IPL 2016

Mukul Mudgal said Delhi and District Cricket Association’s management and accounts department did not act on the issues raised by internal audit. © PTI New Delhi: Delhi High Court-appointed observer Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal, for the fourth India versus South Africa Test at Feroz Shah Kotla from December 3-7, has submitted a stinging report on the corruption-hit Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). (Justice Mudgal to Submit Report on Delhi…

Shaun Tait, who last played for Australia in 2011, has been plying his Twenty20 skills with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. © AFP Fast bowler Shaun Tait has been recalled by Australia after an absence of almost five years for the three-match Twenty20 series against India later this month. (Virat Kohli’s Ton Goes in Vain, Glenn Maxwell Helps Australia Take Unbeatable 3-0…

Former Rajasthan Royals offspinner Ajit Chandila has been banned for life from all official cricketing activities for his role in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case. Former Mumbai batsman Hiken Shah, who had been suspended by the BCCI in July 2015 for making an “illegal approach” to a player, was handed a five-year ban. A release from the BCCI said Chandila was “held guilty of misconduct and corruption”, having breached seven…

Pundits believe Test captain Virat Kohli should take over the limited-overs duties as well from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. © AFP New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s job as India’s limited-overs captain is safe despite the team’s third successive one-day series defeat, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. Speculation has been swirling over the future of the 34-year-old who quit Tests in late 2014 but remains…

Gulam Bodi is expected to respond to CSA charges of “contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influence aspects of the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series” by mid-week. There is no indication of whether Bodi will plead innocent or guilty, but his lawyer played down the hype around the matter. “We have got the charge sheet and we are preparing a response. We will have it done by Wednesday or…

Play 01:54 Call up a pleasant surprise – Watson On Saturday, Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin will be conveyed around the SCG in open-topped cars to say farewell to the Sydney faithful at the end of their international careers. In Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth the same courtesy has been extended to Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers and Mitchell Johnson. Missing from all this pageantry has been Shane Watson, also retired from…

Play 02:46 Bishop: T&T’s slow bowling was disappointing Needing a win to secure a spot in the Nagico Super50 semi-final round, Barbados knocked off previously undefeated Trinidad & Tobago by three wickets on Sunday at Queen’s Park Oval. Barbados sent the hosts in and held them to 226 thanks in large part to captain Jason Holder‘s 4 for 35. Only three batsmen reached double digits for T&T, but each made…

Play 02:46 Bishop: T & T’s slow bowling was disappointing Needing a win to secure a spot in the Nagico Super50 semi-final round, Barbados knocked off previously undefeated Trinidad & Tobago by three wickets on Sunday at Queen’s Park Oval. Barbados sent the hosts in and held them to 226 thanks in large part to captain Jason Holder‘s 4 for 35. Only three batsmen reached double digits for T &…