Steve Massiah has been re-installed as USA captain, more than a year after giving up the position, and will lead the team in the forthcoming ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Malaysia. Massiah, 35, had served as captain for seven years, from August 2006 to September 2013, before stepping down last year ahead of the ICC World T20 Qualifier in the UAE. He had stated in a press release at the...
SL Women pick uncapped Imalka Mendis for SA series
Sri Lanka Women have named uncapped Imalka Mendis in their 14-member squad for the forthcoming home series against South Africa Women, which starts from October 15. The other notable changes to the Sri Lanka squad are the inclusions of Hasini Perera, Ama Kanchana, Sanduni Abeywickrema, Nilakshi de Silva and Prasadani Weerakkody. Wicketkeeper Dilani Manodara, who played for Sri Lanka in their last...
KP 'madness' damaging England - Strauss
Switch Hit - A book that would never have a happy ending Former England captain Andrew Strauss has attempted to calm the troubled waters surrounding the release of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography by suggesting that the "madness" is damaging English cricket. Strauss, whose international career ended amid the rancour of Pietersen's suspension after texting members of the South Africa team...
Ajmal attempts to drill in new action
Saeed Ajmal's new action is being closely monitored in the National Cricket Academy in Lahore Saeed Ajmal had delivered 18887 balls in his 2251-day long international career before he was banned for an illegal action. Forced to undertake remedial work, Ajmal has been rigorously practising bowling with a straight elbow to get his arm used to it, and by his own admission, has repeated a drill...
Oct
09
Giles 'considered not coming back'
Giles won't promise 'quick fix' for Lancashire Ashley Giles admitted he considered his future as a coach before accepting the job of Lancashire's new cricket director and head coach on a three-year contract. Giles, whose last assignment as England's limited overs coach ended in late March, takes over a county who have suffered two Championship relegations in the last three years. Giles...
SA focus on schools development
A range of new development programmes around the country is expected to help South Africa strengthen its schools cricket system and speed up transformationInsufficient exposure to pressure situations at school level could be one of the factors behind South Africa's poor record in the knockout matches of major tournaments. At least that is one of the things administrators have been mulling as the national...
Ramdin's prolific run and Samuels' India record
27 Number of times India have been bowled out for less than 200 against West Indies, the most against any country. Pakistan have also done this 27 times, while Australia's tally is 25. 3 Number of times Dwayne Bravo has opened the innings for West Indies in ODIs. His innings against India was the first since 2008, when he scored 2 against Sri Lanka in Port-of-Spain. 60 West Indies' win percentage...
Suspect actions allowed 'for way too long' - Ponting
Ricky Ponting has joined the list of former players supporting the recent crackdown on chucking, declaring that suspect actions had been allowed to go on "for way too long". He said eliminating illegal actions from the game would have been "the first thing that would come to mind" for many players of the past 15 years if asked how to improve the game. Zimbabwe's Prosper Utseya and Bangladesh's Sohag...
Oct
08
Revealed: the case against Pietersen
ESPNcricinfo is in possession of a legal document that provides a clear insight into the ECB state of mind as it contends with the fallout from the end of Kevin Pietersen's England career. The existence of one or more Pietersen documents has been a subject of contention since Pietersen walked off the field in Sydney last January for the last time in an England shirt. This one covers the Ashes series...
Chingoka named ZC's honorary life president
Less than three months after stepping down as Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman, following more than two decades at the helm, Peter Chingoka has been named one of the organisation's honorary life presidents. Chingoka joins Alwyn Pichanick and Dave Ellman-Brown, the other recipients of this title. Although largely a ceremonial position, which is celebrated by extending invitations to matches and other...
Full text of Dwayne Bravo's letter to WIPA president Hinds
The following is a copy of a letter ESPNcricinfo has obtained, written on October 7, by West Indies Players Association players' representative and ODI captain Dwayne Bravo to WIPA president and chief executive Wavell Hinds. "Dear Mr. Hinds, We refer to our last correspondence to you dated October 6th, where we the players suggested as a way forward that "The players are proposing in light of the...
West Indies players mull strike over pay structure
In an extraordinary and unprecedented move, West Indies players have come out strongly against the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president and chief executive Wavell Hinds, who they claim "hoodwinked" them and did not take their inputs while signing a new memorandum of understanding with West Indies Cricket Board last month, under which they would suffer a significant cut in their payment....
Oct
07
Shastri to focus on liaising with selectors
Ravi Shastri, the India team director, has said that he has already started liaising with the selectors as part of his new role. In a media interaction in Mumbai, Shastri, whose tenure as team director was extended until the World Cup next year, also said that he hoped to pass on his knowledge and experience to the youngsters in the Indian team during his stint. The former India captain had been...
Need good domestic spinners, turning pitches - Misbah
Misbah-ul-Haq has said that Pakistani batsmen struggle at times against quality spin because they are not used to facing it on turning pitches in domestic cricket. Pakistan lost their first four wickets to Australia's spinners and scraped to 96 for 9 on a Dubai turner to lose the only T20 international. "Sometimes it happens," Misbah said ahead of the first ODI in Sharjah. "When you are not having...
WICB holds inaugural domestic player draft
The West Indies Cricket Board staged its inaugural player draft in Bridgetown for the upcoming expanded domestic season. The draft was held over five rounds, with each of the six regional franchises selecting five players each, in addition to the ten each pre-selected from their home territories. Guyana's Ramnaresh Sarwan was picked by Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the second round of the draft,...
Pietersen's end a catalogue of failures
Although angry and full of bombast, Kevin Pietersen's book should unsettle English cricket, though. If even some of his claims are true, the culture within the England camp has been destructive for a long timeLike watching the bitter divorce of friends, the overwhelming reaction to Kevin Pietersen's autobiography is regret. It no longer matters who is right or wrong. In such a fight, we all lose....
Oct
06
'How are we going to deal with 50 overs?' - Waqar
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has expressed his disappointment at the team's batting in the one-off Twenty20 against Australia, where they wobbled to 96 for 9 from their 20 overs. The Australians had little trouble chasing down the target in 14 overs with four wickets down and it gave them the perfect start to their UAE tour with the first of three ODIs to be played on Tuesday. "Batting, we didn't...
van der Merwe, Richards star for Titans
Rowan Richards, the Titans' left-arm seamer, bagged the first hat-trick of the South African summer and secured a 170-run victory for his team against the Warriors in Benoni. Richards' three wickets formed part of his seventh career five-for and followed on from a much stronger Titans batting effort than they have displayed for almost a season. Although the Titans' top two - who only managed a single...
Unmukt, Kulkarni set up narrow win
India A 282 (Unmukt 101, Nair 64, Taylor 3-51) beat West Indians 266 for 9 (Ramdin 102, Holder 54, Kulkarni 3-39) by 16 runsScorecard A century from Unmukt Chand, followed by a three-wicket haul by Dhawal Kulkarni helped India A to a 16-run victory against West Indians in Mumbai. The visitors, though, had plenty of positives despite the close defeat, as Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy and Jason...
Pietersen attacks Flower and Prior
Andy Flower, the former England coach, and wicketkeeper Matt Prior have come in for the fiercest criticism in an early taste of what Kevin Pietersen has to say in his autobiography. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, the paper to which he is signed as a columnist, Pietersen said Flower built up a culture of "fear" within the dressing room and that Prior was a "bad influence". He claims that he was...
Oct
05
Injured Jadhav to miss Duleep Trophy
Maharashtra batsman Kedar Jadhav will miss the forthcoming Duleep Trophy due to an injury. Jadhav, the highest run-getter in the 2013-14 first-class season, had aggravated a left-wrist fracture during the India A tour of Australia in July-August. The West Zone squad for the regional tournament will be led by Cheteshwar Pujara and includes Parthiv Patel and Yusuf Pathan. Harshad Khadiwale, who was...
Decision to withdraw Narine good - TTCB president
Azim Bassarath, a director of the West Indies Cricket Board [WICB] and president of the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board [TTCB], has expressed his outrage over the controversy surrounding offspinner Sunil Narine's action in the Champions League Twenty20 and his subsequent withdrawal from the India tour. Narine was barred from bowling in the Champions League final after being reported for a suspect...
Suryakumar Yadav reported for suspect action
Kolkata Knight Riders part-time bowler Suryakumar Yadav has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the Knight Riders' eight-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 in Bangalore. Suryakumar, who bowled offspin in the game, becomes the fifth bowler to be reported for a suspect action during the tournament after team-mate Sunil Narine, Prenelan Subrayen...
Had to stay till the end - Raina
It has been a four-year long wait for Chennai Super Kings since they won their first Champions League title in 2010. Contrary to their reputation of being regular finalists, it was a rather bleak period for them as they failed to make it to the final even once. So it was a relief for MS Dhoni and his team-mates that they were able to break a worrying trend. Pawan Negi, playing only his second game...
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