Bengaluru: As Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a final spot after winning the Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings by 8 wickets on Thursday, former England captains took a cheeky dig at batting Coach Dinesh Karthik.

Jacob Bethell made just two appearances for RCB in his maiden IPL season, opening alongside Virat Kohli on both occasions, and former England captain Mike Atherton felt the all-rounder should have played the one-off Test against Zimbabwe than ferry drinks for the most part in India.

England captain Leah Williamson has expressed solidarity with Millie Bright’s decision to withdraw from the England squad whilst also saying she is “devastated” by Mary Earps’ retirement. This week, the Lionesses were rocked by news that Millie Bright has withdrawn from the team for an “extended period of recovery” whilst goalkeeper Mary Earps shockingly announced her retirement from the game – just 36 days before the 2025 Euros.

The upcoming England tour will be an exam for new Test leader Shubman Gill and his success as captain may depend on his own batting performance, reckons former India selector Saba Karim

In what has become a troubling pattern for Heather Knight, the former England captain will once again watch from the sidelines.  A significant hamst

Sarina Wiegman is not afraid of making big decisions. After the Netherlands’ second group-stage game of an ultimately victorious 2017 European Championship, she dropped her captain, Mandy van den Berg, for the rest of the tournament.

England batter Heather Knight was ruled out of their home summer programme due to a hamstring injury on Thursday but the country's cricket board hoped she would return in time for the 50-overs World Cup in India in September.

Stephan Shemilt has been speaking to some of the people who have known Nat Sciver-Brunt the longest to determine if they always knew she was captaincy material.

The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.