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Sunrisers seek turnaround without Bhuvneshwar

After starting with three wins, Sunrisers suffered two defeats and have to field a depleted side against Mumbai Indians

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Manjrekar: Sunrisers batting looks fragile.

James Faulkner believes chasing at Wankhede Stadium will be the better option on Tuesday

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Gayle's big splash and Bhuvneshwar's stifling defense

The smart stats round-up also features D'Arcy Short and Gautam Gambhir's scoring troubles

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Making it big

Bangladesh cricket

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Salauddin Sakil: from labour camps to left-arm fast

He has left the deserts of Dubai behind to, quite improbably, become a professional cricketer in Bangladesh. And his skills could take him further

Royal Challengers v Super Kings

IPL 2018, Bengaluru

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Deepak Chahar's journey from false dawns to deferred sunshine

Putting a spate of injuries and "freakish" bad luck behind him, Deepak Chahar is finally showing the world all of his abilities as a swing bowler

The 100-ball proposal

Player views to be canvassed

The Hundred 'will bring new people to cricket'

Joe Root, England's Test captain, has welcomed ECB plans for a 100-ball competition in 2020, suggesting it will appeal to a "completely new audience"

Daredevils v Kings XI

IPL 2018, Delhi

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Talking points: Time for Yuvraj to be dropped?

Also, is it time for Gautam Gambhir to drop down the Delhi Daredevils batting order?

Where do Delhi Daredevils go from here?

Do they have a replacement for Gambhir the captain? Sanjay Manjrekar, James Faulkner and the ESPNcricinfo crew discuss

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Coach's Diary: How not to win trophies.

Our imaginary coach lays into Delhi Daredevils - batsmen and fielders in particular - in his imaginary diary

BCCI
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Pakistan in England and Ireland

Team departs

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Amir granted UK visa, to fly out on Wednesday

It is not clear why Amir's visa was issued later than the rest of the Pakistan squad's, but his arrival will boost an inexperienced pace attack

South Africa news

New CSA MOU

SACA hoping for agreement on player contracts

CSA and the South African Cricketers' Association will have an urgent meeting on Wednesday to try and reach common ground on player contracts

World XI v West Indies

Squad Additions

Rashid, Shakib and Tamim join World XI to face West Indies

They join Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera and Eoin Morgan, with more names expected to be announced in the coming days

Video features

Pressure Point

Fight or flight: what can dot balls do to you in T20s?

Shayamal Vallabhjee, a sports scientist and EQ consultant, explains how the brain deals with the pressure of dots

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South Africa news

Schedule confirmed for 2018-19

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Centurion takes Boxing Day Test from Port Elizabeth

South Africa release schedule for 2018-19, including tours from Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

IPL 2018

'Lifetime experience for Gowtham and us' - Samson.

BCCI
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'Mumbai is known for bouncing back' - Kishan.

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Coach's Diary: The Rayudu surprise.

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Bravo and Watson's experience valuable - Chahar.

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Sunrisers v CSK

Hyderabad

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Faulkner: Sunrisers will be upset about the no-ball that wasn't called.

James Faulkner, Shaun Tait and Deep Dasgupta on the high full-toss and Kane Williamson's fifty in Sunrisers Hyderabad's chase

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Rayudu, Chahar star in another last-over CSK win

Chennai Super Kings came back from a slow start to post 128 off their last ten overs and edge Sunrisers out in a four-run win

    India women

    Jhulan Goswami

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    Stamp issued in honour of Jhulan Goswami

    It commemorates her unprecedented feat of taking 200 wickets in women's ODIs

    The 100-ball proposal

    Future of cricket

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    100-ball tournament: Aye or Nay?

    Shaun Tait, James Faulkner, Cyrus Broacha discuss if the ECB's proposal for a 100-ball tournament will ever become the next big thing.

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    Want to make the game as simple as possible - Strauss

    Under the radical format put forward last week, the matches will consist of 15 six-ball overs and a 10-ball over to complete the 100 deliveries

    KKR v Kings XI

    IPL 2018, Kolkata

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    Dinesh Karthik questions Kings XI's revised target

    Also suggests considering VJD method for revising targets in IPL, instead of current DLS system

    DLS explainer: Why Kings XI had to chase just 125

    How does the DLS system work? And would the VJD method have made a difference to KKR's chances?

    Surprised asking rate dropped after rain - Karthik.

    The KKR captain also said his team didn't bowl well, even if the total it was defending was just par

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    RCB v Daredevils

    IPL 2018, Bengaluru

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    Kalro: De Villiers goes back to having fun

    Of late, he has often been forced to score tough runs, through injury or circumstance. On Saturday, he shed all that weight off his shoulders

    Talking points: Will the real Chris Morris please stand up?

    Also, a deathly slow start from Daredevils, and de Villiers feasts on his former team once again

    The 100-ball proposal

    Future of cricket

    Nicholas: Why only a hundred balls?

    The ECB's new idea is not a bad thing. Here's how it could be better

    Hopps: Commercial gamble over sporting integrity

    Many fans of short-form cricket have been shocked by the ECB's 100-ball proposal and the response of the players over the coming weeks and months could be critical

    IPL 2018

    Social dugout: CSK fans back on track.

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    Coach's Diary: Kings XI's happy problems at the top.

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    Gloves Off: Are coaches redundant in T20s?

    7:04

    The Chatter: Happy Birthday, IPL!

    4:04

    The IPL's broken XI.

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    Surprised asking rate dropped after rain - Karthik.

    1:27

    Could this be Manish Pandey's year?

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    'Been dreaming of days like this' - Watson.

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    'Watson more classical than Gayle' - Laughlin.

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    Pakistan tour of UK

    Captain backs squad

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    Pak squad for Eng tour 'best of the best' - Sarfraz

    The Pakistan captain believes extensive preparation in the lead up to Ireland's inaugural Test and two Tests in England will help team cope up with difficult challenges

    USA Cricket

    New Governing Body

    Inaugural USA Cricket election slated for May 18

    All eligible candidates will be announced to voters on May 13, with the winners to be declared on June 11

    RCB v Daredevils

    IPL 2018

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    De Villiers 90* off 39 brings back RCB smiles

    Daredevils took 71 off the last five overs, with Pant and Iyer scoring half-centuries. But it wasn't enough against a star-studded RCB batting line-up

    Faulkner: Once de Villiers goes aerial, he can't be stopped.

    The Matchday Runorder team wonder if there is anything a bowler can do to escape the wrath of AB de Villiers

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      Australia news

      Warne criticises CA

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      Warne slams Cricket Australia's 'greed'

      The former Australia spinner has criticised the board's decision to expand the Big Bash League next summer

      CSK v Royals

      IPL 2018, Pune

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      Shane Watson, the quiet marauder

      The allrounder doesn't have the spectacle or cult-hero status of a Gayle or Dhoni. But he can more than match their exploits with bat in hand

      Talking Points - When will Tripathi bat in the Powerplay?

      Meanwhile, cometh the hour, cometh yet another Chennai Super Kings batsman

      Coach's Diary: Feeling at home on a true track in Pune.

      A peek into the (imaginary) coach's diary following CSK's mauling of Royals

      BCCI
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      Kings XI v Sunrisers

      IPL 2018, Mohali

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      'Sehwag saved IPL by picking me' - Gayle

      With all the big T20 batting records in his hands, Chris Gayle has nothing more to prove but wants people to "just put some respect on the name"

      Monga: Gayle, T20's biggest visionary

      The man from Jamaica, who first turned chaotic T20 hitting into a science, continues to mould his batting to suit the circumstances

      Ashwin's calculated punts pay off

      Could batting first become the next big trend? And where did it all go downhill for Rashid Khan?

      Future of cricket

      England news

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      A gimmick or a worthwhile experiment?

      County cricket fans share their thoughts on the ECB's decision to introduce a new '100-ball' format

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      Dobell: Fast-food cricket is coming, whether we like it or not

      The ECB's proposals may seem radical, but change is inevitable for a sport that is too deep in crisis to stand still

      Faulkner: There's a danger in getting too funky.

      Gaurav Kalra with Ajit Agarkar and James Faulkner discuss the ECB's proposal of a 100-ball competition

      2:58

      World XI v West Indies

      Team news

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      Afridi named in World XI for West Indies charity match

      Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera were also among the first group of World XI players confirmed for the side that will be captained by Eoin Morgan

      Tour preparation

      India v England

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      County cricket would improve my game - Kohli

      The India captain has been strongly linked with Surrey in recent months with the BCCI keen that key players have the chance to get used to conditions in England

      New selection structure

      England news

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      What's in Ed Smith's inbox?

      England's new national selector has the challenge of trying to solve long-standing issues with the Test side

      Ed Smith appointed as ECB National Selector

      Ed Smith, the former Kent captain turned journalist, has been named as the new National Selector

      Netherlands news

      Captain's retirement

      'Leaving Dutch cricket in a better state than when I turned up' - Borren

      The outgoing Netherlands captain said he is retiring to give the younger players the best chance to gain experience under Pieter Seelar

      Borren calls time on Netherlands career

      Pieter Seelaar takes over the captaincy, while Jeroen Smits, the former Netherlands wicketkeeper, has been appointed the new team manager

      Australia's rebuilding

      New captain

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      Paine promises to cut Australia's sledging

      Australia's new Test captain said that talk of changing the team's on-field approach had started when Steven Smith was still in charge

      'It was sad to see what Australia went through' - Elgar.

      Dean Elgar reflects on being a part of the infamous South Africa v Australia series

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      Ten years of the IPL

      Fun and games

      From 2008 to 2018: How IPL has changed

      On April 18, 2008, the IPL began with a Brendon McCullum blaze. How does T20 look today, exactly ten years later?

      How well do you remember the first IPL game?

      We've just crossed the ten-year mark in IPL history. How well do you remember the first game? Take our quiz to find out

      Runorder: How do cricketers deal with trolls?

      James Faulkner, Deep Dasgupta, Cyrus Broacha and the team at ESPNcricinfo discuss the recent events surrounding Vinay Kumar

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