Joe Root’s reign as the number one Test batter ended on Wednesday after teammate Harry Brooks replaced him at the top of the ICC Test batting rankings. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravindra Jadeja held on to their top positions in the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ charts, respectively in the longest format. Brook, 25, overtook … Read more
Joe Root’s reign as the number one Test batter ended on Wednesday after teammate Harry Brook replaced him at the top of the ICC Test batting rankings. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravindra Jadeja held on to their top positions in the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ charts, respectively in the longest format. Brook, 25, overtook … Read more
Experienced batter Manish Pandey has been eased out of the Karnataka team across formats, KSCA men’s selection committee chairman J. Abhiram said here on Tuesday. Pandey, 35, has not been named in the Karnataka probables list for the Vijay Hazare Trophy which starts later this month. It is time to give young players the chance … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed that West Indies bowler Alzarri Joseph has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. During the first ODI match against Bangladesh, Joseph was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct … Read more
South Africa requires five wickets, and Sri Lanka needs 143 runs as the second test heads for a potentially exciting conclusion on Monday, with both sides desperate for victory as they chase a place in the World Test Championship final. Sri Lanka was 205-5 at stumps on the fourth day on Sunday, chasing a target … Read more
Satisfaction over a job well done was evident when Pat Cummins spoke to the media at the Adelaide Oval here on Sunday. After securing a 10-wicket triumph against India in the second Test, the Australian captain said: “It is great to level the series. I think this week we are back to our best.” About … Read more
Opener Pathum Nissanka led Sri Lanka to 242-3 in reply to South Africa’s bonus 358 on day two Friday of the second test at St George’s Park. Nissanka’s 89, his seventh test fifty behind two centuries, shone in a steady effort by the top order to reduce the deficit to 116 runs by stumps. Unbeaten … Read more
JP Duminy has stepped down as South Africa’s white-ball batting coach due to personal reasons, the country’s cricket board announced on Friday. “Cricket South Africa (CSA) announces that JP Duminy has stepped down from his role as the white-ball batting coach with immediate effect, following a mutual agreement with CSA based on personal reasons,” said … Read more
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday announced that the Indian cricket team is unlikely to travel for the Champions Trophy scheduled in Pakistan next year. “The BCCI has issued a statement, so I would refer you to the statement they have said that there are security concerns there, and therefore, it is … Read more
Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, its lowest total in Test cricket, on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Thursday. The left-arm fast bowler took seven for 13 as Sri Lanka was bowled out in 13.5 overs … Read more