The ICC has banned West Indies batter Devon Thomas from all cricket for five years. Thomas accepted breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Thomas had been suspended for corruption in May 2023 when he was slapped seven charges, which included “contriving to fix” matches. The period of ineligibility is backdated to 23 May…
Can KKR end their 12-year voodoo at Wankhede?
Match details Mumbai Indians (ninth) vs Kolkata Knight Riders(second) Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Can Rohit Sharma get inspired by Sunil Narine? Unlike most other head-to-head clashes this IPL, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face-off for the first time this season, and at a venue where KKR wouldn’t even want to look at their record. In all these years at the IPL, KKR…
Rohit 'definitely wanted' four spinners for the T20 World Cup
India’s selectors picked four spinners in their 15-man squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup because Rohit Sharma wanted them, though he did not want to reveal his reasons for doing so just yet. “I don’t want to go too much into detail on it, I’m sure opposition captains are listening to this,” Rohit said in Mumbai. “I definitely wanted four spinners. We’ve played a lot of cricket there [Caribbean]….
Unchanged India opt to bowl in overcast conditions
Toss India chose to bowl vs Bangladesh On an overcast day in Sylhet, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl in the third T20I against Bangladesh. India lead the five-match series 2-0 and will be looking to seal it. India were unchanged from the side that played the rain-hit second game on Tuesday, which meant Yastika Bhatia, who missed the second match due to niggle, was…
Hasan Ali recalled for T20Is against Ireland and England; Haris Rauf, Agha Salman also back
Usama Mir and Zaman Khan have missed out on selection for Pakistan’s upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England, while Hasan Ali, who had last played a T20I in 2022, has been called up to the squad. Haris Rauf, who was injured during the PSL, has also been included, even as Agha Salman also returns. The squad, which was announced in a press conference conducted by three members of the…
Canada name uncapped batter Kanwarpal Tathgur in T20 World Cup squad
Canada have picked uncapped batter Kanwarpal Tathgur in their 15-member squad for T20 World Cup 2024. Tathgur, who has played only eight List A games, is one of the six new faces from the side that played against USA in the five-match T20I series last month. The others include Guyana-born seamer Jeremy Gordon, who had made his debut for Canada in 2012; 39-year-old allrounder Junaid Siddiqui, who last played a…
Marsh's hamstring on track for the World Cup but admits he can't afford a setback
Australia’s new T20 captain Mitchell Marsh has confirmed his recovery from a hamstring “is on track” despite initially taking longer than expected, although he admits he can’t afford a setback in the build-up in Australia’s first World Cup match against Oman on June 6 in Barbados. Marsh has not played since his last appearance for Delhi Capitals in the IPL on April 3 due to a right hamstring strain. He…
Deepak Chahar's injury not looking good, says CSK coach Stephen Fleming
Chennai Super Kings’ depleting bowling stocks have disrupted their balance as they enter the business end of IPL 2024, their head coach Stephen Fleming has said. Deepak Chahar, who had missed two games with a niggle earlier in this season, bowled just two balls on Wednesday evening against Punjab Kings before pulling up and leaving the field. While Shardul Thakur filled in for him and completed the over, Chahar didn’t…
Gaikwad admits CSK fell '50-60 runs short' because of difficult Chepauk pitch
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad pointed to dew as the chief cause for his team’s loss against Punjab Kings at Chepauk. The hosts got the worse of the conditions after losing the toss and were restricted to 162 for 7 with only one of their nine batters scoring at a strike rate of over 150. “Probably I would say 50-60 runs short,” Gaikwad said upon being asked about their…
Brar and Chahar go into CSK's den and spin them out
Punjab Kings 163 for 3 (Bairstow 46, Rossouw 43) beat Chennai Super Kings 162 for 7 (Gaikwad 62, Rahane 29, Chahar 2-16, Brar 2-17) by seven wickets Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to retain a slim, outside chance at making the playoffs. They have also become the second team to beat CSK five…