Play 01:01 WATCH – Dhoni solves the retirement question In an unusual move India captain MS Dhoni invited a journalist to sit alongside him when asked if he was going to retire immediately after India were knocked out of the World T20 by West Indies. The journalist, an overseas correspondent, simply asked: “You have achieved virtually everything that a cricketer could. Are you keen to continue playing on?” Dhoni said…
'Home ground' helps Simmons feel wide awake
Play 01:15 Chappell: WI can always count on their power hitters It’s an amazing life Lendl Simmons leads. One day he is lounging at his home in the Caribbean, watching the World T20 from afar. Then last Sunday Clive Lloyd, West Indies’ chairman of selectors, calls him immediately after Andre Fletcher has done a hamstring while West Indies slip against Afghanistan. Lloyd is simple and direct with Simmons: are you…
West Indies power-hit their way to World T20 final
West Indies 196 for 3 (Simmons 82*, Charles 52) beat India 192 for 2 (Kohli 89*, Rohit 43) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:58 Highlights – WI gun down 193 to make WT20 final A man who was caught off a no-ball twice beat a man who should have been run out twice off a free hit. That was how comical – and spectacular – this World T20…
Simmons and Russell deny India
A remarkable all-round display from Virat Kohli was not enough to prevent West Indies booking a place in Sunday’s ICC World Twenty20 final against England at the expense of hosts India. Kohli took advantage of a huge slice of luck when he should have been run-out on one to score 89 from 47 deliveries in an imposing total of 192 for two. The 27-year-old then took a wicket with the…
Croft keen to defend Blast title
Steven Croft has set his Lancashire Lightning team the target of returning to the NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston this August, and repeating their 2015 triumph – even though no county has retained world cricket’s oldest domestic T20 title since the trailblazing competition was introduced 13 years ago. The 2016 tournament will blast off in 50 days, on Friday May 20 – with Lancashire launching their defence against…
West Indies power hit their way to World T20 final
West Indies 196 for 3 (Simmons 83*, Charles 52) beat India 192 for 2 (Kohli 89*, Rohit 43) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A man who was caught off a no-ball twice beat a man who should have been run out twice off a free hit. That was how comical – and spectacular – the World T20 semi-final was. And the ultimate gag was that Virat Kohli’s 89 not…
Sussex ready to regain top-flight status
In the lead up to the 2016 domestic season, ecb.co.uk is running a series of features with all 18 first-class counties. Sussex have the talent to take the sole promotion spot in Specsavers County Championship Division Two, according to the recently-retired Michael Yardy. A season of great promise quickly turned to one of great disappointment for Sussex in 2015, but after a winter of evolution rather than revolution, there is…
Philander eyes South Africa comeback as return gathers pace
Vernon Philander has had an extended period on the sidelines © Associated Press Vernon Philander made a successful return to franchise cricket after more than four months out of action and is targeting more competitive action over the South African winter in the hope of an international recall. Philander, who tore ankle ligaments during South Africa’s Test tour of India in November, played a club match earlier this month followed…
Tait rejoins Glamorgan for Blast
Glamorgan have announced the signing of Australia paceman Shaun Tait for this season’s NatWest T20 Blast. The 33-year-old will be available for the county’s final seven games of the group stage. Tait, who had a previous spell with Glamorgan in 2010, has represented his country in all formats and taken 28 wickets in 21 Twenty20 internationals. Really looking forward to seeing @shaun_tait32 in a Glammy shirt again ! #T20 #RocketMan …
WI bowl; India pick Rahane and Pandey
Toss West Indies chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:37 ‘Virat is the main focus’ – Brathwaite The toss at the Wankhede stadium can be vital, but also straightforward. With its small boundaries, a true pitch and the prospect of dew, captains prefer to chase and that’s exactly what Darren Sammy did. Sammy said West Indies “came here on a mission,” but India have not been…