IPL 2016

The ICC gave the Masters Champions League the go-ahead on the understanding that only retired players would take part in it © MCL At least three Full Member boards have written to the ICC expressing concern over their current players asking for no objection certificates to participate in the Masters Champions League (MCL), which was approved as a Twenty20 event meant strictly for retired players. The ICC has warned that…

AB de Villiers has indicated he wants to remain South Africa’s Test captain – at least in the short term © Getty Images AB de Villiers‘ captaincy aspirations remain alive although he is unsure how long he wants to spend in the leadership role. De Villiers will be in charge of South Africa for the Centurion Test and the ODIs that follow and has indicated he would consider the Test…

Warwickshire have appointed Ian Bell as their new skipper after Varun Chopra stepped down from the role in order to concentrate on his batting. Chopra deputised as skipper for the injured Jim Troughton in 2014 and led Birmingham Bears to NatWest T20 Blast glory on home soil at Edgbaston and the Royal London One-Day Cup final. Having been appointed on a permanent basis following the retirement of Troughton, Chopra guided…

Saimoni Tuitoga – “We are very excited to be in this big event. Back at home, everyone knows that we are going to take part in the biggest event of the U-19 level” © AFP Fiji Under-19 captain Saimoni Tuitoga has spoken of his excitement in taking part in what he believes is “a big opportunity” for the team. Fiji are competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the very…

Nasir Hossain had been excluded from Bangladesh’s squad for the ongoing series against Zimbabwe © AFP Nasir Hossain remains in contention for a spot in Bangladesh’s playing XI after being named in the team’s 25-member preliminary squad for the Asia Cup T20 and World T20. Nasir is among seven players in the list who are not part of the squad for the ongoing four-match T20 series against Zimbabwe. Nasir was…

AB de Villiers suggested England were “not unbeatable” © Getty Images Even though England have already won the series against South Africa, AB de Villiers has declared them “not unbeatable” in a feisty press conference ahead of the final Test. “There’s no hiding from the fact that they seem to know what they are doing. But there’s also no doubt that there are weaknesses there, and we’ve exposed some of…

New Zealand Under-19 captain Josh Finnie has said his team will try to emulate the senior team’s style of play © ICC New Zealand’s Under-19s will look to emulate the adventurous style of the country’s senior team, their captain Josh Finnie has said. “We are trying to base our strategy at the way they go about it,” Finnie said. “The [2015] World Cup brought a pretty good feel to playing…

Former England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick has stepped down as Somerset captain after six years in the role. The 40-year-old, having led the side since 2010, will hand over the reins to new signing Chris Rogers, the former Australia Test batsman, in the County Championship and Jim Allenby in white-ball cricket. Somerset announced Trescothick’s decision to hand over the leadership was “mutually agreed.” Trescothick, who has scored over 23,000 first-class…