7:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi to the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy final last month, has stepped down as captain, a week before their first Ranji Trophy game of the season. “Time to pass the captaincy baton to youngsters, hence have requested the DDCA selectors not to consider me for that
Cricket
Nov 4, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia 7 for 450 (Marsh 151, Bosisto 132*) lead Queensland 9 for 448 dec by two runs Mitchell Marsh produced a superb century under team and personal pressure and Will Bosisto hit a career-best unbeaten 132 as Western Australia fought back impressively under the weight of Queensland big first-innings
5:23 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shane Warne was unimpressed by the new buzzwords and catch phrases in Australian cricket, saying it was “verbal diarrhoea” and that “it makes you vomit,” as the administration and team attempt to recover from the fallout of the ball-tampering scandal at Newlands in March. “Can I cut to the chase
shares Toss India opted to bowl v West Indies Play 01:31 Dasgupta: T20Is will be the real competition India’s handed debuts to left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Krunal Pandya and left-arm quick Khaleel Ahmed in their first-ever T20I at home without MS Dhoni. For the record, they elected to bowl as stand-in captain Rohit Sharma was
3:00 AM ET Lunch Bangladesh 2 for 0 trail Zimbabwe 282 (Williams 88, Moor 63*, Taijul 6-108) by 280 runs Nazmul Hossain took a blinder at short leg to dismiss Regis Chakabva AFP Taijul Islam’s persistence fetched him a six-wicket haul as Zimbabwe slipped to 282 all out on the second morning of the first Test
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Pakistan have been pushed this T20I series, in a manner they weren’t against Australia, but no matter the challenge thrown at them, they seem to find a way in this format. The detractors are finding it harder to explain away Pakistan’s spell of dominance as a purple patch, a streak
9:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies allrounder Andre Russell will not be part of the T20I series against India, after it emerged on the eve of the first match in Kolkata that he was injured and had not yet arrived in the country. Russell was one of seven players supposed to join the T20I
3:00 AM ET Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v Bangladesh Nazmul Islam is thrilled after getting his maiden ODI cap Raton Gomes/BCB Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has decided to bat against Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet. Bangladesh decided to pick just the one seamer – Abu Jayed – as they bank on a three-man
3:00 AM ET Toss: New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan Glenn Phillips rues his dismissal AFP New Zealand have decided to bat after winning the toss in Dubai. In a game his side must win to remain in contention for the series, Kane Williamson had no hesitation about his decision to put runs on the
9:45 AM ET Umar Farooq The PCB has extended Ahmed Shehzad‘s ban by six weeks after the batsman was found guilty of breaching the ruling on his four-month suspension. His original ban was supposed to end on November 10, but will now run until December 22. That forces him to miss the entirety of the