IPL 2016

A plea from Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd that the Lodha committee suspended Chennai Super Kings on unfair grounds was dismissed by the Madras High Court © BCCI The Madras High Court dismissed a petition from Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd challenging the Lodha Committee order to suspend IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings for two years. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice PS Sivagnanam, who…

Malcolm Waller 23-ball 49 buoyed Zimbabwe to 187 for 5 in the death overs © AFP Bangladesh struck more fours, but Zimbabwe were way ahead in the sixes tally in the third T20I in Khulna. The home side were not able to get any boundaries for 36 balls since the start of the 11th over. They had eight wickets in hand at the time, and needed to go after the…

Uttar Pradesh 163 for 7 (Prashant 49, Raina 47, Bhargav 2-12) beat Baroda 125 for 7 (Rajpoot 3-30, Kuldeep 2-12) by 38 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Kuldeep Yadav and his variations were too much for Baroda © ICC Uttar Pradesh brushed Baroda aside to win their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by 38 runs. Defending a par score of 163, UP snatched control and never lost it in…

Dale Steyn insisted he has plenty of miles left in his legs © Getty Images Dale Steyn has said that the notion he is coming towards the end of his international career due to his recent run of injuries is “absolutely ridiculous” and added he is desperate to help lead the recovery of South Africa’s fortunes. With Steyn being ruled out of the final Test against England in Centurion, due…

Mark Footitt must wonder how many chances he will have for a Test debut © Getty Images Had a stranger wandered into England’s net session in Centurion on Wednesday, they could have been forgiven for concluding that Mark Footitt was the outstanding bowler in the squad. Footitt, bowling with pace and skill, made life torrid for all the batsmen. Jonny Bairstow, arguably England’s man of the series, was twice drawn…

South Africa’s coach Russell Domingo is under pressure after a string of poor results © Gallo Images Dean Elgar has provided a forceful defence of South Africa’s coaching staff, who have taken a public battering in the aftermath of the team’s back to back series defeats. Head coach Russell Domingo and his slew of support staff were most heavily criticised by former captain Graeme Smith who questioned whether the management…

Trevor Bayliss has hailed Adil Rashid’s spell in the Big Bash League as an overwhelming success as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker prepares to feature for Adelaide Strikers in tomorrow’s semi-final against Sydney Thunder. Rashid played in all three of England’s Test matches against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2015, but Bayliss felt the leg-spinning all-rounder’s time would be better spent Down Under preparing for the…

Ihsanullah had turned out for Afghanistan in the previous Under-19 World Cup as well © ICC Neither of the three captains from Group B teams, Ihsanullah, Abraash Khan and Charith Asalanka, were short of confidence, but it was the Afghanistan Under-19 captain who firmly said that his team had set sights on the title. Ihsanullah, the younger brother of Nawroz Mangal, drew confidence from Afghanistan’s series win against Pakistan in…

Ihsanullah had turned out for Afghanistan in the previous Under-19 World Cup as well © ICC Neither of the three captains from Group B teams, Ihsanullah, Abraash Khan and Charith Asalanka, were short of confidence, but it was the Afghanistan Under-19 captain who firmly said that his team had set sights on the title. Ihsanullah, the younger brother of Nawroz Mangal, drew confidence from Afghanistan’s series win against Pakistan in…

[embedded content] England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan was put through his paces like never before during a recent net session at Lord’s. Morgan joined the England Visually Impaired squad for practice as they prepare for the upcoming Blind Cricket Ashes in Australia. Matt Dean’s side will play three Twenty20s and five one-day internationals Down Under as they seek to regain the Ashes, having lost 3-0 at home to Australia in…