Aaron Finch injured his hamstring during his 48-ball 74 that went in vain at the MCG on Friday © AFP Australia’s captain Aaron Finch will be replaced by Usman Khawaja for the dead rubber Twenty20 against India on Sunday and is under a cloud for New Zealand and beyond after a hamstring injury that has left the selectors scrambling for an alternate leader. Khawaja’s call-up is the result of his…
Netherlands 216 (Sielaar 49, Barresi 42, Guruge 3-41) beat UAE 210 (Anwar 71, Usman 52, van der Gugten 3-44) by six runsScorecard File photo: Pieter Seelaar top-scored for Netherlands with a crucial 49 © Peter Della Penna Late innings resiliency with both bat and ball ensured Netherlands escaped with a six-run win over UAE at Abu Dhabi on Friday to wrap up a two-match WCL Championship sweep for the visitors…
Paul Farbrace has emerged as a target for Surrey © Getty Images Surrey have been rebuffed in their approach to appoint Paul Farbrace, England’s assistant coach, as successor to Graham Ford*. Ford has agreed a second spell in charge of Sri Lanka but ESPNcricinfo understands that Farbrace has turned down the chance to join Surrey. After the departure of Ford – a move that was flagged last summer – Surrey’s…
Allrounder Hardik Pandya is yet to show his batting skills on the international stage © Getty Images Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya were brought into the Indian T20 side to address the lack of big hitters, but there is a good chance they might come back from Australia having contributed only with the ball and in the field. If what MS Dhoni says is to be gone by, another good…
The Ombudsman has asked Shashank Manohar to clarify the BCCI’s interpretation of conflict of interest © AFP The BCCI and former India captain Sourav Ganguly have failed to respond to the conflict of interest allegations against the latter within the specified deadline, forcing the board ombudsman, Justice AP Shah, to seek a fresh response on the matter. On January 14, Shah had asked the BCCI and Ganguly to respond allegations…
BCCI’s decision appears to have been prompted by the recent softening of stance by the Indian team towards the system © PTI In what is a significant departure from its stubborn resistance to the Decision Review System, the BCCI has initiated discussions about the use of the system in IPL 2016. Rajeev Shukla, the chairman of the IPL governing council, said there has been a proposal to adopt the system…
The Ombudsman has asked Shashank Manohar to clarify the BCCI’s interpretation of conflict of interest © AFP The BCCI and former India captain Sourav Ganguly have failed to respond to the conflict of interest allegations against the latter within the specified deadline, forcing the board ombudsman, Justice AP Shah, to seek a fresh response on the matter. On January 14, Shah had asked the BCCI and Ganguly to respond allegations…
Georgia Elwiss will be blogging exclusively for ecb.co.uk during England women’s tour of South Africa. In the first instalment she discusses new faces, altitude, and an unsuccessful wet weather contingency plan. Hello from sunny South Africa, the destination for the first tour of a very busy 2016 for the England women’s cricket team. With nine of the girls having been away since before Christmas playing in the Australian Women’s Big…
Surrey have signalled their intention to return to NatWest T20 Blast finals day this summer after signing West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. Bravo will join the club during June and will be the club’s second overseas signing alongside former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara. Surrey missed finals day for the first time in three years last season and the arrival of Bravo will further add to their attraction with sold-out…
AB de Villiers led South Africa to a defeat and a victory in two Tests against England © Getty Images AB de Villiers has been appointed South Africa’s permanent Test captain following a two-match stand-in stint against England. CSA’s board were due to debate the decision over the winter period but moved the process forward after a board meeting in Johannesburg on Friday. De Villiers’ first assignment will be the…