Najam Sethi, the suspended PCB chairman, has attributed the Pakistan board's ongoing existential crisis to "extraordinary judicial intervention". He wrote an op-ed in the Friday Times, the weekly newspaper of which he is editor-in-chief, questioning the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) rulings by which two chairmen have been suspended in past five months, leaving the board's administration in a state...
McCullum heads home with back trouble
Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand captain, is returning home immediately after being ruled out of the final two matches of the Bangladesh tour with "significant" pain from a long-standing back problem. McCullum had already been withdrawn from the forthcoming short tour to Sri Lanka, alongside Ross Taylor, so that he could play some domestic first-class cricket in preparation for the Test series against...
Rohit takes strides towards consistency
Since moving to the top of the order, Rohit Sharma has become a more reliable cog in India's one-day set up, and that was on show in this seriesClint McKay was at the top of his run-up, ready to bowl, but he had to wait. And wait. Rohit Sharma had already punched the air in jubilation, hugged his captain MS Dhoni, soaked up the applause of the euphoric crowd and was walking towards the batting crease....
Bangladesh opt to field, Tamim out
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and decided to field in the third and final ODI against New Zealand at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, the first international game at the ground since April 2006. New Zealand made four changes. Brendon McCullum returned home with a back injury while James Neesham,...
Nov
02
Another high-scorer on cards for series decider
Match facts Saturday, November 2, 2013Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT) Big Picture The series couldn't have meant more differently to the two sides. It is tied 2-2, is headed into a decider in Bangalore, and what do Australia do? They take, Mitchell Johnson, self-admittedly their Man of the Series, and put him on a flight to Australia so he can present a case and prepare for the Ashes. India,...
Botham, Jayawardene open Murali Cup
Ian Botham and Mahela Jayawardene opened the 2013 Murali Cup in Kilinochchi on Friday, as the five-day tournament began in five venues across Sri Lanka's northern province. The Murali Cup aims to promote unity and reconciliation as well as the development of cricket, in the post-war regions of the country, by bringing men's and women's teams from the south to play sides from the north and east.
Jayawardene,...
Forrest ton earns Queensland points
Queensland 7 for 400 (Forrest 129, Hartley 89, Botha 4-103) lead South Australia 387 by 13 runsScorecard Peter Forrest made the ideal start to putting behind him the difficulties of his previous Sheffield Shield season with a hundred to earn Queensland first-innings points against South Australia on a friendly batting surface at Glenelg. Forrest and Chris Hartley, the captain who was laid low...
Kohli says proper technique behind his quickfire tons
Virat Kohli has said his two manic centuries within 13 days of each other - off 52 and 61 balls - were a result not of brute force but his solid technique. The two innings were instrumental in India's completing successful chases of 350-plus scores. India are the only team to have done so twice. "That's the main thing when you want to take on bowlers who're bowling at 150kph," Kolhi said. "If you...
Nov
01
Chetty fifty guides SA to win
South Africa Women 123 for 3 (Chetty 51*) beat Sri Lanka Women 119 for 4 (Madushani 63*, Kapp 1-15) by seven wicketsScorecard Trisha Chetty compiled an unbeaten 54-ball 51 to set up South Africa Women's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka Women in the first T20. Set a target of 120, South Africa made a brisk start as openers Lizelle Lee and Chetty added 42 in nearly six overs, before Lee was dismissed....
NZ uneasy but focused on bigger goals, says Mills
Kyle Mills, the New Zealand fast bowler, has conceded that the series defeat to Bangladesh has made the team uneasy, but said the side is also focused on a long-term goal of the 2015 World Cup. New Zealand lost the second ODI in Mirpur by 40 runs to concede the three-match series to Bangladesh. The loss was also their sixth successive defeat against Bangladesh in completed matches, dating back to...
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