Mohammad Ashraful said he is trying to help youngsters, advising them to refrain from any wrongdoings. © AFP Dhaka: When Bangladesh take on India in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, the immensely talented but disgraced Mohammad Ashraful will watch from the sidelines wondering why his moral compass deviated, leading to a match-fixing ban and a regret that will last a lifetime. (Read More in Cricket) Ashraful, who admitted to…
Suriname won the WCL Division 6 in September 2015 © ICC/Nick Wood Suriname have withdrawn from the World Cricket League Division 5 in Jersey, following an investigation conducted by the ICC regarding the eligibility of some players. The team had originally qualified for the tournament after winning the WCL Division 6, held in England last September. The investigation uncovered failures in the Surinaamse Cricket Bond’s (SCB) processes relating to player…
Australia Women 145 for 7 (Perry 43, Newton 2-16) beat New Zealand Women 128 for 8 (Bates 54, McGlashan 35, Perry 2-15) by 17 runsScorecard File photo – Ellyse Perry’s strong contributions with both bat and ball helped Australia to a 17-run win © Getty Images Ellyse Perry‘s fine all-round performance helped Australia Women to a consolation win against New Zealand Women in New Plymouth, as the hosts took the…
Shaharyar Khan – “We are not going to make anyone a scapegoat or do the witch hunt but whatever we will do, it will be done with clarity” © AFP Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, has hinted at sweeping changes in Pakistan’s entire management, following the team’s early exit in the Asia Cup. Shaharyar, however, insisted that Shahid Afridi will remain captain of the T20 side unless he himself pulls…
Scotland slipped to a 14-run defeat to Oman in their opening ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match. Preston Mommsen’s team fell short on 147 for seven in Mohali after their fellow qualifying hopefuls had racked up 161 for six, on the back of opener Zeeshan Maqsood’s half-century. Maqsood, who made 58, hit six fours and two sixes from 42 balls and shared an opening stand of 72 with Khawar Ali. Left-arm…
Yorkshire all-rounder David Willey has been awarded an England increment contract for 2015-16. Willey qualifies for the award by virtue of playing four ODIs and two T20s against Pakistan and three ODIs and a T20 against South Africa during the current contract period. Non-contracted players can earn an England increment contract via a points system. Five points are awarded for a Test appearance and two for a T20 or ODI…
Nobody has ever won the ICC World Twenty20 twice – can England make history by becoming the first country to do so in India this month? Sri Lanka have made the final in the last two tournaments held in the sub-continent, including winning the tournament in Dhaka in 2014 under the stewardship of now England Assistant Coach Paul Farbrace. The hosts and Pakistan will also fancy their chances in favourable…
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…
Play 01:21 We can play with this team in all conditions – Dhoni India’s victory over UAE was set up by a pristine spell with the new ball by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He was able to move it both ways, force the batsmen into their shell returned two wickets and 20 dot balls out of his four overs. Bhuvneshwar is quite well known for keeping it tight and providing India with…
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…