MA Satish, India's logistics manager, has been withdrawn from India's squad in Bangladesh following a Supreme Court directive to not engage India Cements employees in any of BCCI's activities till further notice. Satish, a former Kerala player, will return to India as soon as his replacement joins the squad in Dhaka. "I would like to inform all of you that Mr MA Satish (logistics manager of the Indian...
England can hold heads high - Broad
Stuart Broad said England could leave the World T20 with their "heads high" despite going out of the competition after their second defeat in three games. Broad admitted to the wearying effects of a long and arduous winter of touring but was looking forward to the opportunity for rest and recovery before England begin a "new era" in May. England lost by three runs to South Africa, ending their chances...
South Africa learn the art of survival
South Africa are in the semifinals and they have already won three tight contests, the latest to eliminate England. Can they survive the pressure this time? AB de Villiers scores South Africa's fastest T20I half-century Sssshhh. Nobody tell South Africa this was actually a knockout match. They already know the next one is and they can't handle that sort of that pressure. Or can they? ...
England pay for Dernbach's latest calamity cameo
There were other negatives with the ball and in the field but ultimately 26 runs in nine balls from Jade Dernbach swept England's World T20 hopes away into the Bay of BengalEngland are not out of the World T20 yet. Although that is only because the formality of one last commitment against Netherlands awaits. They lost one rain-affected match, another in superficially close circumstances and in between...
Mar
29
Mushfiqur hopes for a better tomorrow
Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, has been the team's mouthpiece for much of their slump, turning up after pretty much every defeat to sum up how badly they have done, defending a selection or two, and appealing to the fans to stay with the team. He has used the word "alarming" a number of times and expressed exasperation at the dropped catches. Even more worryingly, he has been frank on a...
Dhoni credits team environment for success
Cullinan: Bangladesh more confident, but not good enough The World T20 is increasingly shaping up like the Champions Trophy did as far as India are concerned. They had travelled to England in 2013 amid IPL controversy and won the ODI tournament with an unbeaten campaign. They have travelled to Bangladesh amid controversy again and have become the first side to qualify for the semi-finals,...
KP plans 5,000-mile T20 commute (if he's lucky)
Kevin Pietersen plans to play simultaneously in two Twenty20 competitions in England and the Caribbean as he becomes the ultimate jet-set commuter in his attempts to keep his career alive after his exclusion from the England side. The age of the itinerant T20 cricketer has been upon us for a few years, but Pietersen has taken it a stage further by seeking to play in England's relaunched NatWest Blast...
Australia fail to walk the talk
Croft: Faulkner woke a sleeping giant This is not the first Australian team to put down a few catches. Nor is it the first one to struggle against spin. Australian teams, however, do not usually lose a Twenty20 when they need 66 from 51 with eight wickets in hand. Having done that, they then don't end up losing a close game where they have had a go at the opposition with typical pre-match...
Mar
28
USACA chief Darren Beazley resigns
USA Cricket Association chief executive Darren Beazley has resigned after just 14 months in the role. USACA announced in a press release on Tuesday that Beazley was stepping down in order to return to his native Australia where he will take up a position as the chief executive of Swimming Western Australia. Beazley's initial contract was for three years, but his tenure was six months shorter than...
England discover map through uncharted waters
Having tossed away opportunities in the field with reckless abandon and slumping into negative territory at the start of their chase, England found the courage to make amends Crowe: Hales innings best of the tournament It wasn't quite the shot heard around the world but Alex Hales' bludgeoned six high over midwicket to seal victory for England against Sri Lanka should reverberate round...
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