Worcestershire have secured the services of New Zealand paceman Matt Henry as their overseas player for the first half of the 2016 campaign. The 24-year-old, whose deal is subject to receiving a no-objection certificate from New Zealand Cricket, will arrive at New Road in early April. He will then depart at the end of June to make way for South Africa international Kyle Abbott to fill in for the rest…
Play 01:35 Selectors keep faith in South Africa squad Stephen Cook‘s continued omission from South Africa’s Test plans, in spite of his consistent form in domestic cricket, has reawakened concerns about the quality of the Sunfoil Series, the country’s first-class franchise competition, with the implication being that performances in A team matches are the only benchmark that the selectors can trust when it comes to promoting new players to the…
Indians 4 for 192 (Kohli 74, S Dhawan 74) beat Western Australia XI 6 for 118 (Birt 74*, Axar 2-13, Jadeja 2-13, Sran 2-24) by 74 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details “It was good to spend some time in the middle. We got what we wanted out of this match,” said Dhawan after the match. © AFP The Indians started their limited-overs tour of Australia with a comfortable 74-win over Western…
India will play three ODIs and two T20Is in Australia © PTI Wicketkeeper-batsman Sushma Verma was recalled to the ODI squad, while Shubhlakshmi Sharma and Latika Kumari were left out of the T20 squad that will travel to Australia for the limited-overs series later this month. Sushma, who last played an ODI in 2014, impressed in the T20 series against New Zealand. Interestingly, R Kalpana, the wicketkeeper, who made her…
Ireland will take on India in their first match at the Under-19 World Cup © Getty Images Ireland have announced a full-strength squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, after being confirmed as late replacements for Australia. Three players have come into the group that finished as runners-up at the ICC Qualifier in October. Fiachra Tucker and Harry Tector join their older brothers in the 15, to strengthen the…
Ireland will take on India in their first match at the Under-19 World Cup © Getty Images Ireland have announced a full-strength squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, after being confirmed as late replacements for Australia. Three players have come into the group that finished as runners-up at the ICC Qualifier in October. Fiachra Tucker and Harry Tector join their older brothers in the 15, to strengthen the…
Adelaide Strikers 179 for 2 (Ludeman 57*, Jayawardene 53, Head 50) beat Brisbane Heat 175 for 6 (Peirson 51, Reardon 40, Rashid 2-17) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mahela Jayawardene’s second fifty as an opener converted a potential tricky chase of 176 into a cruise for the Adelaide Strikers © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Beware the wounded cricketer. At the end of the fourth over of Adelaide Strikers’ chase, Mahela…
Chris Gayle’s controversial interview has resulted in Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell calling a worldwide contracting ban on him. © Twitter Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell has called for a worldwide ban on Chris Gayle over his controversial TV interview with Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin during the Big Bash League match between Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart. (Chris Gayle to Start Defamation Case Against Fairfax Media) Chappell…
A local court in Andhra Pradesh’s district of Anantapur has issued a non-bailable warrant against India’s limited-overs captain MS Dhoni. The case relates to a morphed picture of Dhoni that appeared on the cover of a magazine in April 2013, which depicted him as a Hindu deity endorsing a lot of products, including a shoe. The headline said, “God of big deals.” The court has now asked Dhoni to appear…
Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran impressed for India, taking the first two Western Australia wickets to fall. © AFP Perth: Opener Shikhar Dhawan on Friday praised newcomer Barinder Sran for his impressive show in the opening T20 warm-up game, stating that the left-arm speedster looks to be a “good prospect for India”.(Match Report | Highlights) Asked what he felt about the rookie pacer, who played his first competitive match in India…