Ollie Robinson feels readier than he ever has done to play for England, with the Sussex captain revealing head coach Brendon McCullum messaged him at the start of the county season to let him know a recall was on the table. Robinson, 32, played the last of his 20 Tests in 2024, finishing that initial…
Glenn Maxwell is open to continuing to play 50-over cricket for Victoria despite being retired from ODIs and not holding a state or Cricket Australia contract. Matthew Short, meanwhile, will also continue to play for Victoria despite not taking a state contract and living full-time in Queensland. Maxwell and Short both lost their CA contracts…
Salt’s absence has enabled Bethell, his international team-mate, to open the batting alongside Virat Kohli after starting the season on the bench. Bethell is yet to make a significant impact (he has scored 39 runs in three innings) but now looks set for further opportunities at the top of the order with Jordan Cox, another…
With Heinrich Klaasen also missing his opportunity, Rahul is safe at No. 2 at the moment, with 433 runs (Abhishek has 440). Klaasen got 11 against KKR and has 425 runs. Followed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals (RR) with 404, and then a new entrant in the top five: B Sai Sudharsan, the GT…
It might not have felt like it while Hyderabad Kingsmen were on their dizzying ride to the final, but it had to end sometime. “We just didn’t give our bowlers enough runs to defend and full credit to Peshawar,” Gillespie said. “We threw everything at them, they stood up and got their team home, full…
Big picture: Two teams running out of time Before the start of IPL 2026, many experts rated Mumbai Indians (MI) among the stronger sides for this season. They started emphatically, chasing down 221 against Kolkata Knight Riders with five balls to spare. It was the first time since 2012 that MI won their first match…
The injury was sustained by Sciver-Brunt when playing for The Blaze in their midweek Metro Bank Cup victory over Warwickshire. Sciver-Brunt, who scored 47 off 32 balls as well as taking 2 for 45 from seven overs, experienced discomfort after the game and scans on Saturday revealed the extent of the problem, with a period…
In a late twist to the Rajasthan Royals have been acquired by Indian billionaire businessman Lakshmi Mittal along with another prominent Indian businessman Adar Poonawala for US $1.65 billion (INR 15,660 crore approx.). The Mittlal family along with Poonawala are part of consortium which also includes Manoj Badale, the existing principal owner of RR. The…
“You have the young players, there’s two parts to it,” CSK coach Stephen Fleming said on Saturday after they thumped MI. “One is how you introduce them. It is a big stage no matter what they’ve been doing at domestic level. So understanding their mentality is really important and it is a big step-up. They…
Anshul Kamboj has been one of the stories of IPL 2026. Mumbai Indians (MI) didn’t quite see his worth when they had him in their line-up in IPL 2024. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) saw the wicket-taking ability, and after picking up eight wickets in eight games in 2025, Kamboj hasn’t stopped picking up wickets this…