11:07 PM IST Salary bands in the Hundred are set to be cut by up to 20% for men’s players when the competition launches in 2021. Players were due to earn between £30,000 and £125,000 in the competition this year before the Covid-19 pandemic forced its postponement. Details are still being ironed out, but the
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Abbas had been due to play nine Championship matches for Nottinghamshire © AFP via Getty Images Nottinghamshire have cancelled Mohammad Abbas‘ contract with the club, but held out hope that he would be able to represent them at some point in the future. Abbas had been contracted to play nine County Championship fixtures before the
10:17 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Rajinder Goel, the highest wicket-taker in the history of the Ranji Trophy with 637 strikes, has passed away at the age of 77 after a prolonged illness. In all, the Haryana left-arm spinner took 750 wickets in 157 first-class matches from 1958-59 to 1984-85. He bagged an incredible 53 five-fors
9:27 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner has said that the Australian players who are part of the Indian Premier League would be open to travelling to India for the tournament, subject to getting clearance from Cricket Australia and the Australian government. The timing of this year’s IPL could hinge on whether the T20 World
3:38 PM IST Amar Virdi has “responded extremely well” to the challenge of improving his fitness, according to Surrey’s new head coach, Vikram Solanki. Although only 21 years old, Virdi has long been seen as one of the most exciting spin-bowling prospects in the English game. He was a key part of Surrey’s County Championship-winning
10:07 PM IST Cricket South Africa has come under severe criticism from the country’s minister of sport, art and culture Nathi Mthethwa who questioned the organisation’s commitment to transformation at a parliamentary briefing on Friday. Despite CSA exceeding their transformation targets on the field for the 2018-19 season, Mtethwa was concerned that several senior positions
10:12 PM IST Roston Chase has played as much of a part as any of his team-mates in West Indies’ recent improvements as a Test side. He has scored five hundreds since his debut in 2016, including a six-hour rearguard against India in his second Test, and another in his last encounter with England. Two
4:02 PM IST Mashrafe Mortaza has tested positive for Covid-19 following tests last week. Mortaza, 36, is currently in the capital Dhaka. Mortaza has been quite active with humanitarian efforts during the pandemic, although it is not known how he contracted the virus. Covid-19 cases have crossed 100,000 in Bangladesh with the government now planning
12:28 AM IST The IPL has convened a meeting of its Governing Council next week to “review various sponsorship deals” for the tournament following tensions this week on the India-China border. The move reflects the fact that the IPL’s main sponsors, including title sponsor Vivo, have Chinese ownership or links. While there has been tension
10:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Irfan Pathan burst onto the international scene as a teenager full of promise, swing and runs, but played his last international match just before turning 28, in October 2012. Pathan, who retired from the game only in January this year, finished with 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is. He
Play 02:22 I’d love England-Ireland ODIs to go ahead – Paul Stirling Ireland have appointed Paul Stirling as vice-captain, providing support to Andy Balbirnie after he took charge across all formats last year. Stirling is one of Ireland’s most-experienced players, capped 117 times in ODIs and 78 times in T20Is, as well as playing all
9:10 PM IST Shannon Gabriel believes that his controversial comments to Joe Root during the St Lucia Test in February 2019, were “blown way out of proportion” and says he will not hold back in the coming series, if given the opportunity to play. Gabriel was handed a four-match ban, and issued an “unreserved apology”,
8:20 PM IST Having originally been content to make a name for himself in white-ball cricket, fast bowler Haris Rauf has expressed his desire to play Test cricket for Pakistan after finding himself in the 29-man squad set to tour England later this year. Rauf was a great hit at the Big Bash League (BBL),
11:06 AM IST Australia’s scheduled series against Zimbabwe in the top end in August looks certain to be cancelled after the head coach Justin Langer indicated he was planning to have the team ready to play by September in anticipation of a possible white-ball tour of England. On the day after Cricket Australia announced redundancies
10:54 PM IST England supporters might have been given a little glimpse into the future with the naming of this “training group” ahead of the West Indies series. While few of the new faces may make the Test team this July, they could well become more familiar in the months and years ahead. For as
Kraigg Brathwaite works one on the leg side © AFP Kraigg Brathwaite has engaged the help of West Indies great Desmond Haynes as he seeks to rediscover the form that saw him narrowly miss scoring twin centuries against England at Headingley in 2017. Both opening batsmen from Barbados, Brathwaite and Haynes have worked together previously
2:58 PM IST Cricket South Africa (CSA) have combined their return to training and play plans with an exhibition event in collaboration with a new company, 3T, which aims to introduce an experimental format that can be played post-lockdown. The showpiece will feature three teams – Kingfishers, Hawks, and Eagles – who will all play
11:42 PM IST Cricket South Africa is expecting the first part of the forensic audit into its affairs by Friday, which may determine whether suspended CEO Thabang Moroe will face disciplinary charges over allegations of misconduct. CSA President Chris Nenzani confirmed that Moroe’s suspension in December 2019 was directly linked to the audit and promised