The United Arab Emirates leg of the 2014 IPL has expectedly left a dent in the BCCI's coffers. However, the board is likely to recover most of its costs, thanks to the overwhelming response from cricket fans in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. The first 20 matches were moved to the UAE as it clashed with the federal elections in India. The BCCI has not indicated the range of costs of staging the IPL...
Emergency thermals for Sri Lankans
"The weather is our main challenge", admitted Angelo Mathews as the wind howled in across Dublin Bay yesterday. The Sri Lankan captain was speaking ahead of the first of the two-match RSA Insurance ODI series against Ireland at the Clontarf club, the opening fixtures in a tour that takes in all three formats and concludes at Leeds seven weeks from now. The Sri Lankans have been in England at the...
Amre appointed Mumbai Ranji coach
Pravin Amre, the former India batsman, has been named the coach of the Mumbai Ranji team. It's the second time Amre has been handed the role - he led Mumbai to three Ranji wins during his previous tenure that lasted five seasons between 2006-07 and 2011-12. Amre was chosen over Ajit Agarkar, Balwinder Sandhu, Sairaj Bahutule, Rahul Mankad and Sandeep Dahad, the other five candidates interviewed by...
Paine steps down as Tasmania vice-captain
Wicketkeeper Tim Paine has stood down as Tasmania's vice-captain and been replaced by Alex Doolan. Paine's leadership potential has long been recognised and there was a time when he was considered a potential future national captain, but his own disappointment with his form over the summer has left him wanting to concentrate more on his own game. Paine, 29, scored 473 Sheffield Shield runs at 31.53...
May
05
Giles admits 'bitter disappointment'
Ashley Giles has spoken for the first time about narrowly missing out to Peter Moores as England coach, saying that the decision had left him "bitterly disappointed". Moores has been recalled for a second spell in charge after Andy Flower stood down following England's 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia. Giles appeared to be in pole position to replace Flower. He had been England's one-day coach since...
Verma questions ICC's silence on Srinivasan
Aditya Verma, the Cricket Association of Bihar secretary whose petition following the IPL corruption scandal has led to an upheaval in Indian cricket, has questioned the ICC's silence over the scandal and its decision to allow BCCI's stepped-aside president N Srinivasan to attend the ICC Executive board meeting in Dubai last month. In an email that Verma claims to have sent to all the ICC office-bearers,...
Form, record firmly with Super Kings
Agarkar: Delhi need batsmen to fire Match facts May 5, 2014Start time 2000 (1430 GMT) Big Picture It's with a touch of irony that Chennai Super Kings find themselves on top of the table before the halfway stage, for the two-time winners and regular finalists are known to be slow starters. Super Kings moved to the top on Saturday, after the then leaders Kings XI Punjab lost their...
A Flintoff comeback? Surely not
Lancashire have sought to calm speculation that Andrew Flintoff will make an extraordinary comeback for the county in the NatWest T20 Blast this summer but they have not entirely ruled out the possibility that, at 36, he will be seen playing competitive cricket for the first time in nearly five years. On the day when Old Trafford hosted early X-Factor auditions, cynical observers may conclude that...
May
04
'Insular' England must reconnect with fans
Alastair Cook, England's Test and ODI captain, has conceded that the team became "insular" and failed to build up a reserve of public goodwill despite a lengthy period of success. After a 5-0 Ashes whitewashing brought an end to Andy Flower's time in charge amid criticism of the team's attitude and style of play, Cook and the new head coach, Peter Moores, are set to embark on a period of rebuilding...
Skills have developed dramatically in T20 - Moody
Tom Moody, the Sunrisers Hyderabad coach and former Australia allrounder, has said that players' skills have improved dramatically over the years in T20. Moody pointed to the emergence of unorthodox, aggressive batsmen such as Glenn Maxwell and said that players of his type were not to be seen in the early years of the shortest format. "There is no doubt. It has changed enormously," Moody told ESPNcricinfo....
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