IPL 2016

David Warner with wife Candice and daughter Ivy. (Image: @davidwarner31 Instagram account) © Instagram Melbourne: Australia opener David Warner is likely to miss a few matches in the upcoming limited-overs series against India as his wife is due with the couple’s second child. Warner and wife Candice have a daughter named Ivy. According to Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph: “Warner is flying to Perth this morning ahead of Australia’s series-opening clash…

Shikhar Dhawan during India’s practice session ahead of warm-up games vs Western Australia XI. © BCCI Perth: The Indian cricket team would get into the groove for the short limited-overs series against Australia with a couple of warm-up games against a Western Australia XI at the WACA ground on Friday and Saturday. While the first match on Friday is slated to be a T20 affair, the second match scheduled the…

Afghanistan cricket team has made rapid strides in international cricket over the past couple of years. Gulbadin Naib hit a career best, unbeaten 82 as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by two wickets to win the fifth one-day international and take the series 3-2 in Sharjah on Wednesday. The win also ensured that Afghanistan enter top 10 in the International Cricket Council ODI ranking. (Scorecard) Naib smashed six sixes and three boundaries…

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan said that Yasir Shah had taken his wife’s blood pressure medicines by mistake. © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said it will appeal against leg-spinner Yasir Shah’s provisional suspension for an anti-doping code violation, adding he had taken his wife’s blood pressure medicines by mistake. (Pakistan Leg-Spinner Yasir Shah Banned After Failing Doping Test) The 29-year-old tested positive for a banned…

Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Rahane sweat it out in a training session in Perth ahead of India’s first tour match on Friday. © BCCI The Indian summer has most foreigners on their knees when they visit the country. However, this time it was the Indian cricket team which was on the receiving end as it toiled hard to get in shape for the upcoming limited overs series starting in…