IPL 2016

Yasir Shah has emerged as a match-winner for Pakistan in Tests after ace spinner Saeed Ajmal lost form having remodelled his illegal bowling action. © AFP Pakistan bowler Yasir Shah has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for three months after pleading guilty to breaching the Anti-Doping Code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday. (Yasir Shah Took Prohibited Drugs by Mistake, Says PCB) Shah’s retrospective penalty ends on…

[embedded content] Jos Buttler will make his Indian Premier League debut with Mumbai Indians after being snapped up by the champions in today’s auction in Bangalore. The wicketkeeper-batsman will get the chance to test himself against the world’s best, and in the pressure-cooker environment of the IPL, after Mumbai fended off interest from two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders. Buttler joins England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan, who is already contracted to…

[embedded content] Head Coach Mark Robinson has been “incredibly impressed” by the talent in the England women team as he prepares to take charge of his first competitive game against South Africa on Sunday. Robinson was appointed coach in November last year and he only met some members of the squad in the airport en-route to South Africa last month. But since touching down in the southern hemisphere the former…

Play 02:11 Hales provides substance for England The last time South Africa lost a home Test and ODI series against the same opposition over the course of a single tour was 14 years ago, before AB de Villiers had made his international debut. Perhaps that’s why, even though they are one loss away from repeating that ignominious feat against Australia, de Villiers remains upbeat about their chances of coming back…

Play 02:39 ‘We have had 95% success rate in this auction’ – Daredevils mentor TA Sekhar One of the biggest talking points of the IPL auction was how Delhi Daredevils spent their money and who they spent it on. They acquired the as yet uncapped Pawan Negi for INR 8.5 crore, the highest billing for an Indian player this year. They paid 40 times Karun Nair‘s base price of INR…