Cricket

James Anderson joins Surrey for the 2027 County Championship after Lancashire’s contract decision. His 50 wickets last season explain why he is playing on.

IPL confirms Hardik Pandya’s move to Punjab Kings and Arshdeep Singh’s switch to Mumbai Indians. Both players will carry fees of Rs18 crore.

Ravindra, Conway and Blundell are named for the India Tests but still targeting fitness. Duffy returns to New Zealand’s 14-player squad.

Mitchell Starc restates his denial of prior knowledge as Cricket Australia declines to reopen its 2018 ball-tampering investigation after Khawaja’s memoir.

Hamilton’s third ODI was abandoned without a ball bowled. India remain 2-0 ahead, with two games left at Bay Oval and New Zealand now able only to draw the series.

Kristian Clarke joins New Zealand’s ODI squad as Tickner serves a seven-day stand-down. Ferguson misses games four and five; Henry targets the fourth ODI.

Australia has dropped Marnus Labuschagne from its New Zealand Test plans. The replacement is not yet named, while a future recall remains possible.

India beat New Zealand by four runs under DLS at 113/7. The par score was 109. Here is why the unfinished Wellington chase still produced a win.

CSK and SRH agree a four-player trade. TOI reports Livingstone at Rs 6 crore and Edwards at Rs 3 crore, with Khaleel and Ellis moving to Hyderabad.