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Buckle up, it’s time for the IPL 2021 to begin! To get us started, we have Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, taking on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. Tonight we’ll see Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah facing off against AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal. If this blog doesn’t

News Romesh Kaluwitharana, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Varuna Waragoda, Uvais Karnain and Thalika Gunaratne round out the panel Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe will head a newly appointed six-member selection committee that will oversee selections for both the men’s and women’s cricket teams. Romesh Kaluwitharana, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Varuna Waragoda, Uvais Karnain and Thalika Gunaratne round

News Pakistan coach happy with Babar Azam’s progress as captain, says he’ll improve further with experience In the three ODIs against South Africa, Pakistan’s strategy to extract maximum firepower from the middle order remained a theory until Hasan Ali, from the late-middle order, showed a glimpse of what can be with his 32 off 11

News SLC technical committee chairman Aravinda de Silva shares details of future plans Sri Lanka is looking to revive inter-provincial cricket in the latest attempt to create a more competitive first-class structure. Although exact details of the new competition have not been announced, chairman of SLC’s technical committee Aravinda de Silva has hinted that the

News The batsman is expected to make his Test debut against England after prolific limited-overs performances Devon Conway has had his New Zealand residency visa approved, which means he will be able to return to the country after the tour of England. Although eligible to play for New Zealand since last August, his residency application

News ‘Throughout the tournament, our batsmen did well, especially Fakhar [Zaman] and Imam[-ul Haq]’ Amid all the other accolades that Babar Azam and Misbah-ul-Haq will invite for their cricketing careers, what happened at SuperSport Park today led to a record that binds the two men together in a rare accomplishment. The 17-run win in the

News Both sides will likely need a bonus point victory to qualify for the final against New South Wales Western Australia have been able to stack their one-day side with Australia players for their final Marsh Cup group match against Tasmania at the WACA with both sides chasing a bonus-point victory to qualify for the

News RCB will be Maxwell’s fourth IPL team since 2012 That Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Glenn Maxwell will represent his fourth franchise in IPL 2021 points to his inherent inconsistency in the tournament, according to Gautam Gambhir. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Gambhir – who briefly captained him at Delhi Daredevils in 2018 – has said that Maxwell

After training at Emirates Old Trafford on Tuesday, Graham Onions, Lancashire’s bowling coach, stood looking at a picture of the celebrations after the club sealed Division Two of the County Championship by beating Middlesex in September 2019. “That was my last game,” he noted to Saqib Mahmood, following his retirement from the professional game. After

News Head admits to “mixed emotions” about six months on the road; Handscomb “pumped” to get going Travis Head has admitted he has “mixed emotions” about travelling to England to play county cricket for Sussex this month, balancing the opportunity to remind the Australia selectors of his Ashes credentials with the prospect of spending six

The Australian season has not quite finished, but there is an extensive list of players who are headed overseas to the IPL – some continuing their deals from last season, some moving franchises, and others either fresh to the tournament or returning after a gap. Dan Christian (Royal Challengers Bangalore) “Old blokes win stuff,” is

News The Delhi Capitals’ coach hopes that has changed “because if we can get the best out of him, he could be a superstar player” Ricky Ponting has been witness to Prithvi Shaw‘s fluctuating form from close quarters ever since his appointment as coach of Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) in 2018. And the Australian’s

News Team-mates and former players react to Fakhar Zaman’s blistering 193 The controversy over the manner in which his innings ended may have overshadowed Fakhar Zaman‘s innings on Sunday at The Wanderers. His 193 will easily reside among the greatest ODI innings played by a Pakistan batsman and perhaps even beyond that when taking into

News Temba Bavuma calls Pakistan opener’s innings “incredible… the best I’ve come across” For a little while, the memory may have drifted back to Abu Dhabi, over a decade ago, when Abdul Razzaq pulled off one of Pakistan’s most improbable heists against South Africa. In the end Pakistan – basically Fakhar Zaman – fell desperately

News de Kock appeared to gesture that the throw might be going to the other end, which led Zaman to slow down Fakhar Zaman took responsibility for the error of judgement in the moments leading up to his run-out, saying it was “my own fault” for not looking at the fielder. The Pakistan opener’s brilliant

Report Facing a total over 500, the home side’s chances rest on a extraordinary set of circumstances over the next two days Western Australia 0 for 46 trail Tasmania 514 (Webster 135*, Doran 123, Wade 90, Bird 64) by 468 runs Western Australia’s hopes of making the Sheffield Shield final appeared to have all-but ended

Preview The hosts will have to iron out their inconsistencies at the top if they are to level the series Big picture The first ODI painted a broad enough picture of both sides’ strengths and weaknesses in a way whole series often fail to do. Across exactly 100 overs of two mid-table sides jostling for

News Allrounder is in the team hotel in Mumbai, in isolation at a designated medical care facility Axar Patel, the Delhi Capitals allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19. Patel had checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on March 28, armed with a negative Covid-19 report. But he has returned a positive test since, and