5:13 AM ET Rishabh Pant will fly in this week to join the Indian squad as a cover for Shikhar Dhawan, who suffered a hairline fracture after being hit on the left thumb against Australia on Sunday. Pant was one of the five stand-bys announced by the selectors in April while announcing the 15-man squad
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8:29 PM ET Australian cricket’s prime time broadcast footprint is to be vastly expanded as the WBBL launches its first standalone tournament from October 18 to December 8. Twenty-three of the 59 games will be shown on free-to-air network Seven and the subscription broadcaster Fox Sports, with the vast majority programmed for Friday nights, Saturdays
3:00 AM ET Northamptonshire 254 for 6 (Vasconcelos 105*) lead Durham 253 (Raine 82, Carse 77*) by 1 run When Alex Wakely pondered his resignation as Northants captain, he would have imagined the day when the burden upon him would finally be released and he would walk to the crease, bat in hand, without a
4:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shikhar Dhawan is likely to miss India’s next two matches, against New Zealand and Pakistan, after having picked up a suspected hairline fracture on his left thumb. ESPNcricinfo understands Dhawan – who scored a century in his last match – has gone to Leeds to undergo scans, and a final
8:33 PM ET Whatever else you might say about Chandika Hathurusingha, the man does not do incognito. If you have paid him any attention over the past few years, chances are you have an opinion. More than likely, it is mighty sharp. “He has great cricket knowledge,” is something people say of him. Well that
2:42 PM ET Faf du Plessis insists that the furore surrounding AB de Villiers‘ proposed return from international retirement has not been a factor in the team’s disjointed display in the World Cup to date, and in fact he believes it could be the sort of issue that draws the squad closer together as they
4:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Yuvraj Singh has called time on his career, finishing up after 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is in which he established himself as the best Indian allrounder of his generation – an explosive batsman, useful slow left-arm bowler and dynamic fielder. “I have decided to move on,” he said
Jun 8, 2019 Virat Kohli expressed his sympathy for Steven Smith and apologised on behalf of the crowd after the former Australia captain was heckled by the India dominated crowd at the Oval. Kohli was batting when Smith was sent to field on the boundary at one stage of India’s innings. Spectators near Smith started
3:00 AM ET Alagappan Muthu India 352 for 5 (Dhawan 117, Kohli 82, Rohit 57, Hardik 48, Cummins 1-55) beat Australia 316 (Smith 69, Warner 56, Carey 55*, Bhuvneshwar 3-50) by 36 runsAs it happened There was a masterclass in batting at The Oval. Shikhar Dhawan overcame a weakness to score 117. Steven Smith showed
7:19 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ashleigh Barty has praised the “amazing period” in her life when she was a cricketer in the Women’s Big Bash after claiming her first Grand Slam tennis title in the French Open. Barty, who has made regular references to following the World Cup during her time in Paris, stepped away