Month: April 2016

Dean Jones, former Australian batsman and frontrunner for Pakistan cricket team chief coach’s post, is also a renowned TV expert. © AFP Highlights Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has almost made up its mind to appoint former Australian batsman Dean Jones as chief coach of the Pakistan cricket team, according to sources. (Pakistan Cricket Board Disbands Selection Committee After World T20 Debacle) “The board has also reached a consensus…

Brendon McCullum (left) and Aaron Finch of Gujarat Lions react during the Indian Premier League match against Rising Pune Supergiants at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. © AFP Highlights Rajkot: Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum played destructive knocks up the order to guide Gujarat Lions to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Rising Pune Supergiants in the battle of debutants at the Indian Premier League. (Scorecard | Blog) Their…

David Miller said Kings XI Punjab will try to make the new venue, a fortress for them. © BCCI Highlights New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab skipper David Miller is not too worried about the ongoing issue of moving the Indian Premier League games out of Maharashtra and said his team would look to make their home wherever they find themselves after the matter is resolved. Board of Control for Cricket…

BCCI has 18 days 18 days to look for new venues for 13 matches in May. © BCCI Highlights New Delhi: The Delhi and District Cricket Association offered to host the two IPL play-off games scheduled in Pune after the Bombay High Court ordered for their shifting from Maharashtra owing to the water crisis in the state. (Moving IPL Matches Won’t Solve Drought In Maharashtra: Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid) The…

Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla said 13 out of 19 matches in Maharashtra will have to be moved out, we will have to work it out. © BCCI Highlights New Delhi: Faced with a logistical crisis after the Bombay High Court ordered for shifting of 13 Indian Premier League matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra, league chairman Rajeev Shukla will meet the two affected franchises of the state to work…

The IPL governing council will meet in Delhi on Friday to reschedule the 13 IPL matches distributed over three Maharashtra venues – Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. © BCCI Highlights New Delhi: Bombay High Court’s order to move Indian Premier League 2016 matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra has not gone down well with two legends of the game – Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid. (Indian Premier League: Rajeev Shukla Says Shifting…

After electing to bat first, Rising Pune Supergiants lost Ajinkya Rahane early but Faf du Plessis’ 69 and skipper MS Dhoni’s cameo helped the tourists post a fighting total. In reply, Aaron Finch’s 50 and Brendon McCullum’s 49 helped the hosts win the match by seven wickets with 12 balls to spare. Get all the highlights of Gujarat Lions (GL) vs Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE…