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Trent Boult will certainly miss the first Test against England next month © Getty Images Trent Boult will return to New Zealand after the aborted IPL instead of heading straight to England with the other Test players and could miss the two-match series although will still be available for the World Test Championship final against

Report England fast bowler bowls 11 overs without luck, as he tests his elbow after injury issues Jofra Archer produced a cautious but increasingly rhythmic day’s work on his return to bowling after his recent injury issues, as Surrey’s reserves resisted his advances on a rain-affected second day of their 2nd XI County Championship clash

A day after IPL 2021 had to be postponed because of the Covid-19 situation, all eight franchises have started to disband, with their players and support staff trying to find a way back home quickly. Most of the players from England have reached the UK. The Australians, the biggest overseas contingent in the IPL with

These were circumstances that, ordinarily, make cricketers question their life choices. A biting, blustery day on the South Coast, with a ragged wind harassing the bowlers in their run-ups and the batters in their stances. The first-team squad went through their paces for a while in the nets behind the square, but not a soul

News He tested positive on two consecutive tests, and has been moved to a designated medical care facility Delhi Capitals’ Amit Mishra has become the fourth cricketer to be confirmed as Covid positive since Monday, and takes the overall tally to seven known cases in the now-postponed IPL 2021. Mishra tested positive in two consecutive

News Sussex overseas signing yet to speak to Justin Langer since central contract omission Travis Head is yet to speak to Justin Langer after his surprise omission from Australia’s central contracts list two weeks ago, but says that the channel of communication with selectors Trevor Hohns and George Bailey has been “ultra-clear” regarding his standing

News BCCI is believed to be working on a plan that will minimize risks, especially in travel As Covid-19 cases emerge within the IPL, ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI is looking at minimising risks and moving the rest of the tournament to Mumbai. If the plan is executed, the IPL could be shifted to Mumbai as

News ESPNcricinfo understands that the Indian board has already sent ECB the NOCs The BCCI has granted four India Women players No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for their participation in the inaugural Hundred, the eight-team tournament which starts on July 21. ESPNcricinfo understands that the Indian board has already sent the ECB the NOCs and the

News The doctors are understood to have told the Kings that Rahul will be able to re-start all activity after a week’s rest KL Rahul successfully underwent surgery for appendicitis on Monday. ESPNcricinfo understands that Rahul, the India batsman and Punjab Kings’ captain, is set to return to the IPL bubble and undergo the required

News The batter pulled up with a calf problem while batting as the squad returned to training Ross Taylor limped out of New Zealand’s first training session ahead of their departure for England with a calf injury. He was batting in the marquee that has been built at the high performance centre in Lincoln to

It’s the Punjab Kings – minus KL Rahul – against Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals. We’ll see the likes of Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami and Dawid Malan take on the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso Rabada. Click here for our ball-by-ball commentary. If the blog doesn’t load for you, click here. Hemant Brar

News Punjab Kings play their next match later today against the Delhi Capitals KL Rahul has been diagnosed with acute appendicitis after being rushed to hospital following complaints of severe abdominal pain at the Punjab Kings’ team hotel in Ahmedabad. The issue “will be resolved surgically and for safety measures he has been transferred to

News The Royals’ overseas roster stands at just five members with Coetzee’s addition South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen, it appears, is not going to join the Rajasthan Royals in India for the remainder of IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that he got a visa to fly to India but failed to obtain a No-Objection

News All the updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog Tonight it’s Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians facing off against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Delhi. We’ll see the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard take on the likes of Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja and others. Click

News Brooks becomes county cricket’s first Covid sub in match against Middlesex Jack Brooks, the Somerset seamer, has become county cricket’s first Covid-19 replacement after Lewis Gregory was ruled out of the final two days of their Championship fixture against Middlesex. Gregory, who himself contracted Covid while playing for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super

News Pakistan centurion says the slowness of the pitch and the old ball forced the batters to score slowly most of the day Pakistan have a lead of 198 runs with four wickets in hand in the first-innings exchange with Zimbabwe in Harare, but the scoring rate has hovered between 2.7 and 2.8. Fawad Alam,

News As many as ten members of the family had tested positive for the virus Prithi Narayanan, R Ashwin‘s wife, has shared details of a “nightmare of a week” in which as many as ten members of the family tested positive for Covid-19. The update came less than a week after Ashwin left the IPL

As India battles a raging Covid-19 pandemic, the BCCI is preparing for the “worst case scenario” of moving the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup to the UAE. The marquee event, comprising 16 countries, is scheduled to take place in India between October and November this year, with the final on November 14. “I hope so.