Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav has replaced the lespinner Amit Mishra for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday. Mishra, who was part of India’s last Test XI, did not train with the team on Tueasday. This was the maiden Test call-up for Kuldeep. More to follow… © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
RM Lodha: ‘There is no account of where these [passes] go, no disclosures, and facts are not brought to public domain’ © AFP The head of the Lodha Committee, RM Lodha, has called for state associations to make public revenue from ticket sales and ensure transparency in the distribution of complimentary passes for cricket matches. He pointed out that the report of the Lodha Committee – which recommended an exhaustive…
‘It’s an advantage playing under home conditions but the pressure of added expectations is a disadvantage’ – coach Hemantha Devapriya © BCCI Finishing as one of the top four sides in the Super Six stage of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier – which allows teams entry into the 2017 Women’s World Cup in England – will be the Sri Lanka women’s utmost priority, according to coach Hemantha Devapriya. Sri Lanka…
Play 04:22 Highlights: Gabriel five-for sees Trinidad & Tobago past Windward Islands Leeward Islands moved a step closer to clinching a spot in the semi-finals of the Regional Super50 with an eight-wicket win over West Indies Under-19 at North Sound on Monday. West Indies Under-19 were bowled out for 78 in 45.3 overs, 20 of which were maidens, after being sent in before Montcin Hodge and Jahmar Hamilton’s unbeaten 72-run…
Steve O’Keefe dropped out of the Big Bash League mid-season to train in Dubai for Australia’s upcoming tour of India © AFP Stop the boundaries, build pressure and attack the stumps. Steve O’Keefe outlined these fundamentals for Australia’s spin bowlers as they train in Dubai to prepare for the gargantuan task of matching wits with India’s batsmen on home turf in a four-Test series starting later this month. O’Keefe dropped…
Chris Gayle and Ravi Bopara are among the foreign players set to play in PSL 2017 © AFP The Pakistan Super League kicked off its second season by reconfirming that the final will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Najam Sethi, the PSL, chairman, was at the unveiling ceremony of the winner’s trophy in Dubai with the five captains, and he said he would be briefing each franchise…
Andrew Strauss discusses Alastair Cook’s decision to stand down as England captain © Getty Images Alastair Cook‘s decision to resign from the England captaincy stemmed from his reservations about “how much he had left in the tank”, according to Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, who says that the ECB expects to be able to name his successor within a fortnight, ahead of the one-day squad’s departure for the Caribbean…
Andrew Strauss discusses Alastair Cook’s decision to stand down as England captain © Getty Images Alastair Cook‘s decision to resign from the England captaincy stemmed from his reservations about “how much he had left in the tank”, according to Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, who says that the ECB expects to be able to name his successor within a fortnight, ahead of the one-day squad’s departure for the Caribbean…
File photo: Nurul Hasan scored 113 out of Central Zone’s 219 in the second innings © AFP Sunzamul Islam‘s nine-wicket haul in the second innings helped North Zone crush Central Zone by an innings and 50 runs in Chittagong. The left-arm spinner’s 9 for 80 are the third-best bowling figures by a Bangladeshi bowler in first-class cricket. Sunzamul, bowling unchanged for 27.4 overs, ran through the Central Zone batting line-up…
Ben Stokes is among the top bracket of players expected to go under the hammer for the IPL © AFP England’s Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan and Chris Woakes are among the seven players who have listed themselves at the highest base price of INR 2 crore (approx US $298,000) for the IPL player auction scheduled in Bangalore on February 20. India fast bowler Ishant Sharma, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews,…