Month: March 2016

Mohammad Asif made a return to competitive cricket after his suspension by playing the National One Day Cup in January © AFP Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who completed a five-year suspension for spot-fixing in September last year, will captain the Sialkot Region team in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy grade-2 tournament, which starts from Saturday in Bahawalpur. Asif’s contract with the grade-1 side, Water and Power Development Authority [WAPDA], is unaffected…

Will Pawan Negi be handed an international debut? © BCCI Match facts Thursday, March 3, 2015Start time 1930 (1330 GMT) Big picture This is the deadest of rubbers. India are through to the Asia Cup final. UAE have no chance of joining them. What’s more, the result of this match, no matter which way it turns out, won’t even matter to the other teams in their bid for the trophy…

02 March 2016 | Callum Dent    Tweet                 Left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman will become the first Bangladesh international to represent Sussex after signing for the Sharks’ limited-overs competitions this summer.  The 20-year-old becomes Sussex’s second overseas player for the NatWest T20 Blast, after the capture of New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor, and is available for the duration of the campaign following his stint with Indian Premier…

Kyle Abbott helped South Africa to a 2-0 win over England last month © Getty Images After finishing as the joint-leading wicket-taker in two of South Africa’s last four T20 series, Kyle Abbott should feel assured of his place in the starting XI but the imminent return of Dale Steyn means he is not. With Steyn certain to play in at least two of the three matches against Australia to…

Yorkshire have announced an 18-man squad for their pre-season tour of United Arab Emirates which includes the annual Champion County four-day clash against Marylebone Cricket Club from March 20. The White Rose are without England internationals Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Joe Root and David Willey due to their ICC World Twenty20 commitments, plus the rested Jonny Bairstow. The quintet’s absences have seen emerging all-rounder Matthew Waite and academy wicketkeeper Jonathan…

Geoffrey Boycott remains concerned about Yorkshire’s financial position © Getty Images Geoff Boycott has hit back at suggestions that his involvement on the Yorkshire board could prove disruptive and reiterated concerns about the club’s financial position. Boycott is set to stand for re-election to the Yorkshire board at the end of March but the he faces opposition from the current hierarchy, with chairman Steve Denison describing it as potentially “counter-productive”….

Toss Pakistan chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Pakistan brought in Anwar Ali in place of left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz © Associated Press Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi decided to bat on a barren pitch in Mirpur in their crucial Asia Cup game against Bangladesh. Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh captain, said he would have batted first, too. Tamim Iqbal returned to the Bangladesh XI after…