Play 00:50 Who will win the County Championship? It’s hard to be certain, but rumour has it that Leonard Cohen was thinking of the opening day of the County Championship season when he wrote the song Hallelujah. It is a magical time. Whether it is the return of cricket or the first signs of countryside returning to life after a long winter – and for many of us, the two…
Yorkshire will be aiming for a hat-trick of County Championships. © AP Highlights As millions prepare to tune in to the glamorous Indian Premier League, another major domestic cricket tournament will also start this weekend. (Yorkshire Win County Championship) But, unlike the IPL the only fireworks to be seen at an English ground when the venerable County Championship starts on Sunday will come if hardy fans are denied a reviving…
Sachin Tendulkar said one the of important components of the Skill India campaign is one’s personal growth that needs to be valued and mastered. © AFP Highlights Mumbai: Prime Minister’s Skill India Mission got a major boost with cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar endorsing the ‘I Support Skill India’ campaign of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). (Read More in Cricket) MSDE’s ‘I Support Skill India’ campaign is an…
South Africa failed to qualify for World T20 semifinals. © AFP Highlights Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has appointed a committee to conduct an independent review of the recent poor performance of all the Proteas national squads. (World T20: South Africa Play For Pride Against Sri Lanka) “Our recent performances resulting in early exits for all our national teams at the ICC World T20 and the ICC U/19 CWC events…
Carlos Brathwaite (R) was bought by Delhi Daredevils for 4.2 crores for the ninth season of Indian Premier League © Reuters Highlights Kolkata: Carlos Brathwaite, the hero of West Indies’ World Twenty20 title triumph, on Saturday said that he is privileged to share the dressing room with his idol Rahul Dravid, the mentor of Delhi Daredevils in this season of IPL. “I find myself privileged enough to be working along…
Sunil Narine would be available for KKR from their second match against MI on April 13. © BCCI Highlights Kolkata: Cleared by ICC of suspect bowling action, West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine would be more dangerous and confident in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir said here on Saturday. (ICC clears Sunil Narine’s remodelled bowling action) Giving full confidence to the embattled…
Shane Bond on Jasprit Bumrah: ‘His development over the last year is a big credit to himself the manner of hard work he has put in’ © Associated Press Mumbai Indians’ bowling coach Shane Bond is happy to have fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in top form going into the IPL, and thinks he has come a long way in the past season. Speaking on the eve of Mumbai Indians’ tournament…
A small slice of cricketing history will almost certainly be made on Sunday at one or more of the six fixtures in the opening round of the 2016 Specsavers County Championship – as for the first time in the world’s oldest first-class competition, the visiting captains will have the option of cancelling the toss. Ian Bell at the Ageas Bowl, Chris Rogers at the Emirates Riverside, Gareth Batty at Trent…
Play 00:38 Can a county compete in all competitions? Chris Rogers feels that “life has come full circle” as he settles in the south-west of England for the first time since he left Australia to pursue his cricket career as a fresh-faced 18-year-old. Twenty years on, the Somerset captaincy might have been a challenge designed for him as Rogers seeks new inspiration following his retirement from international cricket at the…
The BCCI was questioned over its accountability to cricket fans by the Supreme Court on Friday © Cricket Australia In a hearing related to the implementation of the Lodha committee’s recommendations on Friday, the BCCI told the Supreme Court that the latter cannot interfere with the functioning of the cricket board and enforce a change “in character and composition of the board which cannot be called into question.” The court,…