Month: January 2017

Following the Supreme Court order on January 2, which stated that office bearers of the BCCI and state associations who did not meet the eligibility criteria set by the Lodha Committee should step down immediately, officials from a few state associations have resigned. The court order is likely to affect all state bodies with the exception of the Vidarbha and Tripura associations, which had adopted the Lodha recommendations in entirety…

Play 04:51 Samiuddin: The management don’t seem to be convinced of Yasir’s injury Yasir Shah‘s difficult tour of Australia continued on the second day of the final Test in Sydney when he picked up a low-grade hamstring strain in his left leg. Yasir struggled through the warm-ups in the morning. He did come out to field, though his movements were limited and he seemed restricted in his ability to throw…

Pakistan 2 for 126 (Younis 64*, Azhar 58*) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) by 412 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Farrell: Pakistan bowling once again lacked penetration Azhar Ali and Younis Khan indicated they had no intention of leaving Australia quietly with a stubborn stand after Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia…

Tea Pakistan 2 for 16 (Azhar 12*, Younis 0*) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) by 522 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Coverdale: Handscomb continues impressive start Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia to 538 before Pakistan lost a pair of early wickets to Josh Hazlewood prior to tea on day two…

Innings Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Coverdale: Handscomb continues impressive start Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia to 538 after Matt Renshaw’s long occupation was finally ended by Pakistan on the second day of the SCG Test. The hosts strode steadily towards an enormous first-innings tally…