Cricket

4:15 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff CSA has made public its plans to tackle alleged racism in cricket in the country, its Transformation Committee announcing a sustainable response strategy project called Cricket for Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN). “The national outcry by cricket fans, the greater South African public and broad stakeholder groups could not

1:33 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Team White 88 for 3 trail Team Green 113 (Khan 5-37) by 25 runs Pakistan’s leading batsmen fluffed their lines on the opening day of their final intra-squad warm-up game before the first Test against England at Emirates Old Trafford next month. Experienced pace bowler Sohail Khan took 5

12:07 AM IST Kraigg Brathwaite has defended his captain Jason Holder’s decision to bowl first for the second match in a row, despite England putting themselves into a commanding position in the deciding Test in Manchester. No team has ever won at Emirates Old Trafford after choosing to bowl first, and the team that batted

Virat Kohli has a chat with Sachin Tendulkar © Associated Press Virat Kohli has credited Sachin Tendulkar‘s technical inputs, including the importance of “the forward press against fast bowlers,” to help him regain his touch after a dismal England tour in 2014. Despite managing only 134 runs in 10 innings on that tour, Kohli said

8:10 AM IST Shakib Al Hasan has admitted to having “made mistakes” that led to his ongoing ban from international cricket. In an interview on ESPNcricinfo’s Cricketbaazi series, hosted by Deep Dasgupta, Shakib said he wanted to serve as a cautionary tale for other players. Last October, Shakib accepted three charges of breaching the ICC

9:57 PM IST Jos Buttler remains a “vital” member of the England team, according to his captain, Joe Root, and the national selector, Ed Smith. Buttler’s position has started to come under scrutiny after a year in which he has averaged 21.26 from 12 Tests. But both Root and Smith have defended Buttler’s longer-term record

4:43 PM IST The South African national women’s squad will return to training on Sunday. The week-long camp at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria will serve as preparation for their proposed tour of England in September. Cricket South Africa (CSA) are still in the process of seeking government clearance for the tour, but are

12:18 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Anil Kumble, the former India captain, doesn’t regret walking away as the team’s head coach in 2017, but feels “the end could have been better”. He stepped down immediately after the Champions Trophy in June, where India finished runners-up to Pakistan, after his partnership with Virat captain Kohli became “untenable.”

12:24 AM IST Sir Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, is confident that the cricket-loving public will get behind next week’s #RedForRuth day at Emirates Old Trafford and help raise awareness and funds for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, even though the Covid-19 pandemic means that no spectators will be present to emulate last year’s inaugural

4:47 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sripali Weerakkody, the 34-year-old Sri Lankan bowling allrounder, has announced her retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, hanging up her boots after playing 89 ODIs and 58 T20Is since making her debut in 2006. “I have decided to call it a day. So I feel this is the right

5:39 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Australia women’s captain Meg Lanning will return to the Melbourne Stars for the next WBBL season following three years with the Perth Scorchers. The move had been expected for some time but the contracting embargo for the tournament was only lifted last Friday due the disrupted off-season with Covid-19. Lanning

12:10 AM IST Team Moeen 325 for 9 (Bairstow 127, Moeen 85, Rashid 4-65) beat Team Morgan 225 (Duckett 68, Moeen 3-40) by 100 runs Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali starred as England’s two World Cup winners outshone the rookies in the first intra-squad match at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the one-day international series

3:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Moeen Ali has been named as Eoin Morgan’s vice-captain for England three-match ODI against Ireland. Moeen, recently named as captain of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, is the second most experienced ODI player in the squad having played 102 such games. He has also previously captained England U19s and, when

3:32 AM IST It was telling that Ben Stokes was the first to reach the pitch on the fifth morning. The West Indies team were still in a huddle near the edge of the boundary. Joe Root, his partner, was struggling to keep up. Even the umpires were a few steps behind. But Stokes meant

11:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC has finally postponed this year’s T20 World Cup. Originally due to be played in Australia in October-November, it will now be rescheduled to either 2021 or 2022. Several members were eagerly awaiting any decision for the sake of clarity in beginning to plan their own Covid-19-hit futures. Some

3:28 PM IST Ashok Malhotra, the president of the Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA), has expressed his disappointment with Anshuman Gaekwad and Shanta Rangaswamy, the association members who are also part of the BCCI’s Apex Council, for not addressing the ICA’s demands. Malhotra, who made his displeasure public with a Facebook video a few days back,

3:59 AM IST Not long after tea on the fourth day, it looked as if this Test was heading, as Stuart Broad put it, for a “bore draw”. West Indies required only 38 more runs to avoid the follow-on and had six wickets in hand. On a slow surface, it looked as if they could

11:48 PM IST England 469 for 9 declared and 37 for 2 (Stokes 16*, Root 8*, Roach 2-14) lead West Indies 287 (Brathwaite 75, Brooks 68, Chase 51, Broad 3-66, Woakes 3-42) by 219 runs A new-ball burst by Stuart Broad has left England with sniff of victory and the chance to stay alive in