ICC's $400 million offer 'far less than what India deserves'

April 30, 2017

© ESPNcricinfo Ltd Amitabh Choudhary, the BCCI’s acting secretary, has said the $400 million offer the ICC has left on the table is not “anywhere even close” to the Indian board’s contribution to global cricket revenues. Choudhary contended that the Indian market contributed 70 % of the global cricket revenue and that it was natural for India to get the lion’s share. Under the ICC’s new finance model, the BCCI’s…

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'I don't watch IPL on TV' – Pujara

April 30, 2017

‘What I’ve earned is precious to me’ © BCCI The downside of not featuring in the IPL is likely to be most telling on any contemporary cricketer’s bank balance, but if one were to look at it from Cheteshwar Pujara‘s perspective, the perks of not being part of the tournament are few, but fulfilling. Having finished India’s protracted home season as the leading run-getter for the country, with a haul…

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Bumrah's super over wins Mumbai the tiebreaker

Gujarat Lions 153 for 9 (Kishan 48, Tye 25, K Pandya 3-14, Bumrah 2-32) tied with Mumbai Indians 153 (Parthiv 70, K Pandya 29, Thampi 3-29, Faulkner 2-34)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Super Over: Mumbai Indians 11 (Pollard 10, Faulkner 2-11) beat Gujarat Lions 6 for 0 (Bumrah 0-4) by 5 runs In what became a street fight on a dry surface, Gujarat Lions produced some gun run-outs to force…

April 29, 2017
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Misbah's chance to script Caribbean history

April 29, 2017

Match facts April 30, 2017Start time 10:00 local (14:00 GMT) Misbah-ul-Haq could add yet another chapter in his captaincy book in Bridgetown © AFP Big picture Now that the buzz around Younis Khan’s 10,000th run is over, the focus shifts to the dreary business of the Test series unfolding around it. Weather delays and uninspiringly sedate batting at times from both sides give the first Test a dreary, old-fashioned feel….

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Root enjoys rewarding Champions Trophy warm-up

April 29, 2017

Yorkshire 191 for 3 (Root 75*, Handscomb 46) beat Nottinghamshire 185 (Taylor 60, Wessels 41, Bresnan 3-22) by seven wicketsScorecard Joe Root and his younger brother Billy had fielded together for England © Getty Images Joe Root began his preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy with his highest and, he felt, best List A innings to help Yorkshire to a comfortable victory at Trent Bridge. In a match containing 18…

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Can Daredevils quicks take over Kings XI's den?

April 29, 2017

Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2017, Mohali April 29, 2017 The Preview by Annesha Ghosh Delhi Daredevils’ bowlers have the best economy rate in the last five overs this IPL © BCCI Match facts Kings XI Punjab v Delhi DaredevilsMohali, April 30, 2017Start time 1600 local (1030 GMT) Head-to-head This season: Delhi Daredevils handed Kings XI Punjab a 51-run drubbing in their first home game at Feroz Shah…

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Two attacking line-ups set for Sunday blockbuster

April 29, 2017

Match facts Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight RidersHyderabad, April 30, 2017Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Can Kolkata Knight Riders put their heads down and continue their winning streak? © BCCI Head to head This season: Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 for 20, Yuvraj Singh struck two sixes in his innings with a strike rate of 162.50 but Sunrisers Hyderabad only managed 155 in pursuit of their 173-run target. Overall: Kolkata…

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Kohli fumes at lack of intent, fear of failure

Play 01:02 Not the time to assess campaign – Vettori After Royal Challengers Bangalore ambled to their second sub-hundred total and lost by 61 runs, a visibly disconsolate captain Virat Kohli conceded that his team lost the game rather than Rising Pune Supergiant winning it. “I think it is everyone for see. We lost that game. It is hard for a captain to stand here and speak after performances like…

April 29, 2017
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Lions bat, Irfan gets a sixth IPL team

April 29, 2017

Gujarat Lions chose to bat v Mumbai IndiansLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Can Irfan Pathan impress upon his return to the IPL fold? © BCCI Suresh Raina won the toss and surprised everybody by choosing to bat first at the chase-friendly Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Only thrice has an IPL match been won there by a side batting first, and not even once by Gujarat Lions. The reason…

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RCB crash to another miserable defeat

April 29, 2017

Rising Pune Supergiant 157 for 3 (Smith 45, Tiwary 44*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 96 for 9 (Kohli 55, Ferguson 2-7) by 61 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Apart from VIrat Kohli, every other RCB batsman could only manage single-digits © BCCI An utterly wasteful batting performance left Royal Challengers Bangalore closer to the brink than ever before in IPL 2017. They needed 158 to win the first of five games…

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