India A will play two four-day games against Australia A and a limited-overs quadrangular series on its tour to Australia which begins on July 6, the BCCI has said. The quadrangular series will also feature South Africa A and Cricket Australia's National Performance Squad. The India A side will begin their tour with the four-day games in Queensland, scheduled to start on July 6 and July 13 respectively....
PCB agrees conditionally to ICC revamp
The PCB has agreed to the proposed ICC revamp on the condition that it will be a part of bilateral series against all Full Members, including India, over the next eight years. The PCB's chairman justified his move, reasoning that Pakistan can't afford to be isolated from the rest of cricketing world, most of which had agreed to the wide-ranging changes suggested. The PCB, according to its chairman,...
Uncertain times as Canada looks to move on
Reeling after the loss of ODI status, and with no prospect of big-stage international cricket to come, Canada is looking to get its administrative house in orderCanadian cricket has entered a post-apocalyptic phase. After participating in four World Cups, including the last three, there is no berth for the team in the next edition. ODI status has been meekly surrendered, reducing Canada to the ranks...
Klinger signed by Warriors
Michael Klinger will move to Western Australia for next summer, as the man to plug the gap left in the Warriors' squad by the retirement of Marcus North. A two-year contract with WA lured 33-year-old Klinger westward, though he still had a season of his existing deal with South Australia left to run. The news of Klinger's signature will be a relief for the Warriors coach Justin Langer, who has been...
Apr
11
Saracens into next SL Premier League Tournament
A first-innings lead in the drawn relegation match sent Saracens Sports Club to next year's first-class tournament, while Panadura Sports Club finished a dispiriting season by moving down into the Emerging Trophy. Panadura won only one match from 11 in the season and lost nine matches outright. Having chosen to bat, Saracens had been in strife at 103 for 6, but a lower-order resurgence headed by...
Tsotsobe out of Sri Lanka tour
Lonwabo Tsotsobe, the South Africa left-arm seamer, has been ruled out of the tour to Sri Lanka in July to facilitate his recovery from ankle surgery scheduled on April 16. He will be sidelined for up to three months. South Africa's team manager and doctor Mohammad Moosajee said Tsotsobe had been struggling for some time and a gap in the calender had finally emerged for treatment. "Lonwabo has been...
'A privilege to work with Kirsten' - Pietersen
'Still hopeful of playing for England' - Pietersen Kevin Pietersen, the new captain of Delhi Daredevils, has rated Gary Kirsten as the No.1 coach at the moment, and said the franchise is lucky to have the South African in its coaching staff, as it looks to rebuild after a poor 2013 season. Pietersen was speaking to ESPNcricinfo during a live video chat on Thursday where he took questions...
Shanan Stewart retires from cricket
Shanan Stewart, who represented New Zealand in four ODIs in 2010, has called time on his career in top-flight cricket. The 31-year old hard-hitting batsman made his first-class debut in 2001 for Canterbury and had since played 244 matches for the side in all formats, second to former Test cricketer Chris Harris. "It was still a very tough call," Stewart told Fairfax NZ News. "I've made some really...
Apr
10
Siddle 'glad' to see back of Pietersen
Peter Siddle, in England to take up a season-long overseas contract with Nottinghamshire, has admitted he is "pretty glad" England have dropped Kevin Pietersen from their side. Siddle, the Australia seamer, has claimed Pietersen's wicket 10 times in Test cricket, but he still regards him as "a challenging player" to bowl against. "Personally, I'm pretty glad he's not playing any more," Siddle said....
BCB to appeal against corruption tribunal's clean chit
The BCB has decided not to involve in the National Cricket League Dhaka Gladiators' Mosharraf Hossain and Mahbubul Alam as it plans to appeal against the Bangladesh Premier League corruption tribunal's decision to hand the two a clean chit. The duo were among the nine cricketers accused of match-fixing in the second edition of the BPL. "The board is planning to appeal," Jalal Yunus, the BCB media...
Wagg gets ruthless to sink Surrey
Glamorgan 209 (Allenby 52, Meaker 4-57, Linley 3-24) and 156 for 0 (Rees 75*, Bragg 72*) beat Surrey 280 (Ansari 74, Davies 67, Allenby 4-47) and 81 (Wagg 6-29, Hogan 4-31) by 10 wicketsScorecard Quite how we have arrived at a comprehensive 10-wicket win for Glamorgan, their first against Surrey since August 2001, is still a tad confusing. Surrey started the day 50 for 2, with a lead of 121,...
Middlesex collapse wrecks Rogers' day
Sussex 386 (Prior 125, Anyon 50, Finn 6-80) beat Middlesex 105 (Anyon 4-24, Magoffin 3021) and 154 (Magoffin 5056, Anyon 3-67)by an innings and 127 runsScorecard Chris Rogers had a lot to reflect on at the Wisden dinner. Named as a Cricketer of the Year he could take pride in a consistent career which has been finally rewarded at Test level. But domestic cricket has been his main patch and he...
Apr
09
Smith's heroics too late for Lancashire
Lancashire 144 (Smith 42*, Fletcher 3-15) and 7 for 1 need another 342 to beat Nottinghamshire 272 (Patel 93, Hales 61, Anderson 5-55) and 220 (Wessels 90, Smith 5-53)Scorecard If Lancashire do go on to save - or even win - this game, they will owe a great deal of their success to Tom Smith. Smith not only top-scored with the bat to help his side avoid the follow-on, but also claimed a five-wicket...
Jayawardene, Sangakkara lash out at board
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have lashed out at SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga for his handling of the news of their retirement, soon after they landed in Sri Lanka following a victorious World T20 campaign. The manner in which their retirements were made public caused controversy, when chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya expressed deep disappointment at not having been made aware of the...
Meaker makes quick impression
Surrey 280 (Ansari 74, Davies 67, Allenby 4-47) and 50 for 2 lead Glamorgan 209 (Allenby 52, Meaker 4-57, Linley 3-24) by 121 runsScorecard Surrey, with a lead of 121 and eight second innings wickets remaining, still have vague hopes of adorning Graeme Smith's return to the capital with victory in his first match in charge - and much of that it is down to Stuart Meaker. On the previous day, England...
Failing the spin test
To be considered one of the best teams in the world, New Zealand must play spin with more surety on the subcontinent The shadow of a ball whirring at myriad rpm from the hands of Rangana Herath and Sachithra Senanayake loomed large over New Zealand as they exited the World T20. The wiles of spin struck again, just as they had on all recent tours to the subcontinent against India, Bangladesh, Sri...
Apr
08
Lancashire batting in question
Lancashire 77 for 6 trail Nottinghamshire 272 (Patel 93, Hales 61, Anderson 5-55) by 195 runsScorecard Only 34 overs were possible on the second day of this game, but there was enough play to suggest that Lancashire's batting could be a major issue for them this season. Lancashire were reduced to 77 for 6 by the time rain intervened, meaning they still require 46 more runs to avoid the follow-on....
'Showed we could win big moments' - du Plessis
South African captains have previously returned from major tournaments red-faced. Kepler Wessels, Hansie Cronje, Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers have had to explain why the teams they led crashed out in varyingly curious or embarrassing ways. Faf du Plessis came back rosy cheeked. Even though the group he was in charge of did not bring home the thing South African supporters wanted most - a trophy...
Gibson shifts focus to 2015 World Cup
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson wants his team to immediately shift gears towards the 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year following a semi-final exit which led to them relinquishing their World T20 title to eventual winners Sri Lanka. Gibson was optimistic that his team could put forth a formidable charge at another global tournament, and has urged his troops to ride the wave of...
Ryan Harris given Australia A coaching role
Ryan Harris has taken an unexpected early step into coaching, having been named assistant coach of Australia A for a home series in July and August. Cricket Australia has confirmed that Harris will be the official assistant to head coach Michael di Venuto for the series against South Africa A, India A and the Cricket Australia National Performance Squad, which will take place in Darwin, Palmerston,...
Apr
07
Sri Lanka savour long-sought success
'Hard work, not luck, paid off' - Malinga "There were two gentlemen who gave a lot not only to Sri Lankan cricket but to cricket as a whole. May be the Almighty wants them to win a World Cup and leave on a high. That's why He put his hand in this so that they get another match." When Darren Sammy made this prediction at the end of the first semi-final, one felt how strongly the West Indies...
Sri Lanka's life assurance policy to the rescue again
India had no answer to the Sri Lankan bowlers at the death, particularly Lasith Malinga, whose wide yorkers were worth their weight in gold Cullinan: SL brought out their best game on big day At the end of the 15th over, India were 95 for 2. They had erected a platform, Virat Kohli feverishly throwing up scaffolding while Yuvraj Singh pulled on his overalls and got ready to go to work....
Sri Lanka keep their emotions in check
Even at a time when yorkers were being pumped under India's bats towards the end of their innings, that Sri Lanka could fluff their lines occurred to one and all. By 10:26pm on a refreshingly cool Dhaka night however, the unease of the last seven years had flown away into the dark sky. Sri Lanka let emotions take over only in the end, as they remained true to practicality for much of the final, easing...
No one will be as disappointed as Yuvraj himself - Dhoni
It was to be expected that MS Dhoni would be asked mostly about Yuvraj Singh after India's defeat in the World T20 final. Yuvraj made 11 off 21 as India never built any momentum in the middle overs to manage a below-par 130 for 4, which Sri Lanka chased down with 2.1 overs and six wickets to spare. Did Dhoni send out any instruction to Yuvraj seeing him scratch around in the middle? "The thing is...
Apr
06
Tsvanhu five routs Tuskers for 63
Mountaineers lifted themselves off the bottom of the table with a six-wicket victory after skittling Matabeleland Tuskers for 63 in under 20 overs in Mutare. The start had been delayed by rain and another interruption trimmed the match to 37 overs per side, but Tuskers barely managed half those overs. Prosper Tsvanhu claimed 5 for 14, his maiden one-day five-wicket haul, having begun in style by claiming...
Dhoni shuts out off-field issues
MS Dhoni is into his seventh year as India captain. It all started for him with the 2007 World T20, and for the first time after that, India are in the final of another edition of the tournament. In this time, Dhoni has seen "almost everything" there is to see in the game. He, as well as India, have been through on-field transition as well as off-field controversy. The latter word just refuses to...
South Africa less than the sum of their parts
South Africa, for once, cannot be accused of letting pressure get to them at a major tournament, but did they make the best use of their resources?When Albie Morkel was recalled to South Africa's T20 squad after an 18-month hiatus from international cricket, he did not know exactly what his role would be. After five matches at the World T20, he probably still doesn't. Morkel batted at No. 6 to begin...
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