‘What I can say is that being here felt like playing in St Lucia, playing in India or anywhere else in the world’ – Darren Sammy © AFP Darren Sammy, the Peshawar Zalmi captain, was one of nine overseas players who travelled to Lahore for the PSL final despite the security threat and his reason for doing so was to “bring back the smiles” on the faces of the fans….
Play 01:39 Playing Shield cricket one of my goals for the year – Cummins Pat Cummins will officially return to contention for a place in Australia’s Ashes team for next summer when he plays his first Sheffield Shield match in almost six years, for New South Wales against South Australia at the SCG from Tuesday. Cummins made his state debut at 17 and his Test debut later that year, before…
Play 01:39 Playing Shield cricket one of my goals for the year – Cummins Pat Cummins will officially return to contention for a place in Australia’s Ashes team for next summer when he plays his first Sheffield Shield match in almost six years, for New South Wales against South Australia at the SCG from Tuesday. Cummins made his state debut at 17 and his Test debut later that year, before…
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, Dunedin March 6, 2017 They haven’t come across each other much since their careers developed on opposing sides of the world, but it should be a feisty battle between New Zealand’s bouncer-happy quick and South Africa’s stubborn opener Play 01:37 Moonda: South Africa’s quicks could heat up Dunedin In an increasingly globalised sporting world, the story of the migrant player who has to…
Shardul Thakur has played a solitary IPL match for Kings XI Punjab © BCCI Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab seamer Shardul Thakur has been acquired by the Rising Pune Supergiants for the tenth season of the IPL, which starts on April 5. This is Supergiants’ second trade of the season, having signed opener Mayank Agarwal from Delhi Daredevils ahead of the auction in January. Thakur’s addition bolsters Supergiants’ Indian seam…
Shardul Thakur has played a solitary IPL match for Kings XI Punjab © BCCI Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab seamer Shardul Thakur has been acquired by the Rising Pune Supergiant for the tenth season of the IPL, which starts on April 5. This is Supergiant’s second trade of the season, having signed opener Mayank Agarwal from Delhi Daredevils ahead of the auction in January. Thakur’s addition bolsters Supergiant’s Indian seam…
Match Facts March 7-11, 2017Start time: 10am local (0430GMT) The Galle strip had some live grass two days before the start of the series opener © AFP Big Picture The last time Bangladesh came to Galle, they played on perhaps the flattest pitch seen in Sri Lanka this decade – one which saw the visitors amass 638, while Mushfiqur Rahim hit his nation’s first ever international double-hundred. Four years later,…
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, Dunedin March 6, 2017 They haven’t come across each other much since their careers developed on opposing sides of the world, but it should be a feisty battle between New Zealand’s bouncer-happy quick and South Africa’s stubborn opener Play 01:37 Moonda: South Africa’s quicks could heat up Dunedin In an increasingly globalised sporting world, the story of the migrant player who has to…
File photo – Mayank Agarwal led Karnataka’s chase of 200 with his eighth half-century in List A cricket © ESPNcricinfo At Eden Gardens, Services’ pace trio of Suraj Yadav (3 for 36), Diwesh Pathania (4 for 21) and Sachidanand Pandey (3 for 22) skittled Hyderabad out for 88 as they cantered to a five-wicket win to finish four points adrift of qualification. Hyderabad’s loss dropped them to third position as…
Shardul Thakur has played a solitary IPL match for Kings XI Punjab © BCCI Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab seamer Shardul Thakur has been acquired by the Rising Pune Supergiant for the tenth season of the IPL, which starts on April 5. This is Supergiant’s second trade of the season, having signed opener Mayank Agarwal from Delhi Daredevils ahead of the auction in January. Thakur’s addition bolsters Supergiant’s Indian seam…