News England captain said that Moeen had ‘chosen’ to leave India tour Joe Root has apologised to Moeen Ali for comments made in a press conference following England’s defeat in the second Test against India. Root, the England captain, appeared to suggest Moeen had unilaterally decided to leave the tour with two Tests of the series remaining. “Moeen has chosen to go home,” Root said at the time. “It’s obviously…
News Yadav has to undergo a fitness assessment before linking up with his team-mates Umesh Yadav has been drafted into India’s Test squad for the Ahmedabad leg of the England series, replacing Shardul Thakur, who has been released to play for Mumbai in the domestic 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy. Yadav, who will undergo a fitness assessment at the NCA before linking up with the squad, is returning to competitive cricket…
News The seam bowler is part of Australia’s T20I squad in New Zealand having fully recovered from a minor injury Kane Richardson did not have the best experience with the Power Surge but can see it having a future Kane Richardson believes the Power Surge fielding restrictions, which were introduced in the BBL this season, could have a place at the T20I level, but from a selfish point of…
News IPL-bound players might miss a part or the whole of the home games against Bangladesh too Kane Williamson and Trent Boult are prominent members of their respective IPL teams New Zealand Cricket will allow its cricketers to participate in the 2021 edition for as long as they need to, even if it means that some of them miss the end of the New Zealand home season and the…
News Ben Stokes loses top spot in allrounder list after Chennai Test Rohit Sharma’s 161 helped him jump to his best ranking position since November 2019 India opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and allrounder R Ashwin all made significant gains in the ICC Test Player Rankings for batsmen, following the hosts’ 317-run victory against England in Chennai. Sharma, whose 161 in the first innings gave India the early…
In this chat conducted by bcci.tv immediately after India’s series-levelling victory in the second Test against England in Chennai, Virat Kohli tells R Ashwin that he has seen a kind of metamorphosis in his lead spinner. According to Kohli Ashwin, who is closing in fast on 400 Test wickets, has naturally been strike bowler, not just at home but also during India’s triumph in Australia recently. Ashwin explains to Kohli…
Australian cricket would join other sports looking to private equity investment, and the kind of commercial arrangement it maintained in the first 15 years after the World Series Cricket revolution, under one of several models being widely discussed in industry circles as administrators begin to think about the game’s next strategic moves. ESPNcricinfo has learned that private ownership of BBL clubs is just one of numerous private investment options currently…
News CSA are invoking both the WTC and the FTP agreement terms in search of points on the table as well as financial compensation from CA South Africa were due to take on Australia at home after their tour of Pakistan Cricket South Africa (CSA) have lodged a formal complaint with the ICC over Cricket Australia’s (CA) decision to indefinitely postpone next month’s three-Test series. Last week, CSA wrote…
Report Moises Henriques played a lone hand making 67 as New South Wales were bundled out for 165 Victoria 0 for 61 (Maddinson 43*) trail New South Wales 165 (Henriques 67, Perry 3-25) by 104 runs Victoria youngster Mitch Perry starred with three wickets including the prized scalp of Steven Smith as New South Wales were bundled out for just 165 on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash…
Report Left-hander eclipsed his previous top score of 52 making an unbeaten century to hold Queensland at bay on the opening day Tasmania 7 for 293 (Jewell 131*) vs Queensland Caleb Jewell produced a coming of age performance to post his maiden Sheffield Shield century and help guide Tasmania through a challenging opening day against Queensland in Hobart. Jewell, 23, playing his first Shield match in 18 months, made a…