Ish Sodhi took 7 for 107 at Seddon Park before rain swept in © Associated Press Wellington were denied the chance to move closer to the top of the table by a defiant Otago lower order at the Westpac Stadium. Otago’s eighth-wicket pair of Sam Wells (118) and Nathan Smith (59) added 141 as their team survived having been made to follow-on. They began the final day 59 for 4…
‘The key thing was that Morne Morkel’s pace was up and he was bowling at 100%’ – Charl Langeveldt © AFP Charl Langeveldt, South Africa’s bowling coach, has asked for more discipline from his attack, who he admitted will have to “box smart” on a tricky Dunedin pitch. Although Langeveldt believes New Zealand probably got the best of the surface on the first morning, when there was variable bounce, he…
‘The key thing was that Morne Morkel’s pace was up and he was bowling at 100%’ – Charl Langeveldt © AFP Charl Langeveldt, South Africa’s bowling coach, has asked for more discipline from his attack, who he admitted will have to “box smart” on a tricky Dunedin pitch. Although Langeveldt believes New Zealand probably got the best of the surface on the first morning, when there was variable bounce, he…
‘The key thing was that Morne Morkel’s pace was up and he was bowling at 100%’ – Charl Langeveldt © AFP Charl Langeveldt, South Africa’s bowling coach, has asked for more discipline from his attack, who he admitted will have to “box smart” on a tricky Dunedin pitch. Although Langeveldt believes New Zealand probably got the best of the surface on the first morning, when there was variable bounce, he…
‘The key thing was that Morne Morkel’s pace was up and he was bowling at 100%’ – Charl Langeveldt © AFP Charl Langeveldt, South Africa’s bowling coach, has asked for more discipline from his attack, who he admitted will have to “box smart” on a tricky Dunedin pitch. Although Langeveldt believes New Zealand probably got the best of the surface on the first morning, when there was variable bounce, he…
Steven Smith was given out lbw in a tense final-day chase in Bengaluru, sparking the controversy © AFP The BCCI has filed an official complaint with the ICC against Australia captain Steven Smith and batsman Peter Handscomb in relation to the DRS controversy in the Bengaluru Test. The charge brought against the two is a Level 2 charge, for acting against the spirit of cricket. This comes a day after…
Steven Smith was given out lbw in a tense final-day chase in Bengaluru, sparking the controversy © AFP The BCCI has filed an official complaint with the ICC against Australia captain Steven Smith and batsman Peter Handscomb in relation to the DRS controversy in the Bengaluru Test. The charge brought against the two is a Level 2 charge, for acting against the spirit of cricket. This comes a day after…
Soumya Sarkar top-edged Suranga Lakmal to long leg © AFP Soumya Sarkar, whose lapse in concentration at the start of the third day started Bangladesh’s slide, has lauded his captain Mushfiqur Rahim for helping the side avert the follow-on in Galle. Mushfiqur played the ball on merit and ultimately fell 15 short of his third century in three Tests. He took 89 balls to score his first boundary – a…
Play 02:16 Sydney then, Bengaluru now The BCCI has filed an official complaint with the ICC against Australia captain Steven Smith and batsman Peter Handscomb in relation to the DRS controversy in the Bengaluru Test. The report is for an alleged level 2 offence, for acting against the spirit of cricket. This comes a day after the ICC said no action would be taken against any of the players in…
MAK Pataudi lecture and BCCI awards night March 9, 2017 Despite a boycott by the state associations, and other controversies, the star-studded function went off without a hitch Play 02:56 ‘Need to follow the path the team believes in’ – Kohli Ramachandra Guha is clapping wildly as Bishan Bedi is invited onto the stage. There are several other hands coming together in applause but Guha’s stands out, accompanied by a…