Rohit Sharma‘s return to the Ranji Trophy was a short-lived one – he lasted 19 balls and scored just three in Mumbai’s Group A fixture against Jammu and Kashmir at the Sharad Pawar Academy in BKC in Mumbai. Rohit, India’s Test and ODI captain who has been going through a terrible run of form, was the focus of a lot of attention in the lead-up to the game as soon…
Maharashtra batter Ankit Bawne has been handed a one-match suspension for dissent. The decision was communicated to the team ahead of the side’s Ranji Trophy sixth round Group A fixture against Baroda in Nashik. Bawne’s refusal to leave the field after being given out in their fifth round fixture against Services, prior to the white-ball season, put him under the eye of a storm, even though there appeared to be…
Former captain Michael Clarke has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Clarke, 43, accepted the honour on Thursday, nearly a decade after he closed the chapter on his remarkable playing career. He is the 64th inductee, with two further members to be named this season. Making his first-class debut for New South Wales at 17, Clarke captained Australia to victory in the 2015 ODI World Cup and…
Abhishek Sharma has had a blistering couple of years in the IPL and his elevation into the India T20I side has been justified by his performances, which now includes a 34-ball 79 against England in Kolkata. But he has also blown hot and cold on occasion, being dismissed for under 20 in eight of his first 12 T20I innings. With India having a plethora of top-order batters, all potentially breathing…
South Africa Under-19s 158 for 6 (Hansen 57, Ali 3-51) beat England Under-19s 156 (Vaughan 60, Bosman 3-4) by four wickets Daniel Bosman took three wickets in four balls as South Africa Men U19s clinched the Youth ODI series against England Men U19s with a four-wicket win in Stellenbosch. Young Lions captain Archie Vaughan top-scored with 60 but his dismissal prompted a collapse of four wickets in seven balls as…
Toss India opt to bowl vs England India will chase in the first T20I against England after Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to give his bowlers first go on a “sticky” Kolkata pitch, with dew expected to be a major factor in the second innings. Jos Buttler – who would have also chosen to bowl first – announced England’s pace-laden team on Tuesday. Suryakumar’s XI, however, features three…
There is no clear answer to whether India captain Rohit Sharma will travel to Pakistan for the ICC’s official captains call to ring in the 2025 Champions Trophy. The captains event, which as per practice happens in the host country, is tentatively scheduled around February 16 or 17 in Karachi, but the BCCI is yet to get any official communication on it from the ICC. “It [Rohit travelling to Pakistan]…
Amy Jones has insisted there’s still a “lot of love” for Alex Hartley within the England Women’s squad, as she sought to play down the row over Hartley’s claims that she has been “given the cold shoulder” by certain players during her duties as an Ashes broadcaster. England go into Thursday’s second T20I in Canberra needing nothing less than a win to maintain their hopes of salvaging a drawn series…
Sydney Thunder 135 for 7 (Davies 36, Gilkes 28, Curran 2-26, Mir 2-26) beat Melbourne Stars 114 (Maxwell 28, McAndrew 5-16, Andrews 2-20) by 21 runs (DLS method) Melbourne Stars had high hopes of chasing 136 in 19 overs, but lost regular wickets including Maxwell for 28 off 21 balls. McAndrew started the damage with a brilliant new ball spell and finished with 5 for 16 on a spin-friendly pitch….
Pat Brown claimed a hat-trick on his way to a five-wicket haul as the England Lions enjoyed a dominant opening day of their second tour game against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane. Henry Hunt was his first victim, edging more conventionally to James Coles at second slip, before Jack Clayton was bowled shouldering arms. The Derbyshire right-armer was then wheeling away to celebrate his hat-trick when Hugo Burdon edged…