Month: June 2017

Shaun Marsh in action in the IPL © BCCI Yorkshire Vikings have secured the services of Australian batsman Shaun Marsh as an overseas player for this summer’s NatWest T20 Blast competition. Marsh, a 33-year-old left-hander, has recently completed a 10th successive Indian Premier League campaign, for Kings XI Punjab. Yorkshire had to find a replacement for Travis Head, who stood down after winning an international call-up by Australia A through…

Henry Blofeld became a household name in the course of a 45-year career in broadcasting © Getty Images Henry Blofeld, the veteran BBC commentator, has announced that he will retire from his role with Test Match Special this summer, after 45 years on the airwaves. Blofeld, 77, aka “Blowers”, became a household name at the height of TMS’s reach in the 1980s and 1990s, on account of his distinctive voice,…

Domestic player payments would increase under Cricket Australia’s latest proposal © Getty Images Australia’s players have been offered key concessions in their pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but the Australian Cricketers Association has been enraged by the board’s decision to simultaneously send out contract offers to players. A week before the expiry of the current MoU, and following the most recent meeting between the two parties on Wednesday, CA’s lead…

Russell Domingo is believed to have not reapplied to continue as coach once his contract runs out at the end of the England tour © Getty Images South Africa coach Russell Domingo has left the team in the U.K. on account of a family emergency. Domingo’s mother was in an accident and is critical in hospital, forcing Domingo to return home. South Africa face England in the second T20 in…

Domestic player payments would increase under Cricket Australia’s latest proposal © Getty Images Australia’s players have been offered key concessions in their pay dispute with Cricket Australia, as the Australian Cricketers’ Association renewed its call for independent mediation to find a way forward only a week before the expiry of the current MOU. Following the most recent meeting between the two parties on Wednesday, CA’s lead negotiator Kevin Roberts has…

The two have met for 128 ODIs in the last 19 years. Some of those matches were thrillers, some were absurd, and some plain refused to live up to the hype The last-over classic that everyone remembersAt least 17 ODIs and four T20 internationals have been decided in the last over, but how many do we remember, really? Javed Miandad’s six, that was heard around the world, for sure. In…

The hosts hold the upper hand after a comprehensive win in the first ODI. Jonny Bairstow was the star of the show with an unbeaten 60 off just 35 balls. He was ably supported by Alex Hales who also looked in good nick with a well-made 47 After being hammered in the first T20, the South African side will look to get their campaign back on track in the ongoing…

Afghanistan cricket has made rapid strides with the country’s premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan making waves in T20 leagues including IPL. Recently, they beat West Indies in an ODI, drawing an away series 1-1. In a historic development, two cricket nations were granted full membership and Test status by the ICC on Thursday. The two nations which will now play Test cricket are Afghanistan and Ireland. The two have now become…

Sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekera had criticised the Sri Lankan team for their lack of fitness after the team failed to reach the semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and Lasith Malinga later compared him to a monkey. Lasith Malinga has landed himself in a controversy after his comments about Sri Lanka’s sports minister. The Sri Lanka fast bowler faced an investigation on Thursday after he compared the minister a monkey,…