Cricket

News Head coach feels India have made significant gains in building the fast-bowling depth for next year’s World Cup After the England tour in July, India’s head coach Ramesh Powar had underlined how lack of support for Jhulan Goswami was one of the many problem areas. After the Australia series, India’s second tour in the

Preview Both teams have shown plenty of spark in the UAE, despite their captains misfiring with the bat Big Picture After two years of missing out due to an inferior net run rate (NRR), Kolkata Knight Riders are back in the playoffs, and have done it in barnstorming fashion in the second half of IPL

News “I know where I sit within the team and that’s why my training has been tailored towards getting used to that lower order.” Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is preparing to bat in the middle-to-lower order in the T20 World Cup despite not yet receiving any indications from the selectors or captain Aaron Finch as

News The 21-year-old Sunrisers bowler had turned heads with his tearaway speeds in IPL 2021 Umran Malik, who turned heads with his tearaway speed in IPL 2021, has been asked to stay back in the UAE as a net bowler for the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. Umran had played

When Royal Challengers Bangalore bought KS Bharat for his base price of INR 20 lakh at the IPL 2021 auction, his T20 batting stats weren’t too flashy: an average of 17.80 at a strike rate of 106.10 in 48 games. He had been a more than competent wicketkeeper in domestic cricket and for India A,

News The former Zimbabwe captain and England men’s team coach joins Shaun Tait and Lance Klusener on the coaching staff Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe captain, has been named Afghanistan consultant for the T20 World Cup starting later this month. An Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) release said Flower, who oversaw England men’s’s title-winning 2010 T20

Royal Challengers Bangalore 166 for 3 (Bharat 78*, Maxwell 51, Nortje 2-24) beat Delhi Capitals 164 for 5 (Shaw 48, Dhawan 43, Siraj 2-25) by seven wickets What was essentially a dead rubber looked like slipping away from Royal Challengers Bangalore at 55 for 3 halfway into a chase of 165 against Delhi Capitals. But

News Mark Arthur and Martyn Moxon come under renewed pressure from former club captain Azeem Rafiq has questioned the on-going employment of Mark Arthur and Martyn Moxon by Yorkshire in light of a damning report into racism at the club. Yorkshire recently produced a summary of a report they had commissioned into the issue which

News The legspinner fills the spot vacated by Amelia Kerr who is unavailable this season Legspinner Poonam Yadav has joined the large group of India players who will appear at the WBBL by joining Brisbane Heat as their third overseas signing. Yadav, who helped bundle Australia out in the opening game of last year’s T20

News “We know that he heals quickly. He has proved that last year,” Morgan said of Russell’s fitness When the IPL stopped midway earlier this year, Kolkata Knight Riders were struggling with two wins out of seven, but in the UAE they have won five games out of seven to seal a place in the

Report Oman faltered in the 162 chase and went on to lose by 19 runs Sri Lanka 162 for 4 (Avishka 83*, Shanaka 51*) beat Oman 143 for 8 (Khushi 40, Kumara 4-30) by 19 runs An unbeaten 83 by Avishka Fernando and an assured bowling performance spearheaded by Lahiru Kumara saw Sri Lanka clinch

Report Ben McDermott and Charlie Wakim also made half-centuries for Tasmania on the opening day Tasmania 3 for 285 (Ward 126, McDermott 71, Wakim 62) lead Queensland Opener Tim Ward produced a classy maiden Sheffield Shield century to put Tasmania in control on the opening day of their rescheduled clash with Queensland in Adelaide. Ward,

Harry Brook gets low to scoop © Getty Images Hobart Hurricanes have signed one of the hottest young properties in English cricket with Harry Brook set for his first stint in the BBL this coming season. The 22-year-old had an outstanding season for Yorkshire in the Vitality Blast. He was the fourth-highest runscorer with 486

News Fast bowler will be available for Championship and Blast fixtures until July Shaheen Shah Afridi, the Pakistan left-arm fast bowler, has signed for Middlesex for the 2022 season. Afridi, 21, will join up with the Middlesex squad for pre-season training in the spring, and will remain with the club until mid-July, when Pakistan’s tour

News “At the end of the day, there are stats in this game, but you know if you’re winning World Cups, people will remember those moments more.” Before he made his Test debut, Devon Conway was asked about the landmarks he’d love to tick off during his career by his Wellington team-mate Logan van Beek

News Reports from the UK indicated that Joe Root has confirmed he will captain the side The men’s Ashes is set to go ahead this summer with England’s players reportedly agreeing to tour in a move that will green-light the A$200 million series. England’s cricketers spoke with Cricket Australia (CA) bosses again on Tuesday evening,

News Tom Curran drafted into England squad and Reece Topley added as a travelling reserve England allrounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup with a lower-back injury. His brother Tom Curran has been drafted into the England squad as his replacement and Reece Topley has also been added

News Wong turned down a holiday in Italy to replace Shabnim Ismail at Sydney Thunder, while Smith adds international experience to a young Melbourne Stars attack Sydney Thunder have signed 19-year-old England quick Issy Wong while Melbourne Stars have recruited left-arm orthodox spinner Linsey Smith for the upcoming WBBL. Wong was an extremely late addition