12:36 PM GMT Vishal Dikshit in Rajkot Adam Zampa wouldn’t have imagined dismissing Virat Kohli in Mumbai – for the fourth time in ODIs – would be the talk of the town even in Rajkot. As he arrived for the pre-match press conference on Thursday, everyone wanted to know his approach and mindset while bowling
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10:34 PM GMT Sophie Molineux has returned to the Australia side after she took mental health leave and the teenager Annabel Sutherland is in line for her international debut at the T20 World Cup that will culminate in the tournament final at the MCG on March 8 – international women’s day. In a squad that
7:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England allrounder Ben Stokes has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC player of the year after playing starring roles in the side’s maiden 50-over World Cup triumph and one-wicket win in the Leeds Test during the Ashes in 2019. In a World Cup final for the ages,
Ben Stokes produced the vital breakthroughs © Getty Images Big picture You have to hand it to England and South Africa. They may not often be the best two teams in the world, but when they go head-to-head – at whatever stage of their respective team developments – sparks cannot help but fly. The Port
3:14 AM GMT Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai David Warner extended his prolific summer across formats, topping it with an unbeaten century that handed India a drubbing in the opening ODI of the series in Mumbai on Tuesday. Warner’s 18th ODI century was his fourth across formats since the summer started for him back home. Before
6:53 PM GMT The fastest ball Anrich Nortje has bowled clocked in at “something 150,” but who’s actually counting? Not him. At least not, all of the time. “It [checking the speed gun] is not something I aim to do but once the blood gets flowing it is nice to see it on the big
12:47 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Rishabh Pant has been diagnosed with concussion, resulting in his not being able to take the field for the second half of the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai. The 22-year old wicketkeeper was struck on the head by a bouncer from Mitchell Starc in the 44th over, a ricochet
2:52 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff January 14: India v Australia in Mumbai Our XI: Rohit Sharma (vice-capt), David Warner, Virat Kohli (capt), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Kedar Jadhav, Alex Carey (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about a late injury (or
A smiling Mark Wood looks on during England nets at St George’s Park © Getty Images Mark Wood would appear to have given himself an excellent chance of playing in the third Test with a blistering bowling performance in the nets on Monday. Wood, who has not played a match since the World Cup final
8:00 AM GMT Chattogram Challengers 147 for 3 (Gayle 38, Mahmudullah 34*) beat Dhaka Platoon 144 for 8 (Shadab 64*, Emrit 3-23) by seven wickets Chattogram Challengers ensured themselves a second crack at the BPL final, after they beat Dhaka Platoon by seven wickets, in the Eliminator match. Rayad Emrit, Rubel Hossain and Nasum Ahmed