MS Dhoni led India to World Cup glory in 2011 © AFP MS Dhoni has stepped down as captain of India’s limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January. He will still be available for selection as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the series, though, the BCCI said on Wednesday evening. The selectors are meeting to pick the ODI and T20I squads on January 6 in Mumbai. The…
Arthur applauds Azhar's 'toughness of mind'
Mickey Arthur on Azhar Ali: ‘Over the last one year he has been the cornerstone of our batting’ © Getty Images Pakistan’s batting may have lost them the series at the MCG but it has also been the one suit in which they have competed hardest with Australia. Twice they have gone past 400; the previous time they had crossed 400 in Australia, was 33 years ago when they also…
Dhoni steps down as limited-overs captain
MS Dhoni has stepped down as captain of India’s limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January. Dhoni will still be available for selection for the series. © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Morgan off to India 'in pretty good touch'
Eoin Morgan said he was looking to target the seamers in conditions where he felt hitting the slower bowlers would be difficult © Getty Images As he leaves for India to captain England in three ODIs and three T20Is, Eoin Morgan could hardly have signed off his five-match spell with the Sydney Thunder in sweeter style. By smoking a straight six off Ben Hilfenhaus, he provided the Thunder with their…
Philander strikes but Amla's lean run continues
Tea Sri Lanka 110 and 17 for 1 (Silva 7*, Mendis 4*) require a further 490 runs to beat South Africa 392 and 224 for 7 dec (Elgar 55, Lakmal 4-69)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:39 Moonda: Amla misses out as SA bat on Hashim Amla would have liked to have walked out to bat for his 100th Test at the Wanderers next week with his reputation reasserted. Instead…
Philander strikes after South Africa declare
End of innings South Africa 392 and 224 for 7 dec (Elgar 55, Lakmal 4-69) lead Sri Lanka 110 by 506 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:39 Moonda: Amla misses out as SA bat on Hashim Amla would have liked to have walked out to bat for his 100th Test at the Wanderers next week with his reputation reasserted. Instead he will take guard with continued worries about his…
Morgan keeps Thunder alive with last-ball win
Sydney Thunder 4 for 168 (Morgan 71*, Hilfenhaus 2-39) beat Melbourne Stars 8 for 166 (Pietersen 60, Maxwell 34, Watson 3-23) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Eoin Morgan made amends for a slow start to deliver Sydney Thunder their first win of the tournament © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The defending champions are still alive – mathematically at least. Eoin Morgan crunched a last-ball six straight down the ground to…
Amla fails, Lakmal shines before South Africa declare
End of innings South Africa 392 and 224 for 7 dec (Elgar 55, Lakmal 4-69) lead Sri Lanka 110 by 506 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:39 Moonda: Amla misses out as SA bat on Hashim Amla would have liked to have walked out to bat for his 100th Test at the Wanderers next week with his reputation reasserted. Instead he will take guard with continued worries about his…
Tamil Nadu push for outright win courtesy Indrajith, Abhinav tons
Mumbai 5 for 0 and 411 need another another 251 runs to beat Tamil Nadu 305 and 356 for 6 dec (Indrajith 138, Abhinav 122)Scorecard Centuries from B Indrajith and captain Abhinav Mukund led Tamil Nadu’s frenetic push for runs, before they declared their innings late on the fourth evening 255 ahead; they were pushing for an outright win, having conceded the first-innings lead on the third day. Facing five…
SA to host Australia for rare four-Test series
South Africa have never won a home Test series against Australia, the last one in 2013-14 ending with Ryan Harris sealing a last-gasp win for the visitors in Cape Town © Getty Images South Africa will host Australia in March-April 2018 for the first four-Test series between the two countries since readmission. The tour comes at the conclusion of a 2017-18 home season that is set to be South Africa’s…