Cricket

News Trevor Hohns knows that those players also involved in the T20 World Cup will get very little red-ball preparation Australia’s national selector Trevor Hohns has admitted to being “very concerned” about the lack of Test cricket the team will play ahead of the Ashes next season. With the tour of South Africa last month

News Will there be no South Africa in international cricket? If yes, why? Is there no way things can change? South Africa’s sports minister Nathi Mthethwa is on the verge of derecognising Cricket South Africa (CSA), and if that happens, CSA will not be the body that officially runs cricket in the country. That is

Report Pakistan replaced Haider Ali with Asif Ali, while Zimbabwe were also without Craig Ervine Pakistan choose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will have to chase in an attempt to stay alive in the three-match T20I series against Pakistan after Babar Azam chose to bowl with a debutant seamer. Twenty-year old Arshad Iqbal will play

News He is back to full fitness and participated in his first team training session on Friday After spending nearly three weeks in a medical care facility in Mumbai, India and Delhi Capitals allrounder Axar Patel has bounced back from Covid-19. Patel, who tested positive in early April, rejoined the Capitals on Thursday in Chennai.

News Sunrisers are yet to name a replacement for the left-arm quick, who played only two games this IPL Sunrirsers Hyderabad’s T Natarajan has been ruled out of the 2021 IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands the left-arm fast bowler had been coping with the knee injury he picked up during the Australia tour, which has now flared

Report The pair added 226 runs for their unbroken third-wicket stand, having batted together for 79.3 overs Bangladesh 378 for 2 (Shanto 155*, Mominul 107*, Fernando 2-75) vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh completed four achievements by lunch on the second day against Sri Lanka. They moved to 378 for 2 in an otherwise circumspect session in

News KKR captain Morgan said that from 31 for 5 in the chase, he didn’t expect the game to go so close MS Dhoni felt that he couldn’t really do much as the fielding captain when Andre Russell and Pat Cummins were putting the Chennai Super Kings bowlers to the sword in a high-scoring thriller

News “But he obviously has to go and have a scan at some point,” Warner said of Natarajan’s knee issue T Natarajan‘s knee issue is keeping him out of action at IPL 2021, but he has not left the bubble to have a scan yet as that would mean he would need to quarantine for

Report The home side went for Angelo Mathews in place of Dinesh Chandimal Bangladesh chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Pallekele. The visitors picked a rare six-five batter-bowler combination by selecting Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadat Hossain in

News Chris Silverwood assumes responsibility with Joe Root and Eoin Morgan alongside him Ed Smith is to leave the ECB with almost immediate effect after his role was made redundant. Smith, who was appointed as national selector three years ago to the day, has been squeezed out after a restructure of the selection process by

When Surrey play Middlesex in the County Championship this week, it will be the first time this summer that members have come to the Kia Oval to watch their side play. Since last week, tickets have been on sale to buy a lunch package for the first three days of the game, which will allow

News The city is the frontrunner to stage the Games in 11 years and could be confirmed by mid-2021 The Gabba is slated for an A$1 billion (USD777 million) rebuild before hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as part of Brisbane’s bid for the 2032 Olympics, officials said on Tuesday. Queensland state capital Brisbane was

South Africa’s international teams face suspension by the ICC if CSA is withdrawn as the national governing body © Getty Images South Africa’s cricketers have apologised to sponsors and fans for the administrative upheaval that has led to ministerial intervention into Cricket South Africa (CSA). National captains Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma and Dane van Niekerk

News Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine return, but Sikandar Raza misses out because of injury Sean Williams will continue to lead Zimbabwe’s T20I side in their upcoming three-match series at home in Harare against Pakistan in the continued absence of their regular white-ball captain Chamu Chibhabha, who has been sidelined with a thigh injury since

News The state finished bottom of the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup and will look to revamp their squad this winter Jason Gillespie has begun the process of revamping South Australia’s squad after their winless season by cutting five players ahead of what is expected to be recruitment from other states during the winter. Tom

News The Punjab Kings captain says the team bowling second shouldn’t have such a “huge disadvantage” because of dew KL Rahul, the Punjab Kings captain, feels there should be a provision to change a wet ball during the second innings of a T20 game, especially in dewy conditions else the bowling team faces a “huge

News Discussions have already begun, and the two are set to catch up again during the IPL AB de Villiers is keen to play the T20 World Cup in India later this year, and is scheduled to discuss the subject with Mark Boucher, the national-team coach, during the course of the IPL. However, he understands

News Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa can withdraw funding and no longer officially recognise CSA as the governing body of cricket Cricket South Africa will face intervention from the country’s sports minister Nathi Mthethwa after failing to agree on a Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) that will set out the blueprint for a majority independent board on