Ravi Shastri (left) took over as Team India director following the departure of Duncan Fletcher at the end of the 2015 ODI World Cup. © AFP Highlights Kolkata: Advising Indian selectors not to wield the axe after the hosts’ World T20 semi-final exit, Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram believes Ravi Shastri should continue as the team director. (Dravid Approached For Team India Coaching Job) “None of the teams from the…
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir and others in a practice session at Eden Garden in Kolkata. © PTI Highlights Kolkata: Two days after the hallowed Eden Gardens was swamped in maroon colours, it was time to turn purple as the two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders checked in to begin their camp ahead of IPL-9 beginning April 9. (IPL 2016: Pop Star Chris Brown, Katrina Kaif, Ranveer Singh to…
Waqar Younis has stepped down as Pakistan coach following the team’s disappointing ICC World Twenty20 campaign in India. Pakistan crashed out of the tournament after group-stage defeats to India, New Zealand, and Australia, with their only win coming in their tournament-opener against Bangladesh. A statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board read: “Waqar Younis has publicly resigned from his position and the PCB will now initiate the process of inducting a…
Tom Abell’s development will be watched with much interest © Getty Images Director of cricket: Matt Maynard Captain: Chris Rogers (Champ); Jim Allenby (T20, 50) Last season Specsavers Championship: 6th Div 1; NatWest Blast: Eighth, South Group; Royal London Cup: Sixth in group A In: Ryan Davies (Kent), Roelof van der Merwe (Dutch passport), Yasir Arafat (Hampshire; loan), Michael Leask. Out: Craig Meschede (Glamorgan, after loan in 2015), Alfonso Thomas,…
Carlos Brathwaite (right) said he had followed his partner Marlon Samuels’ advice to “swing for the hills” in the last over of the World T20 final on Sunday. © Reuters Highlights Kolkata: West Indies hero Carlos Brathwaite revealed on Monday that he had mis-hit one of the massive sixes which clinched the ICC World T20 trophy as he commiserated with England all-rounder Ben Stokes for monstering his bowling. (Those Breath-Taking…
West Indies’s Carlos Brathwaite (right) celebrates with teammate Marlon Samuels guiding team to victory. © AFP Highlights New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan is hoping that West Indies’ World T20 hero Carlos Brathwaite will be his usual attacking self when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match on Sunday. (IPL: Carlos Brathwaite Will Bring Delhi Daredevils’ Fans to Stadium, Says CEO Hemant Dua) “Everyone…
Zaheer Khan will skipper the Delhi Daredevils in the ninth edition of the IPL (Photo Courtesy: Delhi Daredevils) Highlights New Delhi: Former India fast bowling great Zaheer Khan feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) should not be used as a yardstick to select bowlers for the rigours of Test cricket and also One-Day Internationals (ODI) as they require different skills set. (Zaheer Khan Appointed Delhi Daredevils Skipper For Ninth Season…
Sarfraz Ahmed, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been announced as Pakistan’s T20I captain. Sarfraz is already the vice-captain of the ODI team, and he will now take over the T20I captaincy from Shahid Afridi, who stepped down from that role following Pakistan’s early exit in the recently-concluded World Twenty20. More to follow…. © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Waqar Younis’ contract as Pakistan cricket coach was due to expire in a couple of months © AFP Highlights Karachi: Outgoing coach Waqar Younis has received an apology from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the leakage of his confidential report on the national team’s poor performance in the just-concluded ICC World Twenty20 in India. (Waqar Younis Resigns as Pakistan Cricket Coach) PCB chairman Shahryar Khan has confirmed that he…
Ranjan Baindoor, the former Mumbai cricketer, died on Monday after suffering a heart attack. Baindoor was 66. Baindoor, who worked for Tata Steel until his retirement last year, was the chairman of the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Under-19 selection committee. Baindoor was a part of the Ranji Trophy-winning Mumbai team of 1983-84 under Sunil Gavaskar. He played 16 first-class matches in a decade-long career, in which he scored 316 runs at…