IPL 2016

The first ever day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand was hailed as a great success. © AFP Sydney: England’s next Ashes series in Australia may have a day-night Test match, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said on Monday. (Smith McCullum Hail Day-Night Test as Great Success) Sutherland said his organisation was negotiating with Pakistan and South Africa about the possibility of staging day-night Tests on their touring schedules later…

South African Hashim Amla acknowledges the crowd after reaching his century during the second Test against England in Cape Town. © AP Cape Town: South Africa showed some fight in the second Test on Monday with Hashim Amla’s 157 not out helping cut England’s lead to 276 as the home team reached 353 for three at stumps on the third day. (Cape Town Test: Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers Join…

Justice RM Lodha said the panel’s recommendations would be a role model for rest of world cricket. © AFP New Delhi: Shaken by Justice RM Lodha committee’s recommended reforms toa its governance structure, a cautious Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) within the next two weeks to discuss the implications of the report. (Lodha Panel to BCCI: One-State-One-Vote Policy; No…

Hashim Amla scored his 24th Test hundred. © AFP Hashim Amla roared back to form with a masterly century while AB de Villiers continued his consistent run by scoring his 39th fifty as they joined an elite club on the third day of the second Test against England. (Scorecard) Amla’s century helped him get past 7000 runs while De Villiers’ fifty helped him get past 8000 runs. Amla’s ton was…

Brendon McCullum sustained the injury during the second ODI at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. New Zealand lead the five-match series 2-0. © AFP Mount Maunganui, New Zealand: Outgoing New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was ruled out of the final one-day international against Sri Lanka to be played on Tuesday as he struggles to recover from a back injury.(McCullum Stars in Victory vs Sri Lanka) Tuesday’s game in Mount Maunganui…

Channel Ten reporter Mel McLaughlin interviews Chris Gayle during a Big Bash League match. © Twitter Chris Gayle is known for being a free spirit on and off the field. The West Indian cricket star stuck to his characteristics and showed his flirting skills when he asked a female TV reporter out for a drink during a live interview in the Australian Big Bash League. (Chris Gayle Becomes First Batsman…

Two amateur cricketers will today embark on a 4,000-mile cycle across Africa to raise money for UK charity Cricket Without Boundaries. Coinciding with the second Test between England and South Africa in Cape Town, Carl Ferguson and Jamie Burton will pedal across nine countries before finishing in the Rwandan capital of Kigali 100 days later. The ‘Great CWB Cycle’ will mark the 10th anniversary of CWB – a volunteer-run organisation…

Scott Boland will get a chance to make his ODI debut in the series against India. (Image credit: Cricket Australia) Sydney: Australia on Monday included uncapped fast bowlers Scott Boland and Joel Paris and left leading spinner Nathan Lyon out of a 13-man squad for the first three one-day internationals against India.(Yuvraj, Jadeja Set for International Comeback) Boland has been on the periphery of the Test team for the current…