2:39 PM IST Chris Nenzani stepped down from his position as the Cricket South Africa (CSA) president on Saturday, three weeks before his term was due to end. Nenzani has been under increasing pressure in the face of administrative upheaval and left his post within hours of the organisation firing its chief operating officer Naasei
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6:13 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sammy-Jo Johnson has signed for the Sydney Thunder in the Women’s Big Bash to complete a pair of off-season moves following her state switch from Queensland to New South Wales. Seam-bowling allrounder Johnson has been an integral part of the Brisbane Heat’s WBBL success with 38 wickets across their back-to-back
8:52 PM IST England 7 for 1 (Crawley 5*, Sibley 2*, Afridi 1-5) trail Pakistan 236 (Rizwan 72, Abid 60, Broad 4-56) by 229 runs More rain sent the second Test squelching towards a damp-squib draw, made even more disappointing by the fact that the small amount of play possible teased at an enthralling contest.
11:47 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sachin Tendulkar knew even before MS Dhoni‘s international debut that he was “something special to see.” Dhoni made his international debut in Bangladesh in 2004, under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy, and in just his fifth ODI, he smashed 148 against Pakistan after being promoted to No. 3. “I hadn’t heard about
10:00 PM IST Zak Crawley has warned of “life changing” consequences should someone be injured when playing in poor light. Crawley, who was recalled to the England Test team for this match in the absence of Ben Stokes, said that, in previous years, he had been as frustrated as any other spectator at the decision
10:13 PM IST Pakistan 223 for 9 (Rizwan 60*, Naseem 1*) v England Pakistan’s hopes of pushing for a series-levelling victory against England in the second Test, however faint or strong, were dented by a third-day washout at the Ageas Bowl. As every hour passed with no activity whatsoever on the pitch, the chances of
2:06 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The late Abdul Qadir has been conferred the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian award in Pakistan, by president Arif Alvi on August 14, the country’s Independence Day. Qadir, who died last year, is often credited as the one who revived the art of legspin in the 1970s and 1980s. During his
1:03 AM IST Danyal Rasool England might feel they have had the better of two truncated days in Southampton, reducing Pakistan to 223 for 9 after the visitors had won the toss and opted to bat. But wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan dismissed the idea Pakistan were up against it, saying their seamers had showed what they
Richard Kettleborough has been spoken to by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit © Getty Images Richard Kettleborough, one of the on-field umpires in the ongoing second Test between England and Pakistan, has been spoken to by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) after taking to the field wearing a smartwatch. Kettleborough was seen wearing the watch during
1:33 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s senior assistant coach Andrew McDonald will not join the touring party to England because of his contract with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Australia’s limited-overs tour of England kicks off on September 4 and will end on September 16, three days before the start of IPL 2020 in the