Month: June 2017

Ian Westwood is bidding farewell to his first-class career © Getty Images Ian Westwood, the Warwickshire opening batsman and former captain, has announced his retirement with immediate effect following a 15-year playing career. Westwood, 34, was born and raised in Birmingham, and progressed through Warwickshire’s youth teams, making his first appearance for the club in the Under-11s before coming through their development of excellence programme to make his first-class debut…

Heino Kuhn has played seven T20Is for South Africa © Getty Images South Africa have named three new caps, including opening batsman in Heino Kuhn, in the Test squad to play England. Batsman Aiden Markram and allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo are the other new faces, with Stephen Cook and Wayne Parnell dropped from the side that played in New Zealand. Dane Piedt, who was recalled to the squad in March during…

Virat Kohli: ‘A wristspinner is always a bonus’ © AFP Kuldeep Yadav has bowled in two matches for India. On Test debut in March, he took four first-innings wickets, turning the ball both ways to trip Australia up after they were 144 for 1 in the series decider. The first time he bowled in an ODI, on Sunday, Kuldeep had West Indies in a tangle with his wrong ‘uns and…

Virat Kohli: ‘A wristspinner is always a bonus’ © AFP Kuldeep Yadav,has bowled in two matches for India. On Test debut in March, he took four first-innings wickets, turning the ball both ways to trip Australia up after they were 144 for 1 in the series decider. The first time he bowled in an ODI, on Sunday, Kuldeep had West Indies in a tangle with his wrong ‘uns and finished…

There is a long way to go for the team, and the Champions Trophy is just the first step, Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim said upon his arrival in Karachi on Thursday. Wasim was part of the Pakistan cricket team that won the Champions Trophy final against India last week. A regular member of the squad, Wasim impressed with his economical bowling in crucial games against South Africa and England. “This…

Former BCCI President Anurag Thakur said, “Virat Kohli is being unreasonably targeted, I think this discussion should stop. Virat has the ability to take Indian cricket to new heights in the next 10 years. Former BCCI President Anurag Thakur said that Virat Kohli is being unreasonably targeted after Anil Kumble stepped down as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Thakur also said that nobody raised any objection when…

India scored a total of 310 runs against West Indies in the second of the the five match ODI series between the two sides at Port of Spain. This was the 96th time they crossed the 300-run mark, surpassing Australia’s record. India on, Sunday, became the team to score the most 300-plus totals in One Day International Cricket. India did so when they scored a total of 310 for the…

India walked to a 105-run victory, their highest ODI margin of win in the Carribeans, against a West Indies side that seldom looked like they were even interested in competing against their opponents. Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson needed to make only 39 runs and they did so in just under six overs. That let them take a 4-0 lead over a battered and bruised England side and it was…

AB de Villiers top scored for South Africa in the T20Is against England © Getty Images 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.” “We will see what works for both parties,” de Villiers said. “We are not going to pick…