Sydney – Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash League has finally hit the big time, with enormous crowds, quality cricket and a dash of controversy putting it firmly in the public eye — in what could be a threat to the traditional Test format. West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle apologised on January 5, 2016 after his “joke” flirt with a female television presenter was branded “disrespectful” and “inappropriate” by authorities © AFP/File…
Justice Mudgal to Submit Report on Delhi Test to High Court by January 18
The Delhi Test match turned out to be a success under Justice Mudgal’s leadership. © PTI Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal, who was appointed observer for the India versus South Africa Test match at the Feroz Shah Kotla last month, will be submitting his detailed report to the court on January 18. (High Court Clears Way for Kotla to Host India-South Africa Fourth Test) Justice Mudgal was appointed by the Delhi…
Gulam Bodi Charged Under Cricket South Africa's Anti-Corruption Code
Gulam Bodi has scored over 10,000 runs across first-class, List A and T20 cricket. © AFP Johannesburg: Gulam Bodi, a former South Africa player, was on Thursday named as the person charged under Cricket South Africa’s anti-corruption code. (Match-Fixing Cloud Returns to Haunt South African Cricket) Bodi has been charged with contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influence aspects of the 2015 South African domestic Twenty20 competition. (South Africa’s Ram…
Cricket fixing case is ‘warning’ for small teams, says Hong Kong boss
Hong Kong – An alleged fixing approach to Hong Kong’s Irfan Ahmed is a “warning” for other emerging teams, the territory’s cricket chief said Tuesday. ong Kong international Irfan Ahmed faces a ban of between two and five years if found guilty © AFP/File Paul Faith Tim Cutler, chief executive of the Hong Kong Cricket Association, told AFP that associate, or non-Test playing, members of the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
Set batsman needs to bat long under new rules – Rohit
Play 01:56 ‘Even 340 not a safe total anymore’ – Rohit Rohit Sharma has now converted four of his nine hundreds into scores of 150 or more. Only Sachin Tendulkar has more 150s in the history of ODI cricket. The god of big innings, though, feels setting oneself up to bat deep into the innings is going to become more and more important with the new changes in the field…
Harbhajan Singh Celebrates Lohri With Wife Geeta Basra
Harbhajan Singh celebrated his first lohri with his wife Geeta Basra in United Kingdom. (Image Credit: Harbhajan Singh/Twitter) © Twitter Newly married couple Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra celebrated their first Lohri together, post wedding, in United Kingdom on Wednesday, with the cricketers’ in-laws in attendance. Harbhajan, who is also Punjab’s captain, was visibly happy as he posted pictures with Geeta and family on social media. “Happy Lohri friends Celebrating…
Pakistan defers Umar Akmal ban pending appeal
Karachi – Pakistan on Wednesday deferred a one-match ban on Umar Akmal after the controversial batsman appealed the punishment for violating the dress code in a domestic match. Pakistan’s Umar Akmal takes part in a training session ahead of their 2015 Cricket World Cup Group B match against United Arab Emirates in Napier on March 3, 2015 © AFP/File Michael Bradley The decision means the he will now be available…
Knee injury rules de Kock out of third Test
South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has been ruled out of the third Test against England, which starts today in Johannesburg, after suffering an injury to his right knee on Wednesday evening. Dane Vilas, who was scheduled to play a Sunfoil Series match in Port Elizabeth, has been called up as an immediate replacement. If South Africa field first, AB de Villiers will keep wicket until Vilas arrives in Johannesburg….
India vs Australia: Team India Gets Ishant Sharma Boost Ahead of Brisbane ODI
India’s Ishant Sharma during a training session in Brisbane. © AFP Stung by the defeat in the series opener despite putting up a big score, India will have to plug their bowling loopholes when they take on Australia in the second cricket one-dayer in Brisbane, fully aware that any slip-up will make their task of bouncing back difficult. (Rohit Sharma Stresses Importance of Taking Wickets in Middle Overs) Chasing an…
PCB reignites MCL dispute with retirement condition
Former team-mates will be now featuring in two different T20 leagues in the UAE © Getty Images The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a policy on its cricketers to officially retire before acquiring a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the upcoming Masters Champions League. The move has sparked more friction between the PCB and the MCL as earlier they had a long-standing dispute on securing the venues in the…