Virat Kohli and R Ashwin will add to their trophies on March 8 in Bangalore © Associated Press Virat Kohli will become the first player to receive the Polly Umrigar Award – given to the International Cricketer of the Year – for the third time, at the BCCI Annual Awards in Bangalore on March 8. Kohli first received the award in 2011-12 and in 2014-15. R Ashwin, the No. 1…

File photo – ICC chairman Shashank Manohar and CEO David Richardson were part of a delegation that held a series of meetings with local stakeholders on a new governance structure in December © IDI/Getty Images The USA Cricket Association has been given one more chance to avoid possible expulsion as an Associate Member of the ICC if it votes to ratify a newly proposed and ICC-approved constitution by April 1…

Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi are among five Afghanistan players in the CPL draft © Peter Della Penna England T20 specialist Tymal Mills and a clutch of Afghanistan players – including IPL-bound Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi – are among the high-profile names to be included in the draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League. Mills, who was picked up for USD1.8m in the IPL auction last month, is one…

Chirag Suri landed an IPL contract with Gujarat Lions in last month’s auction © IDI/Getty Images Batsman Chirag Suri, who became the first UAE player to win an IPL contract last month, has not been named in the national squad for the first of two ODIs against Ireland, which will be held on March 2. Suri, who was picked up by Gujarat Lions for his base price of INR 10…

File photo – Ankush Bains was one of the five Himachal Pradesh batsmen to score more than 0 © ACC Tripura needed only two bowlers – pacers Abhijit Sarkar and Ajoy Sarkar – to sweep Himachal Pradesh away for 68 in 15 overs in their 138-run victory in Cuttack. Abhijit was on a hat-trick twice in Himachal’s innings. He began the innings with two wickets off the first two balls…

Anshuman Rath scored his maiden List A century for Hong Kong in February © Panda Man Middlesex are on the verge of signing Hong Kong batsman Anshy Rath. While Rath, 19, has been part of the Middlesex age group set-up for some time – he attended Harrow school, with whom Middlesex have a strong link, has been part of their academy and has played for the second XI – the…

Sri Lanka’s fielding standards have dropped across formats over the last few years © Associated Press Sri Lanka’s fielding woes are deep-rooted, and will only be fully solved through long-term emphasis on fielding in junior and emerging cricket, coach Graham Ford has said. Once considered the best fielding side in Asia, Sri Lanka’s fielding standards have declined substantially through the last few years, across all formats. A lack of catching…

Dwayne Smith last played for West Indies at the 2015 World Cup © Associated Press West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith has announced his retirement from all international cricket. Smith, 33, who is playing for Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League, confirmed the decision before the start of the second qualifying final against Karachi Kings in Sharjah. His last West Indies appearance came at the 2015 World Cup. Smith…

Virat Kohli and R Ashwin will add to their trophies on March 8 in Bangalore © Associated Press Virat Kohli will become the first player to receive the Polly Umrigar Award – given to the International Cricketer of the Year – for the third time, at the BCCI Annual Awards in Bangalore on March 8. Kohli first received the award in 2011-12 and in 2014-15. R Ashwin, the No. 1…

File photo – ICC chairman Shashank Manohar and CEO David Richardson were part of a delegation that held a series of meetings with local stakeholders on a new governance structure in December © IDI/Getty Images The USA Cricket Association has been given one more chance to avoid possible expulsion as an Associate Member of the ICC if it votes to ratify a newly proposed and ICC-approved constitution by April 1…