Newsroom: This will make people more careful going forward in the tournament (6:45) At least ten members of the CSK contingent including one India international have tested positive for Covid-19 (6:45) 1:12 PM IST Press Trust of India A day after news that one India international was among at least ten people in the Chennai Super Kings camp to test positive for Covid-19, it has emerged that a second player…
Suresh Raina gears up to train at Chepauk © PTI Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina will miss the entire IPL for personal reasons. He has returned to India from the UAE. “Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL season. Chennai Super Kings offers complete support to Suresh and his family during this time,” team CEO Kasi Viswanathan said…
‘Are you serious!’ – Maitlan Brown reacts to Australia call-up (1:10) Maitlan Brown talks about her emotions after getting her maiden national call-up (1:10) 7:30 AM IST Victoria and New South Wales-based players from the Australia Women’s squad will undergo a 14-day quarantine period in Brisbane next month alongside their New Zealand counterparts ahead of the T20I and ODI series which will be played at Allan Border Field. It is…
7:01 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Cummins XI 60 for 0 (Wade 36*) v Finch XI 150 (Warner 42, Finch 40, Zampa 2-18, Richardson 2-16, Cummins 2-26) Australia’s opening batsmen made the most of a truncated first warm-up match on their tour England with Aaron Finch, David Warner and Matthew Wade finding form before the intersquad game at the Ageas Bowl was abandoned due to rain. The contest between a Finch…
5:22 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes has admitted that his “head wasn’t in it” during England’s Test series against Pakistan, after learning that his father Ged had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Stokes was granted indefinite compassionate leave earlier this month and missed the final two Tests of England’s series against Pakistan. He arrived in New Zealand this week to be with his family, and is currently in isolation…
12:44 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Sussex 116 for 5 (Salt 40, Batty 2-17) v Surrey – Match abandoned The players of Sussex and Surrey were frustrated onlookers as rain ruined a promising-looking Vitality Blast match at Hove. Surrey were looking slight favourites when play was abandoned after just 15.2 overs of play. Sussex were hoping for a total of over 200 when they had reached 82 for 1 after…
11:46 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Rajasthan Royals fielding coach Dishant Yagnik is set to link up with the squad in the UAE after testing negative for Covid-19 and spending 14 days in isolation. Yagnik, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, had tested positive for Covid-19 on August 12, and stayed back in India while the rest of the squad and support staff travelled to the UAE. He was advised to get admitted to…
Fantasy Pics: If Narine plays, make sure he is your captain (6:32) Daren Ganga’s fantasy picks for the game between Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders (6:32) 11:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents, Port of Spain Our XI: Tim Seifert, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Rashid Khan, Ali Khan NOTE: We might not always…
Fantasy Pick: Go big with Mujeeb and Russell (6:21) Daren Ganga’s fantasy picks for the game between St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs (6:21) 11:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Port of Spain Our XI: Evin Lewis, Glenn Phillips, Ben Dunk, Asif Ali, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Rayad Emrit, Imran Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sohail Tanvir NOTE: We might…
10:31 PM IST Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, has won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the opening T20I of the three-match series against England at Emirates Old Trafford. Eoin Morgan, the England captain, admitted he also would have chosen to bowl first on a surface which has been under cover for most of the day after heavy rain in Manchester. While the Pakistan team contains five spinning allrounders…