Rohit Sharma has said he hopes to pick up the skills of consistent cricket from Michael Hussey, who will be joining Mumbai Indians for IPL 2014. Hussey was not retained by his previous franchise, Chennai Super Kings, and was bought by the defending IPL champions for Rs 5 crores ($833,000 approx) in the auction in February. Hussey's inclusion is expected to strengthen Mumbai's top order that is missing...
Baroda in final despite loss, Goa fall just short
Group A Prashant Gupta's unbeaten maiden T20 hundred helped Uttar Pradesh chase down a 179-run target against Haryana, boosting their run rate and, eventually it turned out, putting them in the final against Baroda on Monday.* Prashant slammed 102 off 58 balls striking five fours and seven sixes as he guided the run chase with steady partnerships. He had good support from Eklavya Dwivedi and Akshdeep...
Butt asks PCB to work on his rehab too
Salman Butt, the banned former Pakistan captain, is hopeful PCB chairman Najam Sethi will "do for other players" what he is doing for Mohammad Amir, who is also serving a ban for spot-fixing. Sethi had stated on several occasions previously that he is looking into getting the terms of Amir's five-year ban reduced by the ICC, so that he can revive his international career at the earliest. The ICC...
Shahzaib five-for gives Karachi University title
Karachi University 74 for 0 (Ammar 37*, Haris 26*) beat University of Sargodha 70 (Raza 28, Shahzaib 5-6) by 10 wicketsScorecard A five-wicket haul from the legspinner Shahzaib Khan helped Karachi University power to a 10-wicket win in the final of the Red Bull Campus Cricket National Finals, Pakistan, against University of Sargodha at the Moin Khan Cricket Academy. University of Sargodha, put in...
Apr
12
India A to tour Australia in July
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...
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