Glenn Maxwell seems to project an icy disdain when at the crease. Match situations rarely faze him and the bubble in which he plays excludes everyone elseGlenn Maxwell shaped to sweep but held his stroke and let the ball go past him instead, turning his back to it in exaggerated manner. It was the third time in two overs that R Ashwin had bowled a wide down the leg side to Maxwell, and each time it...
Some BCCI members want independent probe
A section of the BCCI's working committee is preparing to ask for an independent probe into the IPL corruption scandal during Sunday's emergent meeting, which was convened in the wake of the Supreme Court's observations against the BCCI and its sidelined president N Srinivasan on April 16. A day after the formal notice of the meeting was circulated to the board, some members of the 24-person working...
Jaggernauth quits competitive cricket
Amit Jaggernauth, the Trinidad & Tobago offspinner, has retired from top-flight cricket. He represented West Indies in one Test against Australia in 2008 and his tally of 265 wickets in first-class cricket puts him as the joint leading wicket-taker in T&T history. "I have been contemplating my retirement since the last first-class season," Jaggernauth said. "I played the last game in Guyana...
Moores set to return as England coach
The ECB will announce a new England head coach on Saturday with Peter Moores, who was sacked from the role five years ago, set for a second chance at the job with Paul Farbrace, the recently appointed Sri Lanka coach, tipped to come on board as Moores' assistant. Interviews of the shortlisted candidates for the top job - Giles, Peter Moores, Mark Robinson, Mick Newell and Trevor Bayliss - have...
Apr
18
Stokes wants to lock away anger
Ben Stokes has admitted he needs to mature if he is to fulfill his potential after missing the World T20 in Bangladesh when he broke his wrist punching his locker in frustration following his dismissal in the third T20I against West Indies. While Stokes was a rare glimmer of gold amid the rubble of England's Ashes tour - he hit a century in his second Test in Perth and claimed a six-wicket haul...
Bangladesh board keen on BPL third season
Despite a surfeit of controversies marring the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League, the BCB is looking for a window in the coming season to host the league again. The second edition was held in January-February 2013, after which problems over player payment and a prolonged match-fixing investigation stalled the domestic T20 tournament. At this stage, the November 2014 to January 2015...
Bangalore's arsenal blazes to victory
Bangalore 146 for 2 (Yuvraj 52*, Kohli 49*) beat Delhi 145 for 4 (Duminy 67*, Taylor 43*) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Hattangadi - Delhi lost it in the first six overs The Yuvraj Singh-Virat Kohli partnership didn't have a happy ending in the World T20 final, but less than two weeks after that night in Mirpur, their association in Sharjah followed a different...
Trott stands down after relapse
Jonathan Trott is to take an extended break from cricket having suffered a recurrence of the problems that forced him to leave the Ashes tour after the first Test in Brisbane. Trott left Australia in November with what was described at the time as a "stress related illness" by the ECB. While he hoped that a period of rest ahead of the English domestic season would prove the cure for what he believed...
Apr
17
Tuskers mauled by Sibanda double ton
Vusi Sibanda's fluid 217, his highest first-class score, set he base for Mid West Rhinos thrashing Matabeleland Tuskers by an innings and 299 runs. Bradley Wadlan's left-arm spin scythed through Tuskers in the second innings picking up 7 for 30 to seal the game in two days. Rhinos lost the toss but their bowlers ensured no ground was yielded by dismissing the Tuskers openers quickly and then sparking...
Carberry ton nudges selectors
Hampshire 422 (Vince 144, Wheater 82) and 215 for 2 (Carberry 100*, Vince 58*) beat Gloucestershire 304 (Tavare 139, Tomlinson 4-68, Abbot 5-67) and 332 (Marshall 94, Gidman 72) by eight wicketsScorecard Michael Carberry offered a timely reminder to the England selectors with an unbeaten century to lift Hampshire to their first win of the new Championship Division Two season at Gloucestershire....
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