The Supreme Court of India has passed an order that limits the BCCI’s financial freedom and power until the board and its state associations comply with the Lodha Committee’s recommendations. The court directed the BCCI not to distribute funds to its state associations until they submit affidavits stating compliance with the recommendations with the court and the Lodha Committee in two weeks; the next court hearing is scheduled for December…
Pune is set to make its Test debut on February 23, 2017 © Hindustan Times The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will host the first Test between India and Australia, starting February 23 next year. The series will then move to Bangalore and Ranchi before the fourth Test in Dharamsala from March 25 to 29. The Test series will mark the end of India’s busy home season that includes…
Lunch Bangladesh 29 for 2 (Tamim 7*) trail England 293 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 6-80) by 264 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Woakes was caught at short leg off the first ball of the day © Getty Images Moeen Ali struck twice in his first over to dent Bangladesh’s resolve on the stroke of lunch, as Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque departed in the space of four balls…
The Supreme Court of India has passed an order that aims to limit the BCCI’s financial freedom and power until the board and its state associations comply with the Lodha Committee’s recommendations. The court directed the BCCI not to distribute funds to its state associations until they submit affidavits stating compliance with the recommendations with the court and the Lodha Committee in two weeks; the next court hearing is scheduled…
Toss Pakistan chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan returned to Pakistan’s line-up in place of Babar Azam © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, chose to bat in the second Test against West Indies in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan made three changes to the XI from Dubai, resting fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz and bringing Younis Khan back into their XI after his full…
Toss Pakistan chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan came into the XI for Babar Azam © AFP Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq chose to bat in the second Test against West Indies in Abu Dhabi. They made three changes to the XI from Dubai as Younis Khan came back after his illness, and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were rested. While Babar Azam made…
The Supreme Court of India has directed the BCCI not to distribute funds to its state associations until they comply with the Lodha Committee’s recommendations. The board has been asked to submit an affidavit stating compliance with the recommendations with the court and the Lodha committee in two weeks; the next hearing is scheduled for December 5. The court directed the Lodha panel to fix a limit on the value…
Six of the 30 first-class matches in West Indies’ upcoming domestic season will be played with the pink ball © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The WICB has decided to re-introduce day-night matches with the use of pink ball in their domestic first-class competition – the Regional 4-Day Tournament – for the upcoming season. The board had first carried out the experiment it in 2009 to boost spectator interest that had been…
Ravi Timbawala scored an unbeaten 73 to lead USA past Canada in the third match of the 2016 Auty Cup © Peter Della Penna Batsman Ravi Timbawala has been confirmed as a replacement for allrounder Srini Santhanam in USA’s squad for ICC WCL Division Four beginning October 29. Santhanam was injured during the Auty Cup last weekend against Canada, suffering a recurrence of the right shoulder injury that has plagued…
Play 03:48 Agarkar: India self-destructed on the night India captain MS Dhoni blamed the absence of big partnerships for his team’s six-run defeat to New Zealand on a Feroz Shah Kotla pitch that was slow and had variable bounce. After New Zealand had made 242, India stitched together sizeable partnerships in their chase but lost clumps of wickets on two occasions. First, Ajinkya Rahane and Manish Pandey departed in the…