England Test skipper Ben Stokes on Wednesday came out of ODI retirement to be included in the provisional squad for the 50-over World Cup
Mumbai Indians face an uphill task against the firepower of Kolkata Knight Riders batters when the teams clash in Mumbai on Sunday in the Indian Premier League, with both former champions looking to get their campaigns back on track.
With Ben Stokes coming out of retirement and the 2019 title winning core group largely intact, England will fancy a successful campaign in challenging conditions in India during the 50-over World Cup starting on October 5.
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Defending champions Gujarat Titans will be eyeing a hat-trick of victories, while Kolkata Knight Riders, fresh from their decimation of Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be keen to show that win was not a flash in the pan when the two sides clash in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
'If a person makes a decision because they think it's the best for themselves, the future and security of their families, then it's very hard to disagree with that.'
Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed up England batsman Jason Roy as replacement for all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who pulled out of the 14th edition of IPL owing to personal reasons.
Struggling KKR seek change of fortunes against RCB
England have also included seamer Reece Topley, who they hope will have recovered from an ankle injury in time to play.
Rinku and Rana put on a hall of fame display on how to play spin at the Chepauk with a 99-run partnership to take their side home.
With DC having lost all five games so far this season, a rejig of the top order against KKR at the Ferozeshah Kotla in a bid to revive their fortunes could be on the cards.
GT (10 points from seven matches) have been a well-oiled unit and looks set for a successive play-off berth, sitting behind leaders Rajasthan Royals on net run-rate with a match in hand.
Russell's explosive 42 runs off 23 balls was a game-changer.
All-rounder Moeen Ali said the defeats to India in the T20s and first ODI will be a 'good thing' for England in the long run as the players could learn a lot from defeats.
LA Knight Riders and MI New York have roped in top international stars for the debut season of the Major League Cricket.
Gujarat Titans picked up players like Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, and David Miller
Kolkata Knight Riders will be desperate to press the reset button and snap their three-match losing streak when they face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match in Kolkata on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals cruised to a nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders to resurrect their play-off hopes.
On a high after Rinku Singh's phenomenal knock, Kolkata Knight Riders will be gunning for a hat-trick of victories when they face a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad.
India captain Rohit Sharma notched up a sublime fifty as the tourists thrashed England by 10 wickets after a career-best performance of 6/19 by Jasprit Bumrah in the first one-day international of the three-match series in London on Tuesday.
Lucknow Super Giants new recruit Kyle Mayers says he has shown his worth after firing the opening salvo for his team with a scintillating 38-ball 73 in his very first IPL outing.
Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back from a four-match losing streak as they outclassed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs.
England captain Eoin Morgan has kept the lid on who will move up to partner opener Jos Buttler and dismissed suggestions his side would be "strong favourites" against New Zealand in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
All three T20 matches against Pakistan are at Old Trafford with the others being on Sunday and Tuesday.
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Following their crushing win over RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders are excited to play three mystery spinners against Gujarat Titans in their next IPL encounter.
Speaking on the sidelines of the WTC Final, Kiwi great Ross Taylor said players need to be paid adequately to continue playing international cricket.
Despite dropping six points in the ICC Test rankings, R Ashwin remained on top of the points table, along with James Anderson.
Plugging the runs at the backend of the Rajasthan innings and then getting Samson's wicket in the 20th over before Roy's assault -- not allowing Rajasthan's bowlers to settle tilted the match in Hyderabad's favour.
KKR put up a complete 'RRR' show in their encounter against Punjab Kings
Last year, England switched to a new system of central contracts which was a departure from the previous separation of red-ball and white-ball deals, introduced by the ECB in 2016.
Kolkata Knight Riders' batter Venkatesh Iyer has defended Nitish Rana's decision to bowl the first over against Rajasthan Royals after the skipper ended up conceding 26 runs.
The total that once looked chaseable on a nice batting track only got more and more difficult to breach as MI eventually scored a consolation 42 run win.
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Five years after USA Cricket shared its plans to launch a domestic T20 tournament, the inaugural edition of the MLC kicked off having assembled an impressive array of investors.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team comes into the match with two wins on the bounce and, like always, will be tough to beat at their 'den'.
Any chance of breaking the ODI batting record they set on Friday were banished as the Dutch won the toss and batted first.
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'I've spent a fair bit of time here in Bangladesh and at this ground and it definitely helps to have a little bit of experience.'
Rajasthan Royals came all guns firing against Kolkata Knight Riders, with an emphatic nine-wicket victory to inch closer to the play-offs.
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