12:53 PM GMT Simon Katich, the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, isn’t averse to the possibility of the IPL being held outside India. He also thinks it could suit his side if it were to be held in South Africa or Australia. “Whether it would be in Australia [or elsewhere], that’s an interesting topic

1:07 PM GMT For our latest #RetroLive match, we rewind to March 1996, and a classic World Cup semi-final between Australia and West Indies in Mohali. The sides had had contrasting fortunes in the opening rounds of the tournament, but their recent history pointed towards another thriller. Big Picture It would have been hard to

9:39 AM GMT Alex Carey remains hopeful that the T20 World Cup can take place in Australia later this year, even if it means playing in front of empty stadiums. Under normal circumstances, Carey, Australia’s ODI and T20I wicketkeeper and vice-captain, would have been in India playing for Delhi Capitals in his first IPL. That

3:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India have qualified for the 2021 Women’s World Cup following a decision by the ICC’s technical committee to split points for an ICC Women’s Championship series against Pakistan that went unplayed. That series was originally scheduled to take place between July and November 2019, but it did not go ahead,

3:09 PM GMT The PCB is planning to team up with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to bid for ICC events in the cycle that runs from 2023 to 2031. According to Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, the Pakistan board intends to bid for five to six major events, aiming to win at least two

6:10 AM GMT Following the heady heights of the T20 World Cup triumph last month, Australia Women’s thoughts were set to shift to how to reclaim the 50-over title which escaped them in 2017 when they exited in the semi-final against India. But while the tournament in New Zealand is still ten months away, like

6:05 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, has warned of the financial fallout to world cricket if the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held later this year, is impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. The tournament is due to take place in Australia in October-November but with much of the world in

5:15 PM GMT IPL 2020 is likely to be postponed indefinitely owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is understood that the BCCI has not set a new window yet for the tournament which was to be held between March 29 and May 24. The decision to postpone the IPL was discussed by the BCCI’s top

4:57 AM GMT Australia’s No. 1 spin bowler Nathan Lyon has revealed members of the Test team are becoming increasingly resigned to the likelihood they will make their return to Test cricket in front of empty stadiums next summer, leading them to ponder how India’s captain Virat Kohli will handle an atmosphere devoid of the

6:14 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz has died after testing positive for covid-19. The 50-year old who made his debut back in 1988 had been on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Peshawar. Sarfraz, a left-handed middle-order batsman, made 616 runs from 15 first-class