KL Rahul injured his hamstring during the Kanpur Test against New Zealand © BCCI KL Rahul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will play the next round of Ranji Trophy matches beginning on November 13, after missing the major part of the New Zealand series with injuries. While Bhuvneshwar confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he would turn out for Uttar Pradesh against Mumbai in Mysore, Karnataka coach J Arun Kumar said Rahul would join…
Stokes ton leaves India a big task
India 63 for 0 trail England 537 (Stokes 128, Root 124, Stokes 117) by 474 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:38 Compton: Stokes has worked very hard on his footwork against spin On the eve of the Test the Indian government discontinued the use of currency notes of denomination of INR 500 and above. The memo was clearly not sent to the England cricket team, who raised the first 500…
Raj, Krishnamurthy steer India home after spinners strike
India Women 133 for 4 (Krishnamurthy 52*, Raj 46*, Selman 2-11) beat West Indies Women 131 (Aguilleira 42, Gayadwad 4-21, Bisht 3-14) by six wicketsScorecard File photo: Veda Krishnamurthy and Mithali Raj helped India steer clear of a top order wobble © ICC/Getty Images West Indies Women will have to wait until Sunday to give themselves a shot at securing the one win they need to earn a direct entry…
Players chase share of new revenue streams
A new MOU for Australia’s players will soon be negotiated © Getty Images Players will be chasing a slice of Cricket Australia’s digital revenue, arguing the content could not exist without them, when negotiations for a new payment memorandum of understanding (MOU) formally begin in Melbourne on Friday. Ahead of talks that are set to be among the most willing since the threat of a player strike, in 1997, led…
Stokes ton takes England to 537
Tea England 537 (Stokes 128, Root 124, Stokes 117) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:38 Compton: Stokes has worked very hard on his footwork against spin On the eve of the Test the Indian government discontinued the use of currency notes of denomination of INR 500 and above. The memo was clearly not sent to the England cricket team, who raised the first 500 against India in India…
Herath caps series sweep with 13-for
Sri Lanka 504 (Dhananjaya 127, Gunaratne 116) and 258 for 9 dec (Karunaratne 88, Kusal Perera 62, Cremer 4-91, Mumba 3-67) beat Zimbabwe 272 (Chari 80, Ervine 64, Herath 5-89) and 233 (Ervine 72, Herath 7-63) by 257 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rangana Herath finished with 17 wickets in the series © AFP It took Sri Lanka little over 50 minutes to wrap up proceedings on the final day in…
Elgar hopeful Stephen Cook will fire in Hobart
Stephen Cook’s match tally in Perth was 12 © Associated Press Stephen Cook will be in the spotlight in the second Test against Australia in Hobart as the only South African batsman still to prove himself on this tour. Apart from Amla, Cook was the only other member of the line-up who did not get a score over 20 in the first Test in Perth. Fellow opener Dean Elgar believes…
South Africa wary of hosts at unfamiliar venue
Dean Elgar, who made a century at the WACA, expects Australia to bounce back in Hobart © Getty Images South Africa are not going to follow Graeme Smith’s lead and dismiss Australia as being low on confidence. In fact, they are bracing for a backlash from the wounded hosts. “If he has said that I’m sure that’s just his personal dig,” South Africa’s opening batsman Dean Elgar said. “I don’t…
Stokes leads England's assault on sloppy India
Lunch England 450 for 6 (Stokes 84*, Woakes 4*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jonny Bairstow chipped in with a brisk 46 © Associated Press A perfect session for England followed a perfect first day’s play as Ben Stokes banished the memories of his three ducks in three innings against India with an attacking 84 that was not over yet. England plundered 139 in the session for the loss…
Starc to play in Hobart despite injury risk
Mitchell Starc is expected to play in Hobart despite his limited preparation ahead of the series © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Australia have used Mitchell Starc‘s imminent selection for the second Test against South Africa in Hobart – in contradiction of medical data indicating he will be at high injury risk – as proof the tail isn’t wagging the dog in terms of selection decisions around the national team. Responding to…