1:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s senior assistant coach Andrew McDonald will not join the touring party to England because of his contract with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Australia’s limited-overs tour of England kicks off on September 4 and will end on September 16, three days before the start of IPL 2020 in the

9:44 PM IST Key players from England and Australia including Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Steven Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins could be in danger of missing their teams’ respective first matches in the IPL, with the BCCI unlikely to relax the mandatory seven-day quarantine period, which involves team members clearing three tests

Sachin Tendulkar cuts on his way to his maiden Test century © PA Photos Sachin Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries as a teenager not yet a year old in international cricket, hitting 119 not out in the fourth innings at Old Trafford to help India save a Test. On the eve

Aug 12, 2020 Ravindra Jadeja will not be part of Chennai Super Kings’ six-day IPL conditioning camp, which is scheduled between August 15 and 20 in Chennai. The allrounder is the only prominent name missing from the camp for Indian players, and will feature captain MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu among others.

12:25 AM IST India batsman Karun Nair has successfully recovered from Covid-19 and is set to travel with the Kings XI Punjab team to the UAE next week to take part in the IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands Nair tested positive for the coronavirus recently, but tested negative on August 8. It is understood Nair went into

9:36 PM IST Danyal Rasool Pakistan fast bowling coach Waqar Younis dismissed suggestions that Pakistan would feel compelled to rest some of their fast bowlers due to the short turnaround between the first and the second Test. He said Pakistan hadn’t played Test cricket for five months, which meant the bowlers still had plenty of

1:04 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Rajasthan Royals fielding coach and former Rajasthan wicketkeeper Dishant Yagnik has tested positive for Covid-19, the franchise confirmed in a statement on Wednesday. He is currently in Udaipur and has been advised to get admitted to hospital for a 14-day quarantine. The Covid-19 tests for the Royals players and support

Aug 11, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff MS Dhoni hasn’t played any competitive cricket since the 2019 World Cup semi-final, and will turn 40 next year, but Kasi Viswanathan, the Chennai Super Kings CEO, believes he will still be part of the franchise for the 2021 and 2022 IPLs. “Yes. We can expect MS Dhoni to be

8:43 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Essex 262 (Khushi 66, Wheater 52) and 261 (Virdi 4-85, Finch 4-38) beat Surrey 187 (Jacks 70, Porter 4-53, Harmer 6-67) and 167 (Harmer 8-64) by 169 runs Simon Harmer spun his way to match figures of 14 for 131 as county champions Essex beat Surrey by 169 runs

8:32 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff A week after Vivo’s exit, the BCCI has advertised for its replacement as IPL title sponsors for the 2020 season spanning between August 18 to December 31 this year. Interested parties would need to buy the bid document by August 14 with the BCCI announcing the wining bid four days