File photo – Shreevats Goswami’s 74 at the top helped Bengal chase down Maharashtra’s target of 319 with one ball to spare © AFP A last-over thriller saw Bengal chase down Maharashtra’s target of 319 to complete a four-wicket win at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla. Half centuries from opener Shreevats Goswami (74 off 88 balls), Anustup Majumdar (66 off 59 balls) and Sudip Chatterjee (unbeaten on 60 off 51 balls)…
Smith says Kohli comments 'completely wrong'
Play 03:02 ‘Saying we do it consistently, that’s complete rubbish’ Steven Smith has challenged Virat Kohli‘s suggestion that Australia broke DRS protocols repeatedly in the second Test in Bengaluru, describing some of Kohli’s post-match statements as “disappointing” and “completely wrong”. Kohli, speaking ahead of the third Test in Ranchi, stood by his claims while remaining elusive about what those claims actually constituted. After the Test, the BCCI made a complaint…
The lowdown on Shashank Manohar
Shashank Manohar was the first independent chairman of the ICC © AFP Who is Shashank Manohar?He’s a 59-year old lawyer from Nagpur who has been involved in cricket administration since 1996. He has been BCCI president twice and became ICC chairman in November 2015 by virtue of taking over as president of the BCCI. He then became the independent ICC chairman in May 2016, but resigned on March 15, 2017…
Henry signs up for Derbyshire Blast campaign
Matt Henry has played 30 ODIs and six T20 internationals for New Zealand © Getty Images Derbyshire’s new T20 coach, John Wright, has made his first contribution to the club’s NatWest Blast campaign by identifying New Zealand quick Matt Henry as an overseas signing. Henry is expected to be available for the duration of the T20 Blast in July and August. Henry is a regular in New Zealand’s white-ball squads…
India, Bangladesh, SL to play tri-series in 2018
The three-nation tournament will celebrate Sri Lanka’s 70th year of independence and the 70th anniversary of Sri Lanka cricket © AFP India and Bangladesh will play in a ‘Nidahas Trophy’ triangular series in Sri Lanka in March next year but, as per Sri Lanka Cricket, it is not yet clear if the matches will be T20Is or ODIs. “The [SLC] technical committee and cricket committee is looking into it, but…
Manohar resigns as ICC chairman
Play 04:55 Ugra: Expect an unsettling environment in the ICC now Shashank Manohar has resigned from his post as ICC chairman after eight months in office, citing personal reasons. In a letter addressed to ICC chief executive David Richardson, Manohar said: “I have tried to do my best and have tried to be fair and impartial in deciding matters in the functioning of the Board and in matters related to…
BCB raises objections to new ICC constitution
The Bangladesh board does not like the idea of the chance of losing its Full Membership © Getty Images The BCB has revealed it has objected to two proposals in the new ICC constitution that was agreed on in principle by a 7-2 majority vote of Full Members during the ICC meetings in February. The Bangladesh board was one of seven that had voted in favour of the new constitution,…
Dawlat, Rashid fire Afghanistan to fighting win
Afghanistan 292 for 7 (Rahmat 78, Noor Ali Zadran 51, Kevin O’Brien 3-47) beat Ireland 262 (Porterfield 119, Stirling 68, Rashid 4-48, Dawlat Zadran 4-53) by 30 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Rashid Khan’s four wickets gave Afghanistan a come-from-behind win in the first ODI © Peter Della Penna It was a collapse of some proportion. Ireland, who had looked dominant for a considerable portion of the match,…
Kamran Akmal returns to Pakistan ODI and T20I squads
Play 00:48 Kamran Akmal bound for the Caribbean Kamran Akmal has been recalled to the national team after three years while Ahmed Shehzad, who had been overlooked for a year, made a return to the T20I and ODI sides for Pakistan’s tour to the West Indies. Azhar Ali, who had been captain of the 50-over side as recently as January, has been dropped. The selection committee, headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq, also…
Back to the cricket after a week of controversy and change
Match facts March 16-20, 2017Start time 0930 local (0400 GMT) Play 03:50 Chappell: Will be quite a turnaround if Australia pick Maxwell Big Picture Is a week a long time in cricket? Not really. Not unless the match is being played on Venus, where a day lasts for nearly eight Earth months and a week would thus drag on for almost five of our years. Probably explains why day-night cricket…