Jonty Rhodes will join Sweden as their head coach in November © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Jonty Rhodes has signed up as head coach of the Sweden national side. According to a statement form the Swedish Cricket Federation, the move is part of the board’s broader plans to invest in junior cricket and high performance in the country. The statement also said, “Cricket is the second fastest growing sport…
Calum MacLeod joins Sussex T20 Blast squad as cover for Phil Salt
Calum MacLeod became the first Scotland player to score an ODI ton against England 1:42 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Calum MacLeod, the Scotland batsman whose brilliant century condemned England’s World Cup winners to a rare ODI defeat in 2018, has signed for Sussex for the Vitality Blast. MacLeod, 31, has previously played for Warwickshire, Durham and most recently, Derbyshire. He comes into Sussex’s squad to replace Phil Salt, who has…
KKR's Venky Mysore open to the idea of postponing mega IPL auction
1:13 PM IST Shashank Kishore Is it a good idea to postpone the “mega” IPL auction, scheduled to be held ahead of the 2021 season, by a year? A number of franchises have brought this point up for discussion with the IPL, and Venky Mysore, chief executive of Kolkata Knight Riders, believes it isn’t a bad suggestion in principle. As things stand, given the 2020 edition is being held five…
Cricket Australia investigates racist abuse towards Dan Christian
Casual racism an issue in Australian cricket – Dan Christian (1:18) Dan Christian explains his experience with racism due to people questioning his Aboriginal heritage. (1:18) 11:41 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff An investigation is underway to identify and potentially sanction the senders of racist abuse towards Dan Christian on social media the day after the allrounder spoke out about the casual racism he has experienced in Australian cricket. Christian, who…
Kieron Pollard, Daren Sammy ready for 'David v Goliath' battle in final
Batsmen, not pitches, reasons for low CPL scores, captains say (2:22) Kieron Pollard wants to see West Indies batsman adapt to pitches far better than they’ve done in the CPL (2:22) 9:18 AM IST Deivarayan Muthu Daren Sammy: “I see TKR as Goliath. They are the Goliath of the tournament, but like I said to my men: ‘don’t you forget that David defeated Goliath’.” Kieron Pollard: “How long ago was…
Jordan Thompson's maiden five-for sets up Yorkshire's ten-wicket win
1:27 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 252 (Tattersall 71, Thompson 62, Brook 53) and 37 for 0 beat Leicestershire 124 (Coad 5-18) and 161 (Ackermann 47, Thompson 5-31) by 10 wickets Yorkshire wrapped up a 10-wicket victory over Leicestershire shortly after lunch on day four at Emerald Headingley. The unbeaten White Rose, boosted by Jordan Thompson‘s maiden five-wicket haul, secured their third win to go with two draws and…
Young bowlers seal Lancashire win after Derbyshire batsmen make them sweat
12:14 AM IST Paul Edwards Lancashire 219 (Bohannon 94) and 356 for 6 declared (Davies 86, Jennings 81, Balderson 61*; Lamb 50*) beat Derbyshire 195 (Hosein 84) and 202 (Reece 69, McKiernan 52, Morley 4-62, Lamb 3-12, Hartley 3-79) by 178 runs This was one of those days when watching first-class county cricket on an outground is just about the best thing on earth. Some of us have always maintained…
Bob Willis Final to miss out on TV coverage
11:24 PM IST The final of the Bob Willis Trophy looks almost certain not to be televised. When the competition was devised a few months ago, it was hoped the final – a five-day match to be showed at Lord’s – would be something of a showpiece for the game. But with spectators still not allowed to return to grounds and a combination of practical issues preventing Sky from broadcasting…
Glamorgan dig deep for draw to take gloss off Ian Bell's Warwickshire farewell
11:18 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 203 (Root 51*) and 264 for 9 (Selby 73, Hannon-Dalby 4-59) drew with Warwickshire 186 (Bell 50) and 347 for 7 dec (Bell 90, Mousley 71, Hain 65) Glamorgan battled bravely to a draw in their final Bob Willis Trophy match of the campaign, as Warwickshire’s Ian Bell brought down the curtain on his 20-year first-class career at Sophia Gardens. Their valiance in…
Will Knight Riders be undefeated champions or Zouks first-time champions?
Sep 8, 2020 Deivarayan Muthu Big picture In a format that’s so fickle, Trinbago Knight Riders have been flawless, sweeping the league stage with ten victories in as many matches. No Sunil Narine? No problem. Left-arm fingerspinners Khary Pierre and Akeal Hosein have made inroads with the new ball while Tion Webster has filled in at the top with the bat. No Colin Munro? No problem again. Fellow New Zealander…