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News Will continue in limited-overs cricket Faf du Plessis, the former South Africa captain, has retired from Test cricket after 69 appearances in the format, saying that he had wanted to finish up after the series at home against Australia that was scheduled to start later this month, which Australia have postponed indefinitely. du Plessis,

England’s leading multi-format cricketers, including Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler, could be forced to miss the two-Test series against New Zealand in June, due to a clash with the knock-out phases of this year’s IPL. The trio, all of whom play for Rajasthan Royals, are the most prominent IPL players in England’s Test

News The remaining matches of the inaugural edition of the tournament will be played in Raipur in March The remaining matches of the inaugural season of the Road Safety World Series T20 tournament will be played in Raipur between March 2 and 21 with an extra team in the form of England Legends, while Bangladesh

Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the second Test Welcome to day four of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please

News Captain takes break after gruelling run of biosecure campaigns in UAE, South Africa and Pakistan Quinton de Kock will sit out of South Africa’s domestic T20 competition, which starts on Friday, on medical advice. De Kock has been given a mental health break and will aim to be ready for the Pakistan white-ball series

News There has long been a view that SLC’s existing constitution is unfit for purpose Former players Muttiah Muralitharan and Sidath Wettimuny are among a group of 12 who have submitted a petition in the courts seeking an overhaul of Sri Lanka Cricket’s “flawed” constitution. There has long been a view that SLC’s existing constitution,

News Martin Snedden replaces Greg Barclay on the board of the women’s ODI World Cup 2022 Former batsman Roger Twose has been appointed as the director of New Zealand Cricket to replace Greg Barclay, who was required to step aside after being named ICC chairman. Steve Tew, who earlier served as CEO of New Zealand

There was an air of apology to the naming of South Africa’s T20I squad last month, with head coach Mark Boucher almost forced to justify the inexperience of the men named. He explained that the visitors were prioritising the upcoming visit of Australia to their shores, and were keen to provide their senior players as

Welcome to day two of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 4.30pm: Stumps India 329 and

Welcome to day two of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 9.20am: #AskMatchDay – What’s a

Rohit Sharma went for his shots early on the first day © BCCI Rohit Sharma knew he needed to be proactive on the turning pitch rolled out for the second Test, and he prepared accordingly. Having been beaten in the first Test on a pitch that began to turn towards the end of the third

Welcome to day one of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local Stumps – India 300 for

NSW are set to host Victoria in a one-day game at the North Sydney Oval, before a Shield match between the sides at the SCG Darrian Traynor / © Getty Images Victoria’s squad for one-day and Sheffield Shield fixtures against New South Wales in Sydney will be travelling north on Sunday morning after agreement was

Malhotra will be in charge of game development and operations © BCCI Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra will replace Saba Karim as the BCCI’s General Manager. He will be in charge of game development and operations. Malhotra, who has been in the cricket industry for more than two decades, has also held senior positions at

News Left-arm wristspinner Jake Lintott signs first professional contract at Warwickshire, aged 27 Leicestershire have announced the signing of Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan seamer, as an overseas player for the T20 Blast. Naveen, 21, has quickly developed a reputation as one of the game’s best young death bowlers, with an array of slower balls and an

Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for the second Test in Chennai Feb 13: India vs England, 2nd Test, Chennai Pro Tip: Joe Root and Virat Kohli were the best batsmen in the first and second innings respectively of the series opener, played at this very venue. So, give them a high priority for this game too.

News Bangladesh are likely to leave for New Zealand on February 24, nine days after the Dhaka Test ends Shakib Al Hasan will miss Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand later this month as the BCB granted him paternity leave for the duration of the entire tour. According to BCB cricket operations chairman Akram Khan, board

Liam Livingstone has been recalled to England’s T20I squad for their five-match series against India next month, but Alex Hales remains out of favour for the foreseeable, in spite of his stellar returns for Sydney Thunder in the recent Big Bash. With the next T20 World Cup due to be staged in India in October