4:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Supreme Court of India has approved the new constitution of the BCCI, based on the Lodha Committee’s recommendations to restructure the board, but set aside some measures that would have radically altered cricket administration in the country. Among the Lodha recommendations that have not been accepted in the board’s
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11:40 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando With six overs left in the rain-hit fourth ODI, the ball was wet, and South Africa were ahead of the game, with 43 runs to get, and five wickets in hand. So what did Sri Lanka do? They bowled as if they were playing a Test. It sounds like
3:00 AM ET South Africa opt to bowl v Sri Lanka Junior Dala appeals for Rohit Sharma’s wicket BCCI Quinton de Kock, in his first match as captain, has already done what his injured predecessor Faf du Plessis was not able to do this series – win the toss. He chose to chase under lights in
7:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Harsha de Silva has been appointed Sri Lanka women’s head coach, reprising the role he had performed between 2010 and 2013. De Silva’s term is for two years, and he officially begins on August 15, several weeks before India women’s forthcoming tour of the island. The other major assignment on
2:57 PM ET The MCC cricket committee has proposed the introduction of a ‘shot clock’ in an attempt to combat slow over-rates which are at their lowest level for 11 in Tests and the lowest ever in T20. The data about the slide in over-rates was shared by the ICC which led the MCC cricket
3:25 PM ET Melinda FarrellCricinfo The ECB has confirmed to the MCC Cricket Committee that they are likely to ditch six-ball overs in The Hundred tournament with bowlers instead sending down 20 deliveries, probably in sets of five balls. The ECB’s chief commercial officer, Sanjay Patel, who is also the managing director of the new
12:03 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna The people have spoken and they want change as USA Cricket
3:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli‘s 22nd Test century and his 200-run tally in the Edgbaston Test has vaulted him to the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen. He has dethroned Steven Smith, the former Australia captain, and is the first Indian to be No. 1 since Sachin Tendulkar in June 2011.
shares Colin Ingram gets well forward to drive © Getty Images Colin Ingram has spoken of his relief of overcoming a mystery illness although there remains uncertainty over what caused the problem which left him with breathing difficulties. Ingram’s illness came on suddenly while he was at his flat in Cardiff and he was
6:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Do you remember when Virender Sehwag and Evin Lewis were denied centuries by no-balls? A similar situation arose in a controversial finish to a match in the Somerset Cricket League as Minehead took on Purnell Cricket Club. Batsman Jay Darrell was on 98 – within touching distance of a maiden