Butt, Asif to be part of CPL draft

February 2, 2016

Mohammad Asif has been registered for the CPL draft, as have Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir © AFP Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who recently returned to competitive cricket after serving five-year bans for spot-fixing, have been registered for the Caribbean Premier League’s player draft, which will take place on February 11. The spot-fixing bans on Butt and Asif were lifted in September, and they made their comebacks in Pakistan’s…

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Glamorgan agree Podmore loan deal with Middlesex

February 2, 2016

Harry Podmore wants to add to his experience in coloured clothing © Getty Images Glamorgan have added to their seam bowling attack for the start of 2016 season by confirming a loan agreement with the Middlesex pace bowler Harry Podmore. Podmore, a graduate from the Middlesex Academy and former MCC Young Cricketer, is yet to appear in first-class cricket, but has featured for Middlesex in limited-overs cricket over the past…

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CSA announces women's squads for England tour

February 2, 2016

Mignon du Preez will continue to captain South Africa in both the ODIs and T20Is © ICC/Solaris Images Mignon du Preez will lead 15-member ODI and T20I squads, after Cricket South Africa announced the women’s sides that will take on England at home later this month. South Africa are scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is between February 7 and February 21, with the ODI matches forming part of…

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Rameez Khan, Madhya Pradesh All-Rounder, Dropped From Ranji Trophy For Killing Black Buck

Rameez and his father Mehmood Khan, also a first-class cricketer, have been arrested for killing a black buck in Sagar. © Getty Images The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has dropped all-rounder Rameez Khan from the Ranji Trophy squad after he was arrested for allegedly killing a black buck in Sagar district in January. (More Cricket News) The MPCA has selected its 16-member team for Ranji Trophy quarter final match…

February 2, 2016
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'Can't believe what I have just seen! Embarrassing!'

West Indies v Zimbabwe, Under-19 World Cup February 2, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff When West Indies’ Keemo Paul effected a mankad to claim the last Zimbabwe Under-19 wicket, it divided cricketing opinion. Many current and former players took to Twitter to condemn the act. There were some voices of support for the mankading as well. Why bring in a law that allows it and then say it’s not in the spirit….

February 2, 2016
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Pride on the line as South Africa regroup

February 2, 2016

Faf du Plessis suffered a form dip during the Test series but hopes to battle back in the ODIs © AFP It’s just South Africa’s luck that, at a time when fifty-over cricket is the format they are feeling most comfortable in, there’s no major tournament on the horizon. The next World Cup is so far away that planning for it seems silly and even the Champions Trophy is too…

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Nepal U19 World Cup Captain Raju Rijal Faces Age Controversy

Raju Rijal is under the scanner for his age and identity but the International Cricket Council have cleared him to play in the World Cup. © ICC The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Nepal captain Raju Rijal is eligible to play in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016. (Nepal Shock New Zealand in U-19 World Cup) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials and a former Ranji Trophy player…

February 2, 2016
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Huge win for Bangladesh; West Indies sneak through

February 2, 2016

Alzarri Joseph’s hostile spell of fast bowling earned him four wickets as West Indies clinched a thriller in Chittagong © International Cricket Council Group C West Indies Under-19 edged out Zimbabwe Under-19 in controversial circumstances in Chittagong to enter the quarter-final. Keemo Paul, having three runs to defend off the final over with one wicket standing, effected a mankad on Richard Ngarava, whose bat was on the line when the…

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Namibia coach optimistic despite big defeat

February 2, 2016

Namibia Under-19 have had a memorable tournament so far, including victory against defending champions South Africa © ICC Namibia Under-19s may have slumped to an eight-wicket defeat, but Norbert Manyande, the team’s coach, was happy that Bangladesh Under-19 took his side seriously. Manyande claimed that the grass had been shaved off from the pitch at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in order to counter Namibia’s pace attack. “Bangladesh knew…

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Podmore joins Glamorgan on loan

February 2, 2016

Glamorgan have added Middlesex bowler Harry Podmore to their seam attack after confirming a loan deal until the end of May. The 21-year-old will join the Welsh county on April 4 and will be available for their first six County Championship matches of the season, starting against Leicestershire in Cardiff on April 17, as well as the Cardiff MCCU fixture the week before at SSE SWALEC. The highly-rated youngster, who…

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