Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Shaharyar Khan – “If they won’t give a public statement, then I see it’s very difficult to go to India” © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has threatened pulling out of the World Twenty20 if they did not get a clear message about the security situation from the Indian government. Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, called for India to publicly acknowledge Pakistan’s participation in the tournament and to also…
In January, the Lodha panel had proposed a series of sweeping changes to the BCCI’s administrative and governance structures © AFP India’s Supreme Court has told the BCCI that it might be inclined to send a few of the recommendations proposed by the Lodha committee back to the three-member panel for review. The two-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Ibrahim Kalifullah, did not, specify, however, which recommendations…
Match facts Friday, March 4, 2016Start time 1800 local (1600GMT) Play 01:00 Steyn back for Australia series Big picture When this season started, South Africans would not have guessed the most enjoyable part would come at the end. After back-to-back Test series defeats, which would have taken supporters by surprise, the limited-overs’ squads have put smiles on faces with their feisty performances. The T20 side has even raised hope. After…
Toss UAE chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Pawan Negi was handed an international debut © BCCI UAE had made it “scary” for Pakistan on the very same pitch, and they were hoping for a repeat against India as Amjad Javed won the toss and opted to bat again. They had one change – new-ball bowler Qadeer Ahmed had recovered from an injury and…
The gasholder looms over an England fielding drill during the 2015 Ashes Test at The Oval Gareth Copley / © Getty Images The future of the iconic Victorian gasholder outside The Oval in South London has been secured after the structure was granted Grade II listed status. Gasholder No.1, as it was known when it was first built in 1847, was the largest of its type in the world before…
Mustafizur Rahman will be following in the footsteps of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal who have earlier played in county cricket. © AFP London: English county side Sussex on Wednesday signed Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman as their second overseas cricketer for 2016. The pacer will feature in 50-over and Twenty20 cricket for the club. The 20-year-old will be following in the footsteps of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim…
New Zealand Cricket has paid tribute to the “country’s greatest batsman” after former Black Caps skipper Martin Crowe died aged 53. The former Black Caps captain had been diagnosed with lymphoma for a second time in September 2014. Crowe scored 17 centuries in 77 Tests for his country and was named player of the tournament during the 1992 Cricket World Cup. A statement from NZC read: “New Zealand Cricket is…
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has signed a new four-year contract extension at the 3aaa County Ground. The deal will keep the 32-year-old, who joined the county in 2009, at the club until the end of 2019. The South African-born batsman has racked up 6,764 first-class runs, including 18 centuries, as well as 2,041 List A runs for the county. Madsen has proven to be a valuable contributor for Derbyshire in…