The over from hell began about half an hour before the close, the ground bathed in sunlight a shade of extreme troll: all day absent only to turn up when there’s barely a day left. It was the 22nd over of an England innings that had begun nearly seven hours ago. Three breaks for rain …
Domestic contracts, one of the first promises of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly upon taking over in November 2019, could soon become a reality for at least Mumbai’s cricketers. A proposal made by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vijay Patil, in the wake of Mumbai’s excellent showing in the 2021-22 domestic season, has been approved, in …
Mumbai Cricket Association proposes retainer contracts for senior men and women’s teams Read More »
Stokes said that England needed to be more attacking. As much as a failure of technique under Joe Root’s dubious leadership, it was a positive team attitude that England were mostly lacking. It provided a foreshadowing of what future players and fans could miss out on if the words of the ICC’s chair, Greg Barclay, …
Ian Chappell – Cricket’s administrators seem bent on pushing Test cricket to the margins Read More »
LONDON — Heather Watson dropped to her knees in the middle of No. 1 Court on Friday. She bent her head down to the ground, and silently thanked the grass. She took in the moment. Watson had just advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory over Kaja Juvan. The …
Growing up in Pittsburgh as an Alex Ovechkin fan wasn’t always easy for Logan Cooley. “I definitely got a lot of hate for that,” said Cooley, an 18-year-old center for the US National Development team and a top 2022 NHL draft prospect. “I was a big Ovechkin fan. Loved the way he played. Loved the …
Logan Cooley’s hockey journey – from ‘Little Penguin’ to top 2022 NHL draft prospect Read More »
India remain undaunted by the prospect of facing a revitalized England side, one much changed in attitude to the side they played in the first four Tests of the Pataudi Trophy last year. That series finds its culmination in the Edgbaston Test which starts on Friday. England are fresh off a 3-0 sweep of the …
From falling out with the head coach to becoming his new boss, Enoch Nkwe has completed a triumphant return to South African cricket. The 39-year old who resigned as assistant coach in 2021 in part due to differences with Mark Boucher has now been appointed Director of Cricket by CSA. Nkwe beat former South Africa …
Enoch Nkwe appointed South Africa Director of Cricket Read More »
LONDON — It was late into Monday evening on Center Court when Andy Murray tried something for just the second time in his professional career. The first-round match was poised at one set all — he was serving having broken James Duckworth in the third, and leading 2-1. Murray, already 15-0 to the good, looked …
Across 20 years of Test cricket, James Anderson has endured and so far out-lived many different dressing-room regimes. He has served under six head coaches and eight Test captains, in a variety of combinations, all imposing their whims and ethos (or trying to at least) with varying degrees of success. So when he says there …
The PJL is the brainchild of PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, who is looking to exploit the commercial market interest in spending on cricket. The six franchises will be sold through a bidding process, and the team names will be based on major hubs in the country, albeit different from ones already established in the Pakistan …
