ESPNcricnfo has learned that immediately after play ended on the first day, Jadeja along with India captain Rohit Sharma and the team manager, were shown a video clip of Jadeja’s actions. Pycroft, it is understood, wanted to just inform them about the incident and no charge has been laid against Jadeja.

Sune Luus doesn’t mind admitting that captaincy is a role she has grown, and continues to grow, into. On the eve of the Women’s T20 World Cup, where she will lead hosts South Africa in the opening game against Sri Lanka at Newlands, Luus felt firmly ensconced in a job she has held on and

India 77 for 1 (Rohit 56*) trail Australia 177 (Labuschagne 49, Smith 37, Jadeja 5-47) by 100 runs Ravindra Jadeja made a triumphant return to international cricket with his 11th five-wicket haul to help bowl Australia out for 177 on the first day of the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Jadeja took the wickets of the three

Karnataka 229 for 5 (Agarwal 110*, Sharath 58*, Kushang 2-64) vs Saurashtra Mayank Agarwal hit his third century of the season to rescue Karnataka on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Saurashtra at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. At stumps, Agarwal was unbeaten on 110, and his unbroken partnership with wicketkeeper-batter S Sharath

Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Joseph 3-75) and 134 for 6 (Chibhabha 31, Tsiga 24, Motie 4-50, Chase 2-9) drew with West Indies 447 for 6 dec (Chanderpaul 207*, Brathwaite 182, Mavuta 5-140) and 203 for 5 dec (Reifer 58, Blackwood 57, Masakadza 3-71, Evans 2-41) Gudakesh Motie put in a

Big picture: get on the BGT hype train There are no absolutes except for the absolutes, one of which is time and how everything fades in front of it. This is especially true of stuff that take place on a pretty green field because, well, they aren’t as important as that list of things you

A total of 409 players from 15 countries will go under the hammer at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL auction) auction on February 13 in Mumbai. The BCCI said it had received a whopping 1525 registrations, out of which 246 Indians and 163 overseas players made the final list. As many as 24 players

West Indies 447 for 6 dec and 21 for 0 (Brathwaite 11*, Chanderpaul 10*) lead Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Mavuta 53, Joseph 3-75) by 89 runs Gary Ballance marked his second coming in Tests – this time for Zimbabwe – with a composed and crucial century that helped his team

Yorkshire has admitted to four ECB charges relating to allegations of institutional racism at the club, and will not now be required to attend next month’s Cricket Discipline Commission hearings in London. However, a fifth former player has now withdrawn his co-operation from the process. Richard Pyrah, the club’s former player and bowling coach, has

Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from T20Is, bringing an end to his Australia career, meaning there will be a new captain when the team next take the field later this year. The move had been expected following Finch’s decision to quit ODIs late last year and a significant gap until Australia’s next T20Is following