Madhya Pradesh have dropped Rameez Khan from their Ranji Trophy squad after the allrounder was arrested for allegedly killing a black buck in the state’s Sagar district. Rameez was named in Madhya Pradesh’s squad to play Bengal in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in Mumbai on February 3. “We have not selected Rameez for the Ranji squad as he is not available because he is jail in connection with the alleged…
Brad Hodge was the first batsman to make 5000 runs in the T20 format © Cricket Australia Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge is set to be the head coach of the new Rajkot franchise for the 2016 season of the IPL. Hodge’s appointment is likely to be made on Tuesday when the franchise unveils its team name in Delhi. The franchise had also been in talks with former South African…
Match facts February 3, 2016Start time 1400 local (0100 GMT) Play 03:07 Australia quicks look forward to NZ pitches Big Picture There was much fanfare around the announcement of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy back in May 2004. At simultaneous press conferences in Melbourne and Christchurch the boards of both countries set out their plans to compete for the trophy on an annual basis, strengthening the cricketing ties between the trans-Tasman neighbours….
Adil Rashid believes he has returned to the England set-up as a better bowler following his successful Big Bash League. The Yorkshire leg-spinner was voted the tournament’s second-best player after his 16 wickets, and miserly economy rate, helped Adelaide Strikers top the table. While they would suffer a semi-final defeat to eventual champions Sydney Thunder for Rashid, who was released by the England and Wales Cricket Board to play in…
Aneurin Donald may have had to wait for his chance at the ICC Under-19 World Cup, but the Welshman in the England ranks certainly made an impact on his tournament debut in Sunday’s win against Zimbabwe. The Glamorgan batsman, who captained England in last summer’s Royal London One-Day Series against Australia, replaced George Bartlett at number five in the batting order when the Somerset youngster was ruled out by illness….
With England set to take on South Africa in five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s, ecb.co.uk looks at how they fared in their last away limited-overs series against the Proteas. One-day internationals in 2009 – South Africa 1 England 2 1st ODI – Match abandoned without a ball bowled in Johannesburg On the back of their semi-final defeat to Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy, England were looking to build…
[embedded content] All-rounder Georgia Elwiss is enjoying life under new England women Head Coach Mark Robinson as they prepare for his first series in charge. England face South Africa in a three-match one-day international series that could see them jump above the Proteas and into a fourth place in the ICC Women’s Championship table. Robinson was appointed into the role last November, in the wake of the Ashes series defeat,…
[embedded content] Jonny Bairstow has entertained us with his insightful behind-the-scene diary blogs during the Test series and, in his last instalment, the Yorkshireman has revealed his top-three moments on, and off, the field during the past few weeks. The wicketkeeper-batsman will remain on with the limited-overs team – for five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s – but he will hand over his place in front of the camera to…
Giles Clarke, pictured with Cricket Ireland chairman Ross McCollum, faces opposition in his bid to become ICC chairman © Peter Della Penna Giles Clarke‘s hopes of becoming the next chairman of the ICC appear to be receding, with neither Australia nor South Africa expected to support his candidacy should he choose to stand for election later this year. In order to fulfil his long-held ambition and assume the most high-profile…
Surrey have announced a second major signing in the space of a week with Australia Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch set to join the club this summer. Finch will replace veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara while the former Sri Lanka skipper is away at the Caribbean Premier League, which is due to start in July. The 29-year-old opener is one of the most destructive batsmen in the world – highlighted by his…