This was in accordance with a new regulation in the PSL playing conditions, which permits the captains to submit two team sheets to the match referee before the toss and finalise one of the submitted line-ups after the toss. The clause 1.2.1 in the “Nomination and Replacement of Players” section reads: “Before the toss, each…
A record sum of about US $1.635 billion (INR 15,290 crore approx.) has been successfully bid by a high-profile group of US-based sports investors to buy Rajasthan Royals (RR). ESPNcricinfo has learned that the consortium, which is led by Arizona-based tech entrepreneur Kal Somani, also includes owners of two franchises in US-based NFL – Rob…
Five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will face each other twice in IPL 2026 as complete schedule for the league phase was put out by BCCI on Thursday. MI will also take on defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru twice with the 19th season of the tournament starting from March 28. The BCCI…
Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad will host the five Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will end a busy 2026-27 home season for India in which they are set to host as many as four bilateral tours. The four teams touring are West Indies (three ODIs and five T20Is), Sri Lanka (three ODIs and…
Sophie Molineux has not been bowling and has only had one brief, dozen-ball cameo with the bat during Australia’s T20I series sweep of West Indies – but the team’s new captain has already been hailed as an “amazing” leader. Molineux, who’s taken the reins of the national team in all formats from Alyssa Healy, has…
Last week, the ECB’s presentation of their review into England’s 4-1 Ashes loss featured plenty of introspection but little action. This was perhaps best demonstrated when managing director Rob Key addressed the board’s hunt for a new national selector. “It’s not a job that lots of people are ringing me saying, ‘Can I have that…
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Navdeep Saini as a replacement for the injured Harshit Rana. He joins the squad for INR 75 lakh. Saini has played two Tests, eight ODIs and 11 T20Is for India but has been out of the side since 2021. In the IPL, he has been part of Royal Challengers…
After the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Connor Esterhuizen will have extra luggage for his return flight: two Player-of-the-Match awards, one Player-of-the-Series award, and an additional bat. “I had told him [Esterhuizen] if he gets 75, I’ll give him a bat,” South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj said after the fifth T20I…
New Zealand chose to bowl vs South Africa In a series which has seen plenty of changes, as both South Africa and New Zealand experimented with their T20I sides, both sides went in unchanged for the fifth and final T20I in Christchurch. The series is locked at 2-2 after South Africa won games one and…
New Zealand cricket (NZC) has inducted former allrounders Jeremy Coney and Haidee Tiffen into the NZC Hall of Fame, the first additions since the inaugural “First Eleven” last year. Coney, an allrounder, played international cricket between 1974 and 1987 and led the New Zealand men’s team through their golden era in the 1980s. That included…