News “Very happy to see him enjoy his bowling over the last four-five years and really become that stalwart of the Indian fast-bowling group” “To maintain his body so well, to play 100 Tests, this longevity is rare to see among the fast bowlers today,” Virat Kohli said of Ishant Sharma Virat Kohli kicked his sleeping room-mate, Ishant Sharma, out of the bed to inform him he had been…
Chris Gayle last played for West Indies in August 2019 © Getty Images Chris Gayle is expected to return to West Indies’ T20I squad for the first time in two years, when the side take on visiting Sri Lanka at the start of March. Though West Indies have not yet announced their squads for that series, Gayle has interrupted a stint with Quetta Gladiators to return to the Caribbean, having…
News All other players of the squad set to undergo tests on Tuesday, with results expected by evening The Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic 50-over men’s competition in India, has seen its first case of Covid-19 with a Bihar player testing positive for the novel coronavirus, following which all the other members of the squad are being tested. “It is confirmed and the concerned player has been isolated from other…
Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma should be back leading the pace attack © BCCI Big picture Before the start of the series, England’s best chance of winning a Test in India was the day-night Test in Ahmedabad. The fact that England go there with the series level at 1-1 has changed the dynamics in quite a big way. England know this could be the series-defining Test and their opportunity to…
RCB made an early bid for Steven Smith before focussing their energies on Glenn Maxwell It’s the IPL auction. On offer is a big-name player who you don’t really want. But you want the other bidders to think you do. What are your options? On February 18 in Chennai, the player in question was Steven Smith, and a mock auction drill carried out by the Royal Challengers Bangalore team…
Report Tash Farrant stars in first ODI for seven years, but NZ lose tenth match in a row Heather Knight gives the team talk ahead of England’s first ODI vs New Zealand England Women 181 for 2 (Beaumont 71, Knight 67*) beat New Zealand Women 178 (Jensen 53, Halliday 50) by eight wickets Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight produced a pair of fluent half-centuries at Hagley Oval, as England…
News Sri Lanka’s new T20I captain might be forced to miss at least a part of the series against West Indies If things move quickly, Dasun Shanaka might be able to leave for the Caribbean by the end of the week A delay in processing his transit visa to the United States of America has meant that Sri Lanka’s new T20I captain Dasun Shanaka was unable to leave for…
“We’ve got some of the best players in the history of Australian cricket playing right now, but at some point the end comes for everyone…” – Shawn Flegler Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen and Megan Schutt are the core of one of the greatest Australian Women’s sides yet to take the field. Their quality has helped the national team to victories at each of…
News He replaces Malinga, who is understood to be out of contention for selection, having not trained with the squad in the past few months Dasun Shanaka’s first assignment will be the three-match T20 series in the West Indies Dasun Shanaka has been appointed the Sri Lanka men’s team’s new T20I captain, replacing Lasith Malinga, who is understood to be out of contention for selection, having not trained with…
News “We were all satisfied with how we went about our planning. It just comes down to an execution thing” Jhye Richardson says Australia’s bowlers will be looking to improve their execution in the death overs after missing their lengths in the heavy defeat to New Zealand at Hagley Oval in the first T20I of the five-match series. New Zealand had slumped to 19 for 3 in the powerplay after…