News Chris Silverwood assumes responsibility with Joe Root and Eoin Morgan alongside him Ed Smith is to leave the ECB with almost immediate effect after his role was made redundant. Smith, who was appointed as national selector three years ago to the day, has been squeezed out after a restructure of the selection process by Ashley Giles, the managing director of England’s men’s cricket. Under the new structure, the head…
It was Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals facing off against Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, with the team from Delhi coming into the game on the back of five successive losses against the winningest team in the competition. Here’s a lookback at how the game played out. Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Liam Livingstone didn’t get into the Rajasthan Royals playing XI in their first three games © BCCI Liam Livingstone, the England and Rajasthan Royals batter, has opted to return home early from the IPL, citing “bubble fatigue” after spending much of the last ten months moving in and out of biosecure environments. The Royals said that Livingstone had flown back to the UK on Monday, before India was added to…
News Scotland have not played international cricket since December 2019 Scotland last played international cricket at the Cricket World Cup League Two in December 2019 Scotland will end their lengthy international cricket hiatus in May with a two-match ODI series against Netherlands in Rotterdam on May 19 and 21. Under the UK government’s tiered plan to return to normalcy in the wake of the ongoing structured lockdown for Covid-19,…
News Pakistan left-armer could be available for up to seven group games and the knockouts Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan fast bowler, has signed to play for Kent in this year’s Vitality Blast. He is set to arrive for the second half of the competition, after the conclusion of the rearranged Pakistan Super League, and be available for up to seven group matches, as well as the knockouts if Kent qualify….
News Head coach says he doesn’t want to give “gutsy” Zimbabwe a weak link to exploit After winning both ODI and T20I series against South Africa, Pakistan may find Zimbabwe a relatively weaker opponent, but head coach Misbah-ul-Haq stands guarded against complacency. On the eve of the first T20I in Harare, Misbah said he doesn’t want to give “gutsy” Zimbabwe a weak link to exploit by trying out too many…
Preview CSK might want to replace Gaikwad with Uthappa, while Narine could get a look-in for KKR The Super Kings have become early contenders for a playoff spot but there’s a long way to go yet Big picture The Chennai Super Kings’ opening-game defeat and the Kolkata Knight Riders’ first-match win both seem so long back already – since then, their fortunes have headed in opposite directions. A long…
Surrey members will have access to the roof terrace at the Kia Oval… even though their match against Middlesex is at Lord’s © Alex Davidson/Getty Images When Surrey play Middlesex in the County Championship this week, it will be the first time this summer that members have come to the Kia Oval to watch their side play. Since last week, tickets have been on sale to buy a lunch package…
Big picture Pakistan’s southern Africa adventure has moved to Zimbabwe, where they will play three T20Is and two Tests, seemingly under less pressure than they were across the border. Zimbabwe have not qualified for the T20 World Cup, neither are they part of the World Test Championship. They are, as Pakistan’s head coach Misbah-ul-Haq put it, a side that has “nothing to lose”, which transfers the pressure onto the so-called…
Sunrisers Hyderabad will depend on their openers in a big way again © BCCI/IPL Big picture The Punjab Kings and the Sunrisers Hyderabad might be the two bottom-placed sides right now, but in the IPL, if the top teams can provide gripping entertainment, so can the ones languishing behind. Most teams are still trying to identify their best XIs, getting used to the contrasting conditions in Mumbai and Chennai, and…