Back in his first game as Chennai Super Kings captain since giving up the role at the start of IPL 2022, MS Dhoni has suggested that the pressure of leading a side had taken a toll on Ravindra Jadeja, and that it had “burdened his prep and performances”. Speaking to the host broadcaster Star Sports
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May 2: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, 47th Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Jos Buttler (c), Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna Captain: Jos Buttler With 566 runs in nine games at an average of 70.75, he is currently
Durham 223 (Trevaskis 88) and 169 for 0 (Dickson 110*, Lees 50*) trail Sussex 538 (Pujara 202, Rizwan 79, Alsop 66, Haines 54, Clark 50, Trevaskis 5-128) lead ) by 146 runs An unbroken opening stand of 169 between Alex Lees and Sean Dickson gave Durham an excellent chance of saving their LV= Insurance County
Derbyshire 368 (Guest 109, Madsen 70, Masood 60) and 170 for 2 (Madsen 58*, Masood 42, Guest 40*) lead Glamorgan 387 (Labuschagne 130, Lloyd 84, Lakmal 5-82) by 151 runs Derbyshire’s Shan Masood fell agonisingly short of a world record on the third day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Glamorgan at Derby. The
MLC (Major League Cricket), USA’s official franchise league that is set of a 2023 launch, is teaming up with the Knight Riders Group – principle owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and one of MLC’s lead investing partners – for plans to construct a brand new 10,000 capacity venue in Southern California. The proposed site of
Lucknow Super Giants 153 for 8 (de Kock 46, Hooda 34, Rabada 4-38) beat Punjab Kings 133 for 8 (Bairstow 32, Agarwal 25, Mohsin 3-24, Krunal 2-11) by 20 runs Krunal Pandya sucked the life out of Punjab Kings’ run chase, leading the way with the ball as Lucknow Super Giants defended 153 to consolidate
The inaugural Pakistan Junior League will be played from October 1 to 15, featuring six teams and 19 games, at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. It is also understood that, after the PCB invited corporate entities to be a part of the tournament, there were as many as 24 companies that came forward with a desire to
Kieron Pollard is weighing up offers to play in the T20 Blast following his retirement from international cricket. Pollard, who turns 35 next month, stepped back from his position as West Indies’ limited-overs captain last week after two-and-a-half years in the role but will continue to play domestic T20 cricket around the world. He was
Australia have named four squads – including an Australia A team – to tour Sri Lanka in June, with Test captain Pat Cummins rested from the T20Is, as legspinner Adam Zampa is set to miss the tour due to the birth of his first child. The visitors play three T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests
The bare stats will tell you Arshdeep Singh just has three wickets in eight games at IPL 2022. It won’t tell you how well he has bowled at the death. It won’t tell you how he’s gone from being a 130s kph bowler to a 140 kph bowler. It won’t tell you the kind of
Ben Stokes has been named as England men’s Test captain. Stokes was the preferred candidate to take on the job after Joe Root’s resignation following five years in the role. England’s leading allrounder, and one of the few players sure of their place in the XI, Stokes becomes the 81st captain of the men’s Test
Gujarat Titans 199 for 5 (Saha 68, Tewatia 40*, Rashid 31*, Malik 5-25) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 195 for 6 (Abhishek 65, Markram 56, Shashank 25*, Shami 3-39) by five wickets A 21-year old and a 22-year old made the entire world sit up and take notice. Abhishek Sharma carved up Rashid Khan. Umran Malik roughed
On a night of high-intensity, wildly swinging cricket, 22-year-old tearaway Umran Malik was one of the brightest stars. He claimed all five wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad took on the night, finishing with figures of 4-0-25-5 in a game in which both teams scored 190-plus. Here’s a run-through of his wickets. Chasing 196, Gujarat Titans are a
The leading fast bowlers on the county circuit are having their speeds tracked in the early stages of the Championship season as the ECB’s scouting and talent identification department look to improve the quality of data available before players are selected for England. While bowling coaches can use handheld guns that measure bowling speeds from
Virat Kohli followed up two successive first-ball ducks with a scratchy, chancy 9 off 10 balls; Glenn Maxwell fell to a first-baller; and Dinesh Karthik was run out in tragicomic manner. There was no let-up at any point from Royals’ bowlers. All of them performed their roles perfectly on a two-paced pitch that also took
Sanju Samson can be extremely frustrating to watch. While the going’s good, he can be exhilarating. But all too often, the fun doesn’t last long enough to be the sort of impactful innings one expects from a premier batter. That’s not all. Samson “is wasting good form and good opportunity to score runs to press
Allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka after he injured the small finger on his right hand during a Dhaka Premier League game. The selectors haven’t yet named a replacement, but Nayeem Hasan, who is the next in line, could be a like-for-like option. Chief selector Minhajul
Punjab Kings 187 for 4 (Shikhar 88*, Rajapaksa 42, Bravo 2-42) beat Chennai Super Kings 176 for 6 (Rayudu 78, Rabada 2-23, Rishi Dhawan 2-39) by 11 runs Punjab Kings completed the double over Chennai Super Kings, closing out a tight game for a fourth win that moves them back to within touching distance of