Month: April 2016

Adam Gilchrist says that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will know when to hang up his boots. © AFP Highlights New Delhi: Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist feels India’s limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be left alone to take a call regarding his future in international cricket as he has “earned” this right. (Adam Gilchrist Rules Himself Out of India Coaching Job) On the sidelines of an interactive…

Justice Mukul Mudgal will oversee IPL matches at Ferozeshah Kotla. © PTI Highlights New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Thursday appointed Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal as observer to oversee the affairs of the upcoming Indian Premier League matches at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi. (Fate of Semifinal at Feroz Shah Kotla Uncertain) A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vibhu Bakhru directed Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) to…

Aaqib Javed has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board of dishonouring the promise it had given him. © AFP Highlights Karachi: Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed on Thursday ruled himself out of the running for the post of head coach of the Pakistan cricket team. (Waqar Younis Resigns as Pakistan Cricket Coach) Javed, who is currently coaching the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team, has asserted that the selection committee is biased,…

Rajeev Shukla is the chairman of the Indian Premier League. © BCCI Highlights Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday asked a petitioner to file a fresh plea on his seeking shifting of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches out of the state due to “severe drought”. (Mumbai Indians- Rising Pune Supergiants Opener to Go Ahead As Planned) “I made an attempt to move the High Court asking the BCCI (the…

Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody and captain David Warner in an intense discussion on Thursday. (Image credit: Indian Premier League/Twitter) © Twitter Highlights Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner feels he has got a balanced team to work with going into the Indian Premier League, beginning on Saturday. (Mumbai Indians- Rising Pune Supergiants Opener to Go Ahead As Planned) “Obviously, on the back of what (team mentor VVS) Laxman said,…

Former England bowler Jon Lewis has been appointed assistant head coach at Sussex. Having finished his playing career at Hove in 2014, Lewis was initially appointed bowling coach but will now work under Mark Davis in what is a new-look coaching set-up for the county. Having also represented Gloucestershire and Surrey, Lewis took a total of 849 wickets in 251 first-class matches and hopes to draw on this wealth of…

[embedded content] England all-rounders Natalie Sciver and Laura Marsh believe the Kia Super League will bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket. Sciver was today named skipper of a Surrey Stars side that will compete in the inaugural Super League this summer along with Lancashire Thunder, Loughborough Lightning, Southern Vipers, Western Storm and Yorkshire Diamonds. Each side were today also allocated England players to represent them, with Sciver joined…

Play 01:10 Davies refuses to rule out leaving Surrey Steven Davies has conceded he may need to leave Surrey to fulfil his England ambitions after it was confirmed that Ben Foakes will be preferred as the club’s wicketkeeper for the start of the County Championship campaign. Davies made his international debut as a wicketkeeper-batsman when he just 22 and soon left Worcestershire for Surrey in a high-profile move. But, having…