Sri Lanka Cricket has invited Alex Marshall, the head of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, to investigate allegations of match-fixing made in Sri Lanka’s parliament. The allegation relates to the first Test of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka in July, when Pakistan chased down a target of 342 in the fourth innings, to go 1-0 up

‘The approach has to change in the T20 format’At the recent T20 World Cup, where India exited in the semi-finals after a ten-wicket loss to England, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, the openers, scored 116 and 128 runs respectively, scoring at strikes rates of 106.42 and 120.75. Virat Kohli, at No. 3, was much more

Umesh and Pujara will feature in the second four-day game leading up to the first Test in Chottogram from December 14. KS Bharat, the back-up wicketkeeper to Rishabh Pant in the main Test squad, will also link-up with the India A squad ahead of the second four-day fixture from December 6-9 in Sylhet. The first

England have lost their top spot in the ICC ODI rankings to New Zealand after losing 3-0 to Australia in the series that ended on Tuesday. As a result, New Zealand, who had lost pole position to England in September this year, have regained their place atop the rankings chart. Australia, meanwhile, moved past Pakistan

Martin Guptill has become the latest New Zealand player to be released from their central contract after he recently lost his place in both white-ball teams. Guptill was part of the T20 World Cup squad in Australia but did not play during the tournament with Finn Allen preferred at the top of the order and

Jos Buttler, England’s limited-overs captain, admitted he was “not fussed at all” about losing 3-0 to Australia in an ODI series he described as a good example of bilateral international cricket losing its relevance. The series, which was not part of the ODI Super League, was originally due to help England’s preparations for their defence

Australia 5 for 355 (Head 152, Warner 106, Stone 4-85) beat England 142 (Roy 33, Zampa 4-31) by 221 runs (DLS method) Life after Aaron Finch is proving a breeze for Australia with new opening pair Travis Head and David Warner piling up twin hundreds in a record-breaking partnership to hammer a listless England in

Kim Garth, the former Ireland allrounder, is on the verge of playing international cricket for a second country after earning her first Australia call-up for next month’s T20I tour of India. Garth, 26, moved to Australia in 2020 when she took up a contract with Cricket Victoria, and gained permanent residency last year, which made

The England Test side has been shedding support staff during the early stages of Brendon McCullum‘s tenure as head coach. However a new addition has been made for their upcoming tour of Pakistan – a chef. The appointment comes following a debrief of the limited-overs side’s experiences in the country during their seven-match T20I series.

The third T20I between New Zealand and India could give hints of what is to come as it will be their last game of the format this year, hoping to head into 2023 with more answers than questions. The hosts’ inability to gain absolutely any momentum chasing 192 on Sunday further highlighted their lack of