“Our intent to score has always been evident but that has to be matched with decision-making here” • Getty Images and Cricket Australia West Indies coach Andre Coley says it has been a pretty steep learning curve for some of his batters against Australia’s attack, but he believes they are still in the game despite staring down the barrel of a heavy defeat on a challenging pitch in Adelaide. A spectacular century…
India batter Suryakumar Yadav has had surgery on his groin in Munich on January 17 for a sports hernia, a condition that worsened over time and required medical intervention. This is the second surgery he’s had in recent months after the one for an ankle injury he suffered during India’s tour of South Africa in December. “I want to thank everyone for their concerns and well wishes for my health,…
New Zealand and Otago opening batter Hamish Rutherford will play the last match of his professional career next week, in the Super Smash clash against Northern Districts in Dunedin. Rutherford will end a career that started in 2008 and in which he has scored 16,468 so far across formats. Rutherford played 16 Tests as part of his 130 first-class games and scored a 171 on debut against England in 2013….
West Indies allrounder Raymon Reifer has been cleared to resume bowling slower balls and cutters after he was suspended from bowling them in October 2023. Remedial footage of his action was recently sent to the Loughborough University, who have now cleared it. The same university had deemed Reifer’s action for those balls to be illegal when his domestic side Barbados played Windward Islands in Tarouba in October last year. Reifer…
Lunch Australia 144 for 5 (Head 41*, Carey 9*) trail West Indies 188 by 44 runs West Indies enjoyed an excellent morning on the second day in Adelaide to keep themselves firmly in contention. Shamar Joseph continued his spectacular Test debut and Justin Greaves claimed his own maiden international wicket, with Australia needing Travis Head to build on his foundation. Shamar Joseph added to his first-day success early on the…
Did Rohit Sharma retire out or retire hurt? That question hung in the air after a dramatic finish to the third T20I in Bengaluru, where it took India two Super Overs to clinch victory against a spirited Afghanistan side. The bone of contention revolved around Rohit, the India captain, batting in the second Super Over after seeming to retire out first time around. According to the ICC’s playing conditions for…
Winning over the crowds is a key tenet for success in India. So says Steven Finn, a man who was part of the last squad to go there and emerge with a series victory, back in 2012. England travel to India on Sunday dreaming of replicating that effort, which remains one of the team’s most remarkable triumphs in their history. A feat of planning and execution from head coach Andy…
Eisenhower Park in New York will not be hosting any international matches before the T20 World Cup in June, as the ground will be ready only by the end of May. The venue is slated to host three of India’s matches in the upcoming tournament. Announcing detailed plans on Wednesday for the New York venue, which will become first modular stadium in cricket, the ICC also said tickets for the…
The ECB will invest an additional £800,000 in wages for the women’s Hundred in 2024 in a bid to attract the world’s best overseas players and to close the tournament’s gender pay gap, with men’s salaries frozen for the third straight season. ESPNcricinfo understands that the salary cap will increase by 40% for each of the eight women’s squads, from £250,000 to £350,000, with the top three salary bands increasing…
In one of the most remarkable turnarounds in T20Is, India recovered from 22 for 4 to finish on a mighty 212 for 4 in the third T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru. The architects of this comeback were Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh, who put on an unbroken 190 for the fifth wicket, off just 95 balls. It was India’s highest T20I partnership for any wicket. Rohit and Rinku reserved their…