Jan
25

All-round Pakistan Women claim T20 title

Pakistan Women 72 for 3 (Javeria 38) beat South Africa Women 68 for 9 (Kapp 40, Iqbal 2-14) by seven wicketsScorecard Pakistan Women capitalised on a poor batting display by South Africa Women to win the final of the PCB Qatar Women's 20-Over Tri-series by seven wickets in Doha on Friday. South Africa were put in to bat and their innings had a poor start as pacer Asmavia Iqbal dismissed opener Lizelle...
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Northants confirm three for IPL auction

This year's IPL auction takes on increased significance for English cricket and Northamptonshire are the latest county to confirm they will have a vested interest on February 12. The ECB has opened up a bigger window for their centrally contracted players and many counties have also relaxed their stance on IPL participation, despite the prospect of losing players for nearly half of the County Championship...
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Vijay Zol available for Ranji Trophy final

Vijay Zol, the Maharashtra batsman and India Under-19 captain, will be available for his side's Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka, which begins in Hyderabad on January 29. The BCCI had earlier asked Zol to skip the final in order to train with the Under-19 team at the preparatory camp ahead of the upcoming Under-19 World Cup in the UAE. The BCCI had given Zol permission to play only the semi-final...
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Ishant dropped, India bowl again

India chose to bowl v New ZealandScorecard and ball-by-ball details India finally agreed to change when they left out Ishant Sharma for Varun Aaron, but they persisted with chasing possibly because they can never be sure how much is enough with their bowlers. India's last four ODI losses - all away from home - have come in chases, and all after winning the toss. Aaron last played an international...
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Jan
24

Australia bowl; England unchanged

Australia won the toss and decided to bat against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia will aim to attack England with pace after winning the toss and bowling at the WACA. Defeat for England, who have named an unchanged side, would make it 10 in a row across all formats and equal their worst run. After the loss in Sydney, Alastair Cook said he would consider his future as...
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BCB to decide on draft based on 'response of other boards'

BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the Bangladesh board will consider the other Full Members' takes on the 'position paper', put forward by a working group of the Finance & Commercial Affairs committee of the ICC, before coming out for or against it. However, ESPNcricinfo understands that when asked for their individual opinions at a board meeting on Thursday, an overwhelming majority of the BCB...
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Draft will need 'extraordinary majority' to be passed - ICC vice-president

Mustafa Kamal, the ICC vice-president, has said an "extraordinary majority" will be required to approve ICC Finance & Commercial Affairs working group's increasingly controversial draft proposal. He does not believe, at this stage, that it would be right to bring such changes to the world of cricket. Kamal was apparently not present at the meeting in which the proposal was first discussed during...
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Leicestershire gloom set to deepen

Leicestershire's problems are set to intensify with the announcement of a significant loss for the 2013 financial year. The club, which finished bottom of the Division Two County Championship table without a win in the season, have cited player salaries and the costs of maintaining their Grace Road ground as pertinent factors in the losses. Leicestershire also declared a loss of just over £250,000...
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Jan
23

WV Raman appointed KKR batting coach

WV Raman, the former India batsman, has been appointed batting coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the seventh edition of the IPL. Raman had earlier worked with Kings XI Punjab as the assistant coach for the 2013 season. "Former Indian cricketer WV Raman has been appointed @KKRiders batting coach #PepsiIPL," the IPL tweeted on Wednesday night. Raman, who played 11 Tests and 27 ODIs for...
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De Villiers making slow progress after hand surgery

AB de Villiers, South Africa's Test wicketkeeper, has admitted he is making slow progress after his hand surgery but remains confident he will be fit for the upcoming series against Australia. De Villiers went under the knife on January 10 and was estimated to need up to a month of rehabilitation before taking the field again.  "It's still swollen because it was done not so long ago. I still...
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