Month: January 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has paid Chennai Super Kings Rs. 15.67 crores as part of its latest disbursement of funds. © BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India, in its latest disbursement of funds, has paid Rs 15.67 crore to the suspended IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings as a part of its share from the Central Rights Income for the eighth season of the…

Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel will be vying for a Team India spot during the ODI series against Australia © AFP Ahead of the first ODI against Australia in Perth on Tuesday, the big question in the Indian team management’s mind is, who will partner Ravichandran Ashwin in the spin department? (India vs Australia: Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja Stage Comeback for Limited-Overs Series) The Indian selectors have included two left-arm…

Yasir Shah was suspended last month after his “A” sample contained a banned substance – chlortalidone. © AFP Pakistan leg spinner Yasir Shah will appeal against his suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. (Pakistan Leg-Spinner Yasir Shah Banned After Failing Doping Test) The Pakistan Cricket Board told the ICC on Sunday and the game’s governing body will now form a tribunal to hear Shah’s appeal. (Yasir Shah Took…

Play 00:37 ‘Pleased to go big on international stage’ – Munro New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has lauded the “world-class” hitting of Martin Guptill and Colin Munro, as the New Zealand record for fastest T20 international fifty fell twice in the same innings, at Eden Park. Guptill first reached fifty off 19 balls, beating his own New Zealand record by four deliveries. Even that innings was slow in comparison to…

Jitesh Sharma smashed a magnificent 106 as Vidarbha defeated Himachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament. © PTI The final league matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 trophy saw Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra exit the tournament on a high while Jharkhand sealed their spot in the knockouts. (Parthiv Patel Fifty Propels Gujarat to Victory) Tamil Nadu Fail to Qualify Despite Win (Gambhir Flops Again, Delhi Win Thanks…

Play 02:08 Bishop: Exceptional partnership by Hope, Ottley Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago made it two from two to start the 2016 Nagico Super50 with a nine-wicket trouncing of Barbados at Port of Spain on Saturday. Kyle Hope and Kjorn Ottley each finished unbeaten with 70 and 80 respectively in a 162-run second-wicket stand to blow past a Barbados first innings total of 161 with 14.1 overs to spare. Barbados…