1:25 AM ET Another day, another drama around Australian selection. Head coach Justin Langer was involved in a tense exchange, which he later apologized for, as he said he had “zero knowledge” of guidance given to Glenn Maxwell last year for him to not take up a county deal in England on the assumption that

6:23 PM ET There was another Australia squad with plenty to digest as the selectors brought in a new-look top order to try and overcome the batting woes for the Sri Lanka series. Shaun and Mitchell Marsh, Peter Handscomb and Aaron Finch have been dropped – their Ashes hope now hanging by a thread –

3:00 AM ET Rajshahi Kings 118 for 3 (Mehidy 51, Mominul 44) beat Khulna Titans 117 for 9 (Udana 3-15, Mustafizur 2-18) by seven wickets How the game played out The early season batting woes for Khulna Titans showed no signs of abating in another lopsided loss. After two losses to open the season, the

Jan 7, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket West Indies (CWI) has been asked to “rescind” the appointment of Richard Pybus as national coach, with the Leewards Islands Cricket Board (LICB) saying he was “handpicked” by Dave Cameron, the CWI president, through an “unacceptable” process. “It is unfortunate, unacceptable and unethical for the CWI President to single-handedly

7:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Batsman Kusal Perera has returned to Sri Lanka’s Test squad for their two-Test series in Australia, which starts from January 24. He is set to open the batting with Dimuth Karunaratne after Danushka Gunathilaka was dropped following scores of 1,3, 8 and 4 in New Zealand. Angelo Mathews, who had

10:49 AM ET Paddy Upton is likely to return to Rajasthan Royals as head coach for a second stint. It is understood that Upton, who had played a similar role at Royals from 2013 to 2015, has been finalised for the head coach position which was left vacant last season. Former Australia legspinner Shane Warne

2:50 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cheteshwar Pujara’s tally of 521 runs in the four Tests in Australia, his best-ever returns on an overseas tour, has vaulted him to third spot in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen. His runs were crucial in India’s historic 2-1 series win that extended their run at the top of

3:00 AM ET Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first against New Zealand Seamer Doug Bracewell has missed out on selection once again, in New Zealand’s third ODI against Sri Lanka, in Nelson. Bracewell is the only member of the 13-man squad to sit out all three matches, as fast bowler

2:58 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Sydney India’s celebratory dance moments after the Sydney Test was called off, thus sealing India’s first series win in Australia, may have just been a tribute to Cheteshwar Pujara, the highest run-getter and Man of the Series. Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper, started it, a bit of spot-jogging with the

2:23 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Sydney India’s captain and coach are both World Cup winners, but they rate this series win in Australia higher than those triumphs, albeit for different reasons. Ravi Shastri, the coach, was part of the India squad that won the 1983 World Cup although he didn’t play in the final.