Cricket

News Green replaces Mujeeb Ur Rahman, whose stint has been delayed to second half by visa, travel issues Chris Green, the off-spinning all-rounder, will join Middlesex for the first half of the T20 Blast as a replacement for Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Mujeeb’s stint with the club has been delayed until the second half

News “But at the end of the day, I’m not being ungrateful, I’m grateful that we’re still playing, we’re still doing our job” Bubble life has “definitely taken a toll” on West Indies allrounder Andre Russell because of the restrictions, quarantine rules imposed on players as more and more international series and T20 tournaments are

News Having waited so long for Test debut, opener etches his name on away room board at first attempt Devon Conway has had to wait a long time for his chance in Test cricket. He moved from his native South Africa in his mid-20s to try to establish himself in a new country, then had

News “You’re literally going to the ground and coming back to the room, and you don’t have a space where you can just disconnect from the game” Virat Kohli believes that mental health management will become “a norm of the future” alongside the physical workload management that is already prevalent in cricket. The India captain

News All tournaments over the next cycle starting in 2023 will be selected by the board Hosts for ICC events will not be determined through an open bidding process, and instead will be selected by its board. In what amounts effectively to a u-turn, the ICC said after a board meeting on Tuesday that a

News Skipper reveals in-form batter has beaten Blundell, Young for opening spot alongside Latham Kane Williamson has confirmed that Devon Conway, the top-order batter, will make his Test debut in the first match of the LV=Insurance Test series against England at Lord’s. Conway, the 29-year-old South African-born player, has been preferred to Tom Blundell or

Joe Root keen to ensure moment is no empty gesture © Getty Images Joe Root has confirmed that both teams will “be taking a moment of unity” ahead of the first LV=Insurance Test between England and New Zealand as part of a wider commitment to combat issues around inclusion within the game. Root, the England

News The left-armer is excited at the prospect of using the Duke ball against India Trent Boult is eyeing the chance to “create a bit of history” as he prepares to travel to England to join his team-mates ahead of the World Test Championship final against India later this month. Boult opted to return to

News van der Dussen and Shamsi win men’s ODI player of the year and men’s T20I player of the year awards Quicks Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail were named South Africa’s men’s and women’s cricketer of the year respectively at CSA’s annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually on Sunday. Nortje became the 12th player

News Discussions to be held around discuss IPL bio-bubble norms, crowds, hosting of the ICC event among other things BCCI’s top brass, led by board secretary Jay Shah, reached Dubai via a charter flight on Monday to finalise plans for the remainder of the 2021 IPL as well as discuss the probability of the UAE

News Hockley stepped into the job last June following the sacking of Kevin Roberts Nick Hockley has been named the new permanent chief executive of Cricket Australia, having held the role in an interim capacity for almost a year. Hockley stepped into the job last June following the sacking of Kevin Roberts during the fallout

News Sussex coach James Kirtley praises seamer’s “ability to dissect batsmen” Sussex had tried just about everything to get Kiran Carlson out in their County Championship fixture away at Glamorgan earlier this season: he had made 127 not out in the first innings, and was 129 not out overnight heading into the final day, holding

News ‘When it comes to playing for India, it’s like serving your country, so personal issues, I don’t really give any weightage’ Mithali Raj, India Women’s Test and ODI captain, insists there’s no bitterness with head coach Ramesh Powar and that they have “moved on” from a public fallout in the aftermath of India’s semi-final

News Earlier, the players were forced to train in smaller groups after fast bowler Mindley had tested positive West Indies’ 30-member squad for the preparatory camp in St Lucia, ahead of the two-match home Test series against South Africa, has returned to full training after all players tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday. The players

Southern Vipers 215 for 6 (Wyatt 53, Gordon 4-35) beat Lightning 214 for 9 (Beaumont 57, Norris 3-47) by four wickets Danni Wyatt indicated that she wouldn’t be giving up her place as England opener without a fight with a rapid half-century leading defending champions Southern Vipers to victory against Lightning in their Rachael Heyhoe

News New Test captain wants team to play “more and better cricket” as they rebuild their red-ball game Scoring hundreds, taking five-fors and becoming more consistent. These are on Dean Elgar’s agenda as South Africa embark on a(nother) new era next month. Elgar will lead the team on a two-Test tour of the West Indies

News Seven Pakistanis will feature this season, including first-timers Haider Ali, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Amir and Azam Khan South Africa allrounder Chris Morris is set for his CPL debut after being unveiled as a first-round pick by the Barbados Tridents in the draft that was held on Sunday, ahead of the 2021 season, which will

News Bangladesh captain rues missing out on ten Super League points in the third ODI Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has rued not picking up the full 30 points on offer in the series against Sri Lanka after his side lost by by 97 runs in the third ODI. The home side had already sealed the