'It's like having 20 brothers around' - Navnita Gautam gets ready for RCB gig

Oct 28, 2019: The Canada-based massage therapist will become the latest woman support staffer for an IPL team

Starc to miss second T20I against Sri Lanka

Oct 28, 2019: Billy Stanlake and Sean Abbott are vying for the spot left vacant by Starc who is attending his brother's wedding

BCB chief indicates that Shakib Al Hasan could miss India tour

Oct 28, 2019: The Test and T20I captain has missed two of the team's training sessions in the last three days

The Buzz

The Buzz: A bit of cricket, a lot of tennis - Ash Barty wins USD 4.4 million

Oct 28, 2019: All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond

BCCI waits on BCB nod to roll out Eden Gardens day-night Test

Oct 28, 2019: Preparations are on in Kolkata to play the Test under lights, and a request has been made to the Bangladesh board

In Case You Missed It: Strikes, drafts and lessons

Oct 28, 2019: Our best content from last week

United Arab Emirates v Canada, T20 World Cup qualifiers, Abu Dhabi

Muhammad Usman takes UAE to playoffs, Ireland get direct entry to T20 World Cup

Oct 28, 2019: Canada too had an outside chance to top their group but in the end, they finished fifth

Pakistan domestic news

Live Report - Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 5th round

Oct 28, 2019: ESPNcricinfo's live updates on matches from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019

Had plans to keep Australia under a good total but things didn't come off well - Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Oct 28, 2019: Flayed with the ball and overwhelmed with the bat, Sri Lanka have just two days to dust themselves down

Ban or not, David Warner a T20 leader for Australia

Oct 27, 2019: Knowledge gained from the IPL and an ability to move through the gears with the bat gives him a vital role

T20 World Cup Qualifier

Netherlands beat Scotland, but fall short of automatic qualification on NRR

Oct 27, 2019: Ten Doeschate scores unbeaten 51 but Dutch fail to move past PNG in top spot

Oman miss out on direct qualification to T20 World Cup

Oct 27, 2019: Jersey's Blampied left Oman 6 for 3 in their chase and then Miles finished the job off

India news

Kumble backs Kohli's idea for limited Test venues

Oct 27, 2019: Kumble also wants Test matches to be linked to festive occasions, while calling for facilities for fans to be improved

Rest and rotation will be 'crucial' for England claims selector Ed Smith

Oct 27, 2019: Smith hints at route back for Jonny Bairstow in Sunday Times interview

Chris Jordan hopes England's T20 fringe players cause selectors 'headaches'

Oct 27, 2019: Jordan insists focus is on New Zealand series, not next year's T20 World Cup

Vanua, Bau dig PNG out of 19 for 6 hole to seal T20 World Cup qualification

Oct 27, 2019: The result eliminated Kenya from playoff contention

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Adelaide

After the boos, Warner returns home to love and adulation

Oct 27, 2019: All summer in England, he had to ignore the verbal bile directed at him. Now after 18 months, he was engulfed by warmth of the home fans

Aizaz, Ghazanfar, Barkat help Hong Kong dismantle Nigeria

Oct 27, 2019: They took two wickets each to restrict Nigeria to 81, which Hong Kong chased down with five wickets and 77 balls to spare

WBBL round-up: Kerr, McGrath and Blackwell master the chase

Oct 27, 2019: The best of Sunday's action from the WBBL as the Adelaide Strikers sit top of the table

Namibia storm past Singapore into the playoffs behind captain Erasmus

Oct 27, 2019: The Namibia juggernaut notched their fourth straight win, while Singapore fell to their fourth straight loss to crash out