Rohit Sharma has missed a large chunk of India’s domestic season due to a thigh injury that required surgery © Associated Press Rohit Sharma and Kedar Jadhav have been ruled out of the upcoming Deodhar Trophy due to injuries. Rohit suffered a minor knee injury and has been advised rest by the BCCI’s medical staff, while Jadhav is out due to a stomach ailment. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the Maharashtra opener, has…
Gillespie bails out Kent as Donald awaits visa
Jason Gillespie’s return to England has been faster than expected © Getty Images Jason Gillespie will join the Kent coaching staff at the start of the season as cover for Allan Donald, the former South African fast bowler, who is still facing delays on his visa application to enter the United Kingdom because of the lack of the requisite coaching qualification. Kent’s chief executive Jamie Clifford bemoaned the “bureaucratic barriers”…
Want to balance own interests with game's development, says BCCI
Vikram Limaye, a member of the BCCI’s CoA, had said at the ICC’s February meeting that there was no formula to the proposed revenue distribution model © Getty Images Days after sending a detailed response to the ICC about its concerns on the proposed new constitution, the BCCI has struck a measured and conciliatory tone on how it is likely to approach future discussions on the matter. Speaking to media…
USA coach Dassanayake targets middle-order improvement
Pubudu Dassanayake: ‘Batting 50 overs, it’s a different art’ © Peter Della Penna USA coach Pubudu Dassanayake has said that revamping the team’s middle-order batting is a key area of focus in the squad’s preparation for ICC World Cricket League Division Three, which begins May 23 in Uganda. Dassanayake indicated that several former first-class players who came into the team’s recent four-day camp in Houston, Texas – Ibrahim Khaleel, Camilus…
Questions persist over Kohli, Shami's fitness
Virat Kohli didn’t train at full tilt on Thursday, two days before the start of the series decider © PTI Virat Kohli, who injured his right shoulder during the third Test in Ranchi, may have yet not recovered fully ahead of the fourth Test in Dharamsala. Kohli hurt his shoulder while making a diving stop on the boundary on the first day in Ranchi. He spent the rest of Australia’s…
Munro, Ferguson keep Auckland title hopes alive
File photo: Colin Munro has made three hundreds in his last four first-class innings © Getty Images Colin Munro‘s rich form since being dropped from the New Zealand ODI squad continued as his third first-class hundred in as many games took Auckland to an eight-wicket victory over Otago in the Plunket Shield. After being put in to bat, Otago’s innings was a tale of several players getting starts with no…
Pune sign Tahir for injured Mitchell Marsh
Imran Tahir found no takers at the auction last month © BCCI South Africa’s Imran Tahir, the No. 1-ranked ODI and T20 bowler, is set to turn up for a second IPL franchise – the Rising Pune Supergiant – after being signed as a replacement for the injured Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh. Marsh, who had to leave Australia’s tour of India midway because of a shoulder injury, underwent a reconstructive…
Mehedi Hasan added to Bangladesh ODI squad
Mehedi Hasan was Bangladesh’s top wicket-taker in the Test series against Sri Lanka © AFP Nineteen-year-old offspinner Mehedi Hasan has been called into Bangladesh’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka that starts on March 25. This is the first senior call-up for Mehedi in the limited-overs format. His addition means the squad now comprises 17 members, and it remains to be seen if he gets picked in…
Shreyas Iyer called up as cover for Kohli
Play 00:51 Quick Facts – Shreyas Iyer Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer has been called up to Dharamsala as cover for Virat Kohli, who still hasn’t completely recovered from his shoulder injury. Even as India maintained Iyer is cover – and not a replacement – for Kolhi, ESPNcricinfo understands that the team is sweating over the fitness of the captain, who took a pain-killing injection two days before the Test and…
Pujara gets in the zone for 'important' Dharamsala Test
Play 01:57 Not worried about nature of pitches – Pujara On Thursday at the HPCA Stadium nets, Cheteshwar Pujara was batting like a man who had just made a double-hundred. He was stepping out frequently to R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav, and driving down the ground with immense power – one straight drive broke the single stump at the bowlers’ end. On a couple of occasions, he even…