Amit Mishra tested positive for Covid-19 on May 4 © BCCI Amit Mishra has recovered from Covid-19. The Delhi Capitals legspinner, who had tested positive for the virus on May 4, tweeted his gratitude to healthcare workers on Tuesday. The real heroes. Our Frontline workers. All I can say post my recovery is, You have my support and heartfelt appreciation for all you do.We are deeply grateful to you for…
News Sunil Narine still absent as West Indies gear up for 15 T20Is against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan Allrounder Andre Russell is back in the West Indies T20I squad for the first time since March 2020. West Indies’ 18-member squad for their upcoming set of T20I series against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan also includes the returning duo of Shimron Hetmyer and Sheldon Cottrell, with Kieron Pollard continuing to…
News Collaboration with BBC will showcase new talent during new competition The Hundred will provide venues for the return of live music in the UK this summer, with the unveiling of in-house DJs for each of the eight teams in the competition. The ECB’s new competition will see “sport and entertainment collide on a scale never seen before”, tournament organisers said, following a collaboration with BBC Music Introducing, a platform…
News Two-time World Cup winner joins Andy Flower as part of the backroom staff Daren Sammy has stepped down from his role as St Lucia Zouks captain to become the franchise’s “T20 cricket consultant and brand ambassador” for the 2021 CPL season. Sammy led the Zouks – who had previously reached the play-offs once in seven seasons – to the final last year, after they finished third in the league…
Curtis Campher (L) expects to return later in the summer © Getty Images Ireland allrounder Curtis Campher is set to undergo surgery on his ankle, ruling him out of his team’s World Cup Super League series in the Netherlands next month. Campher, who was born in Johannesburg and grew up in South Africa, made his Ireland debut last year against England after opting to put his Irish passport to good…
Mustafizur Rahman, along with Shakib Al Hasan, had returned from the IPL on chartered flight © BCB Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman have started training with the Bangladesh squad after transferring from hotel quarantine to the team’s bio-bubble for the Sri Lanka series, according to the BCB. Both players left quarantine on Monday night, 11 days after they arrived in Dhaka following the IPL’s deferment. Initially they were supposed…
News Lizaad Williams, Kyle Verreynne, Keegan Petersen, Sarel Erwee and Marco Jansen also part of Dean Elgar’s line-up Prenelan Subrayen has received his maiden call-up to the South Africa Test squad Uncapped offspinning-allrounder Prenelan Subrayen and fast bowler Lizaad Williams, who recently made his T20I debut, have received maiden call-ups to the South Africa Test squad for the two-match series against West Indies in St Lucia in June. Kyle…
News Last month it had emerged he was in discussions over a possible South Africa comeback with an eye on the T20 World Cup The chances of AB de Villiers featuring in this year’s T20 World Cup have dimmed, with Cricket South Africa stating that he has decided “once and for all, that his retirement will remain final”. de Villiers retired from all international cricket in May 2018, but has…
News It will be the first time since 2014 that India women will play two Tests in a calendar year Raj will have the opportunity to be Test captain twice in the same calendar year India Women will play a Test match in Australia for the first time in 15 years during their tour of the country in September. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the solitary Test match will feature…
News He tested positive for Covid-19 after IPL 2021 was indefinitely suspended, and was recuperating in Chennai New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert has tested negative for Covid-19. Stead also said that Seifert, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in IPL 2021, will be leaving India shortly. He had returned a positive test after the tournament was suspended in the wake…