Month: August 2017

Pragyan Ojha moved to Bengal before the 2015-16 season for the opportunity to compete with the top sides in the Ranij Trophy © PTI The Cricket Association of Bengal [CAB] has turned down left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha‘s request for a transfer to Hyderabad ahead of the 2017-18 domestic season. Sourav Ganguly, the CAB president, said Bengal need Ojha to play for them, as the side finds itself in Group D…

Tamim Iqbal is two demerit points away from a suspension © AFP Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been given an official reprimand and one demerit point for breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct on day four of the Mirpur Test against Australia. Tamim was penalised for “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”, according to an ICC release. Tamim admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed…

Durham 480 for 9 dec (Collingwood 177, Steel 72) and 39 for 1 beat Derbyshire 164 and 354 (Reece 106, Slater 57) by nine wickets Keaton Jennings found frustration during Durham’s win © Getty Images Durham completed their third Specsavers County Championship in the last five games 15 minutes before lunch as they beat Derbyshire by nine wickets at Chester-le-Street. After the shock of beginning the season with a 48-point…

Nottinghamshire 213 and 344 for 9 dec (Wessels 116*, Patel 64) beat Northamptonshire 141 and 253 (Newton 53, Patel 3-17, Ball 3-86) by 163 runs Samit Patel picked up three cheap wickets © Getty Images Nottinghamshire remain on course for an immediate return to top flight cricket after defeating Northamptonshire by 163 runs on the final day of their Specsavers County Championship fixture at Trent Bridge. The Division Two leaders…

Seamer Craig Young is suffering from an elbow injury © Getty Images/Sportsfile Seamers Barry McCarthy, who has fractured his right thumb, and Craig Young, who is nursing an elbow injury, were ruled out of Ireland’s one-off ODI against West Indies on September 13 in Belfast. Wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien and offspinning allrounder Paul Stirling, though, returned from injuries. Left-arm spinner George Dockrell, who had missed Ireland’s Intercontinental Cup match against Netherlands,…

David Warner’s century in Dhaka was only his second in Asia © Getty Images Mindset first, technique second. As a guiding principle, it is integral to understanding David Warner as he is today, and the secret of his Dhaka century. The working thesis is simple: if he bats with a clear mind, he sets the preconditions to be his best self at the crease. And that has always been the…

© Getty Images If you were wondering why David Warner was sporting a new baggy green in the first Test in Dhaka, there is an answer: his original had gone missing. But some good news arrived in the aftermath of the loss, for Australia’s vice-captain and century-maker; it has been found overnight at his Sydney home. ESPNcricinfo learned that when Warner was returning to Australia following the Champions Trophy, the…

Shadab Khan grabbed 10 wickets in six matches for Trinbago Knight Riders at an economy rate of 6.08 © Getty Images After impressive stints in the Pakistan Super League and the ongoing Caribbean Premier League, Pakistan’s 18-year-old legspinner Shadab Khan has signed with the Brisbane Heat for the seventh season of the Big Bash League, starting December 19. Shadab replaces West Indies legspinner Samuel Badree, who took 14 wickets in…