Category : Cricket news

Joe Root expects 'discussion' on pay cuts as coronavirus uncertainty rules

Suspension provides an opportunity to improve - Joe Root (1:29) Joe Root speaks about helping others during the coronavirus outbreak and the opportunity to improve as a team. (1:29) 1:17 PM ET Joe Root, England's Test captain, has admitted that he...

Coronavirus newsfile: BCB announces one-time monetary support to women cricketers

12:58 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff March 30 BCB announces one-time monetary support to women cricketers The BCB will pay Bangladesh's women cricketers BDT 20,000 (US $250) each, similar to the one-time payment given to a section of the country's men...

David Hodgkiss, Lancashire chairman, dies after contracting coronavirus

David Hodgkiss, Lancashire chairman, at the unveiling of the James Anderson End at Old Trafford in August 2017 12:41 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Hodgkiss, the Lancashire chairman, has died at the age of 71 after contracting coronavirus. Hodgk...

Hundred ticket sale delayed due to coronavirus concern

11:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tickets for the inaugural season of the Hundred will not go on general sale as planned on April 8, the ECB has announced. Priority tickets for the new competition went on sale in a window in February, with the ECB r...

PCA seeks collective solutions as players face prospect of pay cuts

10:58 AM ET Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 PCA chief executive Tony Irish has stressed the need for collective decision-making as cricketers in England and Wales face pay cuts and t...

Teams divided on PSL 2020 as PCB mulls tournament's fate

If the PCB finds a window for the PSL's knockouts, it will need to find a way to regather its overseas players, including Chris Lynn 8:30 AM ET Two weeks ago, the fifth edition of the PSL was suspended due to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pande...

Cricket Australia contracts delayed by coronavirus planning

'In a way we were really lucky to get the final in' - Lanning (0:51) Australia captain Meg Lanning on being in the Women's T20 World Cup bubble while the coronavirus pandemic took off (0:51) 2:57 AM ET Contingency planning to prepare for the possib...

Alastair Cook would prefer no County Championship to a less 'meaningful' shortened season

Mar 29, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Former England captain Alastair Cook has said that he would prefer a season without the County Championship to playing a greatly reduced version of the competition. The first seven rounds of Championship cricket ha...

Coronavirus newsfile: BCCI to contribute USD 6.8 million to fight coronavirus pandemic

Mar 26, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff March 28 BCCI to contribute INR 51 crore to fight coronavirus pandemic The BCCI along with its affiliated state associations will contribute INR 51 crore (USD 6.8 million approx.) towards the Prime Minister's Citiz...

Coronavirus outbreak: Heather Knight signs up for NHS volunteer scheme

Mar 28, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff England captain Heather Knight has signed up to be a National Health Service (NHS) volunteer during the coronavirus outbreak. Knight only returned from Australia, where she led England to the semi-finals of the Wom...

'Andre Russell now is our Chris Gayle, our Brian Lara' - Dwayne Bravo

Mar 28, 2020 Andre Russell is one of the most valuable players in T20 cricket, and now his West Indies team-mate Dwayne Bravo has likened the Jamaican to "our Chris Gayle, our Brian Lara" in T20Is. Bravo's praise came in the wake of Russell's impac...

Space constraints could hamper Indian players' training - John Gloster

Mar 26, 2020 The COVID-19 lockdown could provide a new generation of cricketers the time and space required to hone the mental side of their game, according to John Gloster, the Rajasthan Royals' physiotherapist. He believes that some lasting benef...