Australia international Grace Harris has signed a deal with Surrey to play in the inaugural women’s Vitality Blast. The batting allrounder, who has represented her country 62 times in limited overs internationals, becomes Surrey’s first overseas player, and the first outright in the new professional era of women’s county cricket in England and Wales. The […]

Plans for a new Grand-Slam-style circuit of T20 tournaments, with financial backing from Saudi Arabia, based on a blueprint drawn up by player associations, represents a bold attempt at an incursion into cricket by forces outside the closed shop that is traditional cricket governance. But for the all the flutter the revelation of the plan

Sophie Devine has revealed that she contemplated international retirement during her recent break from cricket but says the lure of this year’s World Cup played a big part in prolonging her White Ferns career. Devine took a step back from the sport at the start of 2025 to prioritise her wellbeing, pulling out of the

“We have been officially communicated that he [Hardik] has to miss [the first game],” Mahela Jayawardene, the MI head coach, said in a press meet in Mumbai on Wednesday, confirming that Suryakumar would be leading the side for the game. “That is out of my control. Last year what occurred is part of the sport.

While announcing the Champions Trophy squad in January, Ajit Agarkar, India’s chief selector, had said that Bumrah had been asked by the BCCI medical team to offload for at least five weeks (from the SCG Test). Since the Champions Trophy only started on February 19, Bumrah had been included in India’s provisional squad. He travelled

Josh Cobb, the only man named player of the match in two T20 Blast finals, has retired from professional cricket to take up a new role as boys academy lead at Warwickshire. Cobb, 34, played 448 professional games across a career which started at Leicestershire in 2007 and has seen him represent two other Midlands

Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu return to New Zealand’s squad for the T20I series against Australia that will close out the 2024-25 home summer. Bella James also returns to the side, which is led by Suzie Bates, while Izzy Gaze misses out with injury. Polly Inglis has come in for her. Devine had

Leicestershire have signed Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood on an all-format deal for the 2025 summer. The 35-year-old, who oversaw a Test series win against England last year, will bring experience and batting pedigree to Grace Road. He is due to begin his stint in May, following the conclusion of the Pakistan Super League, and

Haris Rauf has thrown his weight behind the young Pakistan top order suggesting that they should not be judged based on one or two matches and be given a longer rope. Pakistan once more shuffled the deck in their bid to find the right combination as they left out Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam for

Riyan Parag, who has recovered fully from a shoulder injury, is set to start for RR. After having recuperated from the injury, which put him out of the T20Is against South Africa and England, the batting allrounder returned to action in the second phase of the Ranji Trophy. He scored a first-innings half-century and bowled