Kohli: More players could follow Stokes' mental-health example
India captain Virat Kohli believes more players could follow the example of England all-rounder Ben Stokes unless gaps are created in a congested global fixture schedule.
India captain Virat Kohli believes more players could follow the example of England all-rounder Ben Stokes unless gaps are created in a congested global fixture schedule.
Former Proteas batter Ashwell Prince says that he never felt the Proteas side was a unified one. Despite being part of the national team’s trailblazing success, Prince says he did not feel welcome.
Former Proteas batsman and current Western Province head coach Ashwell Prince told the Social Justice and Nation Building hearings that South African cricket needs to relook the way it selects teams and its strict transformation targets.
Batsmen on both sides are set to face a stiff examination when an England team without Ben Stokes face India in the first Test in Nottingham starting on Wednesday.
India opener Mayank Agarwal will miss the first Test against England after showing signs of a concussion.
England captain Joe Root has told Ben Stokes to take as long as he needs away from cricket after the all-rounder opted to prioritise his mental health.
A young Australia squad faces a tough challenge maintaining an unbeaten T20I record against Bangladesh in a five-match series in Dhaka starting on Tuesday.
Ben Stokes’ mental-health-induced withdrawal from the England squad underlines that we are living in a time in the sport where the greatest threat to players doesn’t come from anything they can counter with skill, writes RYAN VREDE.
England face India in the first of a five-Test series at Trent Bridge starting on Wednesday, with Joe Root’s men looking to avenge their 3-1 reverse in the sub-continent earlier this year.
Pakistan’s versatile bowling attack did just enough to restrain a rampant Nicholas Pooran and come away with a seven-run victory over the West Indies in the second T20 International of the four-match series at the National Stadium in Guyana on Saturday.
Cricket South Africa has announced, that following a lengthy disciplinary process involving Ms Kugandrie Govender (the currently suspended chief commercial officer), her employment has been terminated.
Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara says players can “only deal with so much” after it was announced England all-rounder Ben Stokes was taking an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to “prioritise his mental well-being”.
England’s Ben Stokes is to take an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to “prioritise his mental well-being”, with the all-rounder the latest high-profile sports star to step away from the pressures of competition.
The Proteas could play up to four spinners at the T20 World Cup in a bold move that would shock the cricket world.
Brett D’Oliveira became the third generation from his family to score a limited overs hundred for Worcestershire as they thrashed Essex by 182 runs in English county cricket’s One-Day Cup on Thursday.