Craig Miles announced his retirement from professional cricket on 2 October 2026, at the age of 32, citing mental health as the central reason for his decision. The Gloucestershire and former Warwickshire seamer claimed 512 wickets across formats in a 16-year career.

Miles made his debut for Gloucestershire as a 16-year-old in May 2011. He took 368 first-class wickets at 28.58 and was part of Warwickshire's 2021 County Championship-winning campaign. Miles played four Championship matches at the start of the 2026 season before taking a leave of absence from Gloucestershire since the opening rounds of the T20 Blast in June.

Miles thanked the Professional Cricketers' Association and mental health charity Sporting Chance for their support. Gloucestershire's director of cricket, Jon Lewis, said the club respected his decision and would help him move on.

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif said Shreyas Iyer should decide whether to play Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Sanju Samson together in the T20I series against West Indies. Kaif said the combination worked in the Asian Games semi-final against Sri Lanka and should be retained.

Kaif said Suryavanshi does not need grooming and should not be left out. He suggested Abhishek and Samson open with Suryavanshi at number three to maintain a left-right combination. Kaif added that on flat pitches India can play an extra bowler instead of extra batting depth.

The five-match T20I series against West Indies begins on October 6. India will play Pakistan in the Asian Games gold medal match on October 3.

Sussex have signed South African seamer Keith Dudgeon on a two-year contract. The 30-year-old joins from Kent ahead of the 2027 County Championship season.

Dudgeon took 42 wickets at an average of 32.09 during Kent's promotion-winning Division Two campaign in 2026. He claimed best figures of 6/21 and finished as the county's second-leading wicket-taker. Across his first-class career, he has taken 281 wickets at an average of 26.96.

Sussex director of cricket Paul Farbrace said Dudgeon is the quality of player the county needs to compete in Division One and aim for knockout stages in the Vitality Blast. Dudgeon said county cricket has been his long-term goal and thanked Sussex for the backing.

Kent have triggered contract extension clauses for seamer Matt Milnes and batter Sam Northeast, meaning both players will remain with the county until the end of the 2028 season. Milnes took 54 wickets and Northeast scored 890 runs during the 2026 campaign as Kent won promotion back to Division One of the County Championship.

Northeast, 36, and Milnes, 32, both rejoined Kent at the start of the season after spells at other counties. Kent director of cricket Simon Cook said the club is delighted with both players' performances in their first seasons back at Kent and is pleased they will remain Kent players until at least 2028.

Northeast finished as Kent's leading run-scorer while Milnes was the county's top wicket-taker in the promotion-winning season.

Nottinghamshire confirmed Michael Temple as their permanent chief executive on October 2. Temple had been serving as interim chief executive following Richard Kenyon's departure to Lancashire. Kenyon joined Nottinghamshire in December 2025 and left after less than a year in post.

Temple brings 16 seasons of service at Trent Bridge to the role. He rejoined Nottinghamshire as commercial director in 2018 after previously working as head of commercial at Glamorgan and at London Stadium.

The appointment comes as Nottinghamshire prepare for the 2027 domestic season and host both the men's and women's Ashes series. A pavilion redevelopment at Trent Bridge will be among Temple's immediate responsibilities.

Yuzvendra Chahal announced his retirement from first-class cricket on Friday after 17 years in the format. The India leg-spinner made the statement through social media and confirmed he will continue in white-ball cricket. Chahal said his dream of playing Test cricket may not be fulfilled. He remains determined to pursue opportunities in ODI and T20 cricket for India. The 36-year-old last played for India in a T20I against the West Indies in August 2023. Chahal represented Haryana in domestic red-ball cricket throughout his career. The retirement ends his first-class journey while keeping his white-ball ambitions intact. Times of India and Zee News reported the announcement on Friday.

Ravindra Jadeja said he performed an Emraan Hashmi-inspired dance step after taking two wickets in the second ODI against West Indies because he is a fan of the actor. He dismissed Amir Jangoo and Alzarri Joseph during India's eight-wicket chase of 406 in Guwahati.

Jadeja took 2 for 65 in ten overs and ended an extended wicket drought in ODIs that began after the Champions Trophy 2025. He told the BCCI he felt like doing something different on the day and acted on instinct after the first scalp.

India completed their highest successful ODI chase and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

KL Rahul was named in Karnataka's Ranji Trophy squad for their season opener against Andhra in Vijayawada from October 11. The move follows Washington Sundar, who was pulled from India's T20Is against West Indies for the same reason. Rahul hasn't batted in four of his last 15 ODIs and has faced only 37 deliveries across his last seven appearances. Ravichandran Smaran leads the side after Devdutt Padikkal was dropped. Prasidh Krishna is in the squad, though his fitness remains uncertain. The Ranji matches double as preparation for the all-format series in New Zealand that starts October 22.

Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel said Pakistan will be happy with the 2027 ODI World Cup schedule after the ICC released the fixtures on Thursday. He suggested Pakistan's target is reaching the Super 7 rather than the semi-finals, contrasting this with India's stated ambition to reach at least the last four.

Pakistan sit in Group A with India, Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and one qualifier. The top three from each group plus the best fourth-placed team advance to the Super 7 stage, where teams play six matches with no points carried over from the group phase. India opens against Australia in Cape Town on October 7 and faces Pakistan in Johannesburg three days later.

The tournament runs from October 2 to November 21 across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Australia are the defending champions after beating India by six wickets in the 2023 final in Ahmedabad.

Essex County Cricket Club confirmed that top-order batter Robin Das has been suspended after being charged with two counts of rape. The 24-year-old was arrested in August 2025 following reports of a woman being raped in Brixton in March 2024. Das is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on October 9. Essex stated that the incident took place outside club activities and that the club has remained in contact with the ECB, PCA and The Cricket Regulator. Das made his Essex debut in the Vitality Blast as an 18-year-old in September 2020, with his most recent appearance coming in a One-Day Cup match against Middlesex on July 21.

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced ticketing details for the men's team's upcoming home international assignments, including bilateral T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka and an ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England.

The three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka begins on October 9 in Rawalpindi, with online ticket sales starting Saturday afternoon. General tickets for the first two matches start at PKR 300, while the third match offers entry from PKR 200. Physical tickets go on sale from October 5.

The ODI tri-series runs from October 18 to 31 across Lahore and Rawalpindi, with tickets available from PKR 200. The two-Test series against Sri Lanka follows from November 9 to 21, with all enclosures priced at PKR 200 for the Rawalpindi Test.

MI Emirates paid USD 380,000 for Afghanistan left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi at the ILT20 Season 5 auction on October 1. The bid broke the previous record set earlier in the same auction when Gulf Giants bought Liam Livingstone for USD 350,000.

Gulf Giants had earlier retained Rahmanullah Gurbaz for USD 310,000 using their Right-to-Match card before signing Alzarri Joseph for USD 230,000. Desert Vipers acquired Babar Azam at his base price of USD 80,000 for his first ILT20 season.

MI Emirates also retained Muhammad Waseem for USD 210,000, establishing him as the highest-priced UAE player in league history. Each of the six franchises entered the auction with purses between USD 1.3 million and USD 1.39 million.

Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger said the franchise enters the 2027 Women's Premier League mini-auction with the least work to do among all teams. The Ahmedabad side retained 11 players after the 2026 season, releasing only Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Titas Sadhu, Ayushi Soni and Shivani Singh. Klinger said the squad already meets the minimum requirement of 15 players and needs only depth additions rather than a rebuild.

The franchise finished second in the league phase last season before losing in the Eliminator for the second consecutive year. Klinger said the side has a settled starting XI and a strong squad with multiple combinations available. He praised wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, signed at the 2026 mega-auction despite an injury, and expects her to return fit for the 2027 season.

The 2027 mini-auction takes place two days after the domestic season begins, a scheduling change Klinger said adds complexity for all franchises. He said Gujarat Giants remain confident of taking the next step beyond the Eliminator this season.