Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli’s team will keep facing the problem of imbalance till it finds a suitable replacement for a half-fit Hardik Pandya as his nearest competitor Vijay Shankar is not of same level. Pandya is playing currently as a specialist batsman and is not sure when he would be fully
Month: November 2020
Shoaib Akhtar lost his cool after New Zealand Cricket issued final warning to Pakistan team. Akhtar said that NZC should be thankful of Pakistan for visiting them amid such tough times. Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is unhappy with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for giving a ‘final warning’ to Pakistan team regarding the breach of
Nepal cricketer and Hobart Hurricanes spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has tested positive for coronavirus, ahead of the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season ten. The star international T20 player confirmed on Saturday that he has COVID-19, but his health is improving a little bit as of now. He also said he will return to the field
India players were fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining slow over rate in 1st ODI.© AFP Team India players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow-over rate in the first One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series against Australia in Sydney. The International Cricket
11:38 AM IST Alagappan Muthu Big Picture The thrill of a fast start. The chaos of a collapse. A fast bowler breathing fire. A T20 maverick standing tall. There were so many good things about the first T20I in Auckland – not least the return of people in the stands and the death of the
7:51 AM GMT A seventh positive Covid-19 test has emerged from Pakistan’s touring contingent in New Zealand. The identity of the squad member is not yet clear. Six players – Sarfaraz Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Abid Ali and Danish Aziz – had returned positive results from the first tests conducted upon Pakistan’s
Adam Zampa drops Virat Kohli © Getty Images Australia legspinner Adam Zampa has conceded “something has to be done” about slow over-rates after the opening ODI at the SCG on Friday ran an hour beyond the scheduled finish. The match technically went past the ground’s curfew limit for the lights, but no one flicked the
10:58 AM GMT The ODI series between the Netherlands and England, scheduled for May 2021, has been postponed due to “continuing uncertainty regarding the Covid-19 pandemic”. The series, which consists of three ODIs and is scheduled to be played in Amstelveen, will now be played in May 2022. The Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) was
6:19 AM GMT Ali Arman, the reserve umpire in both of today’s Bangabandhu Cup T20 matches, has been withdrawn after he tested positive for Covid-19. Arman has already left the BCB-mandated bio-bubble hotel in Dhaka, according to Dr Debashish Chowdhury, the BCB’s chief physician. Dr Chowdhury also said that Mahmudul Hasan, the Under-19 batsman who
Glenn Maxwell’s knock of 45 runs off 19 deliveries, comprised of five boundaries and three sixes.© AFP Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored just 108 runs in 13 matches for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) during the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Maxwell was signed for a massive sum of INR 10.75 crore during the auction,
Virat Kohli played a brilliant flick over square leg in the first ODI against Australia on Friday. Kohli revealed that his side will continue playing attacking cricket throughout the series. Indian skipper Virat Kohli did not have a good outing in the first One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series against Australia at Sydney
Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist took to Twitter to apologise to current Team India members Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini after mixing up the two while commentating during the opening ODI of the three-match series between India and Australia in Sydney on Friday. During his commentary stint, Gilchrist had a case of mistaken identity while
Lockie Ferguson shined in New Zealand’s win over West Indies in first T20I. In a rail-curtailed 16-over match, Black Caps chased down the 176-run target with four balls to spare. Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson recorded his best figures in T20Is on Friday as hosts New Zealand downed the West Indies in a thrilling contest at
Virat Kohli and Harry Kane seem to share a great camaraderie.© Twitter Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli provided an interesting response to Harry Kane, who asked the cricketer about a potential spot in the franchise’s squad for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kane took to Twitter on Friday, sharing
England defeated South Africa in the first T20I at Cape Town on Friday. Jonny Bairstow was the star of the night with unbeaten 86 off 48 balls. Jonny Bairstow exhibited a top-class performance with the bat as he powered England to a 5-wicket win over South Africa in the first T20I at Newlands in Cape
Jonny Bairstow powered England to a five-wicket win over South Africa in the first Twenty20 international at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Bairstow thrashed 86 not out off 48 balls as England chased down a victory target of 180 with four balls to spare. England were struggling at 34 for three before Bairstow and
A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for COVID-19 as the team remained confined to their hotel.© PCB/Twitter A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for COVID-19 as the team remained confined to their hotel in Christchurch on Saturday, unable to train and with a question mark over their New Zealand tour. The Pakistan team, which only
Nov 27, 2020 Nagraj Gollapudi Close News editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo Daniel Brettig Close Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo Assistant editor Daniel Brettig had been a journalist for eight years when he joined ESPNcricinfo, but his fascination with cricket dates back to the early 1990s, when his dad helped him sneak into
8:58 PM GMT A few allrounders and at least six bowling options are what South Africa needs to get their team balance right, according to former captain Faf du Plessis. “That’s a challenge that we are facing right now,” du Plessis said, after the five-wicket defeat to England in the first T20I. “We’ve lost Andile
6:57 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff T Natarajan, the Tamil Nadu and Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm seamer, has been added to India’s ODI squad, just hours before the series opener, as cover for Navdeep Saini. According to a BCCI media release, Saini had complained of “back spasm.” Natarajan wasn’t in any of the white-ball squads in the
9:23 PM GMT Jonny Bairstow insists he doesn’t mind where he bats for England, as long as he has a role in the team. Bairstow hit an unbeaten 86 from 48 balls – his highest score in T20I cricket – to carry England to a narrow victory with four balls of the game remaining in
12:08 PM GMT Cameron Green could be a step closer to his international debut after Marcus Stoinis pulled up with a side injury during Australia’s opening ODI against India at the SCG on Friday. Stoinis left the field two balls into his seventh over, and although Australia called the decision not to bring him back
Australia vs India: Marcus Stoinis bowled 6.2 overs before walking off the field on Friday.© AFP Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis could be in doubt for the second ODI against India after he sustained an injury during the series opener on Friday, according to reports. Stoinis grimaced in pain after delivering the second ball of his seventh
Nov 26, 2020 Big picture It’s been just nine months since these teams last met and while the world is an entirely different place, the situation they are playing in is not. Back in February, South Africa and England hoped to use their white-ball clashes to prepare for a T20 World Cup. Now in November,
10:28 AM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando Shahid Afridi has been allowed to end his quarantine early and is now cleared to play Galle Gladiators’ opening Lanka Premier League (LPL) match against Jaffna Stallions on Friday. Gladiators had initially believed Afridi would not be available for the franchise’s first two matches, because he only arrived in
1:06 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff “It feels strange,” Kieron Pollard said at the toss as West Indies played New Zealand in the first T20I and he stood in the middle of Eden Park surrounded by a crowd. Covid-19 had changed cricket, but the first signs of the game starting to heal and move on were
2:09 PM GMT Sidharth Monga Hardik Pandya‘s lower-back injury, which has taken away his bowling, for the time being, has affected India’s team balance in a big way, but there was good news for India’s fans after the first of the three ODIs in Australia. Not only did Pandya give a good account of himself
9:29 PM IST England won the toss and chose to bowl vs South Africa England have won the toss and inserted South Africa in the first T20I of their series in Cape Town. England have, as expected, opted to open their innings with Jason Roy and Jos Buttler, with Jonny Bairstow moved down to No.
India vs Australia: Hardik Pandya hit 90 off 76 balls in the first ODI against Australia on Friday.© AFP Hardik Pandya hasn’t seen his son Agastya since the baby was 15 days old and he is longing to be reunited with his child. Pandya said becoming a father has changed him as a person and
Warner, Hardik showed sportsmanship in the first ODI at Sydney on Friday. Australia won the contest by 66 runs. Tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL) has undoubtedly helped players belonging to different teams to gel together even when they play against each other either in bilateral series or ICC tournaments. A glimpse of one
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