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
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Shahriar Nafees and Abdur Razzak were felicitated at the Shere Bangla National Stadium © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Shahriar Nafees and Abdur Razzak have announced their retirements from all forms of cricket, making public their decisions after being employed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Razzak, the 38-year-old former left-arm spinner, has been appointed as a senior selector
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
Ireland have not played a Test since July 2019 © Getty Images No Irish first-class cricket will be played for a second consecutive season, after Cricket Ireland announced a revamped inter-provincial structure for 2021. The Inter-Provincial Championship, the Irish domestic multi-day competition, has had first-class status since the 2017 season, paving the way for Ireland
News Opening batsman is continuing to seek medical advice for the shoulder injury he suffered on Test debut Australia Test opener Will Pucovski may require surgery on his troublesome shoulder, which could rule him out of the remainder of the Australian domestic season. Pucovski injured his right shoulder while fielding on his Test debut against
News Anderson and Broad could be reunited in wake of Archer injury, as Moeen pushes for Bess place Joe Root has given the strongest hint yet that England could make multiple changes to the team that won the first Test against India. With just three full days between games, England are juggling their plans for
Joe Root’s attainment of new heights as a Test batsman is a vindication of his continued omission from England’s T20I plans, according to the national selector, Ed Smith, who believes that the ECB’s focus on player rest and rotation is a key reason for the team’s successes across all three formats. England’s 227-run victory in
One of Rahul Chahar and Shahbaz Nadeem might play in the second Test if Axar Patel isn’t fit © BCCI India continue to wait on the fitness of Axar Patel, who resumed bowling in the nets after missing the first Test in Chennai with a left knee strain on the eve of the match. He
News Former India opener says it’s “sad” that he has to take the step to deny the “baseless” allegations A day after resigning as Uttarakhand head coach because of “interference in team selection”, former India opener Wasim Jaffer has denied allegations – reportedly levelled against him by senior officials of Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU)
News Who was sold to whom, and who didn’t get a bid? The full list of players sold and unsold at the 2021 IPL player auction in Chennai. (Conversion rates as follows: USD 1 = INR 72; INR 50 lakh = USD 68,000 approx; INR 1 crore = USD 137,000 approx; INR 10 crore =