James Anderson is a doubt for England’s first Test of the summer, starting against Ireland on June 1, after confirmation that he had suffered a “minor strain to his right groin” while playing for Lancashire. Anderson did not participate any further in the County Championship game against Somerset at Old Trafford after returning figures of
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Sanju Samson did not have an answer to why and how Rajasthan Royals’ fortunes have fluctuated in IPL 2023 as they were skittled out for 59 – the third-lowest total in the history of IPL – chasing 172 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur. Royals’ top three of Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Samson have
Yusuf Pathan, the former India and Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder, feels that with Sunil Narine and Andre Russell not at their best consistently, perhaps it’s time the KKR management starts looking beyond them. “We should see how Narine and Russell have performed in the last three years, or how many match-winning performances they have put
Rajasthan Royals Played 12, Points 12, NRR 0.633Rem mat: RCB (h), PBKS (a)Rajasthan Royals returned to winning ways with a spectacular performance against Kolkata Knight Riders after five defeats in their previous six games, but they have little room to relax. If they lose to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, the maximum points they can
Nicholas Pooran said that he, and the Lucknow Super Giants team management, were waiting for that one over in the last five that would be bowled by a Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner, and that’s the one they were waiting for. It came in the form of Abhishek Sharma‘s part-time left-arm spin, and between them, Marcus Stoinis
Grant Bradburn has been confirmed as Pakistan men’s head coach for the next two years. He had held the position on a consultancy basis during Pakistan’s recent home series against New Zealand as well. Former South Africa cricketer Andrew Puttick has also signed a two-year contract as the batting coach. Strength and conditioning coach Drikus
It was arguably his most incredible shot en route to his maiden IPL hundred, against Gujarat Titans on Friday. But for Suryakumar Yadav, it was effortless because of “lots and lots of practice” before the game. In the 19th over of the first innings bowled by Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar stepped away to the leg side
45 overs Ireland 319 for 6 (Tector 140, Dockrell 74*, Mahmud 2-48, Shoriful 2-83) vs Bangladesh Harry Tector‘s career-best 140 powered Ireland to 319 for six in the rain-curtailed second ODI against Bangladesh, in chilly Chelmsford. Tector blazed ten sixes and seven fours in his 113-ball stay, guiding the Ireland effort after they were put
The roster for the UAE series, which will form part of the preparations for the qualifiers and will be played in Sharjah, also includes four uncapped players – left-hand batter Alick Athanaze, as well as allrounders Kavem Hodge, Dominic Drakes and Akeem Jordan. “Paul is a three-dimensional player, who can bowl the new ball effectively,
Rajasthan Royals 151 for 1 (Jaiswal 98*, Samson 48*) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 149 for 8 (Venkatesh 57, Chahal 4-25, Boult 2-15) by nine wickets Having restricted KKR to 149 for 8 after choosing to bowl, Royals chased down their target in just 13.1 overs, lifting their net run rate from an already healthy 0.388