Month: July 2020

3:47 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Former ICC umpire Daryl Harper has said he is “extremely proud” of his controversial ‘shoulder-before-wicket’ decision which had Sachin Tendulkar walk back for a duck at the Adelaide Oval in 1999 despite the backlash he received back then. Tendulkar was given out lbw by Harper after he ducked into a Glenn McGrath delivery during the second innings of the Test, which India went on to…

De Kock: We were pushing for AB de Villiers for the T20 World Cup (0:45) Star Sports Cricket Connected: De Kock on the IPL and having de Villiers in the T20 side (0:45) 3:47 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa T20I captain Quinton de Kock has confirmed that AB de Villiers was in line to make a potential international comeback through this year’s T20 World Cup, which was officially postponed…

3:24 PM IST The question of whether the BCCI’s top two officer bearers – president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah – can carry on in their positions remains unanswered with the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday saying after a short hearing that it will take up the matter again in two weeks’ time. The BCCI has filed its plea – twice since last December – proposing several amendments…

Australia would be hoping to add the ODI World Cup to their T20 title if the tournament goes ahead  2:39 PM IST With a decision around whether the 2021 Women’s ODI World Cup goes ahead in New Zealand expected in the next couple of weeks, Australia captain Meg Lanning has acknowledged one of the issues will be whether all teams will be able to have adequate preparation due to Covid-19….

2:31 PM IST A team has been suspended from a pop-up T10 league pending an anti-corruption investigation, after concerns over suspicious behaviour meant consideration was given to abandoning one of their fixtures at the innings break. Limassol Gladiators, one of the five teams in the European Cricket Series Cyprus, have been suspended following their match against Amdocs on July 21. At least one major betting company is refusing to pay…

12:00 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain and Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman, is waiting for more details about the delayed season of the IPL to come his way, saying “it would be great to play” the tournament in the UAE, but a lot of planning and organising still needs to be done “before any final decisions”. “Considering what it actually looks like where it is and all…

Archer was ‘fully aware’ of the protocols – Giles (2:15) Ashley Giles says Jofra Archer knew the rules, and defends the decision for the team not to travel by coach. (2:15) 8:59 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer has revealed he has received racist abuse on social media during his spell in isolation following the biosecurity breach ahead of the second Test against West Indies at Old Trafford as he…