The Hitman resurfaces

Rohit finds some form, Rashid Khan wants 1,000 T20 wickets, & the AUS media are spineless.

Rohit Sharma has been struggling in Tests and T20s, but a return to ODIs has seen him walk back in like it’s October 2023.

The Hitman resurfaces

Rohit finds some form, AUS make Galle home, & finally someone new won the SA20.

• India beat England by 4 wickets to seal an ODI series victory. ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli breaks down Rohit Sharma’s century, while Sidharth Monga thinks he reminded the world (and himself) of his talent.

• Australia beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to seal their Test series. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando says Galle became a home Test for the Aussies, while Ian Chappell thinks the Test portrayed everything wrong with the modern game.

• MI Cape Town have won the SA20. ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda writes that Dewald Brevis saved the eventual champions as their top order collapsed in the final, & Wisden have a SA20 team of the tournament.

• Deepti Sharma will by the UP Warriorz captain, replacing the injured Alyssa Healy. Meanwhile, the BCCI doesn’t want IPL teams to train on IPL grounds (amongst other weird restrictions that I’m not sure they can enforce?).

• It took four years, but Middlesex have finally recouped £100,000 from a former CEO - but no one wants to press charges for some reason.

Rashid Khan wants a 1,000 T20 wickets

Rashid Khan wants 1,000 T20 wickets, the AUS media are spineless, & The Hundred sales saved Yorkshire from bankruptcy.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Nagraj Gollapudi talks to Rashid Khan about his incredible T20 wicket haul, and how he’s targetting 1,000 wickets by 30 (or another 368 wickets in the next four years!).

• Lines on the Grass’ Sarthak Dev delves into the West’s aversion to sympathising with Palestine, as legendary cricket journalist Peter Lalor was fired from the communications box at the Sri Lanka-Australia match because he retweeted pictures of the scenes in Palestine.

• The Telegraph’s Nick Hoult talks to Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves about how the money from The Hundred sale has saved the County Club, while The Times’ Simon Wilde says ECB handouts are going to start drying up after this big one-time boost to the Counties.

• Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi talks to Akshita Maheswari, the Mumbai Indians’ newest pace sensation, ahead of the Women’s Premier League.

The diminutive Dimuth

Karunaratne was the saviour SL needed.

• Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber looks back at the career of Dimuth Karunaratne as the Sri Lankan legend calls time on his career after 100 Tests.

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