Play 02:08 ‘Haven’t produced near our best this series’ – Morgan Alex Hales has been ruled out of the rest of England’s tour of India after scans revealed he had sustained a fractured hand in the defeat in Cuttack*. The opener traveled with the rest of the squad to Kolkata but will return to England on Saturday and may require surgery. A replacement for the three-match T20 series that follows…
Ryan Campbell made his debut in T20 internationals at the age of 44 during last year’s World T20 © Getty Images Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Campbell will take over as Netherlands coach from April 2017. Campbell will replace interim coach Chris Adams, who has agreed to remain in the role until the side’s tour of Hong Kong next month for a round of WCL Championship matches and an Intercontinental Cup…
Play 01:58 Ugra: Attorney general’s intervention a sign of government backing BCCI The attorney general of India, Mukul Rohatgi, has asked the Supreme Court to revoke its order that required the BCCI to implement a two specific recommendations of the Lodha Committee. Rohatgi was representing three government-run organisations – Railways, Services and the All India Universities – whose full member status in the BCCI was to be downgraded to associate…
Melbourne Renegades 5 for 199 (Finch 71, Harris 48, Steketee 2-37) beat Brisbane Heat 198 (McCullum 64, Cutting 35, Burns 35 Perera 2-27) by one runScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sunil Narine picked up two wickets in the 19th over and set up a dramatic finish © Getty Images Nine deliveries, 16 runs and three wickets featured in one of the most bizarre final overs in BBL history. But the Melbourne…
The purge of the existing BCCI and state leadership may not be as severe as previously thought © PTI The Supreme Court, in a significant reprieve to BCCI and state office-bearers, has allowed them to serve separate nine-year terms at central and state level, permitting a total of 18 years in cricket administration. The clarification on Friday contradicted the Lodha Committee’s interpretation of the court’s order on January 2, when…
Gujarat 300 for 8 (Gandhi 136*, Juneja 47, Kaul 4-73) v Rest of IndiaScorecard Chirag Gandhi’s unbeaten 136 carried Gujarat’s total to 300 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd After the big guns failed to fire, Chirag Gandhi‘s unbeaten maiden first-class hundred kept Gujarat afloat on a day where the Rest of India seamers, led by Siddarth Kaul and Pankaj Singh, dominated. While Rest of India were frustrated by an unbroken 39-run stand…
The Supreme Court, in a significant reprieve to BCCI and state office bearers, has allowed them to serve separate nine-year terms at central and state level, permitting a total of 18 years in cricket administration. The clarification on Friday contradicted the Lodha Committee’s interpretation of the court’s order on January 2, when the committee said an office bearer would be ineligible to continue if he had served nine years in…
Afghanistan 150 for 2 (Shahzad 80, Mangal 34) beat Oman 149 for 8 (Maqsood 33, Fareed 3-35) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Unusually sedate while celebrating a landmark at the crease, Mohammad Shahzad did thank fans as he walked off the ground © Peter Della Penna Afghanistan stormed into the final of the Desert T20 Challenge after beating Oman by eight wickets, their fifth consecutive win over the team…
Play 02:08 ‘Haven’t produced near our best this series’ – Morgan Alex Hales will have an x-ray in Kolkata after suffering a finger injury while in the field during the second one-day international in Cuttack. Hales picked up the problem to the little finger of his right hand when diving to attempt a catch off MS Dhoni. He opened the innings as planned although could be seen taking his hand…
Tim Southee picked up his sixth five-wicket haul in Tests © AFP Two “burgles” down the leg side, a newcomer sucked into an uppish drive, one stubborn tailender bounced out and another trapped plumb lbw – Tim Southee couldn’t have scripted a more diverse five-wicket haul. He would have bowled far better in previous Tests and not picked up a wicket, but Southee had luck on his side at Hagley…