IPL 2016

Shoaib Malik with his Karachi Kings teammates in the Pakistan Super League. (Image credit: Shoaib Malik/ Twitter) © Twitter Karachi: Pakistan’s seasoned all-rounder and former captain Shoaib Malik has stepped down from the captaincy of Karachi Kings franchise in the Pakistan Super League. (Shoaib Malik Retires From Test cricket, Leaves Pakistan Cricket in Shock) Just one day before Karachi clash with Islamabad United in the playoffs, Malik announced on the…

The BCCI working committee has decided to set in motion the process for hiring a chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) for the board. The decision was taken at the working committee in Mumbai on Friday, which was followed by a special general meeting (SGM) of the board. The big news to come out of the SGM were the decisions to grant full-member status to Chhattisgarh State…

United Arab Emirates and Oman boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Asia Cup with victories over Afghanistan and Hong Kong today. Each team plays each other once as they attempt to join India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the tournament proper which starts on Wednesday. Oman edged out Hong Kong by five runs, despite a brutal century from Babar Hayat, in a controversial match where Mark Chapman was the…

Aditya Verma said that he had a lot of faith in BCCI president Shashank Manohar but will now look to the Supreme Court for answers. © NDTV New Delhi: The secretary of unsanctioned Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) Aditya Verma alleged that top the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials, including president Shashank Manohar, “used him in their battle against N Srinivasan” and dumped the Indian Premier League…

James Pattinson has replaced Peter Siddle for the Christchurch Test as Australia aim to win the series 2-0 and reclaim the No. 1 Test ranking. © AFP James Pattinson was called up by Australia as they look to clean sweep their series against New Zealand in the second Test in Christchurch. (Peter Siddle Ruled Out of Second Test Against New Zealand) Captain Steve Smith said Pattinson, who missed the first…

Ricky Ponting said that his stint with Mumbai Indians gave him a chance to know Sachin Tendulkar better as a person. (Image credit: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter) © Twitter New Delhi: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has ranked Sachin Tendulkar as the second best batsman of all-time after Donald Bradman, saying the Indian legend truly deserves to be called “great” at a time when the word is “bandied” about too casually. (Tendulkar…

Play 03:47 Christchurch’s coming back to life Hagley Oval is a permanent reminder of the earthquake that devastated Christchurch in 2011, but such reminders will only be intensified over the course of the upcoming Test between New Zealand and Australia. Monday, the third day of the Test, is the five-year anniversary of the earthquake, which registered 6.3 on the Richter scale and resulted in the deaths of 185 people. February…