Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan were part of Bangladesh’s XI © Raton Gomes/BCB Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga decided to bowl in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dambulla. Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted first, so the toss result did not make much of a difference. Bangladesh handed an ODI debut to Mehedi Hasan,…
Afridi announces exit from Peshawar Zalmi
Shahid Afridi’s PSL season included an unbeaten 45 off 23 to guide Peshawar Zalmi home in a low-scoring thriller © PCB/PSL Shahid Afridi has announced, via Twitter, that he is leaving Peshawar Zalmi and is open to playing for another team in the Pakistan Super League. The franchise’s owner, Javed Afridi, told ESPNcricinfo that he was “clueless” in the matter and would speak to Afridi about his “surprising” decision. Won…
Familiarity with Alice Springs key as Victoria gun for three-peat
Legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been called into Victoria’s squad for the final © Getty Images Alice Springs may be at the centre of Australia, but never has it been at the centre of Australian cricket. At least, until now. From Sunday, Victoria will host South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final and, as incongruous as it may seem, they will do so nearly 2000 kilometres from the MCG, at Traeger…
Sri Lanka bowl in series opener, Mehedi debuts
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan were part of Bangladesh’s XI © Raton Gomes/BCB Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga decided to bowl in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dambulla. Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted first, so the toss result did not make much of a difference. Bangladesh handed an ODI debut to Mehedi Hasan,…
Afridi announces exit from Peshawar Zalmi
Shahid Afridi’s PSL season included an unbeaten 45 off 23 to guide Peshawar Zalmi home in a low-scoring thriller © PCB/PSL Shahid Afridi has announced, via Twitter, that he is leaving Peshawar Zalmi and is open to playing for another team in the Pakistan Super League. The franchise’s owner, Javed Afridi, told ESPNcricinfo that he was “clueless” in the matter and would speak to Afridi about his “surprising” decision. Won…
Familiarity with Alice Springs key as Victoria gun for three-peat
Legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been called into Victoria’s squad for the final © Getty Images Alice Springs may be at the centre of Australia, but never has it been at the centre of Australian cricket. At least, until now. From Sunday, Victoria will host South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final and, as incongruous as it may seem, they will do so nearly 2000 kilometres from the MCG, at Traeger…
Sharjeel appears before PCB tribunal, Latif's hearing postponed
Sharjeel Khan was given a deadline of May 5 to respond to the allegations against him © Associated Press Sharjeel Khan appeared before a three-man tribunal set up to hear the alleged corruption charges laid against him, on Friday. Khalid Latif, his team-mate for Pakistan and Islamabad United and similarly implicated, did not appear, however. He cited health reasons, forcing the postponement of his hearing by a week on the…
Supreme Court asks CoA to release funds to HPCA
On March 22, the CoA had sought the court’s immediate interference to ensure both the Dharamsala Test and the IPL were conducted smoothly © AFP The Supreme Court has asked the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) to release funds to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) one day before the start of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Dharamsala. Although the court’s record of proceedings did not specify…
Parnell, Klaasen return home to South Africa
File photo: Wayne Parnell was unable to break into the South African Test XI in New Zealand © Gallo Images Left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell and reserve wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen have been released from the South African squad in New Zealand. They will return home on Sunday, following fast bowlers Chris Morris and Duanne Olivier, who were sent back earlier in the series. Neither Parnell nor Klaasen featured in any of…
Supreme Court clears ambiguity on nine-year cap rule
Play 04:24 Ugra: Officials will see the clarification as a victory The Supreme Court clarified on Friday that office-bearers can hold separate terms of nine years each at a state association and the BCCI. This means that the BCCI’s existing office-bearers – the joint-secretary, treasurer and five vice-presidents – could retain their posts. There has been some confusion over the nine-year tenure cap since the time the Lodha Committee submitted…