Harrison has been the CEO of the European Central Bank since 2014. He is a good man, a cricketer at his core. He suffered some bad press from the Hundred, which was largely his child and whose predators still huddle around, and from Implications of the DCMS investigation into accusations of institutional racism who chases … Read more
Virat Kohli He hit 570 four times in the IPL. Number 571 is an inner edge of Hardik Pandya, and the celebration has just begun. It is quite reminiscent of the outer edge of the tense-fraught 2016 World Cup semi-final when the West Indies drew with India in the first half of their innings. That … Read more
Midway Matthew PottsThursday’s netting session, Eoin Morgan walked over to shake hands to congratulate him on his first call-up to the full England squad. With England picking only 13 players to cover the first two Tests against New Zealand, Potts will almost certainly make his debut at some point during the series and have a … Read more
first pope He’s never hit higher than No. 4 in a top-flight match, but Rob Key confirmed on Wednesday that he’s in line for the third-place racket for England in their first Test against New Zealand. The decision represents a massive show of faith for a hitter who has averaged 22.29 in the past two … Read more
Jofra Archer has suffered a new injury that will keep him out of the season England and Sussex tailor Jofra Archer has been ruled out for this season after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back. Archer has not played for England since the T20I series in India last March and has … Read more
Virat Kohli Open to the idea of taking a break from cricket to mentally “rejuvenate” himself and pull himself out of the lean patch he’s been through lately. Meanwhile, Kohli said he was going through the “happiest phase” of his life and was “hitting really well” despite struggling for consistent starts across the formats. He … Read more
Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO and part-owner of the MLS Seattle Sounders franchise, has been announced as a lead investor in a $44 million Series A and A1 fundraising round by Major League Cricket (MLC), the six-team T20-certified franchise. It was launched by USA Cricket through its commercial partner ACE, which is due to launch in … Read more
Nasir Hussain: Matty Potts is the bowler at the start of the season, but England shouldn’t give up on Ole Robinson as they prepare for the first test against New Zealand Matty Potts is the best bowler in the county championship after six matches Potts got 35 wickets for Durham with Ben Stokes standing in … Read more
When the moment finally came Mushfiqur Rahim, he’s already pulled out of the shot. It was my first hour of playing in Chattogram steaming, as the heat exceeded 40 degrees. It was waiting for Mushfikar to score 15 runs to become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to reach 5,000 Test runs. There was a strange irony … Read more
With each team only one game left to play in the league stage, here’s what their chances of qualifying look like for the seven teams still vying for playoff spots but not a single one yet. Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mat 13, Pts 12, NRR -0.230Remaining match: against PBKS Sunrisers Hyderabad finally broke their five-game losing streak, … Read more