IPL 2016

Bangladesh last played in Pakistan in July 2008 © AFP Bangladesh have refused to tour Pakistan for a proposed two-match T20I series sometime before July this year. In a bid to bring international cricket back to the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board had extended an invitation to their counterparts in the Bangladesh Cricket Board after they had successfully hosted the PSL final in Lahore three weeks ago. Among the people…

Shikhar Dhawan played a key role in India’s Champions Trophy win in 2013 © Getty Images Shikhar Dhawan has admitted to playing with less pressure and enjoying his cricket in the last few months following his exclusion from the national side. The proof of the enjoyment came in his performances in the Deodhar Trophy, a 50-over competition, where he finished as the second-highest run-getter (223 runs in three matches at…

Big Bash League attendances were up 8% on average compared to last year © Getty Images A record season for cricket attendances in Australia only serves to highlight the importance of maintaining the existing revenue-share model between players and Cricket Australia, according to the Australian Cricketers’ Association. The day after the conclusion of the 2016-17 summer of cricket, CA released figures that showed 1,863,846 people attended elite cricket in Australia…

West Indies coach Stuart Law has not been impressed with his batsmen’s execution of shots © Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Shadab Khan has taken to international cricket in style. The 18-year old legspinner’s statistics after only two matches for Pakistan read seven wickets at an average of 3, a strike-rate of 6.8 and an economy rate of 2.6. And the opposition he dismantled is not at all happy. West Indies coach…

West Indies coach Stuart Law has not been impressed with his batsmen’s execution of shots © Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Shadab Khan has taken to international cricket in style. The 18-year old legspinner’s statistics after only two matches for Pakistan read seven wickets at an average of 3, a strike-rate of 6.8 and an economy rate of 2.6. And the opposition he dismantled is not at all happy. West Indies coach…

Big Bash League attendances were up 8% on average compared to last year © Getty Images A record season for cricket attendances in Australia only serves to highlight the importance of maintaining the existing revenue-share model between players and Cricket Australia, according to the Australian Cricketers’ Association. The day after the conclusion of the 2016-17 summer of cricket, CA released figures that showed 1,863,846 people attended elite cricket in Australia…

Big Bash League attendances were up 8% on average compared to last year © Getty Images A record season for cricket attendances in Australia only serves to highlight the importance of maintaining the existing revenue-share model between players and Cricket Australia, according to the Australian Cricketers’ Association. The day after the conclusion of the 2016-17 summer of cricket, CA released figures that showed 1,863,846 people attended elite cricket in Australia…

Match Facts April 1, 2017Start time: 0930 local (0400GMT) Kusal Mendis, who hit his maiden century in Dambulla, has shown signs of his desire to be a leading batsman in world cricket © AFP Big Picture Sri Lanka would have felt hard done by after rain ruined the second ODI, when they put up a total of 311. No team had ever won a 50-over game on the island after…

Bangladesh last played in Pakistan in July 2008 © AFP Bangladesh have refused to tour Pakistan for a proposed two-match T20I series sometime before July this year. In a bid to bring international cricket back to the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board had extended an invitation to their counterparts in the Bangladesh Cricket Board after they had successfully hosted the PSL final in Lahore three weeks ago. Among the people…