shares © Getty Images South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of IPL 2019 due to a shoulder injury. The fast bowler was set to join the Kolkata Knight Riders, who had purchased him for INR 20 lakhs at the auction in December last year. Nortje, 25, recently made his international

  shares Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni congratulate each other © AFP With questions about India’s No. 4 batsman in ODIs yet to be answered, Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly have thrown their weight behind wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. The former Australia and India captains not only backed Pant to find a place in the India’s

  shares Stephen Fleming oversees a fielding drill before play © Getty Images Stephen Fleming has stood down as head coach of Melbourne Stars after four BBL seasons at the helm. It had been suggested throughout the BBL season that Flemning, the former New Zealand captain, who remains the coach of the Chennai Super Kings

9:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff If David Warner and Steven Smith return to the Australia squad for the World Cup, will there still be room for Usman Khawaja, their star of the 3-2 ODI series win in India, in the XI? Ricky Ponting certainly wants that to happen, saying that Khawaja, if required, could even

  shares Steven Smith smashes one down the ground © BCCI Steven Smith is targeting a return to action in Rajasthan Royals’ opening IPL 2019 match. It would mark his full return to the game following an elbow surgery he underwent in January this year, which had left question marks over his fitness and preparedness

5:03 PM ET Kent want to be at heart of discussions about a joint-venture team with Surrey in The Hundred to ensure their fans can identify with a club based at The Oval. Kent chief executive officer Simon Storey, who joined the club in January after a six-year stint as chief executive at Derbyshire, saw

11:18 AM ET Heino Kuhn has been named interim captain of Kent and Daniel Bell-Drummond interim vice-captain while regular team leaders Sam Billings and Joe Denly play in the IPL. Kuhn, 34, joined Kent last season on a Kolpak deal and played an important part in the county’s promotion to Division One, scoring 780 runs

  shares Rahmat Shah drives through the off side © AFP Afghanistan 314 (Rahmat 98, Asghar 67) and 149 for 3 (Rahmat 76, Ihsanullah 65*) beat Ireland 172 (Murtagh 54, Ahmadzai 3-41, Nabi 3-36) and 288 (Balbirnie 82, O’Brien 56, Rashid 5-82, Ahmadzai 3-52) by seven wickets Rahmat Shah missed out on a taste of

  shares ICC CEO David Richardson addresses a press conference © Getty Images Over the last two years, Pakistan has made serious strides towards bringing big cricket back to the country in a significant way. The PCB has successfully hosted various international teams over the last 20 months as well as the high-profile PSL. All

3:00 AM ET Toss Quetta Gladiators opt to field v Peshawar Zalmi Despite the side batting first having won five of the seven matches in Karachi this year, Quetta Gladiators opted to stick to the formula that has served them so well. Sarfraz Ahmed called correctly at the toss, and decided to stick Peshawar in