Arafat Sunny will be part of the Dhaka Premier League even though the ICC has found his bowling action to be illegal © AFP If it hadn’t been for the international sanctions on Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny during the World T20, the BCB, by its own admission, would not have taken suspicious bowling actions seriously. The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, the domestic one-day tournament that begins on Friday,…
BCCI president Shashank Manohar said the issue was ‘sorted out’ when the WICB agreed to tour India to play the ‘unfinished’ games from the 2014 tour © AFP BCCI president Shashank Manohar has said that the $41.97 million claim imposed by the previous BCCI administration on the WICB for abandoning the 2014 tour to India mid-way has been waived. West Indies, he said, will tour India in 2017 to complete…
“He’s my hero. It makes me proud that he’s from the North East like us.” You know it is going to be an enjoyable afternoon when excitable school children start cheering at their first sight of local hero Ben Stokes and beaming wrestling superstar The Miz immediately announces to the kids: “this is my chance to shine.” Along with England Women’s Dani Hazell and fellow WWE wrestling superstar Dolph Ziggler,…
Fidel Edwards faces a lengthy time out of action © PA Photos Fidel Edwards has suffered a fractured right ankle after injuring himself during a football game in warm-ups ahead of the final day of Hampshire’s County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley. Edwards will see a specialist on Thursday which will give a clearer idea of the length of time he faces on the sidelines but he is set…
Match facts Friday, April 22, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) In 16 T20s since 2016, Virat Kohli has scored 812 runs at an average of 101.50 © BCCI Big picture Rising Pune Supergiants’ inaugural IPL season got off to the perfect start with a thumping win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener. Supergiants have lost two games since, and require a victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore…
Toss: Sunrisers Hyderabad opt to bowl v Gujarat LionsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ravindra Jadeja was back in Gujarat Lions’ XI after missing their previous match because of his marriage © BCCI David Warner, the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, won the toss and chose to bowl against Gujarat Lions on a surface with a smattering of grass. That went well with Lions’ captain Suresh Raina who said he was thinking of…
Whether it’s players scoring a record 350 runs or taking seven wickets for six, the Royal London Club Championship has long been in the habit of serving up prime cricket entertainment – 47 years’ worth to be exact. This season promises to be no different and it all gets going with the first round on Sunday. Before things get into full swing, we’ve pulled out a few interesting facts about the competition…
Samuel Badree had injured himself during the World T20 final on April 3 © IDI/Getty Images Samuel Badree, the West Indies and Royal Challengers Bangalore legspinner, has been ruled out of IPL 2016. Badree had injured himself during the World T20 final on April 3 and has not played a game since then. He will be replaced by chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi, who plays for South African franchise Titans. Shamsi,…
India will use the pink Kookaburra ball for the proposed day-night Test against New Zealand, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has said © Getty Images India is set to host a day-night Test during New Zealand’s visit later this year. Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, said on Wednesday that the BCCI would use the pink Kookaburra ball for the Test match. “We have decided that we will play one day-night Test…
Fidel Edwards faces a lengthy time out of action © PA Photos Fidel Edwards has suffered a fractured right ankle after injuring himself during the warm-ups ahead of the final day of Hampshire’s County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley. Edwards will see a specialist on Thursday which will give a clearer idea of the length of time he faces on the sidelines but he is set to miss a…