9:55 AM GMT It’s been a dramatic couple of weeks for Bangladesh cricket. Shakib Al Hasan was publicly blasted by BCB president Nazmul Hassan for not taking the board’s approval for a sponsorship deal before he was banned for failing to report bookie approaches. It all happened on the eve of Bangladesh’s tour of India,
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4:58 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Steven Smith and Pat Cummins will line up for New South Wales in their Sheffield Shield contest against Western Australia at the SCG on Monday but David Warner has been rested ahead of the first Test against Pakistan. Cummins was rested from Australia’s last T20I against Pakistan in Perth, but
8:00 AM GMT Cape Town Blitz 213 for 3 (Malan 99*, de Kock 35, Moeen 25) beat Jozi Stars 198 for 5 (Hendricks 80, Bavuma 38, Steyn 3-25) by 15 runs The season premiere of MSL 2019 was an evening to remember, as defending champions Jozi Stars nearly went the distance in their chase in
Kane Williamson has only played one game in the last two months © Getty Images Kane Williamson is confident that his hip injury is “settling” and that he will be fit enough to captain New Zealand in the first Test against England on November 21. Williamson, who has been rested for the ongoing five-match T20I
10:59 AM GMT The threat of inclement weather looming over the second T20I between India and Bangladesh in Rajkot has reduced with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) saying Cyclone Maha has weakened and moved to the eastern parts of India. The chances of the match starting on time were further increased as Rajkot woke up
6:09 PM GMT Vishal Dikshit The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has sacked two selectors – Pradeep Kasliwal and Sanjay Patil – after a controversy over the squad picked for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s domestic T20 tournament. While picking an inexperienced bowling attack as part of the 15-man squad on Monday, the five-member panel
8:00 AM GMT Toss India chose to bowl v Bangladesh India have chosen to bowl in the second T20I in Rajkot. Rohit Sharma, their captain, expected dew to set in later in the evening and make batting easier on a hard surface with a few cracks on it. Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh captain, said he would
5:16 AM GMT Varun Shetty Former Karnataka Ranji players CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi have been arrested on charges of spot fixing in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) final earlier this year. Gautam, captain of Bellary Tuskers, and Kazi who plays for the same team, allegedly accepted INR 20 lakh for “slow batting” in the
6:02 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Shakera Selman is back in West Indies’ squad for the five-match women’s T20I series against India, which begins on Saturday in St Lucia. Selman, according to a CWI release, sat out the ODI series as an injury precaution, “to ensure her full fitness and availability for the T20I
12:54 PM GMT Sruthi Ravindranath India are the top-ranked Test side in the world, and only behind England in ODIs, but they haven’t quite been up there in T20Is, where they are currently fifth in the ICC rankings. For India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma, though, it’s not something to lose sleep over. With the next