Cricket News

India's cricket board is considering shifting Indian Premier League games from Chennai, which is in the grip of a water crisis, after protesters threatened to release snakes during the next match.

India's cricket board has shifted Indian Premier League games from Chennai, which is in the grip of a water crisis, after protesters threatened to release snakes during the next match.

Paul Collingwood has backed England Test captain Joe Root to stamp his authority on the team as they look to bounce back after series defeats to Australia and New Zealand this winter.

The 2018 county season is now just a matter of days away with County Champions Essex beginning their title defence away at Yorkshire on Friday.

Fast bowlers were the main beneficiaries as Australia's post ball-tampering era began with a heavily altered list of nationally contracted players, minus the suspended Steve Smith and David Warner.

England Women's World Cup winners Anya Shrubsole, Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver have been named among Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year for 2017.

Glenn Maxwell says it was "hard" for the Australia team to see Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft “treated like criminals” during the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

The new county cricket season is mere days from starting, with Specsavers County Championship getting underway on Friday.