Olly Stone is striving to put a freak injury behind him © Getty Images Warwickshire look set to be without fast bowler Olly Stone for longer than originally anticipated in a delay that will bring inevitable disquiet about his long-term prospects. Stone, signed from Northants towards the end of 2016, damaged his anterior cruciate ligaments last June after falling awkwardly when celebrating the wicket of Moeen Ali. It was originally…
Afghanistan smother Ireland on Nabi's record-setting day
Afghanistan 537 for 8 dec (Stanikzai 145, Zazai 103*, Dockrell 3-160) beat Ireland 261 (Balbirnie 62, Anderson 61*, Rashid 5-99) and 104 (Nabi 6-40) by an innings and 172 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Mohammad Nabi became Afghanistan’s highest wicket-taker in the Intercontinental Cup © ICC/Helge Schutz Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi has been a thorn in the side of Ireland in each nation’s battle for Associate supremacy. On…
Daredevils coach Dravid rues loss of de Kock to injury
Play 00:54 Quick Facts – JP Duminy Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid has said missing a batsman of Quinton de Kock‘s calibre as well as the experience of JP Duminy will affect the balance and composition of the team going into tenth edition of the IPL. Duminy has cited personal reasons for pulling out while de Kock has a finger injury, sustained during the Test series against New Zealand. “It…
Panadura-Kalutara investigation delayed
The inquiry into a suspicious first-class match in January will take “two to three” more weeks, SLC has said. SLC had appointed a committee to head an inquiry into a Premier League Tournament match between Kalutara Physical Culture Club and eventual Tier B winners Panadura Sports Club, when a rival team made allegations that the result of that match had been artificially engineered. Though it was hoped that committee would…
Richardson hints at ICC Olympic approval
Play 02:51 ‘T20 is a natural fit in the Olympics’ – Sandusky David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has indicated that the governing body has come around to the idea of cricket becoming an Olympic sport, and that it is close to making a decision on whether to apply to the IOC for involvement in the 2024 Games. The question of cricket’s inclusion at the Olympics has long been fraught…
Williamson wins big at New Zealand Cricket awards
Kane Williamson walked away with the top prize – the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal – at the NZC awards © AFP Kane Williamson was named New Zealand’s Player of the year and was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for a second successive year, just three days after he had become the fastest New Zealander to 5000 Test runs and their joint-highest century-maker. Williamson, who racked up 1079 Test runs…
SLC replaces provincial first-class tournament with List A matches
Thilanga Sumathipala’s incoming board had previously indicated it would hold a provincial first-class tournament © Getty Images Sri Lanka Cricket will not host a provincial first-class competition in the 2016-17 season despite repeated promises it would. Instead, the board has scheduled a provincial List A tournament in April, reasoning it was more important to play limited-overs cricket ahead of the Champions Trophy, which will be held in England and Wales…
De Villiers to lead RCB if Kohli unavailable
AB de Villiers will be on standby if Virat Kohli is not fit for the start of the IPL © BCCI AB de Villiers will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore if Virat Kohli fails to recover from a shoulder injury for the IPL opener next week against Sunrisers Hyderabad. According to Daniel Vettori, Royal Challengers’ head coach, Kohli will join the squad on April 2 and then reassess a date of…
Northants bring Taylor into coaching set-up
Play 02:44 James Taylor talks about life after retirement Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of former England batsman James Taylor as part of their coaching team. Taylor, who was forced to retire from a playing career at 26 when he was diagnosed with a heart condition known as ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy) at the beginning of the 2016 season, will work as a consultant throughout the club’s Royal London…
Unchanged West Indies bowl; Zaman debuts
Toss: West Indies chose to bowl v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Hafeez was left out of Pakistan’s XI © Cricket Australia West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second T20I in Port of Spain. West Indies are unchanged from the side that lost the first T20 by six wickets. “We’ve batted first and it hasn’t worked out a number of…