New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson is set to miss the early stages of IPL 2026 for Punjab Kings (PBKS). Ferguson, a new dad, will prioritise spending time with his family before potentially linking up with PBKS for the latter half of the tournament and the Black Caps for the winter tours. “Just had a…
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs South Africa With the series locked at 1-1, New Zealand chose to chase in what is expected to be a high-scoring fixture against South Africa at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. The hosts made one change to the XI that won the second T20I in Hamilton and…
Cricket Australia (CA) and the state associations are hoping to make a decision on whether to proceed with privatising the BBL by mid-April, after a two-day meeting of all the CEOs in Melbourne this week, but there is an option for a model where not all the teams are sold. It is understood CA can…
Batting hasn’t been easy so far during this five-match T20I series between New Zealand and South Africa. In the first T20I in Mount Maunganui, the hosts were bundled out for 91. In the second in Hamilton, the visitors folded for 107 in a chase of 176. But things are likely to change in Auckland. Eden…
Curran last played on March 5 in the 2026 T20 World Cup, where England lost to eventual champions India in the semi-final. Curran, 27, was set to play for RR for the first time after the franchise bought him via a trade with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) last November. Curran and India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja…
A starry-eyed 17-year-old when he joined Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2019, Riyan Parag now finds himself as the franchise’s captain for IPL 2026. It is a position previously held by some big names – Shane Warne, Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Steven Smith, and most recently Sanju Samson. With Samson having left them for Chennai Super…
Nat Sciver-Brunt has returned home from England’s training camp in South Africa due to family reasons. Sciver-Brunt, the England Women’s captain, is not expected to rejoin the squad in Pretoria, where she was one of 30 players preparing for the upcoming international season. The rest of the group will remain in South Africa until the…
Former Ireland allrounder John Mooney has been named the new fielding coach of Delhi Capitals (DC) for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. He becomes the first person from Ireland to be part of an IPL franchise’s coaching staff. Mooney takes over from Gnaneswara Rao and Anton Roux, who served in the role last season, and joins…
Sophie Molineux’s hard launch as Australia captain could come as a batter only, with the tourists preparing to play it safe with the allrounder in the West Indies. After captaining Australia for the three T20Is against India last month before the retiring Alyssa Healy’s return for the ODI and Test, Molineux has now officially taken…
Ishan Kishan will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the early part of IPL 2026. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the franchise has decided to appoint Kishan as interim captain with Pat Cummins recuperating from the lumbar stress issue that ruled him out of Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign. It is understood that Cummins will join SRH…