Play 00:44 South Africa will back themselves to come back’ – Butcher Trevor Bayliss is “all for” Jos Buttler appearing in this year’s IPL, now that Jonny Bairstow has earned a prolonged run in England’s Test side. Bairstow’s maiden Test century in Cape Town, a fine innings of 150 not out that, in partnership with Ben Stokes, led England from a precarious to a dominant position, underlined his status as…
Matt Henry has been in fine form for New Zealand’s ODI side © Associated Press Worcestershire have signed Matt Henry, the New Zealand fast bowler, for the first half of the 2016 season. Henry will fill the overseas role from April until the end of June, when South Africa’s Kyle Abbott is due to arrive. Henry’s combination of pace and swing ought to be potent in English conditions, as Worcestershire…
File photo: Misbah-ul-Haq has said, “lining up for high catches for fielders was a challenge as the visibility of the pink ball wasn’t all that great” © Getty Images and Cricket Australia The recent experiment with pink ball in Pakistan domestic cricket saw the players complain about the visibility of the ball under floodlights. The major concern, they said, was the quality of the ball once it got older, as…
The BCB is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the PSL, primarily with his workload in mind © AFP The BCB could hold back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the forthcoming PSL. While the board has mentioned Mustafizur’s workload as the major worry, ESPNcricinfo has learned there is also concern within the Bangladesh team management of overexposing the left-arm pace bowler too soon. Mustafizur was picked up by…
Virender Sehwag said he could not become a selector as he runs a cricket academy, which would lead to conflict of interest. © AFP Former India player Virender Sehwag, who retired from international cricket on October 20, 2015, has lashed out at selectors who picked players under the influence of ‘people in power’ and at the inefficient running of state associations. (I Have Done What I Wanted To Do —…
Perth Scorchers 5 for 175 (Bancroft 72, Agar 68, Russell 2-31) beat Sydney Thunder 9 for 145 (Russell 42, Tye 3-22, Behrendorff 3-26) by 30 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Cameron Bancroft was awarded the Man of the Match for his counterattacking 72 © Getty Images Despite their dominance of the BBL over the years, Perth Scorchers have repeatedly been written off. After they slumped to 2 for 1 in the…
Leicestershire hope to have floodlights installed at Grace Road for the start of the NatWest Blast © PA Photos Leicestershire have been granted planning permission to install floodlights at Grace Road, a development that has been viewed as vital to the club’s survival. Floodlit evening T20 matches have become increasingly important to driving gate revenue in the domestic game and Wasim Khan, Leicestershire’s chief executive, said the decision would help…
On the issue of whether the BCCI was bound to accept the reforms, RM Lodha, the chairman of the committee, had stated that it was not the committee’s job to suggest the course of action for the board © PTI Three days after the Lodha Committee submitted its report, the BCCI is yet to make its first public move, with no official statement being issued by the board and senior…
Match facts Friday, January 8, 2016Start time 2000 local (1600GMT) Sikandar Raza wasn’t among the runs in the ODI series, but a move up the order could help him find some form © AFP Big picture Over the course of one tour of Zimbabwe and a return series on neutral ground, Afghanistan have notched up a number of firsts: ODI and T20 series wins over a Test-playing opponent, and now…
Former Australia captain Richie Benaud died on April 10, 2015, aged 84 years. He was also a famous commentator. © AFP Cricket Australia and the West Indies Cricket Board will pay tribute to the memory of Richie Benaud with a medal struck in his honour. The Richie Benaud Medal will be presented to the player-of-the-series in the current and all future Test series between Australia and West Indies. (Read more…