India Green 100 for 3 (Gandhi 39, Chopra 26) trail India Blue 177 (Tiwary 78, Raina 40, Rasool 5-70, Choudhary 3-18) by 77 runsScorecard File photo – Aniket Choudhary claimed 3 for 18 © AFP Offspinner Parvez Rasool‘s 5 for 70 – his ninth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket – bowled out India Blue for 177 in two sessions on the first day in Kanpur. Rasool combined with Aniket Choudhary,…
12:23 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) members have rejected 77 out of 103 clauses on good corporate governance, including one on the abolition of the controversial proxy-voting system, during a secret ballot at an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) on September 15. The clauses were put forward by the court-appointed administrator Justice (Retd) Vikramajit Sen following an order of the Delhi High Court in February,…
11:01 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi The BCCI has challenged a Kerala High Court judgement from last month, which had ordered the board to lift its life ban on fast bowler Sreesanth. The BCCI had banned Sreesanth in 2013 for his alleged involvement in the Indian Premier League corruption scandal. Sreesanth was one of three Rajasthan Royals players – Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan being the others – to be handed…
3:00 AM ET West Indies won the toss and decided to bat against England Umpires and players inspect conditions Getty Images West Indies opted to bat first in the opening one-day international at Old Trafford with the match trimmed to 42 overs per side due to a damp outfield. It means Chris Gayle’s ODI career will resume with bat in hand as he makes his first appearance in the format since…
Paul Coughlin’s departure has frustrated Sir Ian Botham © Gallo Images/Getty Images Sir Ian Botham has called for the ECB to offer greater rewards to counties producing first-class players through their academy system after Durham’s NatWest Blast captain Paul Coughlin rejected a new contract and opted to join Nottinghamshire. Botham did not rule out support for a football-style transfer system if satisfactory compensation figures could not be agreed. He also…
Stokes vs Samuels – Level 3 showdown (1:49) We take a look at the battles between Ben Stokes and Marlon Samuels as they prepare to resume their rivalry in the ODI series (1:49) 3:00 AM ET Toss delayed due to wet outfield Umpires and players inspect conditions Getty Images Sunshine greeted the start of the one-day series between England and West Indies, but there was no immediate play at Old Trafford…
The covers were slashed and liquid poured into a blotter’s fuel tank at Derbyshire’s 3aaa County Ground © Getty Images A former Derbyshire groundsman, who was sacked by the club, has pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage after slashing the covers and sabotaging equipment in what was described as a “revenge attack”. Chris Hallam was given an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for one year, after causing £3000 of damage at…
7:16 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Despite having stepped down from his role as selector just weeks ago, cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha has been reappointed to the position, along with three new selectors. Graeme Labrooy, the former Sri Lanka seamer, had already been confirmed as the head of the committee on Friday. The remaining members are former national team manager Jeryl Woutersz, former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Gamini Wickremasinghe, and Sajith…
7:07 AM ET Despite India not touring till early 2018, South Africa will play a Boxing Day Test. CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat confirmed his organisation is in the process of securing an opponent for the festive season fixture. “We will have content for Boxing Day but we’re not yet in a position to announce that. We need to secure it first,” Lorgat said. Lorgat also said a Test match is…
6:50 AM ET Perhaps because three of his deliveries – at a length he was meant to bowl – disappeared for sixes, Australia legspinner Adam Zampa realises the value of willfully bowling bad balls in one-day cricket. He was bashed for three consecutive sixes by Hardik Pandya during the course of a lower-order recovery that became match-changing for India. In the aftermath of that 26-run defeat, captain Steven Smith admitted…