Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts to be replaced by interim Nick Hockley

6:53 AM IST Kevin Roberts‘ ignominious exit from Cricket Australia will see the T20 World Cup local organising chief, Nick Hockley, installed as acting chief executive while the governing body conducts a global search for the next long-term leader. Hockley, who has impressed many with his handling of the women’s event capped by a crowd of more than 86,000 people at the MCG for Australia’s win over India in the…

June 16, 2020
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ECB urged to make junior schemes more relevant to South Asian community

11:56 PM IST The ECB has been challenged to do more to ensure its junior participation schemes are made relevant to the South Asian cricketing community, following a new study that has revealed a potentially devastating reduction in council-run cricket pitches in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Writing in the National Asian Cricket Council newsletter, chairman Gulfraz Riaz cited the findings of a recent report by the Grounds Management…

June 15, 2020
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West Indies pace attack 'can challenge any team in the world' – Estwick

Estwick admits to ‘regret’ over Jofra Archer (1:46) West Indies assistant coach Roddy Estwick hopes Jofra Archer saves his best performances for other teams. (1:46) 11:22 PM IST England have felt the heat from West Indies’ resurgent battery of quicks on more than one occasion in recent years, most notably during heavy defeats in Barbados and Antigua 18 months ago. The fires stoked by Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel and Jason…

June 15, 2020
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Will delay retirement if T20 World Cup is postponed – Mohammad Hafeez

10:50 PM IST Danyal Rasool Mohammad Hafeez, the second-longest serving Pakistan cricketer in the current setup, could yet extend his 17-year career. Hafeez’s original plan was to retire in November this year, after the T20 World Cup in Australia but he said – in a video conference – that he would continue to make himself available if the tournament was delayed due to Covid-19. Hafeez said he wanted to go…

June 15, 2020
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County clubs could reutrn to training within days

9:47 PM IST Some county clubs could be off furlough and back in training within days as preparations for the domestic season move up a gear. With an August 1 start date looking more likely than ever, several clubs are keen to give their players – and their bowlers in particular – six weeks’ preparation time. Lancashire and Surrey, the only two clubs that did not put their players on…

June 15, 2020
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Wahab Riaz willing to return to Test cricket on England tour

5:50 PM IST Wahab Riaz, who last year decided to take an indefinite break from red ball cricket, has agreed to return to play the Test-match leg of Pakistan’s tour of England. He has been named in the larger pool of 29 players, a combined squad for a series of three Tests and T20Is. Riaz was 34 when announced his break from red-ball cricket. It led to his being demoted…

June 15, 2020
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Kevin Roberts set to go as Cricket Australia looks for a solution

Kevin Roberts has lost the confidence of a wide range of figures in Australian cricket  12:38 PM IST Desperation to end more than two months of instability for Cricket Australia is expected to lead to the exit of its chief executive Kevin Roberts, as the board reconsiders earlier plans for deep staff cuts to the governing body in light of a rapidly improving outlook beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. A major…

June 15, 2020
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Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic moves

June 15, 2020

Daryl Mitchell acknowledges the applause after bringing up his fifty on Test debut © AFP / Getty Images The New Zealand domestic squads are taking shape ahead of the 2020-21 season with the first round of contracts being announced. Each squad can include up to 16 players (centrally contracted New Zealand players are not included) with remaining spots filled up in the final round later this month. Auckland Colin Munro…

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Kemar Roach warns Jofra Archer: No room for friendship in West Indies – England Tests

10:06 PM IST Valkerie Baynes There will be no place for friendship when West Indies take on England belatedly this summer, Kemar Roach has warned fellow Barbadian fast bowler Jofra Archer. While no one will be happier to see each other on a cricket pitch than the combatants when their long-awaited three-Test series gets underway behind closed doors at the Ageas Bowl on July 8, destructive West Indies fast bowler…

June 14, 2020
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Cricket South Africa terminates Clive Eksteen's contract

5:36 PM IST Cricket South Africa has terminated the contract of Clive Eksteen, its former head of sales and sponsor relations, after finding him guilty of “transgressions of a serious nature”. Eksteen was suspended in October last year, alongside then interim director of cricket Corrie van Zyl and COO Naasei Appiah and faced charges of dereliction of duty relating to unpaid commercial rights fees for players during the inaugural edition…

June 14, 2020
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