The Committee of Administrators has said every decision taken by any BCCI committee will need its approval © AFP The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has reiterated to the BCCI office bearers that it remains in charge of the Indian board. On Sunday, the CoA put out a directive on the BCCI website, saying the office bearers cannot take any decisions independently without its permission. Also, any decision reached…
Shaun Tait retires from all cricket
Play 00:44 Quick Facts – Shaun Tait Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 34. Tait called time on a 15-year career at the competitive level, with his last match coming for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Sydney Thunder in the 2016-17 Big Bash League. Tait, whose last appearance for Australia came in a T20 international against India in Sydney early last…
Australia set India 106 on spitting track
Innings India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92, Cummins 3-94) need 106 to beat Australia 300 and 137 (Maxwell 45, Jadeja 3-24, Umesh 3-29, Ashwin 3-29)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:56 Chappell: 40-50 runs lead should not be decisive Australia’s batsmen froze in the spotlight of the opportunity to press for a series-sealing victory over India, leaving the hosts needing a mere 106 to regain the…
West Indies must get familiar with Pakistan's new faces, says Holder
Play 01:48 ‘Not the start we were looking for’ – Holder Allrounder Jason Holder has put West Indies’ loss in the first T20 against Pakistan largely down to the unfamiliarity factor. Shadab Khan, the 18-year-old debutant legspinner, did a lot of the damage as West Indies were kept to 111 for 8 in Barbados, a total Pakistan chased down with 17 balls and six wickets to spare. Going into the…
Victoria in command despite Sayers' seven
South Australia 1 for 19 trail Victoria 487 (Harris 120, Dean 94, Pattinson 80, Gotch 52, Sayers 7-84) by 468 runsScorecard Chadd Sayers finished with 7 for 84 © Getty Images Chadd Sayers claimed seven wickets and South Australia gloveman Alex Carey equalled the all-time record for most dismissals in a Sheffield Shield season, but Victoria remained in control on the second day of the final in Alice Springs. The…
'Give the fielding team three balls to pick from' – Morkel
Morne Morkel: ‘It’s a grey area because when they change the ball, they pick a ball for you’ © AFP South Africa were thrown off guard by a 59th-over ball change in Hamilton, according to Morne Morkel. New Zealand were building steadily in the middle session, on 163 for 1 when umpires Bruce Oxenford and Rod Tucker ordered a ball change, having felt the ball had gone out of shape….
Mortaza wants batsmen to emulate 'big teams'
‘The batsmen should learn how to convert 50-60 into a hundred, which is what big teams do’ – Mashrafe Mortaza © AFP Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza wants his batsmen to continue converting starts into big scores, like how “big teams do”, in order to push totals higher. Tamim Iqbal‘s 127 played a major role in Bangladesh reaching their second highest ODI total, 324 for 5, in the first match in…
Miller's five-for spins Jamaica to big win
File photo – Nikita Miller scythed through the Trinidad and Tobago line-up for his 26th five-wicket haul © WICB Nikita Miller’s five-wicket haul in the second innings, and match haul of 9 for 84 , bowled Jamaica to an 87-run win over Trinidad & Tobago at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain and move to second place. In a low scoring match that had only four half-centuries, Jamaica made…
Committee of Administrators clips BCCI office bearers' powers
The Committee of Administrators has said every decision taken by any BCCI committee will need its approval © AFP The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has reiterated to the BCCI office bearers that it remains in charge of the Indian board. On Sunday, the CoA put out a directive on the BCCI website, saying the office bearers cannot take any decisions independently without its permission. Also, any decision reached…
Shaun Tait retires from all cricket
Play 00:44 Quick Facts – Shaun Tait Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 34. Tait called time on a 15-year career at the competitive level, with his last match coming for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Sydney Thunder in the 2016-17 Big Bash League. Tait, whose last appearance for Australia came in a T20 international against India in Sydney early last…