Month: February 2016

Sarfaraz Khan and Ricky Bhui are two of the mainstays of India’s batting. © PTI Mirpur: Unbeaten India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and England will start as favourites in the Super League quarter-finals stage of the ICC U19 World Cup. The last eight stage starts from Friday. (Sarfaraz Khan, Avesh Khan Take India to Under-19 World Cup Quarterfinals) These four teams topped their respective groups in the preliminary league with an all-win…

Jos Buttler reached his 100 off 73 balls and incidentally it was the slowest of his four one-day international hundreds. © AFP Bloemfontein: Jos Buttler’s century helped England beat South Africa by 39 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first one-day international at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday. (Broad Takes Over Top Spot From Ravichandran Ashwin in ICC Rankings) Buttler’s 105 was the main contribution as England piled up…

New Zealand Under-19s strolled to a comfortable seven-wicket win in their ninth-place playoff quarter-final against Scotland Under-19s in Cox’s Bazar. Glenn Phillips thrashed a 40-ball 89, an innings laden with 11 fours and six sixes, in the chase of 182 to help NZ romp to the target with 23 overs to spare. Phillips added a 98-run opening stand off 70 balls with Daniel Stanley, who contributed 9 of those. Christian…

Virat Kohli’s domination in all three formats is unprecedented, according to Indian team director Ravi Shastri. © PTI New Delhi: In awe of Virat Kohli’s meteoric rise, Indian team director Ravi Shastri on Thursday said the swashbuckling batsman seems like a mirror-image of West Indian great Viv Richards and “wields his willow like a fencer does to his sword.” (Virat Kohli Flexes His Muscles at Home; India Test Captain’s Love…

All the ten Bengal wickets to fall were shared by the Madhya Pradesh medium pace trio of Ishwar Pandey, Puneet Datey,and Chandrakant Sakure. © BCCI Mumbai: On a day dominated by pace bowlers from both sides, Madhya Pradesh held the upper hand over Bengal by taking a first innings lead of 227 runs in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at the Brabourne Stadium. (Read More in Cricket) Choosing not to enforce…

Rahul Dravid has been added to the Anti-Corruption Oversight Group, which also includes the Dave Richardson. © PTI Dubai: Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has been named in International Cricket Council’s newly appointed Anti-Corruption Oversight Group as part of the recommendation from its Integrity Working Party of the parent body. (No Permanent Positions For Board of Control For Cricket in India, England and Australian Boards: ICC) “The oversight group will…