Parthiv Patel last played for India in February 2012 © PTI Parthiv Patel will join India’s squad at the Asia Cup as a back-up for their captain MS Dhoni. According to a BCCI release, Dhoni suffered a muscle spasm in his back during a training session in Dhaka on Monday. Parthiv, the 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, last played for India during the ODI triangular series in Australia in February 2012. © ESPN…
Lancashire batsman Haseeb Hameed has committed his immediate future to the County by signing a new four-year deal. The 19 year-old made his first class debut during Lancashire’s County Championship promotion campaign last year and caught the eye with a string of mature displays. Having joined the Red Rose as a nine year-old, the Bolton-born opener excelled in every age group for the county and has also played for England…
Lance Klusener worked with the South Africa side during the England series © Gallo Images Lance Klusener, the former South Africa allrounder, has been sacked as Dolphins’ coach after his contract was not renewed. He told ESPNcricinfo he was given “no reason,” for his dismissal and thought the decision was “very strange.” When contacted on Saturday, Dolphins CEO Pete de Wet said rumours of Klusener’s sacking were “not true at…
Former Yorkshire seamer Ben Sanderson has signed a two-year deal with Northamptonshire. The 27-year-old graduated through the academy at Headingley and made 17 first-team appearances until he was released in September 2011. He took time out of the first-class game to work on a family business and represent Shropshire in Minor Counties, but returned to the county scene with Northants in 2015. Sanderson played three times in County Championship Division…
The recommendation of ‘one state, one vote’ will hit Mumbai Cricket Association hard as there are four units affiliated to the BCCI from Maharashtra. © PTI Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Monday decided to approach the Supreme Court against implementing the recommendations of the Justice R.M. Lodha committee on streamlining the functioning of the Indian cricket Board. The decision was taken by the MCA’s managing committee which met…
Michael Di Venuto in action during his Durham career © PA Photos Surrey have announced Michael Di Venuto as their new head coach on a three-year deal to replace Graham Ford who has recently returned to work with Sri Lanka. Di Venuto, who played nine ODIs, is currently Australia’s assistant and batting coach and recently took charge of the team when Darren Lehmann suffered DTV. He will join Surrey in…
22 February 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet Michael Di Venuto has left his position in the Australia set-up in favour of becoming Surrey’s new head coach. The 42-year-old, Australia’s assistant coach and lead batting coach, has signed a three-year deal to succeed Graham Ford at the Kia Oval. Di Venuto said: “It has been a huge honour and privilege to have worked with the Australian…
Nadir Shah, who has stood in 40 one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals, was one of six umpires caught in the undercover investigation. © AFP Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday lifted the 10-year ban on former international cricket umpire Nadir Shah, allowing him to officiate domestic matches. (Shahadat Hossain Indicted for Torturing Domestic Help) Shah was banned in March 2013 by the Bangladesh Cricket Board after a sting operation…
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum could not repeat his first-innings heroics on day three as Australia moved into pole position to win the second Test and move to the top of the International Cricket Council rankings in Christchurch. The retiring 34-year-old, having blasted the fastest Test century from 54 balls on day one, managed just 25 in his final innings in international cricket. McCullum was one of four Black Caps…
Brendon McCullum, who is a resident of Christchurch, said that he wanted to give the people of Christchurch something to feel happy about. © AFP The New Zealand and Australian cricket teams joined together with spectators at the second Test in a minute of silence Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the deadly Christchurch earthquake. (Brendon McCullum ‘Embarrassed’ To Break Childhood Idol Sir Viv Richards’ Record) The players, wearing…