Harshit Rana, the Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler, has been fined 100% of his match fee and suspended for a game, for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Delhi Capitals. Rana will now miss KKR’s game against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, on May 3. Though the IPL release did not specify the reason for Rana’s fine, he could’ve been pulled up due to…
Former England spinner Monty Panesar will stand as a parliamentary candidate for George Galloway’s Workers Party at the next general election. Panesar, who was born in Luton and played 50 Tests for England, taking 167 wickets at 34.71, will be on the ballot in Ealing Southall. The constituency has been a Labour Party stronghold under Vivendra Sharma since 2007. Sharma currently holds a majority of over 16,000. Galloway returned to…
The ECB have made members of England’s T20 World Cup squad unavailable for the IPL play-offs and will call them home ahead of a four-match T20I series against Pakistan which starts on May 22. As things stand, the decision is likely to affect Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Phil Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Moeen Ali (Chennai Super Kings). Rob Key, England men’s managing director, spoke to the players selected in…
Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson have been selected in India’s 15-man squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup starting on June first in the USA and West Indies. The squad, announced on Tuesday afternoon, is led by Rohit Sharma and has Hardik Pandya as vice-captain. Yuzvendra Chahal, who was not part of India’s recent T20 international squads for the series in South Africa and at home against Afghanistan,…
Toss: Bangladesh opt to bat vs India Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and decided to bat against India in the second T20I in Sylhet. Both the teams made one change each to the XIs that played on Sunday, with spin-bowling allrounder D Hemalatha coming in for Yastika Bhatia, who was out with a niggle after being India’s top-scorer in the first game with a 29-ball 36. For Bangladesh,…
Chris Jordan has been recalled to England’s white-ball set-up as part of their provisional T20 World Cup squad, at the expense of Chris Woakes, while Jofra Archer is also included as he prepares to return to competitive cricket after almost a year on the sidelines. Related Jamie Overton back injury hands England T20 World Cup selection dilemma Rashid: ‘Things change quickly… we have the mindset of champions’ India’s T20 World…
Anrich Nortje will make an international comeback after a nine-month absence at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Nortje, who has been in action at the IPL, has been named in South Africa’s 15-player squad that will be led by Aiden Markram. Opening batter Ryan Rickelton and seamer Ottniel Baartman – both standout performers at this year’s SA20 – have also earned call-ups and are set to earn their first T20I…
Cricket Australia [CA] has reduced the WBBL season to 40 games plus finals to bring it in line with the BBL and fit within a burgeoning women’s cricket calendar, while also creating a new state-based T20 competition that will sit alongside the WNCL (Australia’s female 50-over competition) to create additional player opportunities for domestic players with payments to be raised. CA made the announcements as part of a ten-year Women…
Phil Salt brought up his fourth fifty at Eden Gardens in IPL 2024 to help Kolkata Knight Riders roll over Delhi Capitals by seven wickets with 21 balls to spare in their chase of 154. Salt smashed 68 off just 33 balls, with 60 of those runs having come in the powerplay itself. During that phase, he clubbed seven fours and four sixes as KKR raced to 79, which was…
Kolkata Knight Riders 157 for 3 (Salt 68, Shreyas 33*, Venkatesh 26*, Axar 2-25) beat Delhi Capitals 153 for 9 (Kuldeep 35*, Pant 27, Varun 3-16, Harshit 2-28, Arora 2-29) by seven wickets Having just hosted a run-fest where 262 was chased down with eight balls to spare, Eden Gardens reverted to a former template familiar to fans of its home team, and Kolkata Knight Riders returned to winning ways…