IPL 2016

“I believe the time has come for me to make way for the next generation of players” © LPL Allrounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket, conveying his decision to Sri Lanka Cricket through a letter on Friday. Udana, 33, will continue to play domestic cricket, and will be available for franchise tournaments, starting with the CPL, starting in late August. Udana has not made public the…

Azam Khan made his Pakistan debut in the first T20I against England © Getty Images Pakistan batter Azam Khan was taken to hospital after suffering a blow to the head during training on Friday in Guyana. The 22-year old, who made his debut earlier this month against England, is learnt to have been struck by a fast bowler, and will undergo a CT scan as a precautionary measure. ESPNcricinfo has…

Report Captain’s classy 60 sets up nervy chase as Brave enjoy home comforts against Phoenix Southern Brave 152 for 6 (Vince 60, Milne 3-15) beat Birmingham Phoenix 151 for 3 (Livingstone 68*, Hammond 44*) by four wickets James Vince stroked 60 from 38 and Chris Jordan produced a late cameo with the bat as Southern Brave finally got their campaign up and running with victory under the lights at the…

News The England and Northern Superchargers batter said she wants to be a role model for younger fans on the field and off it Lauren Winfield-Hill, who leads the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, is one of several openly gay England players   Lauren Winfield-Hill has said that making her relationship with her wife Courtney public last year felt like “a weight lifted off my shoulders” and that she is…

Tamil Nadu won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy under Venkataramana’s predecessor D Vasu © NurPhoto/Getty Images M Venkataramana, the former India and Tamil Nadu offspinner, has been roped in as the state side’s new coach ahead of the 2021-22 domestic season, which sees the return of the Ranji Trophy. Venkataramana takes over from D Vasu, under whom Tamil Nadu enjoyed an unbeaten run to the Syed Mushtaq Ali title this…

‘My intentions are to cooperate fully with all requests made by the Ombudsman, so that the objectives of the SJN can be achieved’ © Getty Images Mark Boucher, South Africa’s men’s national coach, will make a submission to Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) project in response to allegations in which he has been implicated. Although CSA as an organisation will not comment on the SJN proceedings…

Danni Wyatt lines up a fierce pull © Getty Images Southern Brave 141 for 2 (Wyatt 69*, Dunkley 41) beat Birmingham Phoenix 140 for 4 by eight wickets A scintillating innings from Danni Wyatt enabled Southern Brave to chase down an apparently taxing target of 141 with ease at the Ageas Bowl, as the home side joined Trent Rockets at the top of the women’s Hundred table with three wins…

Ben Stokes will focus on his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from injury © BCCI Ben Stokes has pulled out of England’s Test series against India and will take “an indefinite break from all cricket” to focus on his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from a finger injury. Ashley Giles, England’s director of men’s cricket, said Stokes had “shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings and…