Viv Richards has hailed Ricky Ponting's brashness and "show-no-fear" attitude as among his greatest traits, and Shane Warne has lauded Ponting's habit of making runs when Australia most needed them. Ponting farewelled Test cricket with Australia's loss to South Africa in Perth this week and on Thursday, Warne and Richards, in Melbourne in the lead-up to Friday night's Big Bash League opener, reflected...
Quick Indian-visa process likely for Pakistan fans
Pakistan's whistle stop two-week, five-match tour of India that starts on Christmas Day in Bangalore could be kicked off with the 3000 Pakistani ticket-holders for the series being issued Indian visas in less than ten days. The Pakistan tour of India, featuring two T20 Internationals in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, and three ODIs in Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi, has been pushed through via the highest...
McCullum takes over as New Zealand captain
Brendon McCullum has been appointed New Zealand's captain in all three formats after Ross Taylor declined an offer to stay on as leader of the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario. Taylor has also chosen to make himself unavailable for the upcoming tour of South Africa, although New Zealand are hopeful he will be back in the side for the home series against England early next year. The confirmation...
New Zealand drop Kruger van Wyk
New Zealand's change of captaincy has overshadowed a number of changes in their Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, with the wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk, the legspinner Todd Astle and the batsman Rob Nicol all left out after being part of the group that toured Sri Lanka. A 15-man squad has been named, with the other change the absence of Ross Taylor, who has decided to take a break from...
Dec
06
Younis blitz leads Abbottabad to tight win
Abbottabad Falcons 139 for 5 (Younis 48*, Hammad 35) beat Karachi Zebras 135 (Ghani 46, Ahsan 30, Usman 3-23) by five wicketsScorecard An attacking knock of 48 off 28 deliveries from captain Younis Khan took Abbottabad Falcons to a last-ball five-wicket win against Karachi Zebras at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. Chasing 136, they had lost four wickets for 71 runs in the 13th over, needing...
Harbhajan, Rahane released for Ranji Trophy
Offspinner Harbhajan Singh and batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who have been part of India's squad for all three Tests against England, will join their respective Ranji Trophy teams for the next group game that begins on Saturday. The third Test of the four-match India-England series is currently underway in Kolkata, but neither player is part of the Indian XI. This decision is in line with the policy...
Lions top table after aborted game
Knights v Lions match abandonedScorecard Rain forced the contest between Lions and Knights in Kimberley to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Both teams received two points each, and with it, Lions finished the group stages of the tournament at the top of the table and secured their place in the final. Knights' chances of grabbing a play-off spot were eliminated, as they finished fourth on...
Gambhir admits run out error
Virender Sehwag's run-out says a lot about the tentativeness and lack of confidence currently afflicting India. They had got off to a solid start, were 47 for 0 after 10 overs, when their most positive batsman had just played a lovely whip off the pads, the deep square-leg fielder had to run a long way to his left and dive to keep the ball from reaching the midwicket boundary, and yet Sehwag's partner...
Dec
05
Outright wins for J&K, Tripura
Jammu &Kashmir 323 (Rassol 67, Haroon 52, Arup Das 6-87) and 318 for 5 dec (Ian Dev 118, Rassol 120*) beat Assam 165 (Jadhav 69, Rassol 7-41) and 241 (Tarjinder 105, Dayal 3-50) by 235 runsScorecard Tarjinder Singh's attempt at saving the game for Assam by scoring a fourth-innings century was in vain, as Jammu & Kashmir managed to take the seven wickets they needed on the final day to achieve...
Vettori out of South Africa Tests
Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of New Zealand's Test matches in South Africa which begin early next year. He has not recovered from hernia and Achilles injuries, the latter picked up during the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Vettori, 33, has missed New Zealand's last five Tests against Sri Lanka, India and West Indies having initially suffered a groin injury in the Caribbean. He had hoped to prove...
Cook positive over split coaches
The addition of a separate coach for limited-overs cricket will instil the England squad with new energy according to Alastair Cook. England last week announced the appointment of Ashley Giles as the coach of the England limited-overs sides, with Andy Flower retaining overall management of all three sides but only day-to-day involvement with the Test side. Now Cook, England's ODI and Test captain,...
Hazlewood out of Sri Lanka Tests
Josh Hazlewood is out of contention for the looming Test series against Sri Lanka after complaining of foot soreness eerily reminiscent of the stress fracture he suffered last season. Twelfth man for the third Test against South Africa in Perth, Hazlewood was highly likely to debut against the Sri Lankans before the foot soreness emerged. One of the stand-out performers at this year's Twenty20 Champions...
Dec
04
Seamers chip away for Performance squad
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy 219 for 7 (Indulkar 69*, Mangela 55) v EPPScorecard The England Performance Programme (EPP) bowlers shared around the success on the opening day of their latest match against Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. The home side closed on 219 for 7 with Vinit Indulkar unbeaten on 69 to ensure the EPP side had to spend a full day in the field. James Harris and Ben Stokes...
BCCI wants 'prime' home season
The BCCI is looking to establish a "prime season" for the Indian cricket team at home much like it is in England and Australia, thus reducing the team's touring commitments in the winter. BCCI president N Srinivasan said: "We are starting to look at and define our prime season, and during your prime season you should be playing at home." Speaking exclusively to ESPNcricinfo, Srinivasan said formalising...
USACA eyes Associates in scaled-down league
Months after plans were outlined for a professional Twenty20 competition in the USA that was going to be so impressive there was talk of it impacting on the English season, it seems the reality of finances and availability has led to a marked downscaling of the scheme. Rather than the big-name international stars originally suggested, USA Cricket Association president Gladstone Dainty has said that...
Shivkumar, Rassol star with all-round efforts
Kerala 314 (Jagadeesh 199*, Yadav 4-95) and 9 for 0 trail Services 335 (Chatterjee 107, Yashpal 89, Warrier 4-86) by 12 runsScorecard Services captain Soumik Chatterjee scored a century to give his team the first-innings lead against Kerala in Delhi. Chatterjee, who opened the innings and batted 313 deliveries for 107, was supported by useful contributions from the rest of Services batsmen, most...
Dec
03
Kenya appoint first female chair
Cricket Kenya have created a piece of history by electing a women as their new chair - the first female to head a national cricket board. Zehra Janmohammed, a Nairobi-based lawyer, was unanimously elected to replace Samir Inamdar, who held the post for seven years. "I take this opportunity to thank the cricket fraternity for placing their trust for leadership under me," Janmohammed said. "I would...
Washouts in Johannesburg and Bloemfontein
Match abandoned Lions 208 for 6 in 43 overs (McKenzie 73, Ntini 2-23) v WarriorsScorecard Lions and Warriors shared points because their game in Johannesburg was washed out after only 43 overs were bowled in the first innings. Lions stayed on top of the league with 28 points, while Warriors were bottom with nine. Lions were put in by Warriors and they slipped from 31 for 0 to 60 for 4, with Makhaya...
Kerala's Jagadeesh stranded on 199
Services 84 for 2 (Warrier 2-13) trail Kerala 314 (Jagadeesh 199*, Yadav 4-95) by 230 runsScorecard VA Jagadeesh was stranded on 199, agonisingly short of what would have been his maiden double-century in first-class cricket, as Kerala were bowled out for 314 by Services on the second day in Delhi. Kerala began the day on 192 for 5, with Jagadeesh batting on 126. Like on the first day, Jagadeesh...
Bell returns to complete copybook
Ian Bell has returned to India determined to put right what he believes is the one glaring omission in his record as an international batsman. Bell, who missed the second Test on paternity leave, feels that personal success in India represents the final frontier in an international career that has encompassed significant highs in every other Test-playing nation. But, after six Tests in India, Bell's...
Dec
02
New rule denies Talha Jubair shot at perfect ten
Dhaka Metropolis medium-pacer Talha Jubair took the first eight wickets to fall in the National Cricket League match against Rangpur Division in Bogra, but he was prevented from trying for all ten because of a new rule implemented by the Bangladesh board to protect players from injury. From this season, a seamer is allowed to bowl a maximum of 15 overs per day in Bangladesh's domestic first-class...
Roy ton builds strong base for Tripura
Kerala 192 for 5 (Jagadeesh 126*, Yadav 2-52) v ServicesScorecard VA Jagadeesh scored his second century of the season but his team-mates couldn't give him support and Kerala slipped to 192 for 5 on the first day against Services in Delhi. Jagadeesh batted the entire day, facing 225 balls for 126. Kerala's openers added 49 before Abhishek Hegde was lbw to Suraj Yadav. The Kerala captain Rohan Prem...
Root beds in after 'daunting' start
Joe Root endured an unfortunate start to his first senior England appearance a few weeks ago. Root, who already looked as if he might have difficulty being served in a bar in London, turned up in an England blazer that, he reckons, was six or seven sizes too big for him. It did nothing to alleviate the impression that this tour had come a year or two early for him. "It felt like I was wearing Chris...
Dwayne Smith in, West Indies bowl
Toss West Indies chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies won the their second toss in as many games and this time decided to bowl first at the Abu Naser Stadium. West Indies were hammered in the opening game at the same venue on Friday, when their 199 was proved woefully inadequate. Darren Sammy reckoned there would be something in the pitch for his seamers...
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