11:01 PM IST England 110 for 4 declared (Crawley 53, Abbas 2-28) drew with Pakistan 236 (Rizwan 72, Abid 60, Broad 4-56) Zak Crawley made the most of his chance – when it finally came – scoring a half-century on the final afternoon of a second Test severely affected by bad weather throughout. With only

2:39 PM IST Chris Nenzani stepped down from his position as the Cricket South Africa (CSA) president on Saturday, three weeks before his term was due to end. Nenzani has been under increasing pressure in the face of administrative upheaval and left his post within hours of the organisation firing its chief operating officer Naasei

6:13 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sammy-Jo Johnson has signed for the Sydney Thunder in the Women’s Big Bash to complete a pair of off-season moves following her state switch from Queensland to New South Wales. Seam-bowling allrounder Johnson has been an integral part of the Brisbane Heat’s WBBL success with 38 wickets across their back-to-back

10:44 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Somerset 214 for 6 (Davies 56*, Hannon-Dalby 3-68) trail Warwickshire 121 by 93 runs Somerset remain well on course for a third successive Bob Willis Trophy victory despite rain holding up their advance against Warwickshire on the second day at Edgbaston. On a murky day in Birmingham, rain wiped

11:47 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Sachin Tendulkar knew even before MS Dhoni‘s international debut that he was “something special to see.” Dhoni made his international debut in Bangladesh in 2004, under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy, and in just his fifth ODI, he smashed 148 against Pakistan after being promoted to No. 3. “I hadn’t heard about

10:00 PM IST Zak Crawley has warned of “life changing” consequences should someone be injured when playing in poor light. Crawley, who was recalled to the England Test team for this match in the absence of Ben Stokes, said that, in previous years, he had been as frustrated as any other spectator at the decision

8:57 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Suresh Raina has joined MS Dhoni in announcing his international retirement on Saturday evening India time, PTI reports. His Instagram post came only minutes after Dhoni’s retirement message on the same platform and read: “It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781 . With my heart full of pride,

6:04 PM IST Annesha Ghosh Speaking at a press conference ahead of the worldwide premiere of Beyond the Boundary, the ICC’s documentary on the 2020 women’s T20 World Cup, Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Lisa Sthalekar weighed in on many key questions around the women’s game: the postponement of the 2021 50-over World Cup, the dates’ clash between

1:45 PM IST Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams are among 21 members of the Australian squad to venture to England for a limited-overs tour of ODIs and T20I matches in September, the national team’s first assignment since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The outsized squad will enable the team, led by Aaron

10:18 PM IST Annesha Ghosh Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop feels the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) could provide a boost to cricketing countries that aren’t economically robust, if the tournament goes off smoothly. Bishop, a well-regarded commentator around the world, contrasted how the CPL would have to ensure biosecurity during the Covid-19