Month: July 2017

BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary said the SGM was called as per the instructions of acting president CK Khanna © PTI The BCCI has been forced to put off the special general meeting (SGM) scheduled for Tuesday to ratify the three Lodha Committee recommendations shortlisted for reconsideration by the Supreme Court. The postponement was because four state associations – Tamil Nadu, Saurashtra, Kerala and Goa – objected to the short notice…

Mitchell Starc signed a contract with an Audi dealership in western Sydney, going against Cricket Australia’s directive on signing for brands competing with protected sponsors © Getty Images A recurring sight and sound of the Australian winter is that of top cricketers doing their best to act like they’re playing at the height of summer. That’s because July and August are when advertising and promotion for the following season are…

Gloucestershire 383 for 8 (Taylor 143, Barnard 4-94) and 20 for 0 lead Worcestershire 300 for 9 dec (Cox 126, Rhodes 52, Noema-Barnett 4-31) by 103 runsScorecard Ben Cox © Getty Images For Steve Rhodes, one feels, Worcestershire is a family thing. Nine of the team playing in this match came through the county’s Academy and it hardly takes preternatural insight to understand the pride a director of cricket takes…

‘This tour showed how dangerous Raza can be with bat and ball’ © AFP A maiden series victory against Sri Lanka was the “pinnacle” of his career, Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer said, and it may have been Zimbabwe’s fielding that set them apart. Cremer singled out Tarisai Musakanda‘s excellent catch to dismiss Akila Dananjaya as a vital moment of the match. Sri Lanka were 153 for 7 in the 42nd…

Merissa Aguilleira’s unbeaten 46 and Anisa Mohammed’s three-for handed West Indies their first win in the tournament © IDI/Getty Images With the league stage of the World Cup entering its penultimate phase, two of the three teams that are out of contention for the semi-finals will fight for pride in Leicester. While West Indies will look to build on their 47-run victory against Sri Lanka, Pakistan will be keen on…

“Still haven’t thought about stepping down. There’s time. I’ll give it a bit more thought and talk to the selectors.” © AFP Angelo Mathews has labeled the 2-3 home series loss against Zimbabwe as “one of the lowest points” in his career, and has suggested he will consider stepping down from the captaincy. Two days ago, Mathews hinted he may not be Sri Lanka’s captain during the 2019 World Cup,…