Cricket

News GCA says decision taken “due to increasing number of” Covid cases The remaining three T20Is between India and England in Ahmedabad will be played behind closed doors “due to increasing number of Corona cases”. The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) will refund the spectators who had purchased tickets for the games. “Due to rise in

News Batsman takes over from Joe Denly as Sam Billings’ deputy Daniel Bell-Drummond has been appointed as Kent vice-captain, taking over from Joe Denly as Sam Billings‘ deputy. Bell-Drummond, 27, joined Kent 20 years ago, rising through the club’s age group and academy system before making his debut as a 17-year-old in 2011. He has

Big Picture The third instalment of one of white-ball cricket’s most compelling rivalries resumes on Tuesday. England, laggards in T20Is for long despite having a World Cup crown, have torn down templates and laid down the marker in the Eoin Morgan era. India, winners of the inaugural edition, have only now realised the need to

News West Indies’ newly appointed Test captain has hailed his predecessor for doing a “superb job” Kraigg Brathwaite has taken over from Jason Holder, who led West Indies in 37 Test matches  Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indies’ newly appointed full-time Test captain, has said it’s a “privilege” to take over from Jason Holder. Holder,

Eoin Morgan said that he was pleased to have had the opportunity to play on a pitch that took England “out of our comfort zone” with both bat and ball in the second T20I in Ahmedabad, and that he expects another unfamiliar surface in the third game of the series on Tuesday. England struggled with

News Pitch for second Test, in Chennai, also rated average, while tracks for the other two Tests fare better The Ahmedabad pitch for the third Test, a day-nighter where India and England played out a two-day game, has been given an “average” rating by the ICC. The pitch drew a lot of criticism, especially from

Report India dropped Jemimah Rodrigues, which meant a first opportunity in the series for opener Priya Punia South Africa opted to bowl vs India Win-toss and bowl seems to be the mantra for the captains this series. It was no different on Sunday as Laura Woolvardt, filling in for the unwell Sune Luus for a

Preview West Indies have dominated them in the ODI series, but the final match offers a chance to redeem pride Big picture Sri Lanka’s tours over the past two months have a sense of haunting familiarity to them. Key players are absent due to various unfortunate reasons (on this tour, Lahiru Kumara couldn’t make it

News Management pleased with outgoing captain’s bond with his successor, Kraigg Brathwaite, and hope it yields dividends West Indies’ lead selector Roger Harper has insisted that Jason Holder remains an “integral part” of the Test side despite losing the captaincy after five-and-a-half years in the role. Kraigg Brathwaite, who led the side to a 2-0

News Captain also praises Jason Roy’s innings in straightforward run chase Eoin Morgan praised his bowlers for setting up England’s comprehensive victory in their T20I series opener by restricting India to a total that proved impossible to defend. The pace trio of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Chris Jordan made life difficult for India’s batsmen,

News Says India need to address the “lack of execution of the shots” they played India’s batsmen “weren’t aware enough of what we had to do on that kind of pitch,” Virat Kohli has said after the hosts managed a below-par 124 for 7 in their eight-wicket drubbing against England in the opening T20I in

News Pakistan name squads for the three formats for twin tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe Sharjeel Khan has made a comeback to the Pakistan T20I squad, for the team’s all-format tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe, after a gap of over four years, a period during which he was out of the game altogether

Report Laura Wolvaardt leads South Africa in Luus’ absence as the visitors make four changes in all with Trisha Chetty also injured South Africa chose to bowl vs India Standing-in for the ill Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and opted to bowl in the third ODI against India Women in Lucknow. This is

Five years, four stress fractures, one bout of surgery and countless injections separate Reece Topley, the England rookie who took part in his side’s wide-eyed journey towards the final of the last World T20 in India in 2016, from the seasoned, 27-year-old pro whose career could yet come full circle as England’s latest T20I campaign

News The Bangladesh spin-bowling coach backs “experienced” Mehidy Hasan Miraz to make a difference Bangladesh’s spinners can make a big impact in the ODI series against New Zealand, according to their spin-bowling coach Daniel Vettori. The first of the three-match series is in Dunedin on March 20, and the visitors will also play three T20Is,

Colin de Grandhomme missed the entirety of New Zealand’s 2020-21 home summer © AFP Colin de Grandhomme is in a race to be fit for New Zealand’s tour of England in June, which includes two Tests against the hosts as well as the World Test Championship final against India, after deciding to undergo surgery on

News Uncapped New Zealander a like-for-like swap after the Australian makes himself unavailable for the entire 2021 season The Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed uncapped New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Finn Allen as a like-for-like replacement for Josh Philippe who has made himself “unavailable” for the entire IPL 2021. Allen, who had initially found no takers in

The Ageas Bowl has replaced Lord’s as the venue of the World Test Championship final © Getty Images The inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final, between India and New Zealand, will be held in a bio-secure bubble at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton from June 18 to 22. “The decision, taken by the ICC Board,