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England all-rounder Jamie Overton has announced he is putting his red-ball career on hold, ruling himself out of a potential spot on this winter’s Ashes tour.The pace bowler featured in England’s last Test of the summer against India last month and had a strong chance of featuring in the squad for the hotly-anticipated trip to Australia despite a mixed outing at the Kia Oval. The selectors will now need to look elsewhere after he shared his decision to focus exclusively on white-ball opportunities, and Durham’s Matthew Potts could find himself moving back up the pecking order after being overlooked this…
England all-rounder Jamie Overton has announced he is putting his red-ball career on hold, ruling himself out of a potential spot on this winter’s Ashes tour.The pace bowler featured in England’s last Test of the summer against India last month and had a strong chance of featuring in the squad for the hotly-anticipated trip to Australia despite a mixed outing at the Kia Oval. The selectors will now need to look elsewhere after he shared his decision to focus exclusively on white-ball opportunities, and Durham’s Matthew Potts could find himself moving back up the pecking order after being overlooked this…
Morocco, captained by Ballon d’Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. A matchday 7 win over Niger in Rabat will give the Atlas Lions an unassailable lead in Group E unless second-placed Tanzania triumph in Congo Brazzaville earlier that day. But a Tanzanian triumph will most likely only delay the qualification of the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco. Morocco travel to Zambia for a September 8 clash in Ndola and, assuming they beat Niger, would need one point to clinch a place at the expanded 48-nation global showpiece. The Moroccans…
LANDMARK MOVE The 2025 edition of the Women’s ODI World Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka © AFP In a landmark move, the ICC has announced a bumper prize money pool for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup in India, set to take place from September 30 to November 2. The total sum of USD 13.88 million is nearly four times of what the ICC gave away at the last edition of this tournament in 2022, played in New Zealand (USD 3.5 million). More crucially, this sum exceeds the amount set aside as prize money for the…
Change is afoot for The Hundred.We don’t yet know how quick or dramatic the tweaks will be but they are definitely coming as the overseas investors begin to exert their power on the tournament ahead of the 2026 edition. Stakes in six of the eight franchises were completed earlier this summer while deals for Oval Invincibles – whose men’s side won a third straight title in 2025 – and Trent Rockets are set to follow suit. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of Oval Invincibles’ 26-run win over Trent Rockets in the men’s Hundred final…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced a staggering increase in the prize money for the tournament set to be staged in India and Sri Lanka. The 13th edition of the women’s showpiece 50-over tournament will begin on Sept 30. Pakistan is set to play its matches in Sri Lanka following India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy earlier this year, which resulted in a “hybrid model” being decided upon. The overall prize money at the eight-team marquee tournament totals $13.88 million — a monumental rise of 297 per cent from $3.5m at the last edition…
Meanwhile, the runners-up will receive $2.24 million, an increase of 273 per cent in comparison to the $600,000 England won three years ago. The two losing semi-finalists will take home $1.12 million (up from $300,000 in 2022) each. Each group stage participant is guaranteed to earn $250,000 while each group-stage win will get the victors $34,314. In the second half of the final table, the teams finishing fifth and sixth will take home $700,000 each and those in seventh and eighth place will earn $280,000. “This announcement marks a defining milestone in the journey of women’s cricket,” ICC Chairman Jay…
Almost exactly a month since England completed a gripping Test series against India, they return to international action with six white-ball games versus South Africa, all live on Sky Sports.The three ODIs and as many T20s against the Proteas may struggle to generate the same intensity, drama and needle as the red-ball fixtures with India but they are still vital as England build for The Ashes and World Cups down the line. Here is why these matches matter ahead of the opening 50-over clash at Headingley on Tuesday (12.30pm on air, 1pm first ball)… England ODI squad to play South…
Almost exactly a month since England completed a gripping Test series against India, they return to international action with six white-ball games versus South Africa, all live on Sky Sports.The three ODIs and as many T20s against the Proteas may struggle to generate the same intensity, drama and needle as the red-ball fixtures with India but they are still vital as England build for The Ashes and World Cups down the line. Here is why these matches matter ahead of the opening 50-over clash at Headingley on Tuesday (12.30pm on air, 1pm first ball)… England ODI squad to play South…
Jitesh Sharma will hope his latest India odyssey is more productive. ©BCCI On a warm April night in 2023, as RCB and PBKS players drifted into post-match huddles along the boundary in Mohali, a promising relationship was initiated. Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan approached Dinesh Karthik, and beside him walked Jitesh Sharma, just short of turning 30, with questions to ask. It came right after Jitesh had hit 41 off 27, a knock that nearly won his team the match. Karthik spoke to him briefly about their shared vocation of finishing games, and that was that. A year later, in…