Sunil Narine would be available for KKR from their second match against MI on April 13. © BCCI Highlights Kolkata: Cleared by ICC of suspect bowling action, West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine would be more dangerous and confident in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir said here on Saturday. (ICC clears Sunil Narine’s remodelled bowling action) Giving full confidence to the embattled…
Bond applauds Bumrah's development
Shane Bond on Jasprit Bumrah: ‘His development over the last year is a big credit to himself the manner of hard work he has put in’ © Associated Press Mumbai Indians’ bowling coach Shane Bond is happy to have fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in top form going into the IPL, and thinks he has come a long way in the past season. Speaking on the eve of Mumbai Indians’ tournament…
To toss or not to toss?
A small slice of cricketing history will almost certainly be made on Sunday at one or more of the six fixtures in the opening round of the 2016 Specsavers County Championship – as for the first time in the world’s oldest first-class competition, the visiting captains will have the option of cancelling the toss. Ian Bell at the Ageas Bowl, Chris Rogers at the Emirates Riverside, Gareth Batty at Trent…
Rogers enthused by Somerset challenge
Play 00:38 Can a county compete in all competitions? Chris Rogers feels that “life has come full circle” as he settles in the south-west of England for the first time since he left Australia to pursue his cricket career as a fresh-faced 18-year-old. Twenty years on, the Somerset captaincy might have been a challenge designed for him as Rogers seeks new inspiration following his retirement from international cricket at the…
Supreme Court asks BCCI: Are you refusing to be reformed?
The BCCI was questioned over its accountability to cricket fans by the Supreme Court on Friday © Cricket Australia In a hearing related to the implementation of the Lodha committee’s recommendations on Friday, the BCCI told the Supreme Court that the latter cannot interfere with the functioning of the cricket board and enforce a change “in character and composition of the board which cannot be called into question.” The court,…
Sell-out is priority in Florida games – CPL chief
Central Broward Regional Park will host six CPL games, including two matches under lights © Peter Della Penna Caribbean Premier League chief executive Damien O’Donohoe has said filling up the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, with 10,000 fans on four consecutive match days in July, will be the primary factor in determining if the league returns to Florida. O’Donohoe said a World T20 victory for West Indies would…
Tight race for one promotion spot
Play 00:48 What effect will one up from Division Two have? Derbyshire Elite performance director: Graeme WelchCaptain: Billy Godleman (Championship), Wes Durston (limited-overs) Last seasonSpecsavers Championship: 8th Div 2; NatWest Blast: 9th North Group; Royal London Cup: 7th Group A In: Andy Carter (Nottinghamshire), Tom Milnes (Warwickshire), Neil Broom (UK passport)Out: Mark Footitt (Surrey), Wayne White (Leicestershire), Jonathan Clare (released)Overseas: Hamish Rutherford, James Neesham (T20) 2015 in a nutshell The…
Specsavers County Championship key battles
Ben Housam The first round of Specsavers County Championship fixtures start on Sunday, with three matches in Division One and three in Division Two. Here, ecb.co.uk looks ahead to some of the key battles. Mark Wood (Durham) v Chris Rogers (Somerset) Mark Wood will be hoping to return from injury with a bang at the Emirates Riverside ground against Somerset. The fast bowler was one of England’s stars of an…
Ashwin brushes off World T20 criticism
When it was offered that MS Dhoni, the India captain, had said R Ashwin had struggled with the dew, the offspinner flatly responded: “I don’t know what he said.” © IDI/Getty Images India offspinner R Ashwin has sought to put in perspective his performance in the World T20 semi-final against West Indies in Mumbai, and even made a thinly-veiled observation that he didn’t get the chance to bowl more despite…
Ashwin brushes off over World T20 criticism
When it was offered that MS Dhoni, the India captain, had said R Ashwin had struggled with the dew, the offspinner flatly responded: “I don’t know what he said.” © IDI/Getty Images India offspinner R Ashwin has sought to put in perspective his performance in the World T20 semi-final against West Indies in Mumbai, and even made a thinly-veiled observation that he didn’t get the chance to bowl more despite…