The Australians might be missing Steve Smith and David Warner following Cricket Australia’s reaffirmation of their bans, but that doesn’t make them any less formidable, according to Indian captain Virat Kohli.
CSA announced on Wednesday a broadcast partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) for the first-ever season of the MSL T20 in India & the sub-continent.
The year’s not yet done, but already Indian batters have struck 15 ODI centuries, with England hot on their heels on 13, while the Proteas have only cobbled together two, writes SIMON LEWIS.
An early start to the 2019 Indian Premier League is in the planning in order to offer the Indian players (as well as the international stars) some breathing space prior to the start of the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
An imperious, undefeated 111 by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma set the platform for an easy win for India in the second T20I against the West Indies at Lucknow.
‘I was a part of all the previous ICC Women’s World T20s right from the first one in 2009, when I was leading the India side. Those were tournaments held alongside the men; yes, people were watching, and there was good publicity for the women’s games, but what I found was that by having it simultaneously with the men, the women would be in the shadows.’
Looking ahead to the warm-up match against India, KwaZulu-Natal native Chloe Tryon is confident the team will continue to lay the building blocks towards their World T20 campaign and use their vast knowledge of the opposition as they look to walk away with a positive result.
West Indies fielding coach Nic Pothas has highlighted the importance of staying focused through an entire ODI match if players hope to beat the best in the world.
