Cricket News

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen was forced to retire hurt with a calf injury after facing just one delivery in Rising Pune Supergiants defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League on Friday.

Hampshire have signed Ireland seamer Craig Young in a bid to ease their current injury crisis.

England bowler Stuart Broad is targeting a clean sweep of Test series wins when Pakistan and Sri Lanka visit England this summer.

Joe Root is confident England can build on a successful winter ahead of this summer’s visit of Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rising Pune Supergiants by 13 runs with AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli making half-centuries.

Joe Root starred for England this winter as his side beat South Africa in a Test series and reached the final of the ICC World Twenty20.

West Indies spinner Samuel Badree has been ruled out of the entire Indian Premier League campaign through injury.

James Taylor has left hospital after undergoing a 'preliminary procedure' to aid his recovery from a serious heart condition.

David Lloyd on why Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow should both be in England’s Text XI and which of his mates could tread the boards in a Shakespeare play…

Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie has been targeted by Australia in their search for a bowling coach.

Defending champions Lancashire Lightning have signed New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill for the first six games of the T20 Blast.