In-form Middlesex batter on being in the England selectors' thoughts and adapting his game to thrive across formats

In his first IPL season, he has hit more sixes than Head, Abhishek and Klaasen, quickly making the step up from the Madhya Pradesh League

Pakistan captain opens up about wanting to be an "all-format player", his role at Islamabad and how he reinvented himself in T20 cricket

The Delhi Capitals medium-pacer talks about his most memorable final overs in T20 cricket, the guidance he has received from Ashish Nehra, and more

The allrounder talks about how the franchise has unlocked his big-hitting ability and put him at ease amid superstars

The Australian power-hitter talks about how he looks to make a big impact with his short appearances at the crease, and about using his physique to be imposing

The Western Australia fast bowler did not played first-class cricket after 2017, but he believes red-ball skills helped make his T20 career

Nottinghamshire offspinner made history on debut and, at age of 17, has further ambitions to fulfil

The NZ allrounder speaks about growing up in a cricketing family, the challenge of bowling offspin to right-handers, and the planning that helps the team take down bigger oppositions

The former New Zealand fast bowler, and current Rajasthan Royals bowling coach, talks about playing with and after injury

The KKR captain has had "a couple of stitches", which should take "two-three days" to heal

Kuldeep was introduced as late as the 11th over, and bowled three wicketless overs for 27 runs

Narine and Chakravarthy played a key role in hitting back at DC, who slid from 136 for 3 to 190 for 9

Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the Orange Cap table, followed by Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav

Punjab Kings have the chance to get back into the top four again

The DC captain said his skin peeled off while he was fielding and hoped he would recover in time for their next match against SRH on May 5

Having bowled the Sultans out for 89, the Gladiators wrapped up victory with a record 79 balls remaining

With their playoff hopes all but over, the team is looking to build a squad for the future

Despite a blazing start, KKR's run-rate kept declining after the ninth over and they could add only 45 runs in the last five overs

The LPL is in its fifth year, but none of the original five owners are now part of the league

DAVID LLOYD: I was at the golf club on Saturday with a couple of mature fellas who like cricket and they said they were losing interest. They were shrugging their shoulders about this Pakistan series.

Sri Lanka seized control on day three of the third Test, cruising to 94-1 before bad light stopped play on Sunday.

DAVID LLOYD: After Ollie Pope's scintillating century on day one, the Surrey man's side collapsed on day two, posting a total of 325 all out before taking to the field with the ball at the Oval.

DAVID LLOYD AT THE OVAL: He has been the reserve batter for a period of time and he deserves to retain that title this winter. If further opportunity arises he'll be more comfortable in the middle order.

DAVID LLOYD AT LORD'S: He also joined an exclusive group of players - which includes George Headley, Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan - to have scored two centuries at Lord's.

DAVID LLOYD: They say it is like riding a bike, but even after some pre-match throw-downs, it felt like mine was still chained up until I got one down the leg side.

NASSER HUSSAIN: There have been plenty of poor displays in one day cricket as four bilateral series defeats in a row and their win ratio dropping to 29 per cent since the last World Cup signifies.

NASSER HUSSAIN: How cricket reacts is a very complicated issue, but one thing that is not up for debate is how badly the women of Afghanistan and their sporting teams are being treated.

Nearly every cricketer in this Bazball era - and some of the selections have been more than left field - has justified their place. And the two fast bowlers are absolute gems.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Jacob Bethell is as raw as they come. He is just 21 years old and has never batted at three or got a first-class hundred ahead of England's Test series against New Zealand.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Is the second loss in Asia this year a serious setback for Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as they look to develop momentum ahead of next year's Ashes Down Under?

NASSER HUSSAIN: What Saud Shakeel did well in the deciding Test that England batters did not was defend the ball straight, but also work it square of the wicket and play with soft hands.

Former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist said that MS Dhoni needs to part ways with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the sake of the franchise's future amid a woeful 2025 Indian Premier League (

Former India player Aakash Chopra has noted that Karun Nair has failed to make the most of his chances in IPL 2025.

On Tuesday, April 29, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell celebrated his birthday with his teammates after the IPL 2025 match against the Delhi Capitals (DC).

Former Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Ambati Rayudu has made a stunning revelation about how the team planned for Sunil Narine during his tenure with the franchise.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number 49 of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, April 30. It will be a battle of survival for CSK.

​Former India player Aakash Chopra has lauded Sunil Narine for his match-winning all-round performance in the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) IPL 2025 clash against the Delhi Capitals (DC).

The KKR captain has had "a couple of stitches", which should take "two-three days" to heal

Kuldeep was introduced as late as the 11th over, and bowled three wicketless overs for 27 runs

Narine and Chakravarthy played a key role in hitting back at DC, who slid from 136 for 3 to 190 for 9

Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the Orange Cap table, followed by Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav

Punjab Kings have the chance to get back into the top four again

The DC captain said his skin peeled off while he was fielding and hoped he would recover in time for their next match against SRH on May 5

If Zak Crawley’s form is a worry the middle-order is not, but Ben Stokes’s role as an all-rounder remains unknownIt may be viewed as an amuse-bouche before the main course of India in June, but England’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe is fast approaching. Selection is imminent – for the four-day match Trent Bridge that gets […]

Josh Tongue was on form again as Nottinghamshire beat Sussex to move ahead of the pack in Division OneBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogJosh Tongue’s second five-fer of the season will have England’s chief selector, Luke Wright, licking his lips at the prospect of getting the tall pacer back in the phalanx of fast bowlers all […]

‘I’m really proud to take on the role and it’s an honour’Sciver-Brunt was vice-captain for past three yearsNat Sciver-Brunt has said she will empower her players to be the “best version of themselves” after being appointed as the new captain of the England women’s team. As first reported last week, the 32-year-old all-rounder has stepped […]

Fast bowler was unfairly demonised by beige fans but has just turned 30 and is honing his skills for a tough summerThis season, in an attempt to distract everyone from the fact that its main sponsors are one of the world’s largest steel companies and the literal state of Saudi Arabia, the Tata Indian Premier […]

Both were prolific in the recently concluded Pakistan-Sri Lanka series, but their overall Test careers is a strange mix of excellence and mediocrity

Despite the draw in Bulawayo, 2017 has seen a new high in terms of Test matches that have had decisive results

Pakistan's pace attack has enjoyed a superb year in ODIs in 2017, and the biggest reason for that has been the emergence of Hasan Ali

He has been outstanding on tours, but his average at home has dropped to less than 37; the difference between the two is among the highest in Test history

Australia have the home advantage, but most of the other numbers between the two teams are pretty similar over the last 18 months

He has been on an incredible run spree against Australia in recent years, and his superb numbers of late suggest he will have another fine series against them

The average T20I run rate in 2018 so far is 8.87, the highest among all years so far

Many people can recall outstanding deliveries, such as Shane Warne's'ball of the century' to Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in 1993

The England allrounder who missed a summer after being sent down

The story of Harry Lee, an England batsman who played a Test match after being declared officially dead

The player who many thought was a better batsman than the greatest of them all

The 16-year-old WG Grace made an impact in his very first match 150 years ago

When the selection of Derek Pringle ruffled feathers

It seems extraordinary to recall now, given all the seismic scandals that have clawed away at the integrity of cricket over the past decade, but at the start of the 1990s, there was no issue more emotive than ball-tampering