Big picture It’s been nearly 40 years. Australia Women played a four-Test series in India in 1984, all of which ended in draws, with the final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. On Thursday, India and Australia will start a one-off Test match, again at Wankhede, to kick off their multi-format series…. Keep reading
Mitchell Santner – “he is a Chennai stalwart now” – used to be the first to receive in touch. And then “your phone goes off pretty quickly,” Daryl Mitchell said with a laugh, talking approximately the calls from his new team at the IPL, Chennai Super Kings, not long after… Keep reading
England legspinner Adil Rashid has turn out to be the No. 1 ranked bowler in T20Is, while Pakistan batter Babar Azam has displaced India opener Shubman Gill at the top of the ICC men’s ODI rankings. Rashid overtook two other legspinners – Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (No. 2) and India’s Ravi… Keep reading
Pakistan’s preparations for the second one Test in Melbourne have been dealt a setback after Khurram Shahzad became a remarkable doubt for the game. Shahzad complained of discomfort in his left side while bowling throughout the first Test, and has now been sent for an MRI scan. The results for… Keep reading
New Zealand 296 for 3 (Nicholls 95, Young 89, Mahmud 2-57) whip Bangladesh 291 (Sarkar 169, O’Rourke 3-47, Duffy 3-51) by seven wickets Soumya Sarkar cracked a career-best 169 out of Bangladesh’s complete of 291 in the second one ODI against New Zealand, but the visitors still fell mannered short… Keep reading
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine is taking a ‘wellbeing break’ after a heavy workload over the past year and will overlook the first half of the Super Smash season for Wellington. A decision on her involvement for the rest of the tournament will be taken later. “Our players’ mental and… Keep reading