Courtney Walsh has has described Taskin Ahmed as ‘young and full of energy’ and ‘explosive’ © Getty Images Courtney Walsh, Bangladesh’s bowling coach, was speaking to the media from the edge of the Gymkhana ground’s net facility, quite close to the boundary edge of the ground. As he was speaking, Sabbir Rahman dropped a catch running from cover to mid-on. He dived forward and got his hands to the ball…
File photo – Ambati Rayudu managed only one four and one six in his innings of 30 © AFP Puneet Datey took four wickets while Sohraab Dhaliwal picked up another three to help Madhya Pradesh complete their fifth straight win of the tournament, defeating Vidarbha by eight runs in Jaipur. Chasing 136, Vidarbha lost regular wickets. Ganesh Satish (35) and Ambati Rayudu (30) were the only two to reach 30…
India Under-19s 382 for 9 (Gill 160, Shaw 105, Brookes 2-58) beat England Under-19s 152 (Pope 59, Jacks 44, Nagarkoti 4-31) by 230 runsScorecard File photo – Shubman Gill’s second consecutive century included 23 fours and a six © PTI The India Under-19s started the series with a sub-par batting performance at the Wankhede Stadium. As the series has progressed though, their batting has consistently improved. On Monday morning, a…
Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role after 59 Tests as England Test captain. Appointed in August 2012, Cook has led the team through more Test matches than any other England captain. His record includes Ashes victories at home in 2013 and 2015 as well as series wins in India and South Africa. He also led the one-day side for 69 one-day internationals between 2010 and 2014, another England…
The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee has suggested that the ICC also contribute towards the costs of using DRS to reduce the financial burden on member boards and ensure consistent use of technology © Associated Press A uniform Decision Review System (DRS) is likely to be used across all three formats from October 2017. The DRS will also be utilised for the first time in Twenty20 cricket with one review per…
Mike Hesson said that Neil Wagner faces a race against time as he seeks to be fit for the home Tests against South Africa © AFP New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has said that Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kane Williamson and Mitchell Santner will be relieved from this week’s matches in the domestic List A competition, the Ford Trophy, as the side looks to get its key players fit and…
Veerasammy Permaul’s 32 was Guyana’s top score © Getty Images Barbados pulled off a two-wicket win over Guyana in a low-scoring match at Bridgetown’s Three Ws Oval to seal a semi-final spot in the Regional Super50. Chasing 187, Barbados’ Kevin Stoute (51) and Shai Hope (63) consolidated their chase in a 70-run second-wicket stand but Raymon Reifer’s four wickets kept Guyana in the hunt. Barbados collapsed from 119 for 2…
Heinrich Klaasen struck 195 in the first innings and followed it with 35 in the second in a narrow win for Titans © Getty Images Titans overcame an uninterrupted spell from offspinning allrounder Prenelan Subrayen, which read 15.4 -6-35-5, and a batting collapse to scramble to a two-wicket win in a small chase of 91 against Dolphins in Pietermaritzburg. The result handed Titans 17.96 points and lifted them to the…
File photo – Stephen Cook scored a half-century in Lions’ first innings © Getty Images Lions leapfrogged Warriors at the foot of the table after winning a tight game at Buffalo Park by 14 runs. Set 258 to win on the last day after an overnight declaration by Lions, Warriors slipped to 44 for 2 before staging a series of fightbacks. First came a 112-run fifth-wicket partnership between Colin Ingram…
India A 91 for 1 (Panchal 40*, Iyer 29*) trail Bangladeshis 224 for 8 dec (Mushfiqur 58, Sarkar 52, Choudhary 4-26) by 133 runsScorecard File photo – Soumya Sarkar played some attractive shots during his 52 © AFP The sight of Imrul Kayes studiously watching his batting footage in the first session suggested the sort of day Bangladesh had at the Gymkhana ground on their first day of cricket on…