Month: June 2017

From October 1, teams will no longer have their reviews topped up at the 80-over mark in Test matches From October 1, teams will not lose a review for “umpire’s call” verdicts under the decision review system (DRS). The ICC chief executives’ committee on Friday approved this and all other recommendations made by the ICC cricket committee in May. A number of the approved recommendations were related to the DRS….

South Africa 174 for 8 (de Villiers 46, Curran 3-33) beat England 171 for 6 (Roy 67, Morris 2-18) by three runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details AB de Villiers smashed 46 off 20 before his bowlers tripped up England in the final overs © Getty Images The dismissal of Jason Roy, given out for obstructing the field, changed the course of a game that England appeared to have won and saw…

This month, Heino Kuhn has hit 200* against Hampshire and 105 against England Lions © Getty Images Opening batsman Heino Kuhn will be named in South Africa’s Test squad to play in England next month, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. Kuhn, who scored a century in the ongoing unofficial Test against the England Lions on the back of an unbeaten 200 against Hampshire last week, will be joined by his A squad…

Imran Khawaja (left) was part of the five-man working group that drafted the new ICC constitution last year © Getty Images The ICC has appointed Imran Khawaja, a veteran administrator from Singapore, as its deputy chairman. The newly created position is part of the new constitution that was unanimously adopted by the ICC on Thursday. Khawaja will deputise in ICC meetings in case the chairman Shashank Manohar is absent. Khawaja,…

This month, Heino Kuhn has hit 200* against Hampshire and 105 against England Lions © Getty Images Opening batsman Heino Kuhn will be named in South Africa’s Test squad to play in England next month. Kuhn, who scored a century in the ongoing unofficial Test against the England Lions on the back of an unbeaten 200 against Hampshire last week, will be joined by his A squad team-mates Theunis de…

The 2017 PSL final was successfully held in Lahore © ESPNcricinfo Ltd./Umar Farooq Pakistan could host a World XI in Lahore for three T20s later this year, if all goes to plan. The ICC Board extended support to such a proposal during its annual conference in London on Saturday, as part of the efforts to take international cricket back to Pakistan. Following the final day of meetings, the ICC said…

From October 1, teams will no longer have their reviews topped up at the 80-over mark in Test matches Dave Rowland / © Getty Images From October 1, teams will not lose a review for “umpire’s call” verdicts under the decision review system (DRS). The ICC chief executives’ committee on Friday approved this and all other recommendations made by the ICC cricket committee in May. A number of the approved…

It remains unclear if N Srinivasan is eligible to attend the BCCI SGM on July 26 © PTI The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s (TNCA) executive committee has nominated N Srinivasan to be the state association’s representative at the BCCI’s special general meeting on Monday (June 26) in Mumbai. According to a TNCA official, he is also slated to attend the state associations’ meetings with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators…

Stuart Broad will miss Nottinghamshire’s pink-ball fixture against Kent, and is in danger of missing the Royal London Cup final. © Getty Images Stuart Broad remains hopeful of being fit for Nottinghamshire’s Royal London Cup final against Surrey on July 1, as well as the first Test against South Africa five days later, despite being ruled out of his county’s floodlit County Championship fixture against Kent, which gets underway on…

It remains unclear if N Srinivasan is eligible to attend the BCCI SGM on July 26 © PTI The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s (TNCA) executive committee has nominated N Srinivasan to be the state association’s representative at the BCCI’s special general meeting on Monday (June 26) in Mumbai. According to a TNCA official, he is also slated to attend the state associations’ meetings with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators…