Until this week, Mohammad Asif’s comeback had been purely in limited-overs cricket © AFP Asif returns to first-class cricket Mohammad Asif became the last of the three Pakistan cricketers who were jailed for spot-fixing after the 2010 Lord’s Test to return to first-class cricket and that, too, in a match captained by Salman Butt who was in charge of Pakistan on that day. After missing the first two games of…
Facebook, Twitter show interest in IPL media rights
The new IPL television rights in the Indian subcontinent would be awarded for a 10-year cycle starting from 2018 © BCCI Major non-television entities such as Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Reliance Jio were among 18 companies that have bought the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document for the next cycle of IPL television and digital rights. The interested parties would vie for television rights for the IPL in the Indian subcontinent until…
Facebook, Twitter bid for IPL media rights
The new IPL television rights in the Indian subcontinent would be awarded for a 10-year cycle starting from 2018 © BCCI Major non-television entities such as Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Reliance Jio were among 18 companies that have bought the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document for the next cycle of IPL television and digital rights. The interested parties would vie for television rights for the IPL in the Indian subcontinent until…
Shadab's century, five-for studs Pakistan A win
Brian Vitori’s performance was one of the positives for Zimbabwe A © AFP Shadab Khan followed up his maiden first-class century with a five-wicket haul as Pakistan A knocked off a 37-run target with eight wickets to spare in Bulawayo on Wednesday, thereby taking the series 1-0. Shadab, batting at No. 10, made 132 in Pakistan A’s 512 after Zimbabwe, driven by centuries from Brian Chari and Sean Williams, posted…
Viral fever rules Raina out of Delhi ODI
Suresh Raina has been ruled out of the Delhi ODI on Thursday © Associated Press Illness has kept Suresh Raina out of two of the three ODIs he has been chosen to play for India against New Zealand. The second match would take place in Delhi on Thursday, but the team’s medical staff has said that is insufficient time for Raina to recover from a bout of viral fever. No…
Supreme Court adjourns review petition hearing
The Supreme Court is likely to hear the BCCI’s review petition, which challenges the July 18 order that approved the recommendations of the Lodha Committee, in two weeks © India Today Group/Getty Images The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of the review petition filed by the BCCI in August challenging the July 18 order that approved the recommendations of the Lodha Committee. The court was to consider the review…
Record-breaking Cook admits tough to leave family
Play 01:34 Butcher: Cook’s record a remarkable feat of endurance It feels appropriate that the Test match that makes Alastair Cook England’s most capped player comes with a nervous trip across continents, limited preparation time, and a life-changing moment. Much has come between – not least 10,599 runs – but this, of course, was how it all started for Cook. Then, in Nagpur 2006, he made 60 and 104, the…
Supreme Court bench dismisses BCCI review petition
‘The Lodha Committee wants to run cricket and that is not the purpose of its formation by this court’, the BCCI legal counsel Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court on Monday © India Today Group/Getty Images A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the BCCI in August challenging the July 18 order which approved the recommendations of the Lodha Committee. The decision was…
Shakib braced to be Bangladesh's main man
Shakib Al Hasan is Bangladesh’s main wicket-taking threat going into the first Test © AFP Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has said that getting used to the workload of a Test match will be his main challenge going into first Test against England at Chittagong on Thursday. Although Bangladesh have named four spinners in their 14-man squad, Shakib – with 147 wickets in 42 Tests – is by far and…
Dew hindered spin and reverse swing, says Misbah
Pakistan had to toil until the final session to win the Dubai Test because the conditions remained batting friendly © AFP Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that dew played a role in reducing the effectiveness of his bowling attack during the day-night Test in Dubai because the dampness affected the pink ball’s ability to spin and reverse swing. He also said the pitch did not deteriorate as it usually does…