West Indies are former World Twenty20 champions. © BCCI Kingston: The threat of West Indies being forced to field a second string side at the World Twenty20 was averted on Sunday when 12 of 13 players in the original squad signed the contracts which had caused a standoff with the board. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) had given the players a deadline of Sunday to agree to the financial terms,…
Australia continued their surge towards reclaiming the number one Test ranking after a resounding innings-and-52-run first Test victory over New Zealand in Wellington. Despite a half-century from debutant Henry Nicholls, the tail end of New Zealand’s batting line-up failed to offer any resistance as the hosts succumbed to reverse swing. Tim Southee hit a quick-fire 48 off 35 balls, which included three sixes, but he soon fell to spinner Nathan…
India will play two-warm up games against West Indies and South Africa ahead of their opening clash against New Zealand on March 15. © BCCI India will play West Indies and South Africa in their two warm-up matches in the run up to the ICC World Twenty20 to be staged at eight venues starting next month. (India Always A Top Contender in Shorter Format, Says Mahendra Singh Dhoni) While India…
Leeward Islands 155 (Cruickshank 51, Jacobs 5-50, Miller 4-63) and 368 (Hamilton 130*, Hodge 72, Miller 4-107, Jacobs 3-100) beat Jamaica 158 (Cottrell 37, Cornwall 5-74) and 280 (Edwards 93, Cornwall 7-131) by 85 runsScorecard File photo – Rahkeem Cornwall picked up career-best match figures of 12 for 205 © WICB Media/Ashley Allen Rahkeem Cornwall‘s career-best match figures of 12 for 205 along with Jahmar Hamilton‘s 130* in the second…
Nathan Lyon bagged four wickets to guide Australia to a massive win. © AP Wellington: Australia inflicted a crushing innings defeat on New Zealand with a day to spare in the first Test in Wellington when they dismissed the home side for 327 on Monday. In a Test that will be remembered for two majestic innings by Adam Voges and Usman Khawaja, as well as an umpiring howler, Australia won…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni rated Kevin Pietersen as a fantastic player, someone who is very aggressive and at the same time very expressive on the field. © AFP New Delhi: Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Monday backed big-hitting batsman Kevin Pietersen for the upcoming Indian Premier League, saying he expects no discipline problems from the controversial ex-England captain. (Mahendra Singh Dhoni Says He Has Not Moved On From His Days at…
Darren Bravo joins Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard in pulling out of the original World Twenty20 squad. © BCCI St John’s: Darren Bravo became the third man to withdraw from the West Indies’ World Twenty20 squad Sunday, but a bitter pay dispute appeared to have been settled after the remaining 12 players signed up for the March showpiece in India. Middle order batsman Bravo joins Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard…
Darren Bravo said he is keen on concentrating on the longest format of the game © Getty Images A West Indian cricketing crisis has been averted, with near full-strength team set to participate in the World T20; 12 of the original 15 picked by the WICB for the tournament have signed the required contracts. Among the three who have not signed is batsman Darren Bravo, who has written to the…
The new-look Australia seem to be headed back to old winning ways © Getty Images Michael Clarke took on the Australian captaincy after the nadir of their 2010-11 Ashes defeat at home; it took him three years to lift his team back to No. 1 on the Test rankings. Even then, they only sat at the pinnacle for three months. Steven Smith assumed the leadership from Clarke after another failed…
‘Everyone makes mistakes. Richard Illingworth is a fine umpire’ – Brendon McCullum © AFP New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has said he would have no problem with giving the TV umpire control over calling no-balls, following an incorrect and match-changing call on the first day in Wellington. Australia won the first Test by an innings and 52 runs on the fourth day, but it was hard not to wonder what…