Cricket

It took a while for Australia’s selectors to realise Steven Smith was serious about opening the batting. Australia’s best Test batter since Bradman opening? Risk him against the lottery that can be the new ball? The gut feel from those who heard it was to dismiss it out of hand. If it ain’t broke, don’t

Sydney Sixers 151 for 7 (Philippe 47, Silk 35, McAndrew 2-17) beat Sydney Thunder 132 (Warner 37, O’Keefe 3-13) by 19 runs David Warner helicoptered into the SCG but he couldn’t pilot Sydney Thunder to victory as their BBL campaign came to end as Sydney Sixers overcame Steven Smith‘s first ball-duck to remain on course

Pakistan chose to bowl vs New Zealand Pakistan’s new T20I captain Shaheen Afridi elected to put New Zealand in first in the first T20I at Eden Park, on Friday. New Zealand have been dealt a late blow with the absence of Mitchell Santner, who was ruled out of the series opener after testing positive for

ICC CEO Geoff Allardice has met with Sri Lanka’s new sports minister, as well as the country’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a brief visit undertaken to gain a better understanding of the political situation in the country as it relates to cricket administration. In November, the ICC imposed a suspension on Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership,

Toss: India opt to bowl vs Afghanistan India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in his first T20I in more than a year. Rohit last featured in T20Is during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. India picked just two frontline quicks in Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar on a greenish

There will be no helicopter for Steve O’Keefe at the SCG on Friday, but his evening in the BBL Sydney derby could be a much more significant than David Warner’s hasty flight from his brother’s wedding. There’s a chance that the game will be O’Keefe’s final outing at the SCG with this season very likely

Cricket’s global union has followed the lead of its tennis counterpart, signing a commercial deal that aims to resolve the long-standing issues around players’ name, image and likeness rights which have lingered for more than two decades. The Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) announced on Wednesday a long-term partnership with Winners Alliance, which formed

He returned to the Nepal side in February this year – amid protests from rights groups at home – for a Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series at home, against Namibia and Scotland, during which opposition players did not shake his hand after the games. Subsequently, he was not considered for Nepal’s squad for the

Shreyas Iyer will be part of the Mumbai squad for their second round match of the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 against Andhra beginning January 12. It will mark his return to the Mumbai XI for the first time in the Ranji Trophy since the 2018-19 season. The home game at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in

Hampshire’s new chairman believes that expanding the Hundred “makes good sense” for English cricket and is open to speaking to prospective investors as the ECB and counties continue to debate the competition’s future. The Hundred will remain unchanged in 2024, taking place in a four-week window from late July to late August, but the ECB