1:38 PM ET New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne is understood to have pulled out of the IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands Milne, who was signed by Mumbai Indians at the IPL auction for INR 75 lakhs (USD 104,000 approx on the day of auction), has a swollen heel. Milne’s pullout means Mumbai have lost a second
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3:00 AM ET Big Picture Unless you’re totally invested in the IPL – or any league for that matter – it can at times be hard to remember games that have finished even as recently as 48 hours ago. But in a hectic calendar and the usual haze of fours and sixes, this giant of
9:32 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Haidee Tiffen has decided not to reapply for the head coach role of the New Zealand women’s team after opting to stand down from the recent tour of Australia following an NZC review into performance. Tiffen had said she was not in the right frame of mind to coach the
1:04 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cameron Bancroft will captain Durham as he continues his comeback from a ban for his part in the Australian ball-tampering scandal. Bancroft, who was suspended for nine months over his role in the affair against South Africa at Newlands, which saw Steve Smith and David Warner banned for one year,
Mar 20, 2019 Alex Malcolm New South Wales 7 for 311 (Larkin 67, Hughes 61) v Tasmania Half-centuries from New South Wales openers Daniel Hughes and Nick Larkin helped the Blues push beyond 300 on a vital opening day against Tasmania in Hobart. Needing a victory to all-but assure a spot in the Shield final
1:46 PM ET A slice of luck – a dropped catch to be exact – could well have saved, and extended, Rahul Dravid‘s career, the man himself reckoned at the launch of ESPNcricinfo’s Superstats, a set of new-age metrics for a more nuanced understanding of the modern game. Dravid spoke about how a top-edge off
12:32 PM ET Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is going to open in all their games in the coming IPL. Speaking at the team’s pre-season media interaction, Rohit said that this move was partially because he opens for India and the World Cup follows immediately after the IPL. “I have in
7:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fit again, Hardik joins Mumbai Indians India allrounder Hardik Pandya has regained full fitness and has joined Mumbai Indians’ preparatory camp which started on Tuesday. Hardik had been rested by the Indian team management for the entire limited overs series against Australia due to “lower back stiffness.” During the time
shares Stephen Fleming oversees a fielding drill before play © Getty Images Stephen Fleming has stood down as head coach of Melbourne Stars after four BBL seasons at the helm. It had been suggested throughout the BBL season that Flemning, the former New Zealand captain, who remains the coach of the Chennai Super Kings
shares Ravi Shastri has his eyes on the nets © AFP With the World Cup fast approaching, the question of whether Ravi Shastri and the rest of the Indian coaching staff will get an extension is becoming significant. The contracts of Shastri and his deputies, who were appointed in July 2017, will expire after