liam Livingstone, Josh Ingilis, Glenn Maxwell, Nick Larkin, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Haris Rauf, Sandeep Lamichhane NOTE: We might not always…
David Warner congratulates Aaron Finch on his hundred © BCCI David Warner extended his prolific summer across formats, topping it with an unbeaten century that handed India a drubbing in the opening ODI of the series in Mumbai on Tuesday. Warner’s 18th ODI century was his fourth across formats since the summer started for him back home. Before that Warner had a dismal run during the Ashes in England, putting…