Waqar Younis’ contract as Pakistan cricket coach was due to expire in a couple of months © AFP Highlights Karachi: Outgoing coach Waqar Younis has received an apology from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the leakage of his confidential report on the national team’s poor performance in the just-concluded ICC World Twenty20 in India. (Waqar Younis Resigns as Pakistan Cricket Coach) PCB chairman Shahryar Khan has confirmed that he…
Former Mumbai cricketer Ranjan Baindoor dies aged 66
Ranjan Baindoor, the former Mumbai cricketer, died on Monday after suffering a heart attack. Baindoor was 66. Baindoor, who worked for Tata Steel until his retirement last year, was the chairman of the Mumbai Cricket Association’s Under-19 selection committee. Baindoor was a part of the Ranji Trophy-winning Mumbai team of 1983-84 under Sunil Gavaskar. He played 16 first-class matches in a decade-long career, in which he scored 316 runs at…
Vaughan tips England to make more finals
Michael Vaughan is confident England will return to the big stage despite their agonising four-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 final in Kolkata. England looked to set to become the first side to win two T20 titles when the West Indies needed 19 runs to win in the last over but Carlos Brathwaite smacked four consecutive sixes to snatch victory at Eden Gardens. But the…
England's top three World T20 moments
Olawale Kuponipe England were one over away from clinching their second World T20 title but were undone by Carlos Brathwaite’s stunning display with the bat, while the women suffered a five-run defeat in the semi-finals against rivals Australia. But despite their disappointments, both teams produced memorable moments in India. Here, ecb.co.uk takes a look back at the three top moments from their ICC World Twenty20 campaigns. Root stuns South Africa…
England stars set for county action
The opening rounds of the Specsavers County Championship will not be short of star quality with all the England players set to return to red-ball action – and in many cases to battle for their place in the first Investec Test of the 2016 summer. England’s Test captain Alastair Cook will lead the way, having been made available to play in the first four fixtures of the season for Essex…
England stars named in team of the tournament
England have been well represented in both the men’s and women’s ICC World Twenty20 teams of the tournament. A group of former players and commentators picked a composite XI after Sunday’s finals in Kolkata, with four England players making the men’s side and Charlotte Edwards and Anya Shrubsole selected for the women’s team. Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jos Buttler and David Willey make England, who lost a dramatic final by…
Famous sledger Kirby becomes MCC head coach
Steve Kirby adds another wixket to his haul – Steve Jaques on this occasion © Getty Images Steve Kirby, once reputed as one of the most passionate competitors in cricket, not averse to a famous sledge or two, has been appointed as head coach of MCC, proof perhaps that even the wildest players mature into establishment jobs and the MCC, these days at least, has a broader attitude to life….
Brilliant Brathwaite leads West Indies to stunning World T20 title
Kolkata – Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive sixes in the last over as the West Indies stunned England to lift the World Twenty20 title in Kolkata on Sunday. West Indies’s Darren Sammy (C) celebrates with teammates after victory in the World T20 cricket tournament final match between England and West Indies at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on April 3, 2016. © AFP Indranil Mukherjee Full Scorecard: West…
Stokes the 'heart and soul' of England – Bayliss
Play 01:40 Butcher: Stokes would put his hand up again England coach Trevor Bayliss has backed Ben Stokes to bounce back from the pain of being taken for four sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the final over the World T20 final, and said he is the “heart and soul” of the England team. Stokes, who had become a key figure in the death overs for England during the World T20…
Panesar returns to Northants
Spinner Monty Panesar will attempt to rejuvenate his career at the county where it all began after he was included in Northamptonshire’s squad for the new season. The 33-year-old, who has 50 England Test caps and 27 international limited-overs appearances to his name, was released by Essex at the end of last season after struggling for form. Panesar turned to his old club last year following surgery and asked for…