Pakistan got the better of West Indies in the ODIs in the Caribbean in April © AFP Pakistan have opened up a nine-point lead on West Indies in the updated ICC ODI rankings. Pakistan, ranked No. 8, and West Indies, ranked No. 9, are in a race to be in the top eight come September 30, the cut-off date for direct qualification for World Cup 2019 – only the top-eight…
All is not well off the field in USA cricket’s administration © Peter Della Penna The future of USACA as the governing body for cricket in the USA is in serious doubt. The ICC Board said the ICC Full Council should “consider the expulsion” of USACA from the ICC membership at its meeting in June, because the organisation had failed to co-operate with efforts to unify the cricket community in…
Roston Chase’s signature X celebration © WICB On Sunday at Kensington Oval, local boy Roston Chase made his fourth score over fifty in Test cricket, in his ninth match. Three of these four knocks have come after his team was four down for less than 70, including a match-saving 137 against India in Jamaica last August. The fourth, an unbeaten 131, has helped West Indies recover from 37 for 3,…
Play 02:01 Had a game plan to commit to my shots – Warner When Sunil Narine was introduced in the fifth over of Sunday’s game between Sunriser Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, David Warner was busy razing the visitors’ attack. If anyone thought Narine’s arrival would herald a period of watchfulness from Warner, he dismissed such thoughts first ball, switch-hitting a six over short third man to register a fifty…