India captain Mithali Raj scored an unbeaten 53 against Sri Lanka. © Twitter Ranchi: The Indian women’s cricket team took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a six-wicket win in the second match here on Wednesday. (India Skipper Mithali Raj Wants Women’s IPL to Happen Soon) Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka could manage only 178 for nine in the allotted 50 overs…
Naman Ojha (left) has played one test and one ODI for India. © PTI Cuttack: Mumbai made their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons even though they were denied an outright win with fighting centuries from Madhya Pradesh wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha and Harpreet Singh on day five of the semifinal here on Wednesday. (Ranji Trophy: Madhya Pradesh Have Mountain to Climb Against Mumbai) Madhya Pradesh, who needed to…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rising Pune Superginats captain, has previously worked with Eric Simons (right) in Team India set up. © AFP New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Rising Pune Supergiants is lkely to hire Former India bowling coach Eric Simons is likely to join new IPL franchise Pune Supergiants for the upcoming season. (Hrishikesh Kanitkar Named Assistant Coach of Rising Pune Supergiants) A team source said that talks are at an…
Play 03:44 Always working to improve my bowling – Marsh It was a case of déjà vu for Mitchell Marsh at the Basin Reserve over the past week. Not for the first time this summer, Marsh sat around for hours and hours with his pads on. Not for the first time this summer, when he eventually batted his appearance was brief. Not for the first time this summer his bowling…
West Indies great Viv Richards has been dubbed by many as the ‘most destructive batsman of all time’. © AFP Port of Spain: New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has named the West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards as his favourite player of all time. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) McCullum has described the former West Indies captain as “the leader of cricket” around the world during his time, reports…
Trent Boult on Brendon McCullum: ‘He’s a true leader and everyone looks up to him in the team’ © Getty Images Brendon McCullum‘s farewell to international cricket at the second Test in Christchurch will be a “pretty sad” moment, according to fast bowler Trent Boult, who credited McCullum with uniting the nation behind their cricket team. There was no shortage of emotion at McCullum’s 100th and penultimate Test in Wellington,…
Shane Jurgensen’s experience with Bangladesh aided his appointment to coach New Zealand’s bowlers at the World T20 © BCB Shane Jurgensen, the former Bangladesh coach, has been chosen by New Zealand to mentor their bowlers at the World Twenty20 in India next month, following the expiry of Dimitri Mascarenhas‘ contract with the Black Caps. Having previously coached New Zealand’s bowlers between 2008 and 2010, Jurgensen will utilise his subcontinental experience…
England batsman James Vince has done all he can to prepare for the conditions that will await him at the World Twenty20 in India following a productive winter in the United Arab Emirates. The Hampshire skipper made the journey from the Middle East to link up with Trevor Bayliss’ squad in South Africa for the two T20 internationals against the Proteas this week. Vince starred in England’s T20 series whitewash…
Doug Bracewell’s series against Australia is over due to injury © Getty Images Doug Bracewell has been ruled out of the second Test against Australia in Christchurch after picking up a right shoulder injury. New Zealand will not call a replacement into their squad ahead of the Test starting on Saturday with pace duo Matt Henry and Neil Wagner already with the team. Bracewell has been diagnosed with a strained…
Play 01:48 England look to move on from ODI setback It is a rare scenario for a Man of the Series not to be assured a starting place when the team he starred for next takes the field. But that’s the situation James Vince finds himself in ahead of the T20 series against South Africa which acts as preparation for the World T20 in India next month. Vince scored 125…