IPL 2016

Kevin Pietersen was sacked from the England team. © AP Chennai: Former England Captain David Gower feels that an “extraordinary talent” like Kevin Pietersen needed to a good captain, who could have guided him in right direction.(Pietersen’s Omission Helping England: Strauss) “Captains like Mike Brearley, Ray Illingworth or Ian Chappell may be have taken him by neck little earlier. There was a chance to keep him under control. He is…

David Gower is calling for the evolution of Test cricket. © AFP Chennai: Former England captain David Gower suggested reducing the Test matches to four days, limiting the first innings to certain time and keep the pace of the game up to make Test cricket more interesting.(All the Latest Cricket Updates) “Probably we need to do something to reinvent Test cricket to make it more appealing,” said Gower, who delivered…

Namibia defeated South Africa by two wickets to dump the defending champions out of the U19 World Cup. © ICC Dhaka: Namibia upset defending champions South Africa by two wickets in a thrilling chase to join hosts Bangladesh in the quarterfinals from Group A of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup in Dhaka on Sunday. (Latest Cricket News) Bangladesh beat Scotland by 114 runs here for their second win and…

Kyle Coetzer provided a reminder of his talent with a swashbuckling innings of 70 that helped Scotland beat Hong Kong by 37 runs to draw the two-match Twenty20 international series. The 31-year-old, released by Northamptonshire last year, smashed five fours and six maximums in a brutal 40-ball knock. Coetzer and Matthew Cross overcame the third-ball loss of George Munsey with a second-wicket partnership of 71 to set the platform for…

Kyle Coetzer provided a reminder of his talent with a swashbuckling innings of 70 that helped Scotland beat Hong Kong by 37 runs to draw the two-match Twenty20 international series. The 31-year-old, released by Northamptonshire last year, smashed five fours and six maximums in a brutal 40-ball knock in Mong Kok. Coetzer, dismissed for a duck in the Scots’ defeat yesterday, and Matthew Cross overcame the third-ball loss of George…