With the sport increasingly dominated by franchises, teams are often deprived of talents they have developed and nurtured. Even at Test level, the likes of New Zealand and world Test champions South Africa do not have access to some of their best players due to more lucrative franchise contracts. Five-Test series are now the domain...
But Matthew Cross and Michael Leask steadied the ship and shared an unbeaten partnership of 48 to see Scotland close to 200 runs. Nepal’s chase started in erratic fashion after Kushal Bhurtel’s ramp shot from McMullen’s delivery in the first over was smartly taken by Finlay McCreath on the boundary. By the time captain Rohit...
“We didn’t want to see those guys celebrate a championship on our home floor. Backs against the wall, we just responded. “So many different guys chipped in. It was a whole team effort. I’m really proud of this group.” The victory means the NBA finals will go to game seven for the first time since...
England vs India: Why Test series is the time for England to win under Ben Stokes & Brendon McCullum
For once, Stokes is not the biggest box-office draw. India’s Jasprit Bumrah is the leading cricketer on the planet right now, compiling a career that will stack up against any fast bowler to have played the game. How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series....
Gill comes from the generation of India batters who has grown up with the IPL. He made his debut in the competition as an 18-year-old and won the title in 2023 with Gujarat – the franchise he now captains. But the 25-year-old has ascended to the highest honour in Indian sport and described it as...
Speaking of Bumrah, there is perhaps no man on either side more capable of winning the series single-handedly than the India paceman. Pound for pound, Bumrah is the best cricketer in the world and compiling a career that will put him among the greatest fast bowlers. How England play, or survive, Bumrah may well determine...
Getty Images Gill will be judged on both his performance and his ability to lead a team in transition A young and untested Indian Test side, led by debutant captain Shubman Gill, begins its toughest examination yet this week: a five-match series in England, starting at Headingley. It marks the start of the fourth World...
Let’s start with the most impressive of all Gill stats: he has the second-best one-day international batting average of all time (59), sandwiched between the Netherlands’ Ryan ten Doeschate (67), who is on the India coaching staff for this tour, and Kohli (58) himself. Maybe it’s unfair to draw comparisons in Test cricket just yet,...
Ireland managed a respectable 194-7 in their innings and Stirling, who was dismissed after 13 runs in the second over, was pleased with their effort. “The message was to go out and give it your all and we just fell short, but there were periods of the game where we feel we were up to...
West Indies secured a 1-0 series win over Ireland after victory in the third and final T20 at Bready. The first two games of the three-match series on Thursday and Saturday were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain. Conditions cleared on Sunday to allow the third game to go ahead, with...
West Indies lost all three of their T20Is against England in recent days, but returning pace bowler Mark Adair knows they will be formidable opposition. Adair returns to the squad after missing the ODI series through injury but Craig Young, Curtis Campher and Gareth Delany have been ruled out. “They’re one of the best teams...
Ben Duckett hit a magnificent 84 as England scored their highest T20 score at home to ease to a 37-run victory against West Indies and secure a 3-0 series win in Southampton. Read full article at source...
A quick pitch and an England team rediscovering their white-ball swagger, up against a demoralised West Indies bowling attack, proved to be an heady cocktail for the Southampton crowd as they lapped up an evening of audacious run-scoring. England’s openers bristled with intent from the get-go, as the right-left hand combination of Smith and Duckett...
The rain held off for the deciding match at Grainville, and having won the toss Jersey opted to bat first. It was a decision they looked like they would regret as they lost their opening three wickets for just two runs as Carlyon, Greenwood and Jenner were all sent back to the clubhouse. Sumerauer played...
England seal a series win over West Indies with a game to spare after a superb chase of 197 in the second T20 international at Bristol. Read full article at source...