News Spinners Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar added to India’s squad Left-arm spinner Axar Patel has been ruled out of the first India-England Test in Chennai with a knee injury. A BCCI statement said Patel, who is also handy with the bat down the order, felt “pain in his left knee during Team India’s optional training session on Thursday”, and while “detailed reports are awaited”, he will not be fit…
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the first day of the series opener Welcome to our live report of the first day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 9.00am: England win…
News Offspinner says he still has “aspirations to play for South Africa” after end of Kolpak status Simon Harmer has confirmed his hopes for a South Africa comeback after signing to play for Titans in the domestic T20 competition. Harmer turned his back on international cricket when signing on a Kolpak deal with Essex in 2017, but the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has opened the door for a…
News At the start of a home season, Pant and Kuldeep are finally looking at a decent run in the Test side Virat Kohli on Kuldeep Yadav: “I see him fitter, I see his bowling improved much more than it was before” The 2018-19 India tour of Australia seemed like the start of the era of Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav. Pant ended the series with a century, becoming…
Virat Kohli, among other prominent names in Indian cricket, tweeted on Wednesday on the response to farmers’ protest © Getty Images A day after India’s cricket establishment joined a Twitter conversation on the ongoing farmers’ protest in the country, captain Virat Kohli said the issue has been discussed within the India team. He said everyone had, in a team meeting, “expressed their views” on the issue, which has dominated national…
“It’s quite evident on the field that we enjoy each other’s company” – Kohli on Rahane Of all the series in all the times, the one that Virat Kohli chose to miss turned out to be an epic to end all the epics. In his absence, losing a player by the day, India managed to come back from 1-0 and 36 all out to win the series in and…
News “I realise now that if I work hard enough, I can establish myself as an allrounder” says Miraz ‘I realise now that if I work hard enough, I can establish myself as an allrounder’ – Mehidy Hasan Miraz Tamim Iqbal told him to mind the short ball, Mushfiqur Rahim told him to leave the ones outside off stump and Shakib Al Hasan tweaked his sweep shot. When Mehidy…
Big Picture The stands may be silent at Chepauk this week, but the crackle of electricity will be visceral all the same. The return of international cricket to India after more than 12 months of Covid-enforced absence will bring a wall of emotion shuddering through the contest, irrespective of the sport’s current haunted state. Is it worth the emotional toil, of quarantine and of extended separations, just for the chance…
A limited number of spectators will be allowed to watch the upcoming edition of the PSL live from the grounds © Pakistan Super League Following the government’s official go-ahead, the Pakistan Super League 2021, which starts on February 20, will not be a closed-door event. Spectators will be allowed up to 20% of the ground’s seating capacity, meaning Karachi can accommodate 7,500 people per match and Lahore 5,500. “Fans are…
Report A powerful batting performance was backed up by a trademark squeeze while bowling as Brisbane Heat were outplayed Perth Scorchers 189 for 1 (Livingstone 77, Swepson 1-26) beat Brisbane Heat 150 for 9 (Burns 38, Hardie 3-46) by 49 runs (DLS method) A stunning assault from Liam Livingstone and a superb spell from Jason Behrendorff helped Perth Scorchers reach their sixth BBL final with a comfortable win over Brisbane…