Month: July 2017

VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly – part of the Cricket Advisory Committee – had recently come under criticism for over-reaching © AFP Reverberations continued to be felt after the appointment of Ravi Shastri as India coach, as tension emerged between the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that appointed him and the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA). After a CoA member reportedly suggested the CAC had exceeded its brief in appointing Rahul…

Chris Gayle could be a regular feature in West Indies’ limited-overs squads for the tour to England © AFP West Indies could feature a full-strength squad across formats as early as August this year, according to Chris Gayle. Gayle said “things have been steadily improving” with regard to the dispute between the players and Cricket West Indies. “The fans were happy to see me back on the field representing West…

VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly – part of the Cricket Advisory Committee – had recently come under criticism for over-reaching © AFP Reverberations continued to be felt after the appointment of Ravi Shastri as India coach, as tension emerged between the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that appointed him and the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA). After a CoA member reportedly suggested the CAC had exceeded its brief in appointing Rahul…

A draft system could change the way players are picked for their domestic teams © AFP For the first time in Pakistan’s domestic history, a draft system could be used to pick regional players to play in the country’s oldest, most prestigious first-class tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam (QeA) trophy. The PCB is yet to officially unveil the change and it has to be approved by the board’s governing body, but a…

Gloucestershire 156 for 4 (Mustard 42) beat Kent 152 for 8 (Denly 39, Billings 36, Howell 4-29) by six wicketsScorecard Gloucestershire’s players run out at Cheltenham College © Getty Images Gloucestershire maintained their unbeaten start to the NatWest t20 Blast season with a six wicket victory over Kent at Cheltenham College. Having tied with Middlesex in a thrilling game last Friday, Michael Klinger’s side went one better thanks to four…

Chris Gayle could be a regular feature in West Indies’ limited-overs squads for the tour to England © AFP West Indies could feature a full-strength squad across formats as early as August this year, according to Chris Gayle. Gayle said “things have been steadily improving” with regard to the dispute between the players and Cricket West Indies. “The fans were happy to see me back on the field representing West…