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…
Australia and West Indies’ women’s teams are quite familiar with each other © AFP Australia’s captain Meg Lanning is targeting a total beyond 300 as the World Cup favourites commence their campaign against a familiar finals foe – West Indies. While Australia – then known as the Southern Stars – were victorious over the Caribbean side in the final of 2013 tournament in Mumbai, West Indies returned the favour in…
When West Indies won the toss, they looked at damp conditions underfoot and heavy skies overhead. It was atmosphere that called for length bowling to use the conditions: slowness, possible seam movement and variable bounce. However, the West Indies opening bowlers failed to get the length right, bowling either too short or two full. The result: eight fours, one six and 63 runs in the first 10 overs without even…
India 310 for 5 (Rahane 103, Kohli 87, Dhawan 63) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ajinkya Rahane stroked his way to a third ODI century off 102 balls © AFP Fifty overs. Forty-three overs. It doesn’t quite matter. India are a machinery designed to score 300 and not too many more when batting first. In rainy Port of Spain, they recalibrated themselves to set up to score 300…
Dawid Malan scored 78 runs to help England post 181 for 8 before bowlers restricted South Africa to 162 for 9 to hand their team a 19-run victory in the final T20 international in Cardiff. England also won the three-match series 2-1. Dawid Malan replaced captain Eoin Morgan in England line-up for the all important decider against South Africa in the third T20 international. But, the debutant did not let…
Azhar Mahmood said that it was a team effort at the Champions Trophy and it was especially pleasing that it was a young team which took the side to a win. He also claimed that these players represent the future for Pakistan As Pakistan revels in the glory of winning the Champions Trophy, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has lauded the efforts of his side and said that the performance was…
Virat Kohli was born on November 5 1988 in Delhi in a Punjabi family. His father was a criminal lawyer while mother is a housewife. Virat has a brother Vikas and sister Bhavna and was raised in Uttam Nagar. He began his cricket coaching at West Delhi Cricket Academy under Rajkumar Sharma. Virat Kohli was born on November 5 1988 in Delhi in a Punjabi family. His father was a…
Virat Kohli has become the most popular Indian celebrity on the social media networking site Facebook with more than 35 million fans, overtaking Salman Khan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only Indian with more followers than Kohli on Facebook. Virat Kohli’s popularity on Facebook has reached a new high as he became the most followed celebrity on the social media platform with more than 35 million fans, overtaking Bollywood…
When West Indies won the toss, they looked at damp conditions underfoot and heavy skies overhead. It was atmosphere that called for length bowling to use the conditions: slowness, possible seam movement and variable bounce. However, the West Indies opening bowlers failed to get the length right, bowling either too short or two full. The result: eight fours, one six and 63 runs in the first 10 overs without even…
India 310 for 5 (Rahane 103, Kohli 87, Dhawan 63) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ajinkya Rahane stroked his way to a third ODI century off 102 balls © AFP Fifty overs. Forty-three overs. It doesn’t quite matter. India are a machinery designed to score 300 and not too many more when batting first. In rainy Port of Spain, they recalibrated themselves to set up to score 300…