7:30 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the upcoming five-T20I series in New Zealand because of the shoulder injury he picked up during the third ODI against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Dhawan did not travel with the India squad that left for Auckland on Monday and the

4:47 PM GMT Varun Shetty India will focus on starting their T20I series against New Zealand, which will kick off the month-long, all-format tour of the country, with “intensity”, Virat Kohli said on the eve of their departure to Auckland. In the short ODI series at home against Australia, India batted first with mixed results

8:00 AM GMT Lunch Zimbabwe 260 for 5 (Chakabva 7*, Raza 6*, Lakmal 2-42) v Sri Lanka Having been stalled for most of day one by a flat surface and Zimbabwe’s diligent batting, Sri Lanka finally made headway in Harare, claiming three wickets before lunch. Thanks to day one’s hard work, however, Zimbabwe can still

5:37 AM GMT The “Dhoni, Dhoni” chants reverberated around the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. The former India captain didn’t suddenly make an appearance. This was the crowd showing its displeasure towards KL Rahul‘s missed stumping to reprieve Steven Smith. Without the benefit of replays, it would have been hard to tell that the ball had

12:53 PM GMT India are yet to take a call on Shikhar Dhawan after he left the field clutching his left shoulder during the ODI series decider against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Dhawan was immediately sent for an X-ray, with a BCCI spokesperson saying “a call on his availability for the game will be

8:00 AM GMT Toss: Australia chose to bat v India Aaron Finch won his third straight toss of the series, but pulled off a surprise by choosing to bat, a decision India didn’t mind at all. Virat Kohli, wearing a black armband to honour the life of Bapu Nadkarni, was smiling ear to ear having

5:51 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Whether MS Dhoni plays for India again or not, he will play the 2020 edition of the IPL for Chennai Super Kings and “will be retained” by the team when he goes into the mega auction prior to IPL 2021, according to N Srinivasan, the vice-chairman and managing director of

Dom Bess in his delivery stride © Stu Forster/Getty Images At the start of the third day’s play, there was an intriguing chat on commentary between Matt Prior and Kevin Pietersen – yes, TalkSPORT has bought the pair together; they’ll be pairing Ian Botham and Ian Chappell next – over the future of conventional off-spinners

2:28 PM GMT Despite having not yet appointed a Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), the BCCI has put out an advertisement to fill positions in the national selection panels including the men’s committee where two members were on extension. On Sunday, the BCCI advertised to fill up the following positions: two slots on the senior men’s

4:17 AM GMT Rajshahi Royals captain Andre Russell has credited Mohammad Nawaz for taking the pressure off him and helping the side to the BPL title on Friday. The pair plundered 71 off 34 balls, with Nawaz surprisingly dominating the partnership with an unbeaten 41 off 20 balls. The stand lifted Rajshahi to 170 for