Month: August 2017

Harmanpreet Kaur was one of the heroes of India’s memorable 2017 World Cup campaign © IDI/Getty Images The BCCI has nominated Cheteshwar Pujara and Harmanpreet Kaur for the Arjuna Award, PTI has reported. Pujara was the cornerstone of India’s 13-Test home season, which they swept, having scored 1316 runs – the highest-ever aggregate for an Indian batsman in a single Test season. Pujara, 30, passed 4000 runs on Thursday, the…

Kemar Roach produced a three-wicket burst with the new ball © Getty Images Kemar Roach took further steps towards playing his first Test since January 2016, carrying over his promising domestic form into West Indies’ first warm-up match, against Essex, ahead of the three-Test series against England. Following his 3 for 17 on the second day of the thee-day warm-up fixture, Roach shed light on the efforts he has been…

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland last week suggested arbitration if a pay deal was not reached soon (file photo) © ICC Australian cricket’s long and bitter pay dispute is over, paving the way for the Test tour of Bangladesh to proceed later this month. Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association announced on Thursday that they would jointly hold a press conference in Melbourne at 4.30pm, at which the new…

Mohammad Nabi dismissed Abdullah Syed for 68 to spark a USA collapse © Peter Della Penna Allrounder Mohammad Nabi gave a taste of the impact he is expected to have once the Caribbean Premier League formally gets underway. He dismantled USA’s promising start to take 4 for 18 in an eventual two-wicket win for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in Lauderhill on Wednesday. USA had made a very promising start…

The two former Pakistan internationals will take leadership roles in the newly-formed Multan franchise © Getty Images Once the most feared bowling partnership, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram will be reunited at the PSL’s newest franchise Multan Sultans. Younis will be the franchise’s mentor and head coach, while Akram will take the role of cricket operations director after deciding to leave Islamabad United. The official signing of the agreement, ESPNcricinfo…