News “I think there will be a lot of cricket boards around the world that’d be pretty nervous about going back to India” Having just returned to Australia after recovering from Covid-19 that he picked up during his IPL coaching stint in India, former Australia batter Mike Hussey believes the UAE should be looked at as an alternative for the T20 World Cup later in the year. As things stand,…
Report Gates open to 1,300 Hampshire members as rain curtails opening day at Southampton Rain curtailed fans’ return to the Ageas Bowl to watch Hampshire face Leicestershire Hampshire 53 for 1 (Holland 24*, Wright 1-13) vs Leicestershire A torrential downpour after lunch saw play abandoned on the opening day of the LV= Insurance County Championship clash between Hampshire and Leicestershire at the Ageas Bowl. Hampshire were 53 for 1…
Dhananjaya de Silva has been offered the most lucrative deal in the new contract scheme Dhananjaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella have been offered the most lucrative deals in Sri Lanka Cricket’s new player contract scheme for men, which sees players take significant cuts to their base salaries. The players do, however, have more to gain via performance-based incentives, compared to previous contracts. There is also a reduction in…
Nagarajan Niranjana played a starring role in India’s victory against England in the Wormsley Test in 2014 Niranjana Nagarajan remembers the summer of 2014 for many reasons. In March that year, she had to pull out of the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup on the eve of their departure for Bangladesh after contracting malaria. Three months later, she was on cloud nine after being picked in India’s…
Nagarajan Niranjana played a starring role in India’s victory against England in the Wormsley Test in 2014 © Getty Images Niranjana Nagarajan remembers the summer of 2014 for many reasons. In March that year, she had to pull out of the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup on the eve of their departure for Bangladesh after contracting malaria. Three months later, she was on cloud nine after being picked…
Boucher called de Villiers’ decision “unfortunate” © AFP/Getty Images Mark Boucher, the head coach of the South Africa men’s side, has revealed that AB de Villiers was not comfortable returning to the national squad in place of a player already in the system, effectively taking that spot. A day after de Villiers told CSA “once and for all, that his retirement will remain final“, Boucher said that while he “understood”…
News It is understood the emirate is ready for the PSL to happen on its shores as long as all involved are vaccinated The PCB is to hold a meeting with its six franchises today during which a final decision is expected on the fate of this season’s PSL. One of the main hurdles, ESPNcricinfo understands, had been cleared as the Abu Dhabi government has given the PCB the nod…
News Tight home-Test schedule of six games in eight weeks lies ahead, with questions over red-ball preparation to boot After an extended period of no red-ball cricket, it’s back to business – a lot of it – for Australia in the 2021-22 home summer Australia are set to play six matches in fewer than eight weeks next summer, after a gap of 312 days since their last assignment against…
News England and Australia to play five Tests in six weeks; Women’s Ashes commences on January 27 England’s men will begin their attempts to reclaim the Ashes at Brisbane on December 8, with an intense programme of five Tests in six weeks culminating at Perth’s new Optus Stadium in mid-January. The multi-format women’s Ashes will commence shortly after, with Australia looking to a achieve a third consecutive defence across a…
News Saha is in the Test squad for India’s upcoming tour of England, while Krishna has been named as a standby Wriddhiman Saha was named in India’s squad for their tour of England with his availability subject to fitness Wriddhiman Saha and Amit Mishra have announced their respective recoveries from Covid-19. Both players had tested positive for the virus on May 4, the same day that IPL 2021 was…