Play 00:47 Quick Facts – Salman Butt Plans for an international recall for former Pakistan captain Salman Butt have been shelved for now, in light of the continuing fallout from the recent corruption allegations emanating from the PSL. Butt has no connection to the PSL corruption issue, but his role in the spot-fixing scandal in England in 2010, for which he was banned, has forced a selection rethink ahead of…
Play 00:47 Quick Facts – Salman Butt Plans for an international recall for former Pakistan captain Salman Butt have been shelved for now, in light of the continuing fallout from the recent corruption allegations emanating from the PSL. Butt has no connection to the PSL corruption issue, but his role in the spot-fixing scandal in England in 2010, for which he was banned, has forced a selection rethink ahead of…
Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) and 204 for 6 (Handscomb 72*, Marsh 53, Jadeja 4-54) drew with India 603 for 9 declared (Pujara 202, Saha 117, Vijay 82, Cummins 4-106)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:04 Chappell: This is like a win for Australia Thirty minutes before lunch, Peter Handscomb joined Shaun Marsh amid a Ranchi tumult. Their captain Steven Smith had just shouldered arms to let Ravindra…
Play 03:16 Kohli sings Pujara’s praises Following the drawn Test in Ranchi, Virat Kohli has hailed Cheteshwar Pujara and Wriddhiman Saha for overcoming a difficult situation and taking India to a position from where they could have won the match. When Saha joined Pujara in the post-tea session on day three, India were 328 for 6 in reply to Australia’s 451. They went on to add 199, and India eventually…
English cricket wants to inspire the next generation © ECB All Stars Cricket, a major grassroots initiative for children aged between five and eight, has gone live today. From midday, parents can sign-up their children online to become All Stars in an ECB scheme that aims to introduce the game to 50,000 boys and girls across the country. A clue to the ECB’s priorities comes in the fact that the…
Play 01:44 ‘India must be hurting’ – Smith Steven Smith believes “momentum” is with Australia and India would be “hurting” after a day-five resistance mission in Ranchi kept the series level at 1-1. Australia refused to crumble on the final day – just like the pitch, despite some dire pre-Test predictions – and their great escape was made possible chiefly by a fighting 124-run partnership between Peter Handscomb and Shaun…
Play 00:54 Quick Facts – JP Duminy South Africa and Delhi Daredevils allrounder JP Duminy has withdrawn himself from the tenth season of the IPL, citing “personal” reasons. Duminy informed the franchise of his decision on Monday, 16 days before the start of the tournament. The franchise has not yet named a replacement. Although both the player and franchise did not elaborate on the reason specifically, it is understood that…
English cricket wants to inspire the next generation © ECB All Stars Cricket, a major grassroots initiative for children aged between five and eight, has gone live today. From midday, parents can sign-up their children online to become All Stars in an ECB scheme that aims to introduce the game to 50,000 boys and girls across the country. A clue to the ECB’s priorities comes in the fact that the…
Dane Piedt has not played a Test since August 2016 © Getty Images New Zealand have done themselves a disservice by not trusting their seam strength, according to Dane Piedt. The South African offspinner joined the squad on Sunday, as a reinforcement in the spin department for the Hamilton Test, and said he was surprised by New Zealand conditions. “I think they have shot themselves in the foot. They didn’t…
Fawad Ahmed could play his second match of the Sheffield Shield season in the tournament final © Getty Images Victoria have recalled legspinner Fawad Ahmed for the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia, to be played in Alice Springs from Sunday. Ahmed has replaced fast bowler Jackson Coleman in Victoria’s 12-man squad for the decider as they aim to win the Shield title for the third consecutive summer. Ahmed has…