James Anderson is unlikely to play for Lancashire in the County Championship before June, as he looks to manage his workload before England’s Tests against West Indies and Sri Lanka in the second half of the summer. Anderson has played four Championship games for Lancashire in each of the last three years. But England’s home Test season starts around six weeks later than usual this summer, against West Indies on…
Usman Khan, who recently reverted allegiance from UAE to Pakistan, has been banned by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for five years. The ban includes all ECB events during this period, meaning he cannot play in the ILT20, the Abu Dhabi T10, or any other ECB-affiliated competitions held in the UAE until 2029. An ECB statement said the decision had been reached after Usman was “found to have breached his…
Match details Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Jaipur, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – RCB stars looking for spark New season, newish team name, same old problems. Four games into IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have just one win. The top quarter of their line-up is full of superstars, but most of them are yet to fire, which has put immense pressure on the not-quite-superstars…
Rob Key is hopeful Jofra Archer will be fit enough to play in England’s T20I series against Pakistan next month in a bid to prove his readiness for the T20 World Cup in June. England’s managing director of men’s cricket also stated that Archer will not be considered for Test cricket until 2025. Archer is currently back in Barbados, where he is due to play club cricket as he steps…
The ECB has been warned by MPs to keep a close eye on Yorkshire in the wake of Colin Graves’ re-election as chair, to ensure that the club does not renege on its commitments to diversity and inclusion. Yorkshire were last year fined a total of £400,000 and handed points deductions by the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC), following their handling of Azeem Rafiq’s revelations of institutional racism at the club….
Karabo Meso, the 16-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has earned her maiden ODI call-up, figuring in the 14 for South Africa’s three-match series against Sri Lanka from April 9 in East London. Chloe Tryon, who missed the third T20I, has been ruled out of the series to continue her rehabilitation for a back injury. Annerie Dercksen, who was part of the T20I series that South Africa lost 2-1, has been left out. Delmi…
Kuldeep Yadav has picked up a groin niggle, which had ruled him out of Delhi Capitals’s previous two matches in IPL 2024. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Kuldeep has been advised rest as a precautionary move, but there is no confirmation yet on when he will be ready to play again. The injury is probably not serious, considering Kuldeep has been travelling with the Capitals squad and is currently in Mumbai…
Suryakumar Yadav will link up with Mumbai Indians squad on Friday. He has not featured in IPL 2024 so far as he was at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, recovering from an ankle surgery he had earlier this year. It is still not confirmed if he is fit for Sunday’s match, against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium. Suryakumar last played a competitive match in December, scoring a 56-ball…
The PCB’s medical management of fast bowlers is again under the microscope after it emerged that Pakistan and Multan Sultans fast bowler Ihsanullah had an elbow injury initially misdiagnosed, which has resulted in a routine injury turning into a significantly more serious one. Ihsanullah last played for Pakistan on his ODI debut in April 2023 and was initially sidelined with an elbow injury which the PCB medical department, led by…
Alyssa Healy was left delighted with the experience and knowledge her team were able to take away from the tour of Bangladesh with an eye on the T20 World Cup later this year. Australia completed a cleansweep of the visit, their first in bilateral cricket, with a 77-run victory in the final T20I and it was the fourth time their bowling attack kept Bangladesh to under 100. They will return…