AB de Villiers top scored in the ODI series against New Zealand © AFP South Africa’s AB de Villiers has displaced Australia’s David Warner at the top of the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen. This the tenth time de Villiers has climbed to the top since 2010 – when he first went to No. 1 – and this latest stint comes after he top scored in the recently concluded series…
Afghanistan 184 for 8 (Tarakai 90, Nabi 34, McCarthy 4-33) beat Ireland 93 for 9 (Stirling 34, Rashid 5-3) by 17 runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Ireland’s middle order could not handle Rashid Khan’s clever changes of pace © Peter Della Penna Twelve little balls of legspin. How much damage could it really do? Well, it could change the fate of a T20I, vault the practitioner to…
Western Australia 146 and 7 for 238 (Cartwright 101, Klinger 55, Pattinson 4-48) lead Victoria 322 by 62 runsScorecard File photo – Hilton Cartwright registered his third first-class century © Getty Images Hilton Cartwright scored the third first-class hundred of his career, and his first of this Sheffield Shield season, as Western Australia clung on to hope in their match against Victoria in Alice Springs. Having conceded a hefty first-innings…
Mohammad Irfan has been called in for further questioning by the PCB’s anti-corruption unit © Getty/ICC Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan and batsman Shahzaib Hasan have been summoned by the PCB in relation to their investigation into alleged corruption in the PSL. Both men had been called in for questioning by the anti-corruption unit in Dubai last month but were given a clean chit to continue playing the tournament. Now,…
Gautam Gambhir had criticised Delhi coach KP Bhaskar for several issues © Shailesh Bhatnagar The DDCA will set up an independent enquiry committee to investigate into the spat between Gautam Gambhir and Delhi coach KP Bhaskar. Gambhir had accused Bhaskar of “creating an atmosphere of uncertainty” among the team’s youngsters. It is understood that both parties agreed to the creation of such a panel after retired Justice Vikramjit Sen, the…
Andrew Strauss has given assurances that the ECB is not about to scrap county academies © Getty Images The ECB has privately indicated that it has retreated from proposals to downgrade the 18 county academies in favour of creating “regional training hubs as opposed to county programmes” as part of a plan to “define a new pathway for English cricket”. ESPNcricinfo revealed last month that independent consultants had concluded in…
Ross Taylor retired hurt for 8 during the final session of the second day © AFP Ross Taylor‘s calf injury “doesn’t look too good” according to team-mate Trent Boult and he will be monitored at the team hotel overnight before having a scan on Friday morning. Taylor limped off the field in the 43rd over with the score 148 for 2 having signalled for help after taking a single off…
Ross Taylor retired hurt for 8 during the final session of the second day © AFP Ross Taylor has suffered a low grade tear of the right calf but will bat if required in the Dunedin Test against South Africa. There is no word on whether he will be able to take any further part in the series. Taylor underwent a scan on Friday morning and had a short net…
New South Wales 434 and 100 (Cowan 48*) beat South Australia 229 and 304 (Ferguson 103, Head 55, Cummins 4-47, Crane 3-66) by 8 wicketsScorecard In his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly six years, Pat Cummins finished with match figures of 8 for 104 © Getty Images New South Wales cruised to an eight-wicket win on the fourth day of their Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia at the…
Andre Russell is currently banned until January 30, 2018 © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Andre Russell, the West Indies allrounder, faces the prospect of having his anti-doping ban extended to two years after the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) launched an appeal over the original sanction. In January, Russell was handed a one-year ban for breaking anti-doping whereabouts regulations three times in a 12-month period which, under the code, classed as a…