Did David Warner voluntarily step down as the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain? Or was Warner told he had no choice? ESPNcricinfo understands Warner agreed with the team management it was better he stepped down to allow flexibility in team selection, which could potentially lead the Sunrisers to recover from their joint worst ever start in an IPL season. They are right now last on the points table, with a solitary win…
News “Krunal, myself and my mother, we were finding ways at trying to help out” “We all understand it’s difficult, we want to show our gratitude, support and just want to tell everyone that they’re always there in our prayers,” Hardik said Mumbai Indians allrounder Hardik Pandya on Saturday announced that his entire family, including brother Krunal Pandya, will donate 200 oxygen concentrators to help the rural areas of…
Kagiso Rabada has taken only five wickets in six games while going at a fairly high economy rate of 8.72. Big Picture In a bit of a rarity, scheduling wise, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings will complete both their head-to-head clashes inside the first month of IPL 2021. At the Wankhede Stadium a fortnight ago, the Capitals powered past the Kings in a high-scoring thriller, where dew and KL…
Report England seamer takes four as Derbyshire are crushed by 310 runs to end winless streak Nottinghamshire 256 (Slater 107, Clarke 66, Hudson-Prentice 4-36) and 318 (Hameed 94, Duckett 87, Clarke 53, Hudson-Prentice 4-40) beat Derbyshire 105 (Fletcher 5-28) and 159 (Aitchison 50, Broad 4-37) by 310 runs Stuart Broad inspired Nottinghamshire to a first victory in red-ball cricket for nearly three years as they thrashed Derbyshire in the LV=Insurance…
News Spending 179 and 159.2 overs on the field has led to them getting to a “breaking point” The Bangladesh team reached a physical and mental “breaking point” on the third afternoon of the second Test in Pallekele, according to coach Russell Domingo. He was referring to the 179 and 159.2 overs they have been in the field over the two Tests against Sri Lanka with three rest days thrown…
© BCCI/IPL Big picture Desperate times reflect in radical measures. The Sunrisers Hyderabad replacing David Warner with Kane Williamson as captain might seem like one, but the move isn’t bereft of precedent or context. The Kolkata Knight Riders made a similar switch last year. This announcement, however, comes in the wake of Warner’s public owning up of “responsibility” for the team’s fifth defeat in six games, and a critique of…
Tonight it’s Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians facing off against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Delhi. We’ll see the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard take on the likes of Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja and others. Click here for our ball-by-ball commentary. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
News Both players currently part of IPL 2021 picked for series likely to start on May 23, the same day that IPL’s league stage ends The Bangladesh selectors have named both Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman in Bangladesh’s 23-member preliminary squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka later this month. The group is scheduled to start training from May 2, although it is not clear whether either Shakib…
Lewis Gregory has been removed from Somerset’s game against Middlesex © Getty Images Jack Brooks, the Somerset seamer, has become county cricket’s first Covid-19 replacement after Lewis Gregory was ruled out of the final two days of their Championship fixture against Middlesex. Gregory, who himself contracted Covid while playing for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League in March, was replaced in the Somerset side ahead of the third day…
David Warner and Kane Williamson run between the wickets © AFP Kane Williamson will take over the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captaincy from David Warner for the remainder of IPL 2021. The franchise has also announced there will be a change in their overseas combination for the match against the Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Williamson’s promotion comes a day after Warner said he took “full responsibility” for the Sunrisers’ loss against the…