Sri Lanka Under-19s 153 and 246 for 7 (M Perera 61) trail England Under-19s 477 (Shaikh 107, Flintoff 106, Denly 91, Fonseka 76) by 78 runs Rocky Flintoff staged a record-breaking performance as England continued to call the shots on day three of the second Youth Men’s Test against Sri Lanka at Cheltenham. Watched by his father, former England all-rounder Andrew, the 16-year-old became the youngest player to score a…
India allrounder Hardik Pandya and actor Natasa Stankovic have announced their separation, after being married for four years. “After four years of being together, Natasa and I have decided to mutually part ways,” they said via an Instagram post. “We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in the best interest for both of us. This was a tough decision for us to…
Fast bowler Harshit Rana, who earned a maiden India call-up for the ODIs against Sri Lanka, has said he owes much of his success to Gautam Gambhir “above everyone else”. Rana, 22, worked with the new India head coach Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) this year and, like Gambhir, made his way up through Delhi cricket circles. “I believed in working hard but whenever I used to get hurt…
McGrath, 48, will continue in the role of men’s head coach, a post he has held since 2018, but will now oversee all areas of the club’s professional cricket, including men’s, women’s, Academy, and Player Pathway. With Essex having been named as one of the eight inaugural Tier 1 teams in the new women’s competition from 2025 onwards, he will also work closely with the club’s new women’s head coach,…
Suryakumar’s first assignment is the three T20Is in Sri Lanka on June 27, 28 and 30, which is also the first assignment of India’s new coach Gautam Gambhir. It’s also seen as the first step towards building for the next T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in 2026. While Hardik is part of the T20I squad, Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Both Rohit and Kohli have spent time abroad with their families after the T20 World Cup felicitation event in Mumbai on July 4. There was speculation they would skip the tour of Sri Lanka and only return for the start of the home season in September, but they are now part of the 15-man squad for the series. India’s tour of Sri Lanka is the first assignment for new coach…
Deepti Sharma will return to the Hundred this year after signing for London Spirit as a replacement for the injured Grace Harris. Deepti played for Spirit in the competition’s inaugural season in 2021 and was an unused member of Birmingham Phoenix’s squad the following summer. The Hundred starts on July 23 with Spirit due to play their opening fixture away against Southern Brave the following day, but Deepti will miss…
The ICC has warned USA Cricket (USAC) it risks being “put on notice” for non-compliance with its Associate membership status, barely a month after the last game of a historic, first-ever ICC global event staged in the country. The USA was a co-host, with the West Indies, of the T20 World Cup in June, staging games at three venues as the ICC acted on its long-held ambition of breaking into…
Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Sussex, Worcestershire and Yorkshire will form the second tier of the new domestic women’s competitions in England and Wales from next year. The ten Tier 2 counties will play 50-over and 20-over cricket, with details of the competition structure and schedule for 2025 yet to be announced. Tier 3 status will be awarded to all National Counties who would like to participate in…
Toss West Indies win toss and bowl vs England West Indies have won the toss and sent England in to bat in the second Test at Trent Bridge. Both sides have made just one change each. West Indies have brought in Kevin Sinclair for Gudakesh Motie, who succumbed to flu after being named in their side on Wednesday, while England’s only change is enforced by the retirement of James Anderson,…