Former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin will replace Dale Steyn as the bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Steyn, who was appointed in the role by Sunrisers in 2022, has pulled out for personal reasons.For Franklin, who played for Mumbai Indians in...
"I'm proud. You know what I'm like, an emotional guy, so yeah - get the tissues ready.""It's absolutely stunning here," Bairstow said of the setting, where he also reached 100 ODI caps during last year's World Cup. "I don't think there's a more picturesque ground in the world....
Why is batting against R Ashwin such a challenge? There are few people better qualified to answer that question than Joe Root, an accomplished player of spin. He's faced 693 balls from Ashwin in Test cricket and, despite scoring 418 runs at an average of 59, he admits...
He's taken 35 five-wicket hauls, more than anyone in Test history apart from Muthiah Muralidaran, Shane Warne and Richard Hadlee. Two more, and only Muralidaran will remain ahead of him.Despite having all those big wicket hauls to choose from, R Ashwin has picked three non-five-fors as his most...
England have opted against reinforcing their seam-bowling contingent for the fifth Test against India in Dharamsala, and have named an XI featuring just one change - Mark Wood for Ollie Robinson - from the side that lost by five wickets in Ranchi last month.The talk in the lead-up...
India batter Hanuma Vihari has refuted Andhra Cricket Association's (ACA's) claims that he hadn't responded to a show-cause notice issued to him.Vihari had lashed out during the 2023-24 Ranji season about political interference costing him his captaincy and that "he would never play for Andhra again". On March...
Joe Root has moved up to No. 2 in the ICC's Test batting rankings, behind New Zealand's Kane Williamson, after Steven Smith's fallow run of scores caused him to slip below 800 points for the first time since 2014.Root, who himself returned to form with a century against...
Cricket Australia has reaffirmed its willingness to host a bilateral series between India and Pakistan if the BCCI and PCB agree to playing each other in the future.India and Pakistan's men's teams will be in Australia at the same time in November this year after CA announced the...
Australia will host England in a four-day pink-ball women's Ashes Test at the MCG in January to mark the 90-year anniversary of the first women's Test series but the debate continues as to whether four-day or five-day cricket remains the best format for the women to play.Cricket Australia...
Perth Stadium has dethroned the Gabba as Australia's preferred first Test venue with the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy to begin in Perth on November 22 this year before the series moves to Adelaide for the day-night Test, Brisbane, Melbourne for Boxing Day and Sydney for the New Year's Test.Cricket...
