In the absence of Aiden Markram, who is currently involved in the Test series against Sri Lanka, Heinrich Klaasen will lead South Africa during their home T20I series against Pakistan. Apart from Markram, several other all-format players, such as Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Tristan Stubbs, will miss the Pakistan T20Is, scheduled between […]

Head coach Phil Simmons lauded Bangladesh’s mental shift from trying to survive to trying to win, after they beat West Indies by 101 runs on the fourth evening of the second Test in Kingston. Simmons said their decision to bat first – after they had lost the first Test by 201 runs – paid off

Jacob Bethell will continue at No.3 after England announced an unchanged XI for the second Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve. Victory in Christchurch by eight wickets was rounded out by a maiden half-century from Bethell. The 21-year-old debutant struck an unbeaten 50 from 37 deliveries as the tourists chased down a fourth-innings total

Comebacks can happen. Sri Lanka have proved that already this year, when having lost a Test at Lord’s by 190 runs, they surged back at The Oval to win by eight wickets. This, at least, is what Sri Lanka are trying to believe, having lost their first Test in South Africa by 233 runs. They

In a development that could potentially break the current deadlock over the upcoming Champions Trophy , the PCB has offered to consider a hybrid model but only if there is a concrete written agreement allowing Pakistan the same option when a global tournament is held in India. Although discussions are ongoing and the situation remains

Freya Kemp could yet play a full role in the Women’s Ashes in the new year, according to England’s captain Heather Knight, despite flying home early from their tour of South Africa in order to manage her recovery from a long-term back injury. Kemp, 19, claimed two wickets with her left-arm seam across the three

New Zealand and England have been docked three World Test Championship (WTC) points and all their players have been fined 15% of their match fees for maintaining slow over-rates in the first Test in Christchurch. The penalty meant that New Zealand, who won the inaugural WTC, dropped from fourth to fifth on the WTC table

Less than a week after smashing the fastest T20 century by an Indian, off just 28 balls, Gujarat’s Urvil Patel blitzed an unbeaten 115 off just 41 balls in an eight-wicket win over Uttarakhand in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game in Indore. This vaulted Gujarat to the top spot in Group C with five

It remains uncertain how much of a role Mitchell Marsh will be able to play with the ball in Adelaide even if he is passed fit to remain in the Test XI as Australia look to square the series under lights on a ground where they are unbeaten in day-night Tests. Marsh had a solid

Todd Greenberg has been announced as the new Cricket Australia chief executive to take over from Nick Hockley when he steps down from the role at the end of the summer. Greenberg, the current Australian Cricketers’ Association CEO and former CEO of the National Rugby League, had long been the front-runner to replace Hockley. He