8:52 PM IST Alexis Nunes Courtney Walsh, the former West Indies captain, thinks Kemar Roach is a “genuine great” as the Barbados quick eyes his 200th Test wicket going into the Test series in England. According to Walsh, Roach could leap to 300 wickets “quickly” if he manages his workload well in sync with Cricket West Indies. Roach is seven short of becoming the ninth West Indies fast bowler to…
8:05 PM IST Alka Rehani Bharadwaj, the representative of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG,) has asked the BCCI to “ensure” that only “eligible” office bearers attend the board’s Apex Council meeting on July 17. Although she has not spelt out any names, Bharadwaj’s letter puts a question mark over the participation of BCCI secretary Jay Shah, whose tenure has reportedly come to an end under the provisions…
8:07 PM IST South Africa’s cricketers will discuss how they will join the Black Lives Matter movement when they have the opportunity to meet as a group according to Lungi Ngidi. The fast bowler, who was named Cricketer South Africa’s T20 cricketer of the year on Saturday, indicated he would be in favour of supporting the anti-racism cause, especially given South Africa’s history of segregation. “As a nation, we have…
6:56 PM IST Danyal Rasool Umar Akmal‘s appeal against his three-year ban will be heard next Monday on July 13 by an independent adjudicator at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore. The adjudicator is a former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retired) Faqir Mohammad Khokhar, and notices have been issued to both Akmal and the PCB with regards to the timing of the hearing. The appeal was set to be…
Kusal Mendis is understood to have been returning from a wedding when the accident took place 6:39 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Kusal Mendis has been released on bail a day after he was arrested for his role in a fatal motor accident in Panadura, just south of Colombo. Mendis, who was driving the SUV that hit and killed a 64-year-old cyclist at around 5am on Sunday, has also been…
Haider Ali is one of three players who returned negative Covid-19 tests on July 1 and 4 © ICC via Getty Haider Ali, Imran Khan and Kashif Bhatti will fly to the UK to join their Pakistan team-mates after returning a second negative Covid-19 test. They tested negative on July 1 and 4, as did masseurs Malang Ali and Mohammad Imran. The three players and Malang will fly from Lahore…
Kemar Roach celebrates with Jason Holder during Day Four of West Indies’ final warm-up 11:07 PM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Some key unknowns in the England side will pose fresh challenges for West Indies when their long-awaited Test series begins on Wednesday, Kemar Roach says. Roach, who will again be crucial to West Indies’ vaunted pace attack when the sides open their…
‘As soon as we get the full go-ahead, when serious cricket is going to happen, then I’ll get back into it’ – Quinton de Kock 8:48 PM IST Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s white-ball captain, has not hit a single ball in more than three months and only plans to return to the nets when “serious cricket,” is ready to resume, which he can’t see that happening “for a while.”…
Sanjeev Gupta has alleged that Virat Kohli’s various posts were in violation of the BCCI constitution 5:53 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff A conflict of interest complaint has been filed against Virat Kohli for his positions in two business ventures. Complainant Sanjeev Gupta, a life member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, wrote an email to BCCI ethics officer-cum-ombudsman Justice (retd) DK Jain and a number of BCCI executives, including president…
11:04 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka cricketer Kusal Mendis has been arrested after the vehicle he was driving hit and killed a 64-year-old cyclist at around 5am on Sunday. The police media unit confirmed the accident had occurred in Panadura, just south of Colombo, and that the victim had been a local resident who sustained serious injuries and died as he was being admitted to hospital. Mendis will…