Glenn Maxwell ‘hopes’ Virat Kohli misses the T20 World Cup (Pictures: Getty) Glenn Maxwell has hailed Virat Kohli as ‘the most clutch player I have played against’ and says it would be ‘great’ for the other T20 World Cup contenders if he was omitted from India’s squad for the tournament. India will attempt to win their second T20 World Cup and first since the inaugural event 17 years ago when the 2024 competition takes place in the United States and the West Indies in June. Kohli is one of the best players of his generation and has amassed more than 100 T20i appearances for India, but his pos ..read more

Ben Stokes has ruled himself out of the T20 World Cup (Picture: Getty) Ollie Robinson insists he understands Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence. Stokes confirmed on Tuesday that he has asked the ECB not to consider him for this summer’s tournament in the West Indies and United States so he can focus on his fitness. The 32-year-old, who recently withdrew from his Indian Premier League commitments, hopes the break helps him be ‘the all-rounder I want to be’ across all formats. Stokes, who took over as England Test captain 24 months ago, bowled just five overs dur ..read more

Virat Kohli took two months away from cricket before returning for the IPL (Picture: Getty) Virat Kohli has opened up on his two-month break from cricket which saw him miss India’s Test series against England. Kohli initially withdrew from the first two Tests of the five-match series but was later ruled out of the entire contest for ‘personal reasons’. The 35-year-old has revealed he took a break from the sport while his wife Anushka Sharma gave birth to their second child and he and his family spent time outside of India. England beat India by 28 runs in the series opener but India came roar ..read more

Brett Lee has revealed his IPL 2024 prediction (Picture: Getty) Brett Lee is backing Royal Challengers Bangalore to finally end their wait for an Indian Premier League title this season. Despite playing host to some of the biggest superstars in the game – including India hero Virat Kohli – RCB have never won the tournament, finishing as runners-up three times. The last of those final appearances came in 2016, with Royal Challengers Bangalore failing to reach the showpiece event in each of the last seven seasons and finishing sixth last year. The RCB squad for 2024 includes the likes of Kohli ..read more

Chennai Super Kings are the reigning IPL champions (Picture: Getty) The mega 74-game 2024 Indian Premier League kicks off on Friday as defending champions Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore. CSK beat Gujarat Titans in a final-ball thriller in last year’s final to lift the IPL trophy for a record-equalling fifth time. MS Dhoni’s side will attempt to become the most successful side in the franchise’s history this season but face competition from Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad ..read more

Australia were due to play Afghanistan in August (Picture: Getty) Cricket Australia have cancelled their men’s T20 series against Afghanistan due to ‘deteriorating human rights for women and girls’ in the country under Taliban rule. Australia were due to face Afghanistan in a three-match series in the UAE in August but have chosen not to compete against the country for the third time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Despite this stance, Australia has continued to play against Afghanistan at ICC tournaments, beating them by three wickets on the way to winning the 50-over World Cup ..read more

It was a tough tour for captain Ben Stokes and his England team (Picture: Getty) This is not a column about whether England’s cricketers underperformed in the Test series that finished in Dharamsala at the weekend. It’s about a reaction to that defeat, and something that’s increasingly worried me about sports fans and our relationship with our heroes. I was hosting the post-game wrap-up after the final Test. In the TNT Sports studio the experts were Sir Alastair Cook and Steven Finn. Two recently retired former England internationals perfectly placed to speak about the challenges of this seri ..read more

England veteran James Anderson removed Shubman Gill for his 699th Test wicket (Picture: Getty) James Anderson has lifted the lid on the heated altercation he shared with India batter Shubman Gill during England’s humbling defeat in the sides’ fifth Test in Dharamsala. Already holding an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, hosts India stormed to their fourth successive victory, winning by an innings and 64 runs inside three days, to send England packing with their tails between their legs. There was one moment to remember for England on the final morning of their gruelling tour, th ..read more

James Anderson is the first, and likely last, seamer to 700 Test wickets (Picture: AFP/Getty) ‘There’s only one Jimmy Anderson,’ sung England’s supporters last week, after their man took his 700th Test wicket high in the Himalayan foothills. And it is true. Never again will there be another pace bowler able to boast that many scalps or play that many Tests (187). Anderson is a freak of nature, not in what he does – though bowling with that amount of control and skill is mighty impressive – but in his constant hunger for more… more wickets, more overs, more training and more months spent in dr ..read more

India skipper Rohit Sharma has hit back after Ben Duckett’s Bazball comments (Picture: Getty) India captain Rohit Sharma has put Ben Duckett firmly in his place after the England opener suggested Bazball should take some credit for Yashasvi Jaiswal’s double ton in Rajkot. Jaiswal, 22, has been the standout player of this winter’s series between India and England, hitting double centuries in the second and third Tests to help the hosts take an unassailable 3-1 lead heading into the final contest. The young left-hander smashed 12 sixes en route to an unbeaten 214 at Rajkot’s Khandheri Cricket S ..read more