West Indies A 239 for 6 (Fudadin 103, Kraigg 75, Kaushal 5-94) v Sri Lanka AScorecard Assad Fudadin's fourth first-class hundred helped West Indies A to a strong start in Moratuwa, but a five-wicket haul from the offspinner Tharindu Kaushal dragged the visitors down to 239 for 6 at stumps. Opting to bat, West Indies began brightly as Fudadin and his opening partner Kraigg Brathwaite put up a 137-run...
Disciplinary hearing on RCA postponed again
The BCCI disciplinary committee meeting has been deferred, once again, with none of the three stakeholders of the Rajasthan Cricket Association turning up for the hearing today at the BCCI headquarters. The BCCI had asked the Lalit Modi group, the opposing Amin Pathan faction and the Rajasthan State Sports Council to appear before its disciplinary committee today to discuss the RCA's suspension. ...
Choosing the 'difficult path' pays off for Younis
Younis Khan, the Pakistan batsman, has said he chose the more difficult path by deciding to play the Tests against Australia, after being dropped for the ODIs, and the decision has paid off. Younis had lashed out at the PCB and selectors for dropping him for the one-day series, and challenged them to build a team without him in the mix. However, he was picked for the Tests, and in Dubai he has gone...
Clarke craves time in the middle after tough day
'Pakistan outplayed us in all areas' - Clarke You have to hand it to Michael Clarke, he doesn't shirk responsibility when things go wrong. In a different era, the Australians used to ask then coach Tim Nielsen to answer the hard questions on days like this. "Tough Day Tim", the media called him. But often during Clarke's captaincy he has insisted he front the press when the team has failed,...
Oct
25
VVS Laxman named Bengal batting consultant
VVS Laxman has been named batting consultant by the Cricket Association of Bengal as part of its Vision 2020 project, which aims to help Bengal players progress to the national team. In March, Muttiah Muralitharan had been named as Bengal's spin bowling consultant. "Over the period of next year, I'll be coming here for at least 30 days. We'll work out what's best for myself as well as the youngsters,"...
Brathwaite in West Indies A one-day squad
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite has been named in the West Indies A squad for the one-dayers against Sri Lanka A in the first week of November. West Indies A are currently trailing Sri Lanka A 1-0 after two four-day matches, with the third and final match starting on Saturday. Brathwaite is available for the matches after the West Indies senior team pulled out midway of their India tour earlier this month....
Australia slow on the uptake of the slow
Australia's performances on slow pitches are consistent. And the more they struggle, the more teams will prepare slow surfaces to greet them To Chennai, Hyderabad, Mohali, Delhi, Nottingham, Lord's, Chester-le-Street and Port Elizabeth can now be added Dubai. Not yet in terms of Australia's losing venues over the past 18 months, for they will hold out hope of preventing defeat over the next two...
Yasir Shah makes early impact after long wait
The legspinner made his first-class debut back in 2002, and grabbed his Test chance when it finally came Yasir thrilled with Warne praise Pakistan usually have several quality legspinners in their domestic circuit but it has taken four years for one to reach the national team after the decline of Danish Kaneria. And this time the legspinner has emerged from the northern Pakistani province...
Oct
23
Loughborough becomes fourth bowlers' testing centre
Loughborough University, home of the ECB's national cricket performance centre, has become the fourth accredited testing centre for suspected illegal bowling actions. Loughborough joins Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cricket Australia's national cricket centre in Brisbane and the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai, which were all announced earlier this month. Testing in Loughborough will be...
South collapse after Uthappa century
South Zone 236 for 9 (Uthappa 120, Shukla 4-30) v East ZoneScorecard On a green surface in Lahli, South Zone were put in to bat, and for three-fourths of the day Robin Uthappa and the top-order kept East Zone at bay. Towards the end of the day though, East sliced through the middle-and lower-order to leave South gasping at 236 for 9. South Zone, packed with eight Karnataka players including the...
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