Cricket

News Sushant Modani credits coach for positive culture around squad after impressing on T20I debut At 16 for 4 in the powerplay, the prospect of a USA victory against visiting Ireland seemed highly unlikely. Which is why the stirring comeback produced by Gajanand Singh and Sushant Modani made victory so much sweeter. Singh, who was

News “If it made him do something different, I’m glad because the way he was bowling in 2019 and the way he bowled in 2021 was chalk and cheese” Former India coach Ravi Shastri is pleased that his statement about Kuldeep Yadav becoming India’s No.1 overseas spinner spurred R Ashwin to “do something different.” Ashwin

News Analysis Last year’s Test surface was very good after life has been injected into the drop-in wickets England would give anything for one of their batters to replicate Alastair Cook‘s 244 not out at the MCG this week. But the chances of that happening on the new and improved surface appear as remote as

News Fast bowler keen to defy injury “stigma” ahead of likely MCG recall England were given “a kick up the bum” by Chris Silverwood, the head coach, in a post-match debrief after their 275-run defeat at Adelaide Oval, according to Mark Wood, who is set to return to the side for the Boxing Day Test

News In the other semi-final, Tamil Nadu will be up against Saurashtra on December 24 Services have qualified for their first-ever Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final, thumping Kerala by seven wickets in Jaipur. The victory was set up by Diwesh Pathania, who picked up 3 for 19, and Ravi Chauhan, whose 95 off 90 balls ensured

News Over-rates cost them last time and they do not want to let any points slip away The motivation of making amends for missing this year’s World Test Championship final is an added driving force behind Australia’s push for an Ashes whitewash after they took a 2-0 series lead. Convincing victories in Brisbane and Adelaide

Report Avishka shares 170 runs with Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Dambulla fall short Jaffna Kings 210 for 4 (Avishka 100, Gurbaz 70) beat Dambulla Giants 187 for 9 (Karunaratne 75*) by 23 runs How the game played out The first century of this LPL season courtesy Avishka Fernando, along with the first 200-plus score of the

News “I think sometimes they put in so much work, it gets unnoticed, and it gets watered down by media.” Dean Elgar, South Africa’s Test captain, has stood up for the team’s coaches and management, whom he believes have not received the backing they deserve. Elgar’s comments come in the wake of the decision by

News The four-time champions have named a 17-member squad, with five additional players on stand-by Batter Yash Dhull will lead a 17-member India squad at the next edition of the Under-19 World Cup, to be played across four countries in the Caribbean from January 14 to February 5 next year. The Delhi man’s deputy is

News Veteran Australian has taken 589 wickets for his adopted county Michael Hogan, the veteran Australian seamer, will retire from professional cricket at the age of 41 following a testimonial year with Glamorgan in 2022. A late developer who made his first-class debut at 28 but has since taken 589 wickets across formats for Glamorgan,

News The 19-year old, who hails from Sialkot, is the son of Shoaib Malik’s half-brother At 19 years old, Mohammad Huraira became the second-youngest batter to score a first-class triple century in Pakistan after Javed Miandad, who was the 17 years 310 days old when he scored 311 for Karachi Whites against National Bank of

News Australia name a 15-player group for the Melbourne, Sydney, and Hobart Tests; Khawaja could be considered to open Josh Hazlewood has returned to Australia’s squad for the remainder of the Ashes, while captain Pat Cummins is available again for Melbourne following his Covid-enforced absence in Adelaide. Australia have named a 15-player group to cover

Report England are staring at an 11th defeat in 12 Tests Down Under England 236 and 4 for 82 (Stokes 3*) need a further 386 runs to beat Australia 9 for 473 dec and 9 for 230 (Head 51, Labuschagne 51) Australia maintained their vice-like grip on the second Test, ripping out four England wickets

Report England quick marks BBL debut with four wickets inside the first three overs of Thunder’s defence of 196 Sydney Thunder 7 for 196 (Billings 64, Sangha 39, Swepson 2-27) beat Brisbane Heat 143 (Bartlett 42*, Mahmood 4-22, Sangha 3-26) by 53 runs Saqib Mahmood made BBL history before Brisbane Heat’s tail saved some face as

News Head coach Phil Simmons will take temporary charge of selection responsibilities, along with the team’s captains in the various formats Roger Harper‘s two-year term as West Indies’ chairman of selectors will be coming to an end on December 31 with the board unwilling to renew his contract. Having taken up the job in late

News “We will discuss the situation with the NZ board if the quarantine is extended beyond December 21,” board president says The latest three-day in-room quarantine imposed on the Bangladesh squad in New Zealand has put the visitors’ preparation in disarray, ahead of the first Test that begins on New Year’s Day in Mount Maunganui.

News Aussies were one message away from probably needing to replace their entire bowling attack in Adelaide Australia were one snubbed text message away from probably needing to replace their entire bowling attack for the second Test in Adelaide. Captain Pat Cummins was ruled out on the morning of the game having been deemed a

News Dr Abhijit Salvi was in-charge of verifying players’ age for Under-16 tournament that begins on January 9 Age fudging could potentially rear its ugly head during the forthcoming Vijay Merchant Trophy with the BCCI’s medical expert, who verifies players’ age eligibility, stepping down nearly a month before the tournament. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Dr.