IPL 2016

Angelo Mathews said an official probe had begun into the allegations that players attended parties and of tension within the team. © AFP Colombo: Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews Wednesday promised “no mercy” for any team mates found guilty of misconduct during a disastrous tour of New Zealand after the sports minister raised allegations of drunken behaviour and squabbling. Dayasiri Jayasekera told AFP he had seen photos of national players…

Sydney – Usman Khawaja has been called into the Australia squad as cover for expectant father David Warner in the next two one-day internationals against India, Cricket Australia said Wednesday. Warner’s wife Candice is expecting the couple’s second child shortly, with Khawaja joining the squad in Brisbane. He will remain for matches two and three of the five-game series at the Gabba on Friday and in Melbourne on Sunday. “Usman…

Play 03:45 Preview: Merciful release for England? AB de Villiers won the toss and chose to bat on his first opportunity to captain a South Africa Test side that he has so often inspired, as the Johannesburg Test got underway under overcast skies. His first morning as captain was not without disruption. Dane Vilas was flying to Johannesburg after an emergency call-up as wicketkeeper – the result of a knee…

The Delhi Test match turned out to be a success under Justice Mudgal’s leadership. © PTI Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal, who was appointed observer for the India versus South Africa Test match at the Feroz Shah Kotla last month, will be submitting his detailed report to the court on January 18. (High Court Clears Way for Kotla to Host India-South Africa Fourth Test) Justice Mudgal was appointed by the Delhi…

Gulam Bodi has scored over 10,000 runs across first-class, List A and T20 cricket. © AFP Johannesburg: Gulam Bodi, a former South Africa player, was on Thursday named as the person charged under Cricket South Africa’s anti-corruption code. (Match-Fixing Cloud Returns to Haunt South African Cricket) Bodi has been charged with contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influence aspects of the 2015 South African domestic Twenty20 competition. (South Africa’s Ram…