11:11 PM ET Nagraj Gollapudi The Committee of Administrators (CoA) has effectively put aside objections raised by BCCI office-bearers and many of its members in its final draft of a new constitution. The CoA has, instead, stood firm by the Lodha Committee recommendations and, significantly, also called for a reduction in the powers of key board positions. The BCCI’s main objections to the raft of administrative changes put forward by…
New Zealand inflict another collapse to seal innings victory
3:00 AM ET New Zealand 520 for 9 dec. (Blundell 107*, de Grandhomme 105, Roach 3-85) beat West Indies 134 (Wagner 7-39) and 319 (Brathwaite 91, Hetmyer 66, Henry 3-57, de Grandhomme 2-40) by an innings and 67 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Neil Wagner rejoices after having Roston Chase caught at leg slip Marty MelvilleAFP/Getty Images The defiance that West Indies had found on day three wilted, their wickets fell…
New Zealand chip away with new ball, resume march towards win
3:00 AM ET Lunch West Indies 286 for 5 (Ambris 18*, Dowrich 3*, Henry 3-57) and 134 trail New Zealand 520 for 9 by 100 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult is mobbed after he dismissed Shai Hope Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite‘s resistance was ended, Shai Hope was caught at gully, and New Zealand resumed their march towards a big win, on the fourth morning in Wellington. West Indies, still…
Mithun, bowlers put Rangpur in the playoffs
3:00 AM ET Rangpur Riders 147 for 6 (Mithun 50*, Archer 2-28) v Khulna Titans 128 for 8 (Klinger 44, Bopara 2-4) by 19 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Mithun plays a flick Raton Gomes/BCB Rangpur Riders, led by Mohammad Mithun‘s punchy 50 not out, rallied to beat Khulna Titans by 19 runs and seal their place in the playoffs. Despite the loss, Khulna were also through along with Dhaka Dynamites…
Ashes must be a Stokes no-go zone – Pietersen
10:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kevin Pietersen has become the first major England player, past or present, to state publically that Ben Stokes should play no part in the Ashes – and he has even reopened old wounds with his former adversary Andrew Strauss by suggesting that Strauss’ job could be is in jeopardy because of the issue. The Crown Prosecution will decide whether charges will be brought against Stokes…
Uncomfortable Bayliss would like stump mics 'turned down'
‘I’d like to see stump mics turned down’ – Bayliss (1:29) England head coach Trevor Bayliss said he did not like the amount of sledging going on in the Ashes but acknowledged it was part of the game (1:29) 9:51 AM ET England coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted he is not comfortable with the sledging that has characterised the early days of the current Ashes series and feels stump microphones…
England's death by a thousand off-cutters
9:32 AM ET It speaks volumes for the uneven contest in Adelaide that the groundstaff’s struggle to pull the covers on to the pitch in the face of strong wind was the most competitive thing the crowd saw on day two of this match. As England’s bowlers made Australia’s No. 9 look like Don Bradman (to be fair, Pat Cummins is a terrific cricketer), as Australia’s selectors started to look…
'We had players coming off and vomiting' – Pothas
Play 02:25 Not normal for players to suffer like this – Pothas There were players vomiting inside the Sri Lanka dressing room. There were “oxygen things” used. Eventually they were reduced to only 10 fit and able cricketers who could go out and field in the Delhi pollution when Virat Kohli declared India’s innings closed on 536 in order to “get on with the game”. India felt the stoppages in…
Khulna opt to bowl first, bring in Klinger and legspinner Irfan
3:00 AM ET Toss Khulna Titans chose to bowl v Rangpur Riders Mahmudullah sends one down Raton Gomes/BCB Khulna Titans captain Mahmudullah elected to bowl first against Rangpur Riders at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. While Rangpur were unchanged, Khulna made two changes: they drafted in Michael Klinger and Pakistani left-arm spinner Mohammad Irfan in place of Rilee Rossouw and Kyle Abbott. A win will help Khulna Titans secure their place…
Kohli's 243 hands India massive advantage
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 131 for 3 (Mathews 57*, Chandimal 25*) trail India 536 for 7 dec (Kohli 243, Vijay 155, Rohit 65, Sandakan 4-167) by 405 runs Mohammed Shami is ecstatic upon removing Dimuth Karunaratne off the first ball of Sri Lanka’s innings BCCI Either side of a stop-start hour in which the focus of the Delhi Test shifted to the quality of the city’s air, India extended their…