Alastair Cook sets course as Essex wend their way into ascendency

Essex 327 for 4 (Critchley 80*, Cook 78, Westley 54) vs Kent You could imagine the…

Nawaz thrives on ‘positive pressure’ to continue giving Pakistan the all-round edge

Pakistan’s dressing-room celebrations had to wait, because Mohammad Nawaz was missing. Nawaz, the Player of the…

Chappell-Hadlee resumption chance for New Zealand to end long wait for success in Australia

Big Picture This series has been a long time coming. Australia and New Zealand started a…

Williamson: Cricket’s landscape is changing ‘so quickly’

Kane Williamson says there’s still a balance to be found between New Zealand duty and ageing…

Dottin trumps Matthews to give Knight Riders inaugural WCPL title

Trinbago Knight Riders 100 for 7 (Dottin 59, Matthews 3-22) beat Barbados Royals 90 (Matthews 46,…

Low phase in the past, Kohli is ‘excited and having fun playing cricket again’

Virat Kohli is “excited” and “having fun” playing cricket, he said, but not long ago, he…

Rizwan, Nawaz star as Pakistan clinch a classic

Pakistan 182 for 5 (Rizwan 71, Nawaz 42) beat India 181 for 7 (Kohli 60, Rahul…

Shardul Thakur replaces injured Prasidh Krishna in India A squad

The 26-year-old Prasidh was forced to pull out of the series because of a back injury.…

Irani Cup returns after three years, Saurashtra to face Rest of India from October 1 to 5

The Irani Cup is back for the first time in more than three years, with 2019-20…

Sanjida Akter and Marufa Akter called up to Bangladesh squad for Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Bangladesh have made two changes to their 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup…