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Courtesy of espncricinfo.comICC elite panel of umpires: Gough and Wilson make way for Wharf and Paleker
The two newcomers will be part of the elite panel for the 2025-26 period
Five-year agreement makes Abu Dhabi Afghanistan cricket's 'second home'
UAE will host all ACB training camps and all Afghanistan A and age-group matches for the next five years and, possibly, senior men's bilaterals in the future
Avesh Khan cleared to join Lucknow Super Giants
Avesh is expected to be available for selection for LSG's next match, on March 27 against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kelly, Abbas get maiden NZ call-ups; Williamson unavailable for Pakistan ODIs
Williamson wasn't considered for selection after making himself unavailable
Pope squeezed out as South Australia hope to break 29-year drought
Scott and Doggett set to return with one more tough selection decision to come for South Australia as they try to win their first Shield title since 1996
Shubman Gill banks on Gujarat Titans' bowling strength
Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada and Washington Sundar join Rashid Khan to form a strong attack
Gabba to be demolished after 2032 Olympics, cricket to get new home in Brisbane
The Queensland government has confirmed its plans for the Olympic stadium with cricket having a key stake in the outcome
Darcie Brown to miss final T20I for family reasons
No replacement will be flown in for the last match of the tour where the visitors lead 2-0
'It'll probably improve his performance' - Labuschagne backs Khawaja to fire in final
Queensland captain confirms Khawaja will play in the Sheffield Shield final after last week's fitness saga
'There was no sign of panic' - Ashutosh's composure under pressure stands out
"We're going to witness many unbelievable innings throughout this IPL, but I promise you, by the end of the tournament, this will be in the top five," Michael Clarke says
BCCI annual contracts: Shafali retained in Grade B; Patil, Reddy among new entrants
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have been offered Grade A contracts
Faf du Plessis after DC's incredible win: This is why Impact Player rule is there
DC's Impact Player Ashutosh Sharma brought them back from the brink with an incredible innings
Pant after LSG's narrow defeat: 'Think we had enough runs on the board'
Lance Klusener, LSG's assistant coach, though, felt that they were 20 or 30 runs short
Pakistan seek belief to stick with new attacking T20 outlook
Despite numerous key names being absent, New Zealand have dominated the series against a side trying to refine their approach
Ashutosh stuns LSG as DC complete one-wicket heist
DC's new recruit joined forces with debutant Vipraj Nigam to turn what seemed a certain defeat into a pulsating last-over win
Williamson on Gill: 'A special player who will be a fine leader as well'
He praised Gill's work ethic, communication style and conviction in his thoughts
LSG implode after rocket-fuelled start to finish on 210 against DC
Mitch Marsh and Nicholas Pooran dealt in sixes to give LSG a tremendous start
'Like the English Graeme Smith' - Grace Scrivens, future England captain?
Essex Women's head coach Andy Tennant believes the 21-year old can be a long-term success as England Women's captain
KL Rahul misses DC's opening game against LSG
DC chose to bowl first in their season opener against LSG
Haddin backs Ponting's goal to build 'the greatest Punjab Kings team of all time'
Assistant coach praised 'driven captain' Shreyas Iyer for bringing 'ultra-impressive' side together ahead of IPL 2025
Warner to lead Karachi Kings in PSL 2025
Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United, meanwhile, have signed George Linde and Alex Carey as replacement picks
Tamim undergoes emergency angioplasty after suffering heart attack during Dhaka Premier League game
Tamim fielded for one over before leaving the field to see doctors at a nearby hospital
It's Buttler vs Maxwell as Titans kick off against new-look PBKS
As Gill promises to maximise the powerplay, will Titans come out of their 2024 funk?
Spotlight on Rahul and Pant as DC and LSG begin new season with new hope
The long list of missing fast bowlers is a handicap for LSG as both teams begin new era with new personnel
Mayank Yadav's recovery set back by new toe injury
LSG begin their IPL 2025 season without four of their first-choice Indian fast bowlers
'Quick timing, great hands, good vision' - Hayden on Dhoni's stumping of Suryakumar Yadav
Piyush Chawla said Dhoni would have trained to keep for Noor during the pre-season camp
Ravindra: 'An honour to open for CSK knowing the history of it'
"It's just about getting the job done," he said about finishing the match off with a six with Dhoni at the other end
Noor, Ravindra, Gaikwad get CSK off to winning start
Debutant Vignesh Puthur picked up three wickets for MI, but CSK closed out a comfortable win in the end
No T20 experience? No problem for MI's Vignesh Puthur, who stood out on his IPL debut
MI coach Paras Mhambrey on how Puthur, the left-arm wristpinner who bagged 3 for 32 against CSK, impressed the scouting team
Gill wants Gujarat Titans to 'maximise the powerplay'
Titans had the lowest run rate of all teams in the first six overs last season
Kishan's 106* ensures SRH ease to win in 286 plays 242
SRH threatened to breach 300 in their first game of the season, with Travishek and Klaasen also landing blows
'Do I have to come and hit every ball?' - Kishan's thoughts on being bought by SRH
Kishan says the team was going for the record, after his unbeaten 106 got them to within two runs of the all-time highest IPL total
Chahar hauls MI to 155 after Noor bags four
Four of CSK's new bowlers took nine wickets between them
Kishan's maiden IPL ton powers SRH to 287
Each of SRH's top six including debutant Aniket Verma struck at 200
Rahul joins DC team but availability for season opener not confirmed yet
New captain Axar also hoped to draw experience from team-mates Rahul and du Plessis, both of whom have led IPL teams in the past
CSK pick three spinners and bowl against MI in Chennai
CSK picked three spinners for their first home game of the IPL 2025 season against Mumbai
Ishan Kishan revelling in 'a lot of freedom' at SRH
He hit his first IPL century on his SRH debut and finished unbeaten on 106 off just 47 balls
Shardul Thakur joins LSG as replacement for injured Mohsin Khan
Mohsin suffered an ACL tear while playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy last December
Allen, Duffy lead rout of Pakistan to seal series win for New Zealand
Duffy starred with four wickets while Foulkes took three to skittle Pakistan for 105 in 221 chase
Rajasthan Royals choose to bowl; Shami and Harshal start for SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad have stocked their bowling attack with fast bowlers for their season opener at home
Mooney, Sutherland and King star as Australia seal series emphatically
Mooney made 70 off 42, Sutherland made 23 not out and took 4 for 8, while King took 3 for 27 as Australia smashed New Zealand by 82 runs
'We have to let go of the past' - Samson keen to work out strengths of new-look Royals
Rajasthan Royals have a bowling attack that looks vastly different from the one they had last year, but Samson has backed his young players to "prove what they're made of"
All-intent Kohli shows off 'leadership in his own role'
"The way he made [bowling] changes, it's a think-out-of-the-box kind of a thought process, he looked good," Piyush Chawla says of Rajat Patidar's IPL captaincy debut
Rahane points to rush of middle-overs wickets as 'the momentum-changer'
KKR's new captain backs the inexperienced fast-bowling trio of Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson and Vaibhav Arora despite combined returns of 8.2-0-105-1
Krunal: 'If you get hit, you should only get hit on a good ball'
Krunal turned the game around with his 3 for 29 after KKR had got off to a flying start
Krunal, Kohli and Salt thrash KKR on opening night of IPL 2025
KKR lost their way after Rahane and Narine's 103-run partnership for the second wicket
Hazlewood: 'This is probably the freshest I've been in a long time'
The RCB seamer bowled a stifling spell in his side's thumping win over KKR
Can Parag's Royals rein in sixy Sunrisers?
SRH hit 178 sixes in 2024, the most by any side in an IPL season. Rajasthan Royals' bowlers will have their work cut out in what is a rematch of last season's second qualifier
Trial by spin likely as weakened MI enter CSK's cauldron
Chepauk will be abuzz on Sunday for the next installment of the IPL's most-storied rivalry
Krunal restricts KKR to 174 despite blazing knocks from Rahane and Narine
The left-arm spinner picked up 3 for 29 from his four overs in the opening game of IPL 2025
Gaikwad: Dhoni focused on hitting as many sixes as possible
The CSK captain is also not worried about Pathirana as he has more death-bowling options to choose from
RCB opt to bowl vs KKR in IPL 2025 opener; de Kock, Johnson debut for KKR
Bhuvneshwar Kumar had a minor injury for RCB, who picked Yash Dayal, and handed caps to Phil Salt and Tim David
Vettori: 'Whatever ground we go to, our batting is going to be aggressive'
Both Pat Cummins and Nitish Reddy and fit and "very keen to go"
Suryakumar Yadav confident his T20 runs will come
Mumbai Indians' stand-in captain is not concerned with the absence of Hardik and Bumrah or his lean T20I form heading into the game against CSK
Heather Knight departs as England captain after nine-year reign
World Cup-winning captain follows head coach in departure after Women's Ashes whitewash
Pakistan look to continue winning momentum with series on the line against NZ
For New Zealand, Matt Henry will also miss the remainder of the series as he continues his rehab from shoulder injury
Matt Henry out of last two Pakistan T20Is, to continue injury rehabilitation
Kyle Jamieson has also been removed from the squad, while Zak Foulkes and Will O'Rourke have been retained
CWI and WIPA to 'enhance player protection' after alleged sexual harassment incident
The trigger is an alleged incident during the 2020 T20 World Cup
Ponting: Priyansh Arya is 'a very special potential opening batsman'
New boys - like Arya - Suryansh Shedge and Musheer Khan also come in for praise from the Punjab Kings head coach
Kolkata rain threatens KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 season opener
The forecast is for overcast conditions and spells of rain through most of the day
Mooney, Voll, bowlers dismantle New Zealand despite Gardner's injury
Mooney smashed an unbeaten 75 off 42 in her 200th international, Voll made 51 as Australia mowed down New Zealand's target after Kerr's unbeaten 51
Fractured finger puts Gardner out of remainder of New Zealand T20I series
Young batting allrounder Charli Knott has been called up for the last two games of the series
Harry Conway joins Northamptonshire on four-match deal
South Australian seamer will be available for the Division Two club's County Championship fixtures in May
Dan Worrall closes his ears to England talk as Ashes year looms
Surrey seamer keeps focus on County Championship despite impending qualification for adopted country
IPL to allow one ball change on demand to counter dew
The replacement ball will be granted at the bowling team's request anytime after the tenth over of the second innings of evening matches
Rain forecast in Kolkata for IPL 2025 season opener, affects training on match eve
A bulletin from the Indian Met Department has issued an "orange alert" for the region
Andy Flower 'comfortable' with RCB's spin attack for IPL 2025
Krunal Pandya is expected to lead the spinners and there is not much experience to follow in that department, but the head coach is happy with how his bowling unit lines up
Varun: 'RCB a quality team but we have done our homework'
He has a favourable match-up against Kohli and is keen to extend that
KKR vs RCB kick off IPL spectacle for the first time since 2008
Two teams who have dished out many classics face off with several subplots to look out for - as long as rain stays away
Jon Lewis leaves role as England Women's head coach
Departure follows dismal T20 World Cup and Women's Ashes campaigns
'I can make an impact' - Brendan Taylor eyes international comeback after sanction ends
He had initially considered moving into coaching but has been convinced to resume playing with an eye on the 2027 ODI World Cup
Nawaz slams maiden ton as Pakistan chase 205 in 16 overs
Nawaz scored Pakistan's quickest T20I century as they completed the fastest 200-plus chase to keep the series alive
'That is 100% wrong' - Emotional Khawaja insists Queensland knew about his injury
Khawaja said Queensland Cricket general manager Joe Dawes and board member Ian Healy made statements that were "categorically untrue"
Shoaib Bashir set for loan spell with Glamorgan
England off spinner will begin the County Championship season at Sophia Gardens with opportunities limited at Somerset
Over-rate offences in IPL not to result in captain's suspension anymore
Instead, the IPL governing council has introduced demerit points, in line with the ICC code of conduct
DPL week 2: Taskin records most expensive figures in Bangladesh's List-A history
Rupganj Tigers pick up the first points of the season as Abdul Mazid's unbeaten hundred seals a last-ball thriller
Hawk-Eye tech to judge off side and head-high wides in IPL 2025
The IPL has also decided that the wide guideline will move with the batter
No Tests in CSA's home schedule for 2025-26; SA women to host Ireland, Pakistan
South Africa women will play three T20Is and three ODIs each against Ireland and Pakistan
High-flying NZ look to close out series against deflated Pakistan
Pakistan are trailing 2-0 in the five-match series, this despite a number of first-choice NZ players unavailable due to IPL commitments
Saliva ban revoked for IPL 2025, decision taken after captains' meet in Mumbai
Several IPL captains agreed that the saliva ban was hurting bowlers especially in not facilitating reverse swing
Sacked Glamorgan coach Grant Bradburn reprimanded for discriminatory conduct
Bradburn accepted charges relating to comments made that had racist and sexist connotations
Shakib cleared to bowl in County Championship and the Hundred by ECB
He was suspended from bowling after the ECB found his action to be illegal last September
IPL 2025: Parag named Royals captain for first three games, Samson to play as batter
Samson's injured finger is still healing after surgery last month
BCCI announces INR 58 crore award for Champions Trophy winners India
The ICC had already announced a cash prize of USD 2.24 million for the winners of this Champions Trophy
Tension between Khawaja and Queensland builds ahead of Shield final
Queensland Cricket general manager Joe Dawes called Khawaja absence from the last game "disappointing" while Khawaja insists he was rehabbing a hamstring injury
Grace Harris joins Surrey Women for Vitality Blast
Australian allrounder becomes the first overseas signing in the new era of professional women's county cricket
Devine, Kerr, Tahuhu return to New Zealand squad for Australia T20Is
Polly Inglis and Bella James are also set to return while Izzy Gaze misses out due to injury
Refreshed Devine sets sights on World Cup double
The thought of retirement crossed her mind during her mental-health break, but the NZ allrounder is back and excited to push for more glory
Is cricket ready for a Saudi-backed Grand Slam circuit?
For all the flutter the revelation of the plan has created, it remains to be seen how far it will go if the BCCI isn't on board
Jayawardene banks on MI's core group and 'old faces' to 'paint our destiny' in IPL 2025
Captain Hardik Pandya, meanwhile, backs experienced Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar and Reece Topley to do well at Wankhede
Suryakumar to lead in Hardik's absence in Mumbai Indians' IPL 2025 season opener
Hardik will be serving a one-match ban for his team's slow over-rate in their final league game of IPL 2024
Kohli on Patidar as RCB captain: 'He will do a great job for this amazing franchise'
AB de Villiers feels Patidar's biggest challenge will be "insecurity, stepping into the big boots of captains like Faf and Kohli"
Not having Bumrah at the start of IPL 2025 'a challenge', says Jayawardene
"We'll have to wait or find an opportunity for someone else to step up - that's how I see it," Jayawardene says
Allen, Seifert and bowlers combine to hand NZ 2-0 lead after rain-shortened contest
Salman Agha's 46 led Pakistan to 135 in 15-over game, before the NZ openers killed the chase off
Josh Cobb retires from professional cricket to take up Warwickshire academy role
Two-time player-of-match winner in T20 Blast finals moves into age-group coaching at Edgbaston
श्रेयस अय्यर IPL 2025 में नंबर तीन पर बल्लेबाज़ी करना चाहते हैं
IPL 2024 में अधिकतर मैचों में चार नंबर पर बल्लेबाज़ी करते दिखे थे अय्यर
Kuhnemann five trumps Konstas' 68 as Tasmania trounce NSW
Kuhnemann took 5 for 49 as Tasmania ended NSW's hopes of appearing in the Sheffield Shield final
Shreyas Iyer wants to 'mark' himself at No. 3 in IPL 2025
Iyer had primarily batted at No. 4 in IPL 2024, when he led KKR to the title
Siddle bows out of first-class cricket in style as WA go down in dramatic finish
WA fell short of a fourth-straight Shield final despite Cooper Connolly's late heroics
Leicestershire sign Shan Masood on all-format deal
Pakistan Test captain moves to Grace Road following a two-year association with Yorkshire