As the January 16 deadline approaches for Hundred teams to finalise their retentions ahead of the inaugural auctions in March, the eight men’s and women’s outfits are scrambling to lock in their picks. Teams can pre-sign a maximum of four players. Of those, at least one must be a retention from last year’s squad; at…
David Collier, the former chief executive of the ECB, has died at the age of 70. Collier’s ten-year tenure from 2004 to 2014 spanned four England Men’s Ashes victories, as well as the team’s maiden trophy in an ICC tournament, the 2010 World T20 in the Caribbean. In the summer of 2011, England rose to…
Against MI Cape Town on Saturday, du Plessis did not come out to bat after injuring his thumb while fielding in the first innings. Chasing 235, JSK rode on half-centuries from James Vince and Dian Forrester, but it was not enough. JSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed after the match that du Plessis’ thumb was…
Bad light and rain played a part in both quarter-final games of the 2025-26 Vijay-Hazare Trophy on Monday as Karnataka and Saurashtra defeated Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh respectively to qualify for the semi-final. Here’s a recap of both games from Bengaluru’s Centre of Excellence. Padikkal, Nair shine in Karnataka’s commanding win Karnataka 187 for 1…
Nic Maddinson is unfazed if he never plays for Australia again, content to be enjoying his cricket as much as ever after overcoming a harrowing battle with cancer. Maddinson’s outlook on the game he loves has changed markedly since being diagnosed with testicular cancer and undergoing nine weeks of chemotherapy over the most recent off-season….
Alyssa Healy, the Australia captain and one of the most successful cricketers of all time with eight World Cup titles, will retire from all cricket after the multi-format home series against India in February-March 2026. “It’s been a long time coming,” Healy said on Willow Talk, a podcast she’s a regular panelist on. “Few injuries….
The Bangladesh sports adviser Asif Nazrul has claimed that communication from an ICC security team spells out the difficulties for Bangladesh to play their 2026 T20 World Cup matches in India. The ICC has been contacted for comment and the claims of this communication and its assessment have not been independently verified yet. “We have…
WPL 2026 matches on two days this week will be played behind closed doors – no spectators – due to municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the police have informed BCCI that they will not be able to provide adequate security for the cricket on the day that…
India allrounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand after suffering a rib injury in the series opener in Vadodara. The 26-year-old, who bowled five overs for 27 runs, walked off midway through the New Zealand innings and did not return to field on Sunday. Then, despite the discomfort,…
The Ashes began with England walloping Scott Boland on the opening day in Perth to the tune of 62 runs in 10 overs, just as had been prophesied. It all but ended with Boland delivering a 24-ball masterclass to Joe Root at the SCG, in which Test cricket’s second-highest ever run-scorer, coming off 160 in…