Play 02:12 ‘My wicket was the turning point’ – Dodson USA wicketkeeper-batsman Akeem Dodson has pinned the team’s batting struggles against Canada during the Auty Cup on a mental block that needs to be cleared before the team opens up ICC WCL Division Four in two weeks. Dodson, who top-scored with 73 in USA’s 17-run loss, believes his side but needs a little more time to get comfortable in their…
BCCI opposition to Lodha reforms continues
India news October 15, 2016 Raunak Kapoor and Nagraj Gollapudi It is learnt Anurag Thakur would submit a personal affidavit to the Supreme Court clarifying if he had asked the ICC’s help to avoid implementing the Lodha Committee’s recommendations © AFP At the conclusion of an emergency meeting in Delhi on Sunday, the BCCI said its members have cited “practical difficulties” as the reason for not implementing all the recommendations…
Pakistan overcome Samuels' resistance
Tea West Indies 211 for 3 (Bravo 56*, Blackwood 14*, Yasir 2-71) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 368 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Marlon Samuels was strong on the cut and the drive © Getty Images Having enjoyed the first two days of their 400th Test, piling on runs on another Dubai featherbed, Pakistan were made to toil for their gains on…
Duckett and Hameed make distinct cases
Ben Duckett maintained his good form as he switched to whites © Getty Images England XI 137 for 4 (Duckett 59) drew with BCB XI 136 for 4 (Nafees 51)Scorecard On the first day of their warm-up schedule, England were reminded that, for Thursday’s first Test against Bangladesh, they must go one way or another at the top of the order. Sure, Ben Duckett or Haseeb Hameed is a choice…
Tough to find someone for finisher's role – Dhoni
Play 02:19 ‘I can bat up the order in this team’ – Dhoni Ahead of India’s home ODIs against New Zealand, captain MS Dhoni has said it is difficult to find players to slot into a finisher’s role. The nature of cricket in the subcontinent, he said, meant lower-order batsmen had few opportunities to get used to the pressure of finishing games. “You talked about [the examples of Jos] Buttler…
Samuels fifty leads West Indies recovery
Tea West Indies 138 for 2 (Samuels 50*, Bravo 30*, Yasir 2-42) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 441 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Marlon Samuels was strong on the cut and the drive © Getty Images Pakistan, with a cushion of more than 500 runs at the start of the third day, took early steps to make themselves even more comfortable, with…
Samuels fifty drives third-wicket stand
Tea West Indies 138 for 2 (Samuels 50*, Bravo 30*, Yasir 2-42) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 441 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Marlon Samuels was strong on the cut and the drive © Getty Images Starting the day with a cushion of over 500 runs, Pakistan took early steps to make themselves even more comfortable, with Yasir Shah removing Kraigg Brathwaite…
New Zealand's chance to shrug off Test hangover
Match facts October 16, 2016Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT) Play 02:26 Agarkar: Would definitely play Mandeep in the first game Big Picture Off the top of your head, it might be difficult to remember when New Zealand last played an ODI. Number nuts would tell you it was eight months ago, but perhaps the fact that it was Brendon McCullum’s final ODI appearance has more instant recall value. Things…
Rajasthan secure bonus-point win; Pant ton drives Delhi
File photo – Pankaj Singh and Aniket Choudhary delivered Rajasthan their first win of the season © PTI Rajasthan claimed their first win of the season after thrashing Assam by an innings and eight runs on a 17-wicket third day in Visakhapatnam. Fast bowlers Pankaj Singh and Aniket Choudhary shared nine wickets between them to help Rajasthan bowl Assam out for 69 in a little over 20 overs. This was…
Ferguson, Weatherald tons set new Australian record
South Australia 7 for 420 (Ferguson 154, Weatherald 141, O’Donnell 3-84) beat Cricket Australia XI 318 (Carder 93, Gibson 68, Iglis 68, Valente 4-49) by 102 runsScorecard Callum Ferguson made his highest List A score of 154 © Getty Images South Australia amassed the highest total in the history of one-day domestic cricket in Australia. Their 420 for 7, fuelled primarily by centuries from captain Callum Ferguson and opener Jake…