The uncontracted trio of James Neesham, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are in New Zealand’s plans for the 2026 T20 World Cup after they made themselves available for all of New Zealand’s T20I series in the lead-up to the next ICC tournament, selection manager Sam Wells has said. The three were in action in the […]

James Anderson has gone unselected for the 2025’s men’s Hundred after the veteran quick was overlooked in Wednesday’s draft. The 42-year-old, who retired from international cricket at the start of the 2024 summer, had put himself forward in the draft after signing a one-year contract with Lancashire for the upcoming season. Anderson has not played

Georgia Voll has capped a remarkable week by securing a lucrative deal with Birmingham Phoenix in the Women’s Hundred draft. Young Australian opener Voll will make her debut in the tournament after Oval Invincibles, Welsh Fire and London Spirit were forced to use their right-to-match to thwart the Birmingham franchise’s bids for Paige Scholfield, Sophia

Cricket Canada CEO Salman Khan, who was appointed in the job in January this year, has dismissed reports on his alleged arrest and release on bail on charges of theft and fraud as “completely false”. He, along with one other individual, had been charged earlier this month with theft and fraud by the Calgary Police

The retirements of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur come after Bangladesh suffered an early exit in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Mahmudullah played just one innings, managing four off 14 balls against New Zealand in Rawalpindi. Mahmudullah’s form in the lead-up to the tournament, though, was excellent: he had scored four fifties in a row, against Afghanistan and

Syed Abid Ali, who represented India in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1974, has died in California aged 83. A medium pacer who was renowned for his high standards of fielding and lightning-fast running between the wickets, one of his greatest moments on the cricket field came with the bat: he hit the winning runs

Smriti Mandhana has had a rough WPL 2025, both as captain of a team that didn’t make the knockouts and as a batter with inconsistent returns. Title winners from 2024, RCB finished second-last this time, just above bottom-placed UP Warriorz, and that too because of a superior net run rate. Mandhana’s demeanour and attitude at

India’s unbeaten run across the Champions Trophy has seen several players move up the ICC’s ODI rankings – both in batting and bowling. They make up four of the top eight ranked batters in the world with Shubman Gill still at No. 1. Rohit Sharma, who was named Player of the Final for his match-winning

Another back injury for Jasprit Bumrah in the same spot where he had surgery “could be a career-ender” according to former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond, whose career ended prematurely due to chronic back problems. Bumrah has not played since he walked off for scans on the second afternoon of the New Year’s Test

Darwin is on the verge of hosting international cricket for the first time in 17 years, with Cricket Australia pencilling in two T20Is against South Africa for August. Officials are expected to announce dates for the winter series later this month, with South Africa set to tour for three T20Is and as many ODIs. It