Month: April 2017

‘Mustafizur’s early success was extraordinary and shouldn’t be expected of him so regularly’ – Mashrafe © AFP Mustafizur Rahman needs to work harder if he wants more success as batsmen have begun reading his bowling better. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who made this observation, also said that Mustafizur’s success early in his career was “extraordinary” and urged that he shouldn’t be put under too much pressure. “What he got in…

Mark Wood’s will add a cutting edge to England’s pace attack © AFP Durham fast bowler Mark Wood has been included in England’s squads for the Champions Trophy and the two ODIs against Ireland early next month. Wood has returned to action this season following further ankle surgery which kept him out of England action over the last six months. Steven Finn misses out on the Champions Trophy with Nottinghamshire’s…

The 60,000-seater Perth Stadium in Burswood is a multi-purpose venue with drop-in pitches used for cricket © Getty Images Tickets for the Perth Ashes Test will not go on sale at the same time as those for all other venues as uncertainty continues to swirl around the status of the city’s new all-purpose stadium. A decision on whether the stadium will be able to host the third Test between Australia…

‘Nathan Coulter-Nile is a mean-looking guy, strong as an ox’ – Gautam Gambhir © BCCI Gautam Gambhir describes himself as “easy-going, relaxed and a bit of a prankster” in the change room, but the Kolkata Knight Riders captain shed all of those traits when he addressed his team during the mid-innings break against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata on Sunday. After Knight Riders folded for 131 from a position of…

West Indies 286 and 93 for 4 (Bishoo 0*, Singh 0*) trail Pakistan 407 (Misbah 99*, Babar 72, Younis 58, Sarfraz 54) by 28 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Misbah-ul-Haq made an unbeaten 99 as he ran out of partners © AFP Pakistan ended the fourth day well in control of the first Test, thanks to an unbeaten 99 from Misbah-ul-Haq and four wickets from Yasir Shah, leaving West Indies at…

West Indies 286 and 93 for 4 (Bishoo 0*, Singh 0*) trail Pakistan 407 (Misbah 99*, Babar 72, Younis 58, Sarfraz 54) by 28 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Misbah-ul-Haq made an unbeaten 99 as he ran out of partners © AFP Pakistan ended the fourth day well in control of the first Test, thanks to an unbeaten 99 from Misbah-ul-Haq and four wickets from Yasir Shah, leaving West Indies at…

Ibrahim Khaleel will add first-class experience to USA’s squad © Peter Della Penna Former Hyderabad wicketkeeper Ibrahim Khaleel and former Windward Islands legspinning allrounder Camilus Alexander are in line to make their debuts for USA next month after being included in a 14-man squad for ICC WCL Division Three in Uganda. Khaleel, 34, and Alexander, 35, are two of three uncapped players in the squad with left-arm spinner Nosthush Kenjige…

Tea Pakistan 407 (Misbah 99*, Babar 72, Younis 58, Sarfraz 54) lead by West Indies 286 by 121 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sarfraz Ahmed scored a brisk fifty to help put Pakistan into the lead © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq found yet another avenue into the history books on the fourth day in Kingston, although, he might have done without this one. He became the first Pakistan batsman, and only the…