South Africa are one wicket away from wrapping up the second Test swiftly according to AB de Villiers. Despite Pakistan being only four wickets down at the end of the third day, de Villiers said one more scalp would open them up. "With the new ball around the corner we just need to be patient tomorrow. We feel if we get one more and then we have the wicketkeeper in there, we can run through them,"...
Hafeez agrees to BBL contract with Renegades
Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has agreed to a Big Bash League contract with the Melbourne Renegades. He will miss the first two games of the tournament due to international commitments with Pakistan in the UAE. This will be the first time he will play in the Australian T20 league, which begins on December 20. "I have agreed [to] a deal with Melbourne Renegades," Hafeez told ESPNcricinfo....
West Indies tour game set to be shifted from Cuttack
Incessant rains are likely to deal a double-blow to cricket fans in Cuttack: the fifth ODI between India and Australia is set to be washed out, and now the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is likely to lose out on hosting West Indies' three-day tour game, starting from October 31. It is understood that OCA secretary Asirbad Behera and president Ranjib Biswal have already communicated their association's...
Tough task for defending champions
Mumbai: Likely to face a challenging season By Nagraj Gollapudi Where they finishedAs Ranji Trophy champions. However Mumbai's journey was not a smooth one: they could muster only two outright victories in eleven matches. Big PictureUntil Zaheer Khan delivered an inspired match-winning, and season-turning, spell against Madhya Pradesh in the penultimate group match, Mumbai's ride last season...
Oct
25
CCS demoted after arriving late to match
Cricket Coaching School has been demoted from the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for arriving late for their match against Brothers Union on October 8 . They will play First Division Cricket League next season, and all points scored against them or by them will be removed from consideration as had happened last season when Surjo Tarun were relegated for a similar reason. They were reportedly...
Kenya to play seven Twenty20s against Sri Lanka A
Kenya will play seven Twenty20s against Sri Lanka A in Colombo ahead of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in Dubai. The series, which begins on Sunday after being organised at short notice, will also serve as match practice for several Sri Lanka players, ahead of New Zealand's limited-overs tour of the country. Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal will lead the A team, as he did on New Zealand...
Pune Warriors' fate set to be decided
The working committee of the BCCI is set to decide the fate of the Pune Warriors franchise during its meeting in Chennai on October 26. On May 21, a day after BCCI encashed the bank guarantee due to non-payment of franchise fees, Sahara Pariwar, the owners of the franchise, announced their intention to pull out of the IPL. Despite a public announcement, Sahara still has not conveyed its decision...
Mominul lends spine to Bangladesh batting
Mominul Haque's defiant century ensured Bangladesh, for once, did not collapse in the third innings of a Test matchMominul Haque surprised a lot of people today. Not because he batted like a dream, as Tamim Iqbal described it, or because he outpaced the more experienced Tamim in a defiant 157-run stand. The sense of surprise came from seeing him remain not out at the end of day's play, after having...
Oct
24
Ashes spot not on Bailey's mind
Australia captain George Bailey has said it is "ridiculous" for him to think about an Ashes spot in the Australian summer on the basis of his one-day form in India - 318 runs in four innings. He also said he felt "frustrated" during his 98 against India in the washed-out Ranchi ODI and said Glenn Maxwell took the pressure off him in cracking 92 off 77 deliveries. Although he's played 33 ODIs and...
'Deceptive' Shami earns praise
Mohammed Shami, the India fast bowler, has drawn praise from both captains, MS Dhoni and George Bailey, for his performance in his first game of the ODI series in Ranchi. Bowling consistently around the 140 kph mark, Shami ran through the Australia top order with a first spell of 6-1-21-3, accounting for Aaron Finch, Phillip Hughes and Shane Watson. "Shami is deceptive," Dhoni said after the game...
Nasir unfazed by survival challenge
Bangladesh were nearly out of the contest when the sun finally made its appearance on the third evening of the Mirpur Test. By the end of the day's play, they were behind New Zealand by 137 runs. Survival has become their only option in the two full days remaining in the match, but it is a task they have not been too successful at in the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The mind goes back to some of...
England top order must revive old habits
Alastair Cook has put the onus on England's top order to lay the foundations for another Ashes success, well aware they are unlikely to be able to afford the same stuttering batting displays which characterised the home series. England did not reach 400 once during the previous series with their highest total being the 377 they made at The Oval. Australia, by comparison, went comfortably past that...
Oct
23
New Zealand T20 shifted from Sylhet to Mirpur
The venue of the only T20 international in the Bangladesh-New Zealand series has been shifted from the Sylhet Stadium to the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur due to construction work at the original venue. It will be played as per schedule on November 6. The change was brought about in order to complete the construction of three important structures at the Sylhet venue. The ICC has given the...
New ODI rules harsh on bowlers - Raina
Suresh Raina has said the combination of two new balls and only four deep fielders was putting tremendous pressure on bowlers in ODIs, but added there was no choice for them but to adjust and learn to cope. "I think it's tough for the bowlers," Raina said in Ranchi ahead of the fourth ODI against Australia. "We have to admit that. When five fielders are inside (the circle), and if a regular bowler...
Hughes wants to build on strong openings
Phillip Hughes is pleased with the consistency of his opening partnership with Aaron Finch so far in the ODI series against India. They put on 110, 74 and 68 in the first three matches and Hughes said they would have liked to have made larger stands. "Aaron's very good to bat with," Hughes said on the eve of the fourth ODI in Ranchi. "Standing at the other end, I've got the best seat in the house...
South Africa must recall old lessons
It was finding a way to win in the subcontinent that was a key part to South Africa's rise to No. 1 in the world and now they need to recall some old lessonsTen years ago yesterday, South Africa lost a Test match in Lahore. A week later they had been defeated in the series, after a drawn game in Faisalabad. They only went back to Pakistan once after that, four years later. Then, they won. Graeme...
Oct
22
India's SA tour gets go-ahead
India's tour of South Africa later this year is all but confirmed, with a formal statement expected in the next 24 hours. The month-long tour is likely to comprise two Tests and three ODIs. The decision follows an assurance from Cricket South Africa that it will suspend its CEO, Haroon Lorgat, from dealing with matters related to India and the ICC pending an inquiry by the world body into allegations...
Is Duleep Trophy no longer relevant?
With tournaments like Champions League T20 nudging Duleep Trophy towards the margins of India's domestic calendar, the once-popular event is facing an identity crisisThe last time the Duleep Trophy was shared, before this year's edition, was 16 years ago when the 1997-98 final between West Zone and Central Zone in Chennai lost three days of play due to rain. The common strands between then and now...
Anderson eager for pace and bounce
James Anderson has welcomed the suggestion that Australia will prepare relatively helpful pitches for seamers in the forthcoming Ashes series. After England prevailed 3-0 at home on surfaces that were generally low and slow, it has been suggested in some quarters that the pitches in Australia will provide far more encouragement to the home side's seamers. The groundsman at the Gabba, Kevin Mitchell,...
Toby Radford named Glamorgan coach
Toby Radford, the West Indies assistant coach and former Middlesex and Sussex batsman, has been named as Glamorgan's new head coach. Radford, 41, who was born in Wales and previously coached Middlesex, will take over from Matthew Mott following a season where Glamorgan reached the final of the YB40. He will join Hugh Morris, the outgoing managing director of England cricket who has returned to his...
Oct
21
'New Zealand are under pressure' - Mushfiqur
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim wants his side to continue the consistency they showed in the first Test, and feels that New Zealand are the team under more pressure. "I think they are under pressure," Mushfiqur said. "It is not easy to play in our home conditions. They wouldn't want to lose to a side ranked lower than them. "We want to win this Test match. I think they would also want a result...
Whatmore aims for strong series finish
Dav Whatmore has first-hand experience of how South Africa deal with losing. Thirteen years ago, they were cleaned up by an innings and 15 runs in Galle, thanks to a 13-wicket Muttiah Muralitharan special, and responded with a seven-run win in Kandy to square the series. Jacques Kallis is the only survivor from that tour but Whatmore believes South Africa still retain that attitude. "They are very...
'Both teams are closely matched' - McCullum
New Zealand will be eager to register their first Test win in 2013, but they are not expecting one to be served on a platter by Bangladesh. Captain Brendon McCullum said he expects a tough fight in the second Test in Dhaka, and acknowledges that they are expected to win the series given the track record and difference in rankings between the two sides. New Zealand have won eight out of the last ten...
McKenzie fifty gives Lions first win
Lions 212 for 6 (McKenzie 73*, de Kock 47) beat Cape Cobras 206 (Kemp 67, Viljoen 4-61) by 4 wicketsScorecard Veteran Neil McKenzie led Lions to their first win of the tournament with an unbeaten 73. Chasing Cape Cobras' 206, the Lions lost six wickets but sailed home on McKenzie's fifty with four balls to spare. Lions are now placed fifth out of the six teams, while Cobras are third with two...
Oct
20
ICC extends Bangladesh's World T20 venue deadline to Nov 30
The ICC has accepted the Bangladesh Cricket Board's request to extend the deadline for the readying of its stadiums for the 2014 World Twenty20 to November 30. The ICC Development International (IDI) board took the decision after reviewing a report on the condition of the venues, put together by the ICC venue consultant. The main issue is with the stadiums at Sylhet and Cox's Bazar, which are still...
The Ishant Sharma over that changed the game
With 44 needed off 18, India seemed to have the match well within their grasp. Then James Faulkner slammed 30 off an Ishant Sharma over, and the game turned on its head. Here's a ball-by-ball account of that over: 47.1 I Sharma to Faulkner, FOUR, full and wide, Faulkner throws the bat at that and connects well, that soars over extra cover for four, the first ball is hit for a boundary and the 50...
Faulkner launches premeditated assault on Ishant
India's death-bowling problems are well documented, and Australia's batsmen seemed to know all about them, timing their late assault in Mohali to perfection to complete an improbable chase. James Faulkner, India's wrecker-in-chief on the night, said after the game he knew better than to go after offspinner R Ashwin, while Adam Voges, Australia's top scorer, said Faulkner had specifically looked to...
Dhoni goes third at No. 6, and past 5000 as captain
A farewell left too late (380) Tendulkar's legacy has been diminished by his long twilight, and the team he served for so long with such distinction has been damaged too India's blunt spearhead (363) Ishant Sharma has been a disappointment in ODIs, proving ineffective with new ball and old for the majority of his six-year career Chasing glory (130) Virat Kohli is already third in terms of most...
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