Debutant Sri Lankan pacer Kasun Rajitha struck twice in his first over as he snapped up Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane cheaply to spark India’s downfall. © BCCI Pune: The pitch prepared for the first Twenty20 international against India in Pune reminded Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake of the ones normally seen in Australia and he said his team was surprised that a seaming track was laid out instead of…
A red card, which is associated more with football and rugby, might soon be trialled out in cricket by the Marylebone Cricket Club. © AFP Cricketers might get red cards for bad behaviours in future as the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is trying a new red card system in some amateur games to reduce excessive sledging and violent behavior by players. (More Cricket News) As many as five games were…
South Africa will wait on the fitness of Dale Steyn after naming the quick in their World T20 squad. Steyn’s inclusion in the Proteas’ 15-man was expected, as he returns from the shoulder injury suffered in the Boxing Day Test against England, although he must still prove his fitness after a run of injuries. The 32-year-old has missed the majority of the Proteas’ winter campaign but should get the chance…
The 10 World Twenty20 matches scheduled for Feroz Shah Kotla is reportedly on after Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar agreed in principle to proceed with the event at the venue. © BCCI The 10 matches for the ICC World Twenty20 (for men and women) will be held at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground after Board of Control for Cricket India president Shashank Manohar reportedly agreed…
Play 03:59 Highlights: Burnham ton helps England thump Namibia Jack Burnham‘s third hundred of the competition helped England Under-19s ease to a resounding 203-run win against Namibia Under-19s in their fifth-place playoff game in Fatullah. Namibia chose to field after hazy conditions delayed the start and reduced the game to a 48-overs-a-side contest. England lost in-form Dan Lawrence in the 6th over for 18. However, Tom Moores (85), who replaced…
Khurram Manzoor is a surprise inclusion in Pakistan’s World T20 squad © Chris Whiteoak Pakistan have picked four uncapped players in the T20I format – batsmen Khurram Manzoor and Babar Azam, fast bowler Rumman Raees, and allrounder Mohammad Nawaz – in their squad for the World T20 in India in March and April. Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan also returned to the squad after missing the recent T20 internationals in New…
Khurram Manzoor is a surprise inclusion in Pakistan’s World T20 squad © Chris Whiteoak Pakistan have picked four uncapped players in the T20I format – batsmen Khurram Manzoor and Babar Azam, fast bowler Rumman Raees, and allrounder Mohammad Nawaz – in their squad for the World T20 in India in March and April. Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan also returned to the squad after missing the recent T20 internationals in New…
Pakistan have named Mohammad Amir in their 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 in India. The 23-year-old paceman has played two one-day internationals and three Twenty20s for Pakistan since returning from a five-year ban for spot-fixing. The Pakistan party includes four uncapped players in T20Is – fast bowler Rumman Raees, all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz plus batsmen Khurram Manzoor and Babar Azam – the quartet having recently represented their A side against…
The exchange of letters between Darren Sammy, West Indies captain, and Michael Murihead, the CEO of the West Indies board, shows the deep divisions between players and administrators as World Twenty20 looms. Darren Sammy © WICB Darren Sammy’s 2nd letter: Thanks for the response, Michael. Look, I do have some further comments and queries. Firstly, as a group we don’t accept that WIPA can represent us. WIPA became conflicted during…
Dale Steyn has been plagued by injuries in the last one year but his selection in the South Africa squad for the ICC World Twenty20 is a welcome boost. © Getty Images Dale Steyn, who has been sidelined from the current ODI and Twenty20 series against England due to injury, has been included in the South African squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 which will be played in India…