Russell Domingo, Bangladesh’s head coach, has not been present at his home Test in Gqeberha as he battles an illness that has kept him away from his team. A team source confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Domingo has been resting at home and is in good spirits, and has also been in regular contact with the team during the match. Bangladesh are hopeful Domingo will recover and join the squad before…
April 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans, 21st match, DY Patil Stadium Safe XI: Nicholas Pooran, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, David Miller, Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma, Mohammed Shami, T Natarajan (capt), Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson (vice-capt) Captain: T NatarajanThe left-arm seamer from Tamil Nadu has started this tournament with three two-wicket hauls in three outings. He has not gone wicketless in his last 14 T20s, picking up 21…
Durham will “speak privately” with their head coach James Franklin following allegations that he had physically harassed Yuzvendra Chahal when they were Mumbai Indians team-mates in 2011. “We are aware of recent news reports surrounding an incident in 2011 which name a member of our staff,” Durham said in a statement sent to ESPNcricinfo. “As with any matters involving employees, the club will speak privately with all parties involved to…
Lunch Bangladesh 210 for 7 (Mushfiqur 51, Tamim 47, Yasir 46, Mulder 3-25, Olivier 2-39) trail South Africa 453 by 243 runs Bangladesh might have squandered a decent position when Mushfiqur Rahim played an unnecessary reverse sweep to fall just nine balls before the lunch interval on the third day of the second Test, in Gqeberha. After the start of play was delayed by 20 minutes because of rain, Bangladesh,…
Big Picture Gujarat Titans have proved they can take the heat of being part of the IPL. With that win against Punjab Kings, they’ve shown that they are the team to beat – they have the batting firepower and extraordinary bowling that makes them strong contenders for the title – in their very first shot. Is there anything not working for them? Hardik Pandya has shown signs of being captain…
Ramiz Raja‘s proposal for a quadrangular T20 event may have acquired some non-specific support ahead of his presentation of the plans to the ICC Board on Saturday. Ramiz, the PCB chairman, will present an idea for an annual tournament involving Pakistan, India, Australia and England, but one, he says, will create revenue for all members. The plans also call for the ICC to run the event. Though this specific plan…
Kent 405 for 5 (Compton 129, Cox 100*, Muyeye 58, Stevens 51) trail Essex 514 by 109 runs Who’s the most in-form opener in England right now? It’s quite the hot topic, with the Test team in such a state of flux, but if – after a hit-and-miss tour of the Caribbean – your answer was “that bloke who plays for Kent”, then it’s just possible you zeroed in on…
Anuj Rawat is into his third IPL season but is getting a proper chance to make his mark only now, with Royal Challengers Bangalore. Here’s the lowdown on the 22-year-old left-hand opening batter, who led his team to a seven-wicket against Mumbai Indians. Who is Anuj Rawat?Anuj Rawat’s story is a lot like Rishabh Pant‘s. He is also an attacking wicketkeeper-batter who hails from Uttarakhand, who moved to Delhi as…
Gloucestershire 223 (Bracey 117, Sanderson 4-66) and 326 for 6 (Higgins 134*, Lace 73, Berg 3-52) lead Northamptonshire 288 (Keogh 113, Berg 66, Higgins 4-68) by 261 runs A Ryan Higgins century revived Gloucestershire’s hopes of claiming an opening-round win to mark their first return to Division One since 2005. Higgins put his stamp on a see-sawing LV= Insurance County Championship contest against Northamptonshire with an unbeaten 134 after he…
Warwickshire 293 for 7 (Lamb 106) trail Surrey 428 for 8 dec by 135 runs Immediately after the Grand National delivered yet another heartwarming story, Warwickshire and Surrey trooped back onto the field at Edgbaston after a rain delay. The Championship is far too earnest these days to suggest that the two facts were remotely connected, but in a more easy-going age county cricket has been known to briefly come…