Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s ODI captain, is set to miss the World Cup in India later this year after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he was injured in his first IPL match of the season for Gujarat Titans. Williamson returned to New Zealand in recent days where the severity of the injury was confirmed and he will now undergo surgery within the…
The ECB will introduce multi-year deals for their centrally contracted male cricketers, and increase match fees across the board, to stave off the growing threat of franchise tournaments. While those who chose to miss the tour were not centrally contracted, it was a wake-up call for the ECB, whose wealth had previously insulated them from the debilitating effects that global T20 leagues have had on the talent pools of countries…
Richard Gould, the ECB’s chief executive, says that the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) hearings into Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism at Yorkshire were an important moment for English cricket in its attempts to become the most inclusive sport in the country. Last Friday, five of the six former Yorkshire players who had been charged by the CDC – Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Andrew Gale and Rich Pyrah –…
Punjab Kings 197 for 4 (Dhawan 86*, Prabhsimran 60) beat Rajasthan Royals 192 for 7 (Samson 42, Ellis 4-30) by five runs Punjab Kings made it two wins from two – and two defences under lights – as they held off a late-innings rampage from Rajasthan Royals to ensure Guwahati’s IPL debut ended in defeat for the home side. Kings rode on half-centuries from Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan and,…
There was dew, they were chasing a sub-200 target thanks to their bowlers recovering well at the death, they had a deep batting line-up – Rajasthan Royals had a pretty decent chance to win the first ever IPL game in Guwahati. But they eventually fell short by five and like it does, every loss puts certain decisions in the spotlight and this time it was R Ashwin opening the batting…
Mark Wood is hoping to prove that he is good enough to play with and against the best players in the world at the IPL, five years after a chastening first experience in the tournament. Wood, who has taken eight wickets in his first two matches for Lucknow Super Giants, arrived in India for the 2023 season with a solitary IPL appearance to his name, bowling four wicketless overs for…
Ollie Pope is among many within English cricket watching Ben Stokes at the IPL with bated breath. Despite nursing a troublesome left knee, Stokes chose to fulfil his commitment to Chennai Super Kings. Reinforced by a cortisone injection prior to travelling out to India, England’s Test captain is currently two games into his stint and even bowled in the victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, albeit an over that…
Former India batter Sudhir Naik, who played three Test matches in 1974-75, died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday after a brief illness, Mumbai Cricket Association sources have confirmed. He was 78 and is survived by his daughter. “Recently, he fell on the bathroom floor and sustained a head injury after which he was admitted to a Mumbai hospital. He slipped into coma and never recovered,” an MCA source, who…
Big picture – will KKR’s batting stand up? If a depleted Royal Challengers Bangalore attack could deflate the power-packed Mumbai Indians at the batting-friendly Chinnaswamy Stadium, imagine what they could do at a more pace-friendly Eden Gardens against the underwhelming top six of Kolkata Knight Riders. Against Punjab Kings’ bowling attack, which doesn’t look the most threatening in the tournament, Knight Riders were 146 for 7 in 16 overs, without…
ஜேசன் ராயின் வருகை கேகேஆர் அணியின் பேட்டிங்கை வலுப்படுத்தும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. Source: ESPN Crickinfo