Just as Gambhir left, India were bolstered by the return of the full-time captain, Rohit Sharma, who had been on paternity leave during the first Test. Rohit’s return into the XI could lead to a tricky question around the combination as in his absence, KL Rahul made a successful return to the top of the order in difficult conditions. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Coach and selector Andrew McDonald has confirmed Australia’s squad will remain unchanged for the second Test in Adelaide but there are some concerns over Mitchell Marsh‘s fitness following a humbling loss to India in Perth. The same 13-player squad that was selected for the first Test, which included spare batter Josh Inglis and reserve fast bowler Scott Boland, will be the group on duty in Adelaide although McDonald did not…
Sam Bates‘ secret to her best ever WBBL season at the Sydney Thunder was convincing herself her career was almost certainly over. Bates will enter Wednesday night’s knockout final against Hobart Hurricanes at Drummoyne as one of Thunder’s key weapons and leading wicket-taker with her left-arm finger spin. The 32-year-old will also do so with a fresh two-year deal in her pocket, ensuring Thunder’s most-capped player will be around until…
New Zealand and England will compete for The Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, honoring the legacies of the late Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe. The trophy, made from wood sourced from a bat from each player, in collaboration with NZC, ECB and the families of each player, will be unveiled on Thursday morning in Christchurch ahead of the start of the three-match series. The trophy was designed by David Ngawati of Mahu Creative,…
Jacob Bethell will make his Test debut for England at No. 3 against New Zealand in the first Test at Hagley Oval on Thursday, despite never having fulfilled the role in first-class cricket. As part of a reshuffled batting line-up following Jordan Cox’s broken thumb – who was initially set to debut with Jamie Smith missing the tour on paternity leave – the Warwickshire middle order batter will come in…
Bangladesh 269 for 9 dec and 109 for 7 (Mehidy 45, Litton 22, Roach 3-20, Seales 3-31) need another 225 runs to beat West Indies 450 for 9 dec and 152 (Athanaze 42, Brathwaite 23, Taskin 6-64, Mehidy 2-31) West Indies are three wickets away from clinching the Antigua Test against Bangladesh. The visitors ended the fourth day on 109 for 7 after they were set a target of 334….
Nottinghamshire have signed Australia allrounder Daniel Sams for next year’s Vitality T20 Blast. Sams represented Essex for the past three seasons, finishing as the Blast MVP in 2023 after helping them to a runners-up finish. He has also played in the Hundred for Trent Rockets, picking up a winner’s medal in 2022. “It was a priority for us to bring in an experienced overseas player who can contribute with bat…
David Warner, 38, was arguably the biggest name to go unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. Warner, who retired from international cricket in June, had entered the auction at a base price of INR 2 crore. After going unsold on Sunday, his name came up again in the accelerated round on Monday, but there were no takers for him. Over the years, Warner has been one of…
Bihar youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a left-hand top-order batter, has become the youngest player to earn an IPL deal, worth INR 1.10 crore (US$0.13 million approx.), from Rajasthan Royals (RR). Suryavanshi, all of 13 years and 243 days on the day he got his maiden IPL contract, has already played for India Under-19 and scored a century opening the batting against Australia Under-19 in a four-day game in Chennai less than…
Mohammed Shami‘s three-wicket burst carried Bengal to an eight-wicket win over Hyderabad in Group A of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Monday. Shami, who is playing his first white-ball tournament after last year’s ODI World Cup, took 3 for 21 in 3.3 overs as Bengal bowled out Hyderabad for 137 in 18.3 overs. He received good support from Karan Lal and Shahbaz Ahmed who bagged two wickets apiece. India…