The ECB has charged Vikram Banerjee with accelerating the “global growth” of the Hundred, appointing him managing director of the tournament with immediate effect. Banerjee has been promoted from director of business operations after overseeing Project Gemini, the Hundred’s private investment process which saw the eight teams valued at a combined £975 million. His brief […]

DC, who have only ever reached the final of the IPL once in all these years finished sixth in IPL 2024 and went into the auction last year with the biggest purse among all the ten teams after letting go of most of their big-ticket players and retaining only Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs

Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott said no side would “ever again” take Afghanistan lightly after they knocked England out of the Champions Trophy. A dominant performance with the bat led by Ibrahim Zadran helped Afghanistan, who won the toss and batted first, post 325. The bowlers held their nerve at several points during a second

Pakistan have, by far, the longer and more varied pace-bowling tradition. But don’t count out the Bangladesh bowlers on Thursday. It is not only the Bangladesh camp that is saying this. Pakistan’s white-ball coach Aaqib Javed, who has worked with Bangladesh quicks in the past, believes so too. Bangladesh have four big options. The tallest,

If you’re trying to identify the reason for Pakistan crashing out of their home Champions Trophy, look no further than this one: personnel. Specifically, the inexperience of that personnel. This was the main thrust of white-ball head coach Aaqib Javed’s post-mortem. Pakistan have one more match to play, of course, against Bangladesh, who are also

Australia spinner Matt Kuhnemann never had any doubts about his bowling action despite being reported following the Test series in Sri Lanka after which he was cleared following ICC testing. “I am very grateful for all the support I have received from my family, friends and team-mates, and to Cricket Australia who stood by me

Mitchell Starc has revealed that an ankle injury was the major reason for him missing the Champions Trophy but that “personal views” also played a part in him withdrawing from the tournament. Starc joined Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood in being absent from the event meaning Australia are without their big three fast bowlers leaving

Buttler won the 2022 T20 World Cup, his first ICC tournament as captain, but England have underperformed ever since. They lost six out of nine games at the 2023 ODI World Cup, were thrashed by India in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in 2024, and have now gone out of the Champions Trophy

Fakhar Zaman has dismissed speculation that he is planning to retire from international cricket, targeting a return from the injury that cut short his Champions Trophy within the next month. Fakhar, the hero of Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy win with a hundred in the final, strained an oblique muscle chasing a ball in the very

Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been cleared to bowl in international cricket by the ICC after going through the testing processes in Brisbane. Kuhnemann was reported for a suspect action following Australia’s two-Test series in Sri Lanka in January-February; he had picked up 16 wickets in the series, which Australia swept 2-0. He completed the