Big picture: Sanju Samson or Ishan Kishan? When India’s squad for the T20 World Cup was announced, Ishan Kishan was supposed to be a back-up for Sanju Samson. He had last played a T20I in 2023 and was picked only because the selectors decided to change the team combination at the last moment. A lot…
England players involved in the Hundred final face the prospect of a single training session before the start of their Test series against Pakistan next summer as a two-day turnaround limits their preparation. The fixtures for the 2026 Hundred announced on Tuesday – the tournament’s first edition since stakes in its eight franchises were sold…
Sri Lanka women will tour the West Indies for a multi-format white-ball series in February-March. The tour will consist of three ODIs and three T20Is between February 20 to March 3. All six games of the tour will be played at Grenada National Stadium. The first ODI will be on February 20, followed by games…
Big Picture – SA without Miller The confetti has barely stopped fluttering from the trophy presentation at the SA20 final, but less than 48 hours after being involved in the title match, seven players will be in action again, representing their countries. South Africa and West Indies will compete in a series that was originally…
Glenn Maxwell will remain with Melbourne Stars in the BBL for at least another two years after signing a new contract just hours before the contracting embargo starts. It means that Maxwell, who is the third-highest run-scorer in BBL history, will continue in the competition beyond the age of 39 as Stars continue to search…
Cricket Scotland has received assurances that the ICC is working “very, very hard” to ensure Scotland’s players will be granted Indian visas in time for their opening T20 World Cup fixture on February 7 – including fast bowler Safyaan Sharif, who has Pakistani heritage. Scotland were the beneficiaries of Bangladesh’s last-minute withdrawal from the World…
Hope also said he will keep his own batting position flexible during the T20 World Cup, and that they will address their dot-ball issues and struggles against spin, which were pivotal in their recent 2-1 series loss to Afghanistan. Sampson made his CPL and T20 debut only five months ago, and impressed with 241 runs…
In a sensational display of batting, Mumbai Indians’ (MI) Nat Sciver-Brunt finally broke the WPL’s nervy run of near-misses, becoming the tournament’s first centurion as she powered MI to 199 for 4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Monday. Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine had both fallen short of three figures earlier this season, dismissed…
The squad wears a different look to the one that co-hosted the previous T20 World Cup, in 2024, with Nicholas Pooran and Andre Russell among the big names who have retired from international cricket since. But West Indies still have the experience of Jason Holder and Johnson Charles to bank on. While Holder has played…
Tilak Varma will go into the T20 World Cup having played no T20 cricket this year. The 23-year-old India batter is on his way back from testicular surgery and has been given extra time to regain match fitness. Tilak is expected to join the India squad in Mumbai on February 3 and will miss the…