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....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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'A privilege to work with Kirsten' - Pietersen

'Still hopeful of playing for England' - Pietersen Kevin Pietersen, the new captain of Delhi Daredevils, has rated Gary Kirsten as the No.1 coach at the moment, and said the franchise is lucky to have the South African in its coaching staff, as it looks to rebuild after a poor 2013 season. Pietersen was speaking to ESPNcricinfo during a live video chat on Thursday where he took questions...
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Shanan Stewart retires from cricket

Shanan Stewart, who represented New Zealand in four ODIs in 2010, has called time on his career in top-flight cricket. The 31-year old hard-hitting batsman made his first-class debut in 2001 for Canterbury and had since played 244 matches for the side in all formats, second to former Test cricketer Chris Harris. "It was still a very tough call," Stewart told Fairfax NZ News. "I've made some really...
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Apr
10

Siddle 'glad' to see back of Pietersen

Peter Siddle, in England to take up a season-long overseas contract with Nottinghamshire, has admitted he is "pretty glad" England have dropped Kevin Pietersen from their side. Siddle, the Australia seamer, has claimed Pietersen's wicket 10 times in Test cricket, but he still regards him as "a challenging player" to bowl against. "Personally, I'm pretty glad he's not playing any more," Siddle said....
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BCB to appeal against corruption tribunal's clean chit

The BCB has decided not to involve in the National Cricket League Dhaka Gladiators' Mosharraf Hossain and Mahbubul Alam as it plans to appeal against the Bangladesh Premier League corruption tribunal's decision to hand the two a clean chit. The duo were among the nine cricketers accused of match-fixing in the second edition of the BPL. "The board is planning to appeal," Jalal Yunus, the BCB media...
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