8:48 PM IST Eoin Morgan has challenged his world-beating ODI players to adapt their dynamic brand of cricket to the slow, low wickets on which they will be defending their World Cup title in India in 2023, and believes that three matches against Australia at Emirates Old Trafford offer the perfect opportunity to start putting some new plans into action. Traditionally, the surface at Old Trafford has been among the…
Venky Mysore confirms England, Australia players will arrive on chartered flight (3:21) KKR CEO Venky Mysore on England-Australia players’ availability for the start of IPL 2020 (3:21) 7:39 PM IST Shashank Kishore Players coming to the IPL from the England-Australia limited-overs series will be available for selection for their teams’ first matches, contrary to fears they that might be held up by quarantine rules in the UAE. According to Kolkata…
The team management and captain Babar Azam had to assure Sarfaraz Ahmed that his career wouldn’t be defined by one match 6:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sarfaraz Ahmed was reluctant to play the final T20I during the England series. ESPNcricinfo understands the former captain was concerned that his tour would be judged on the basis of just one game. Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s first-choice wicketkeeper, played every other game and had…
6:15 PM IST Big Picture It is a long time since these two teams had contrasting finishes to their 2019 World Cup campaigns, but through a combination of firstly scheduling priorities then the impacts of Covid-19 the beginning of the next four-year ODI cycle has been a stop-start affair. There remain a lot of questions about how much cricket there will be over the next six months or so, but…
4:13 PM IST Entering the inaugural ODI league that will determine World Cup qualification, Australia have a few areas of uncertainty in terms of the make-up of their side. None, though, are as pressing as a broader blind spot that looms as a major obstacle to actually qualifying for the next global event in India in 2023. In the three-match series format now inked in as the bread and butter…
Neil McKenzie has been appointed South Africa’s high performance batting lead, and had served them in 2016 as well 4:06 PM IST Neil McKenzie has been appointed South Africa’s “high performance batting lead” and will work across the men’s, women’s, Under-19 and academy structures. McKenzie, who resigned as Bangladesh’s batting coach last month was named alongside bowling lead Vincent Barnes, national academy lead Malibongwe Maketa and Under-19 coach Shukri Conrad,…
Jonty Rhodes will join Sweden as their head coach in November © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Jonty Rhodes has signed up as head coach of the Sweden national side. According to a statement form the Swedish Cricket Federation, the move is part of the board’s broader plans to invest in junior cricket and high performance in the country. The statement also said, “Cricket is the second fastest growing sport…
Calum MacLeod became the first Scotland player to score an ODI ton against England 1:42 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Calum MacLeod, the Scotland batsman whose brilliant century condemned England’s World Cup winners to a rare ODI defeat in 2018, has signed for Sussex for the Vitality Blast. MacLeod, 31, has previously played for Warwickshire, Durham and most recently, Derbyshire. He comes into Sussex’s squad to replace Phil Salt, who has…
1:13 PM IST Shashank Kishore Is it a good idea to postpone the “mega” IPL auction, scheduled to be held ahead of the 2021 season, by a year? A number of franchises have brought this point up for discussion with the IPL, and Venky Mysore, chief executive of Kolkata Knight Riders, believes it isn’t a bad suggestion in principle. As things stand, given the 2020 edition is being held five…
Casual racism an issue in Australian cricket – Dan Christian (1:18) Dan Christian explains his experience with racism due to people questioning his Aboriginal heritage. (1:18) 11:41 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff An investigation is underway to identify and potentially sanction the senders of racist abuse towards Dan Christian on social media the day after the allrounder spoke out about the casual racism he has experienced in Australian cricket. Christian, who…