Month: February 2017

Justice Mukul Mudgal, who was the observer of DDCA since December 2015, had exposed the numerous deficiencies in the association in a report last year Pradeep Gaur / © Getty Images The Delhi & District Cricket Association will be the first state cricket body directly ordered by a court to change its Articles of Association – i.e. its constitution – and remodel its administrative structures. Until that is done, the…

Lahore Qalandars 160 for 4 (Roy 60*, Umar Akmal 35) beat Islamabad United 158 for 7 (Misbah 61, Elliott 4-23) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Grant Elliott sent back all four foreign recruits of Lahore Qalandars in a tight spell © PSL Lahore Qalandars demonstrated that they had learned plenty of lessons from yesterday’s demoralising loss to Quetta, beating Islamabad United by six wickets. Chasing 159, slightly under par,…

India’s batting coach Sanjay Bangar termed Umesh Yadav as one of the most improved fast bowlers in recent times © Associated Press A glance at the scorecard will tell you Umesh Yadav’s first spell on day three of the Hyderabad Test fetched the wicket of Monimul Haque. What it won’t tell you is the pressure he maintained during the course of a nine-over spell which Shakib Al Hasan, who made…

J Arunkumar coached Karnataka to domestic trebles (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) in 2013-14 and 2014-15 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Karnataka coach J Arunkumar has been named Kings XI Punjab’s batting coach for the 2017 IPL season. This will be his maiden coaching stint with an IPL franchise. Arunkumar, 42, said he had been in discussions with Virender Sehwag, Kings XI’s head of cricket operations and strategy,…

Yusuf Pathan isn’t a centrally contracted BCCI player © BCCI Yusuf Pathan, the India allrounder, has become the first Indian male cricketer to sign a deal with an overseas franchise-based T20 league. On Saturday, he was unveiled by Kowloon Cantons for the second edition of the Hong Kong Twenty20 League, which is scheduled to run from March 8 to 12. Yusuf is the third big signing for Kowloon Cantons, who…

Dinesh Chandimal managed a top score of 36 in South Africa © AFP Dinesh Chandimal has been advised to go and work on his game in club cricket by Sri Lanka’s chief selector, Sanath Jayasuriya, after the tour of South Africa concluded with a 5-0 ODI defeat. Chandimal endured a difficult time in South Africa, where his highest score was 36 in 12 international innings, and was eventually dropped from…

South Africa’s rising international star Duanne Olivier finished the Sunfoil Series with 52 wickets at 18.13 © Gallo Images Knights have won South Africa’s first-class competition with an innings and 121-run victory over Lions in Johannesburg. The trophy is the franchise’s first since the 2010-11 40-over competition and third in the first-class format since the franchise era began in the 2004-05 summer. Knights wrapped up victory before lunch on the…

File photo – Shabnim Ismail gave away only 14 runs in nine overs and took three wickets © Getty/ICC A clinical bowling display by South Africa bundled Bangladesh out for 100, a total they chased with six wickets in hand and 148 balls to spare in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Colombo. Bangladesh were set back in the first over, losing Sharmin Sultana off the third ball of the…

Imran Tahir picked up ten wickets in five ODIs against Sri Lanka © AFP South Africa legspinner Imran Tahir has claimed the top spot in the ODI rankings for bowlers, to go with his No. 1 rank in T20 internationals. South Africa have also overtaken Australia to become the No. 1 ranked ODI team after their 5-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka at home. Tahir passed New Zealand fast bowler Trent…