Despite the fact IPL owners make up half of the new investors in the Hundred, the ECB does not expect India’s male cricketers to be made available for the tournament, nor does it anticipate issues with players from Pakistan taking part in England’s flagship competition. On Thursday, the ECB confirmed it had entered into exclusivity agreements with eight partners to secure private investment in each of the Hundred’s teams, with…

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had missed the final cut for the Champions Trophy, is set to play for Mumbai in their semi-final clash against Vidarbha in Nagpur. Jaiswal’s presence bolsters a Mumbai side that already has a number of other internationals in captain Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Shardul Thakur. Dube is part of the non-travelling reserves for the Champions Trophy and will travel to Dubai if required. Related…

Who’s playing Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers BengaluruKotambi Stadium, Vadodara, February 14, 2025, 7.30pm IST Related RCB’s title defence hit by player unavailability and injury concerns WPL 2025: Can new captain Gardner change Gujarat Giants’ fortunes around? From home-schooling to attacking mindsets: how the WPL is changing life for young Indian women Pooja Vastrakar, Asha Sobhana ruled out of WPL 2025 with injuries What to expect: Mandhana vs Gardner No…

Mark Robinson has left his role as Warwickshire’s first-team coach after the club conducted a restructure of coaching and support staff. He will be replaced in the role by former Warwickshire batter Ian Westwood. Robinson was appointed in early 2021 and went on to lead Warwickshire to the County Championship title in his first season. They finished eighth in 2022, avoiding relegation on the final day, and then seventh last…

Vastrakar has been a “big player” for MI, as their head coach Charlotte Edwards alluded to during the pre-season press-conference, so filling the void created by her absence could be a challenge. Sisodia, the left-arm fingerspinner isn’t a like-for-like replacement for Vastrakar, but her recent form is encouraging for MI: she took five wickets across the semi-final and the final of the Under-19 World Cup, helping India become back-to-back champions….

Mohammad Rizwan has backed Babar Azam to come good with his form, as Pakistan prepare to take on New Zealand in the tri-series final in Karachi on Friday. Runs in that game will be handy, though the bigger goal of a long-term return to runs will be handier. Babar has struggled across formats for a while now and though his form in ODIs – arguably his strongest format – has…

Former India legspinner Sairaj Bahutule has been appointed as Rajasthan Royals’ spin-bowling coach for IPL 2025. He worked in the same capacity with RR from 2018 to 2021. “Joining Rajasthan Royals again is a tremendous honour,” Bahutule said in a release. “The franchise’s commitment to nurturing talent and playing an exciting brand of cricket resonates with my own coaching philosophy. I am eager to work alongside Rahul [Dravid, head coach]…

Tasmania 270 for 5 (Jewell 105, Owen 48, Wakim 44*, Sutherland 2-45) beat Victoria 266 for 9 (Rogers 68, Harper 50, Elliott 46*, Webster 2-41) by five wickets Mitchell Owen unleashed some more fireworks and Caleb Jewell cracked a sparkling century to lead Tasmania to a five-wicket One-Day Cup win over Victoria at Bellerive Oval. In reply to Victoria’s 266 for 9, Tasmania chased down the victory target with a…

“Of course, Virat was an option and that goes without saying and I know that the fans would’ve probably lent towards Virat in the first instance, but we’ve seen a lot of love for Rajat too,” Bobat said in an event in Bengaluru where Patidar was unveiled as the captain for IPL 2025. “Look, my point on Virat would be that Virat doesn’t need a captaincy title to lead. I…

Afridi was fined 25% of his match fee for breaching Article 2.12 of the code of conduct, which pertains to “inappropriate physical contact” with a player or someone else during a match. Related Agha, Rizwan smash tons in Pakistan’s highest ODI chase Pakistan’s first 350-plus chase, Rizwan-Salman’s record stand In the 28th over of South Africa’s innings, Afridi was seen stepping into the path of batter Matthew Breetzke as he…