Month: June 2017

Imad Wasim becomes the new number-one ranked T20I bowler Imad Wasim becomes the new number-one ranked T20I bowler. Chris Morris and Liam Plunkett make major jumps as well. There is no change in the top three of the all-rounders’ table which is headed by Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. Pakistan’s ICC Champions Trophy-winning side’s member Imad Wasim has become the number-one ranked T20I bowler after South Africa’s Imran Tahir lost…

Vinod Rai, the CoA chairman, said it was not up to him to ‘sit in judgment on people’s qualification or disqualification’, when asked about N Srinivasan’s eligibility to attend the BCCI SGM © AFP Amitabh Choudhary, the acting BCCI secretary, has said it is the prerogative of a state association to nominate a person to the board’s special general meeting “as long as it doesn’t violate any court order”. Choudhary…

Despite a great fight back by their bowlers, Pakistan lost the thrilling encounter to South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 here at the Grace Road ground on Sunday. Despite a great fight back by their bowlers, Pakistan lost the thrilling encounter to South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 here at the Grace Road ground on Sunday. Chasing a modest total of 207, South Africa…

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary had pleaded ignorance when the rift between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble was an open secret and on Monday he defended his statement made during the ICC Champions Trophy in UK earlier this month. Choudhary had then dismissed reports claiming serious differences between Kohli and Kumble, eventually leading to…

AB de Villiers will meet with Cricket South Africa in August to chart his future in international cricket. De Villiers said they were going to “make a final decision about what happens for the next few years.” outh Africa skipper AB de Villiers, who was in England for a T20 and Test series, has left the tour, saying that he would meet Cricket South Africa (CSA) officials in August to…

Under Faf du Plessis (second from right), South Africa climbed from 6th to 2nd in the world rankings, in less than a year What’s the story?South Africa have named a 16-man squad for the four-match test series against England. Opener Stephen Cook, backup wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen, off-spinner Dane Piedt and bowling all-rounder Wayne Parnell have been dropped from the squad in favour of Aiden Markram, Heino Kuhn, Chris Morris and…

Tabraiz Shamsi is Northants’ Blast choice © Getty Images South African left arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi will join the Northamptonshire Steelbacks for the start of their defence of the NatWest T20 Blast. The 27-year-old will be available for the first three games of the campaign, and will then be replaced by Seekkuge Prasanna, who will join up with the Squad after his Sri Lanka commitments. The Sri Lankan leg…

Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has become number-one ranked T20I bowler after leapfrogging South African Imran Tahir. Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has become number-one ranked T20I bowler after leapfrogging South African Imran Tahir. Tahir lost ground following the conclusion of the series against England. In the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers, which was updated a day after England beat South Africa 2-1, Tahir has slipped two places after…

Imad Wasim has maintained an economy rate of under six after 19 matches in his T20I career © Getty Images Pakistan’s left-arm spinning allrounder Imad Wasim has risen to the top of the ICC’s T20I rankings for bowlers. Imad displaced South Africa’s Imran Tahir, who dropped two positions to third following a poor performance in his side’s series defeat to England. The legspinner had claimed the No. 1 ranking in…

Australia women 205 for 2 (Bolton 107*, Mooney 70, Taylor 2-33) beat West Indies women 204 (Matthews 46, Taylor 45, Perry 3-47) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Nicole Bolton scored her third ODI hundred © Getty Images An opening partnership of 171 between Nicole Bolton and Beth Mooney paved the way for Australia women to begin their title defence with an eight-wicket win against West Indies, the team they…