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He has previously played for the Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, as well as having a stint for the ...

I love it very much and my hope is everyone else will see and understand my decision as he has done.” “I’m definitely not ruling out playing red ball cricket again in the future, and I feel like I have unfinished business in this format for both Surrey and England. “Some choices in life I don’t think you will ever be 100% sure and this is definitely one of those.

If a TV was not available, people would carry transistor radios to listen to the commentary. During test matches, the performance of certain players would ...

He has been following the game of cricket since his childhood. Technology has brought big changes to the sport but with it challenges: an overcrowded schedule, rule changes to make the game ‘more attractive’, players’ mental health and risk of burnout. “Team hai to maza hai” (You will enjoy the game only if you have made your team on the fantasy platform) is the slogan of one of the key online fantasy platforms in India.Fantasy platforms claim they enhance the level of fan engagement with sports. The rapid spread of online fantasy sport platforms around cricket has also opened up new possibilities for monetising the interaction between the game and its spectators. “This game is not the game that I started playing and the game that I knew. Until 1992, India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan charged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) a sizeable amount of money to broadcast matches happening on Indian soil.

Tom Curran, who has played for England in all three formats but not featured since 2021, has announced he is taking a break from playing red-ball cricket.

However, the 27-year-old has suffered a number of injuries in recent years and [Surrey's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/surrey-county-cricket-club) Director of Cricket [Alec Stewart](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/alec-stewart) hopes the decision will allow him to "strengthen his body and keep him on a cricket field more regularly". I look forward to seeing him back in May for our own T20 season." "Some choices in life I don't think you will ever be 100% sure and this is definitely one of those," Curran said. "He has suffered with injuries in recent years and if this can help strengthen his body and keep him on a cricket field more regularly over the coming years, I fully support the decision. "But until I can feel 100% committed and confident in my body to be performing day in and day out for Surrey in the County Championship, I feel that putting all my time and focus into on our Vitality Blast campaign this year is the right thing to do. [Sam](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sam-curran) and has represented them across all three formats, playing two Tests during the 2017-18 [Ashes](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/the-ashes) tour of [Australia](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/australia-cricket-team).

Cricket is heavy with statistics and the battle over fair usage and control of them is just beginning.

The focus for the early part of this year is to move that forward.” “Fundamentally, the debate comes back to, do the players own the data?” Hudson says. “It probably ran for the majority of 2020, just as a bubbling topic,” Hudson says. It formed part of their presentation to professional players before the start of the 2021 season and progress has continued slowly since. A megabucks lawsuit does remain a possibility: “We all get into asking what the potential value of this is for our members. It’s a topic that’s sat within our organisation for a number of years, but has felt it’s gathered pace in the last 12 months.” “We’re talking about any personal data – tracking and performance data is the classic, so in cricket it’s runs scored, how fast, where they score, all that stuff. “There’s lots of talk around litigation, but that’s not a strategy we’re really pursuing,” says Rich Hudson, the PCA’s head of cricket operations, who has led their work on the issue. It’s more than the value of lawsuits, it’s the ability to say: ‘That’s mine and I can say yes or no to people using it.’ That’s the fundamental principle.” Just as GDPR laws forced companies to seek customers’ permission before they could use their data – hence having to accept cookies when you land on a new website – the belief is that cricketers should be able to control who uses data about them. Last September, GSDT launched a lawsuit, which has now been joined by more than 1,400 professional footballers, over the use of their performance data by gaming and bookmaking companies, seeking an eyebrow-raising £500m in damages. Cricket lovers by their nature are probably more inclined than most to appreciate things that happen at a gentle pace, sporting encounters – and perhaps also stories – that unfold leisurely over an extended period rather than with great dramatic swoops and squalls.

England allrounder cites mental wellbeing after difficult run with injuries.

"I'm definitely not ruling out playing red-ball cricket again in the future, and I feel like I have unfinished business in this format for both Surrey and England. I love it very much and my hope is everyone else will see and understand my decision as he has done." "Some choices in life I don't think you will ever be 100% sure and this is definitely one of those. "I have had a lot of time and this isn't a decision that I've taken lightly. He is also due to experience the Pakistan Super League for the first time with Islamabad United. However his appearances in the longer format since have been infrequent of late, in part because of injuries.

Tom Curran, who has played two Test matches and 28 one-day internationals for England, had recently been playing for Desert Vipers in ILT20 and will soon be ...

"I know it is not ideal news for everyone at Surrey and our fans. "Some choices in life I don't think you will ever be 100 per cent sure and this is definitely one of those. The 27-year-old, who has endured injury problems in recent years, said: "The last couple of years have not been easy for me.

England and Surrey all-rounder Tom Curran is to take a break from playing red-ball cricket to "prioritise his physical and mental health".

"Some choices in life I don't think you will ever be 100% sure and this is definitely one of those. "The last couple of years have not been easy for me. "But until I can feel 100% committed and confident in my body to be performing day in and day out for Surrey in the County Championship, I feel that putting all my time and focus into on our Vitality Blast campaign this year is the right thing to do."

Curran, 27, will streamline his schedule as he attempts to keep his body strong for the rigours of white ball cricket. Read more ⏬. — Surrey Cricket (@ ...

Apart from representing England in longest format of the game, Curran has also played 28 One-Day and 30 T20I games for the Three Lions. Tom Curran Break: Surrey and England all-rounder Tom Curran has decided to take a break from the red-ball format to “prioritise his physical and mental health”. “I’m definitely not ruling out playing red-ball cricket again in the future, and I feel like I have unfinished business in this format for both Surrey and England.

Curran, who is currently representing Desert Vipers in the ongoing International League T20 (ILT20) before joining Islamabad United in the upcoming eighth ...

“Some choices in life I don’t think you will ever be 100 per cent sure and this is definitely one of those. “The last couple of years have not been easy for me. “I’m definitely not ruling out playing red-ball cricket again in the future, and I feel like I have unfinished business in this format for both Surrey and England.

ENGLAND all-rounder Tom Curran is quitting red-ball cricket for his physical and mental health.The Surrey star, 27, has not ruled out a future return.

“Some choices in life you will never be 100 per cent sure with and this is definitely one of those. He said: “The last couple of years have not been easy. But it is the right decision for my body and for my mental health.

Proteas coach Hilton Moreeng says that Cricket South Africa's fitness requirements are "non-negotiable" as they move on from all-rounder Dane van Niekerk.

She can also take care of herself as a player, we know what her skills are. For her, it's just continuing where she left off, she's been good with that. "If you look at the minimum standard required for players to be available for selection. "Hence we have bigger squads so we can make sure we have enough depth in certain positions. "She (Luus) understands her role extremely well, [she's] very professional, and she's been long enough in the game to know how the game has evolved and how the team is in transition," said Moreeng. Once the final fitness list has been given to the coaches and selectors, we look at what we have and how we can balance it and then you take it from there."

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called the league a "game changer" for women's cricket in the country, building on the growing enthusiasm for the female game ...

"The values that have been brought in for those (WPL) teams just reiterates how valuable and how important women's cricket is and how it's seen by the potential investors." India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called the league a "game changer" for women's cricket in the country, building on the growing enthusiasm for the female game among Indian fans. NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Women's cricket looks poised to step out of the imposing shadow of the men's game in India, and the rest of the world is bracing for the birth of a superpower in the sport.

'Everyone knows it': Star's WC axe 'non-negotiable' as fallout deepens over absurd fitness test.

“If you look at the minimum standard required for players to be available for selection. You don’t”, he said. “Hence we have bigger squads so we can make sure we have enough depth in certain positions. She is completely across anything. ESPNCricinfo reported that Van Niekerk missed the target by 18 seconds. She knows what she’s doing out there.

The 194-match veteran was left 'broken' after missing out on the team by just 18 seconds.

There needs to be a better way, a more rounded bunch of methods to see if a player is keeping up with fitness.” Another said, “Why the hell is a time trial being used as an indication for cricket? This is absurd.” So Dane van Niekerk was good enough to play 194 matches and lead the country without EVER running faster and NOW you have a problem? THIS was her best in the 2km run? “Emotional couple of days, I am a wife FIRST and then a cricketer.

(Reuters) - The South Africa women's cricket team have given all-rounder Marizanne Kapp compassionate leave after her wife Dane van Niekerk was dropped from ...

New Zealand, Bangladesh and reigning champions Australia are the other teams in Group A. South Africa begin their campaign against Sri Lanka in Cape Town on Feb. “She (Kapp) is part of the World Cup [and] she is committed to the World Cup cause,” Moreeng added.

Indoor cricket nets are a ritual worth celebrating that most cricket clubs do for months to get them in shape before heading outdoors.

[@cricketyorks ](https://twitter.com/cricketyorks)or on the [Cricket Yorkshire Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/cricketyorkshire) page. Sure, you want to have a laugh – but why not use tech to get better too? Just as importantly though, it’s about getting your friends and team-mates back together again. As a fearful number eleven, I never understood the habit of facing bowlers from the second team then ducking under the netting to be peppered by first-teamers. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Seniors could learn a lot from junior cricket practice too.

Momentum Proteas head coach Hilton Moreeng believes his squad is well-equipped and ready to take on the challenges that lie ahead of and during the ICC ...

“It's been tough on everyone and the player that I know will be very disappointed because of what has transpired. “It's conditions that most of us are familiar with and we want to give ourselves the best chance. “The most important for us is to look at where the squad is and where everyone needs to be before we can leave Buffalo Park.

The board stated that the all-rounder has failed to meet the fitness requirements. Sune Luus will lead the team in the absence of van Niekerk, who was also out ...

The management assisted her into trying to get there but she did not meet the minimum requirement. "Dane did not meet the minimum requirement for the 2-kilometre time trial. She recently did another fitness test and unfortunately did not meet the minimum criteria, and therefore she's missed out.”

Sune Luus, who has taken over the reins of the Proteas Women's team in van Niekerk's absence, was named the captain for the T20 World Cup.

South Africa's star all-rounder Dane van Niekerk said that she is "absolutely broken" about being left out of the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup squad for mot to meeting the fitness standards. Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). Everyone is quite familiar with the situation and what is required," he added. It's purely based on the not meeting of the fitness criteria that she's missed out," Clinton du Preez said. "Dane has been an integral part of the team. We've extensively reminded her of that, and appreciated the hard work that she's put in to try to get to the fitness levels," du Preez added.

With the ICC Women's T20 World Cup just days away, we can now reveal the remaining 10 extraordinary players in our first edition of 100% Cricket Superstars.

Ghosh made her international debut in 2020 and has already gained a decent amount of experience at the international level. One of the most exciting pace bowling talents in world cricket, Brown has already shown glimpses that she could dominate world cricket for years to come. Making an excellent start to her international career, Brown has scalped two wickets from as many Test matches, 20 in 12 ODIs and 13 in 15 T20Is. Deepti has a fantastic record with both bat and ball in all the three formats. Capsey has scored 234 runs in 10 T20Is, averaging an impressive 33.42 and striking at 127.86. Tahlia McGrath has quickly established herself as a cornerstone and one of the most important players in a dominant Australian setup. Ghosh's six-hitting prowess is there for all to see and she is also a capable hand behind the stumps. In T20Is, she has played 21 matches, scoring 549 runs at 68.62 while striking at 140.76 while also picking up 13 wickets. Having made her international debut in 2021, Hunter has been impressive in both ODI and T20I cricket. Madavi has played 18 ODIs and 33 T20Is and has been a consistent aggregator of runs across both formats. But it is the T20 format where she has truly excelled, with her leg-breaks and clever variations bamboozling the batters. Making her international debut in 2019, Glenn has become a key part of England's setup, especially in the T20 format.

Women's T20 World Cup: Dale Steyn LIVID, as South African cricketer DROPPED from World CUP team after failing to run 2KM in 9Mins 30Seconds: CHECK OUT.

Reportedly, Niekerk was dropped from the SA World CUP team after failing to run 2KM in 9Mins 30Seconds. She has been the captain ever since van Niekerk was out of the team due to an ankle injury in November 2021. Women’s T20 World Cup: Dane van Niekerk – Dale Steyn and many people in the cricket fraternity are livid after former South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk was overlooked by CSA for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Introducing… Emily Iveson-Pritchard, Head of Sustainability at Surrey County Cricket Club. As part of our 'A Life In Cricket' Campaign, we will be talking ...

Although we have made lots of progress in this area already, I can now feel the buzz of understanding in all the business stakeholders and the drive to create real change in so many people. Sustainability is something I am truly passionate about and to be able to focus on that area as a job is unbelievable – I am very lucky. Growing up, cricket was one of the only sports that existed in my house and at the age of about 7 my dad brought me to a cricket game at The Kia Oval. I remember being sat in the stands in front of the old click-a-clack scoreboard just being amazed at the game and the opportunity to spend time with my dad and his best friend. I started working at Surrey as a casual waitress during one summer as The Oval is about 10 minutes from where my parents used to live and I needed a job. Sustainability is so important, not just for the planet but the very survival of the human race and I find that exhilarating.

Dane van Niekerk was unable to complete a 2km run in the minimum required time and has been left out of South Africas squad for Februarys T20 World Cup on ...

"Everyone is quite familiar with the situation and what is required. In December, we set it out clearly with where she needs to be. Dane van Niekerk was unable to complete a 2km run in the minimum required time and has been left out of South Africa's squad for February's T20 World Cup on home soil; Marizanne Kapp will miss the tri-series final against India before rejoining the World Cup squad.

As the sun sets on a thrilling first edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup.

The next event will be the Africa Regional Qualifier, where six more teams will vie for a spot in Sri Lanka. 11 teams have automatically qualified for the event as the best-placed Full Member nations from the previous event in 2022. Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore all join hosts UAE to do battle for a spot at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024. Qualification for the final five places began in 2022 with Division Two Qualifiers taking place in the Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe regions. “As well as welcoming new competing nations during this pathway, qualification for the 2024 edition has already witnessed the competitive standard of cricket that is evident around the world. The 16-team event returns to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2006.

There are certain elements of cricket that are considered to be unsavory or objectionable. One of them is throwing the ball instead of bowling it.

This was despite the availability of biomechanical testing, which showed that Muralitharan did not extend his arm any more than bowlers with actions that were considered to be legal. More than one bowler has been rumored to slip in the occasional “throw” in attempting to realize these opportunities. People on either side turned to ask the question — was it a throw? This is not the first time that a single umpire has taken the view that it is his responsibility to focus on a particular bowler’s action. After remedial work, Husnain was reassessed and cleared to return to play in June. His team has requested that the bowler’s action be biomedically tested. As a result, thresholds were drawn up for the allowable amount of elbow straightening — 10 degrees for fast bowlers, 7.5 for medium pacers and five degrees for spin bowlers. At the time, Neville Cardus, one of cricket’s great writers, objected to throwing because it looked ugly. The next battle centered on the legality of delivering the ball with the hand raised above the shoulder. This led to a new ruling, which stated that “the ball must be delivered underhand, not thrown or jerked, with the hand below the elbow at the time of delivering the ball.” In essence, the Law has remained the same for well over 100 years. There are certain elements of cricket that are considered to be unsavory or objectionable.

Former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss addressed the issue of dressing room behaviour in the sport in his Marylebone Cricket Club Cowdrey lecture on ...

Connor is looking into dressing room behaviour in professional men's and women's cricket, in a bid to tackle racism and discrimination. [with Michael Vaughan accused by Rafiq of making a racist comment to Yorkshire's Asian playing contingent](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/michael-vaughan-azeem-rafiq-racism-25383145). But the spirit of cricket demands this." "As we move forward together as a game with players of different genders, races, creeds and beliefs coming together, so the traditional macho, hierarchical, perhaps at times verging on 'bullying' dressing-room banter will need to be softened," he said. And he urged players and administrators to learn from the scandal that has undoubtedly stained Yorkshire. Disciplinary hearings relating to allegations of racism at Yorkshire are due to take place in March.

Former England captain Andrew Strauss forecast Wednesday the Indian Premier League would eclipse American football's NFL to become "the biggest domestic ...

Turning to the new five-team women's IPL, Strauss said it would "accelerate" the growth of women's cricket. He also said the recent creation of a women's IPL would "accelerate" the growth of the female game in spectacular fashion. "As the Indian economy grows, it is expected that by the time it reaches parity with the size of the USA in 2040, the value of the IPL is likely to be six times what it is today - this is going to be the biggest domestic sporting tournament in the world, bar none," Strauss said.

Former England captain Andrew Strauss admitted the macho behaviour in dressing rooms had verged on bullying at times and insisted its approach must be ...

He added: "If you allow yourself to keep bound up in the thesis that the purpose of the game is to bring diverse people together, whether playing or watching, and to allow cricket to educate and connect, then surely the rise of franchise cricket is one of the great steps forward. "The coming together of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes in May last year has shifted the game of Test cricket from its foundations and has asked some fundamental questions of the centuries-old accepted truths of the Test format," Strauss said. Strauss believes Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have helped "redefine what the game of cricket is actually about" with their approach to Test matches.

The former England captain urges cricketers to avoid dressing room banter bordering on racial harassment and bullying in order to avert controversies like ...

“Also, bilateral cricket in the way that we see it today is likely to be squeezed in one way shape or form. England’s run of victories in Tests against India, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan last year saw them erase the disappointment of having won just one in 17 games before the pair was appointed. He had told U.K.’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) in November 2021 that racist comments and actions by fellow cricketers had left him “close to taking his own life.”

ICC revealed a couple more sets of 5 each and now has revealed the last set of 10 players ahead of the forthcoming, T20 World Cup.

In 15 T20Is, she’s bagged 13 wickets at an average of 25.07, an economy of 6.39, a strike rate of 23.5, and has got the best figures of 2/9 in the format. In 12 ODIs, she’s bagged 20 wickets at an average of 20.00, an economy rate of 4.87, a strike rate of 24.6, and with a couple of four-fers to her name, has got the best figures of 4/33. In 62 T20Is, she’s struck 898 runs at an average of 25.65, and with the ball, in the format, in 84 innings, she’s struck 95 wickets with the best figures of 4/10. In 16 ODI innings, she’s got to 311 runs at an average of 22.21, a strike rate of 84.97, and with a couple of half-centuries to her name, she’s got the best score of 65 in the format. In only 9 T20I innings, she’s accumulated 234 runs at an average of 33.42, a strike rate of 127.86, and with her best score of 50, she’s got a sole fifty to her name alongside her only wicket off 6 innings. In 2 Test innings, she’s got to 152 runs at an average of 76.00, and with the ball, in as many innings, has bagged 5 wickets with the best figures of 3/65. She, in 25 T20I innings has accumulated 427 runs at an average of 22.47, a strike rate of 134.27, and has got the best score of 44*. In 18 ODI outings, she’s got to 419 runs at an average of 23.27, a strike rate of 61.52, and her sole fifty is her best score of 75. In 31 T20I outings, she’s registered 508 runs at an average of 18.81, a strike rate of 89.27, and with a couple of fifties to her name, has got the best score of 81. More the time, the better she deliver, fits Amy’s profile as she in as many (11) ODI outings has got to 294 runs at an average of 32.66, a strike rate of 89.90, and with a fifty and century each, she’s got the highest score of 121*. In 39 Twenty20 International (T20I) outings, she’s bagged 48 wickets at an average of 17.08, an economy rate of 6.04, a strike rate of 16.91, and with a four-fer, has registered the best figures of 4/23. She made her T20I debut in 2020 and since in 25 innings has gone on to accumulate 320 runs at an average of 16.84, a strike rate of 122.60, and has got the best score of 45*.

Former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss urged his audience to embrace the IPL despite fears it meant the game had “sold its soul”. PHOTO: IANS.

“Women’s cricket may not become more popular than men’s cricket in India, but we certainly can hope to match them.” India women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur called the league a “game changer” for women’s cricket in the country, building on the growing enthusiasm for the female game among Indian fans. LONDON – Former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss forecast on Wednesday that the Indian Premier League would eclipse the United States’ National Football League to become “the biggest domestic sporting event in the world” as he praised it for sparking one of the sport’s “great steps forward”.

Former England captain warns that sport's culture has not evolved to meet modern obligations.

This may lead to some hard soul-searching, but in the name of the spirit of the game, it must be done." "As for the women's game, the rate of growth will just accelerate" he said. The future direction of the sport will be decided not in the meeting halls of the ICC in Dubai but rather by the purchasing power of the increasing number of those who choose to follow the game." "The events over the last 18 months, whether they come from Yorkshire or elsewhere, have shown we have a lot of work to do in this area, but the Spirit of Cricket demands this. From a players' point of view there will clearly need to be an awareness that the world is watching every move that they make in a way that was never the case previously, both on and off the pitch. "There are too many people involved, too many variables, too much disruption and chaos for anyone to be pulling all the strings.

London [UK], February 2 (ANI): Former England captain Andrew Strauss opines that the multiplication of T20 franchise tournaments all over the world has led ...

This may lead to some hard soul-searching, but in the name of the spirit of the game, it must be done,” concluded Strauss. In addition, the best players, wherever they hail from, will have to weigh up their own personal aims and ambitions alongside their loyalty to their own countries and formative teams. “The events over the last 18 months, whether they come from Yorkshire or elsewhere, have shown we have a lot of work to do in this area, but the Spirit of Cricket demands this. “While in the past players might have been able to swallow the odd invisible pill, these days they are likely to be in short supply. The future direction of the sport will be decided not in the meeting halls of the ICC in Dubai but rather by the purchasing power of the increasing number of those who choose to follow the game,” concluded Strauss. He added that recent revelations about institutional racism in sport had proven that the game has not evolved enough to meet obligations of the modern world.

Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom believes the Irish government is ready to begin discussions on a new national cricket stadium.

"We sold out in about 24 or 48 hours. Those are numbers which other sports probably only dream about. "And what we are doing in a way is using our global visibility to try and drive the sense of being a major sport here." "The vision that we have needs to cleave very closely to Sport Ireland's and the government's own vision for infrastructure on the campus which is going to be 'world class'," he said. In November, Irish Minister of Sport Jack Chambers said the Sport Ireland Campus should be "the home of Irish sport" and Deutrom says Cricket Ireland's vision tallies with this. "The next cab off the rank for us was to ensure the degree of urgency that it was going to be developed as quickly as possible and the government's announcement around that over the weekend was obviously terrific because it means we can crack on seriously to look at the feasibility of this."