IPL 2016

Play 01:29 After more than two decades and 164 Test matches, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, one of West Indies’ finest batsmen, has retired. Chanderpaul finishes as the second-highest West Indian Test run-maker, 86 runs short of Brian Lara: Lara got 11,953 (11,912 for West Indies and the rest for the ICC World XI), while Chanderpaul scored 11,867 (all for West Indies). Chanderpaul, 41, had not played for West Indies since May 2015;…

England’s Alastair Cook raises his bat as he celebrates after scoring a half-century during the second day of the fourth Test match against South Africa at Supersport stadium. © AFP England captain Alastair Cook made his first half-century of the series to keep his team in contention on the second day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Saturday. (Scorecard) England were 138 for…

Indian bowlers failed to defend 300 twice against Australia. © AP Sydney: Former Australia batsman Dean Jones feels the standard of bowling in international cricket has touched an “all-time low”, voicing his concern at a time when 300-plus totals have become the norm in ODIs.(All the Latest From India vs Australia) In the ongoing five-match one-day series against India, Australia comfortably chased down two 300-plus targets, while notching up nearly…

Ross Taylor walks off the field after being injured against Pakistan. © AFP Wellington: Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor was Saturday ruled out of both the upcoming Pakistan and Australia one-day internationals after suffering a serious side strain. Taylor was injured in Friday night’s third Twenty20 against Pakistan which New Zealand won by 95 runs to seal the series 2-1. New Zealand Cricket said in a statement he had…

Former Warwickshire bowler and cricket commentator Jack Bannister has died at the age of 85. Bannister took 1,198 first-class wickets during 19 seasons at Edgbaston, but was perhaps better know as a pundit on the BBC and, more recently, Talksport. Former England bowler Darren Gough, a colleague of Bannister’s at Talksport, paid tribute, tweeting: “RIP jack bannister. A great man who was opinionated, honest, knowledgeable and passionate. A top cricketer,…

Rakesh parikh is a former Baroda Ranji Trophy player. (Image for representational use only). © Getty Images New Delhi: After senior selection committee member Vikram Rathour, it is the turn of junior national selection committee member Rakesh Parikh, who faces allegations of conflict of interest for being an administrator as well as a paid selector of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. (Read more cricket stories here) BCCI…

Elton Chigumbura feels it is the right time for the next person to take over. © AP Khulna: Elton Chigumbura has stepped down as Zimbabwe cricket captain following the 2-2 Twenty20 series draw in Bangladesh. Allrounder Chigumbura said Friday “it’s the best time to leave it to the next guy to lead us.” Zimbabwe won the last two games to salvage a draw in Bangladesh. The 29-year-old Chigumbura said he…