Mohammed Shami hasn’t played for India since the 2015 World Cup © AFP Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the Asia Cup T20 after failing to fully recover from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the limited-overs series in Australia last month. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named as his replacement. Shami sustained the injury at a training session in Australia during the limited-overs series last month, and…
Shami ruled out of Asia Cup
Mohammed Shami hasn’t played for India since the 2015 World Cup © AFP Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the Asia Cup T20 after failing to fully recover from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the limited-overs series inn Australia last month. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named as his replacement. The selectors have taken a decision to give Shami more time to recover from the Grade II…
Oman choose to bat on Asia Cup debut
Toss: Oman chose to bat v Hong KongLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Mark Chapman could play an important role in Hong Kong’s chase © ICC/Sportsfile Sultan Ahmed, the Oman captain, chose to bat first against Hong Kong at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium. Oman were making their debut in the Asia Cup, while Hong Kong had featured in the 2004 and 2008 editions of the…
Rohan Mustafa magic shocks Afghanistan
United Arab Emirates 176 for 4 (Mustafa 77, Shahzad 25, Rashid Khan 3-25) beat Afghanistan 160 (Sadiq 72, Naveed 2-23, Ahmed 2-28) by 16 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Rohan Mustafa’a 77 is the highest individual score by a UAE batsman in T20Is © ICC United Arab Emirates stirred the qualifying round of the Asia Cup T20 with an upset over Afghanistan in a fairly high-scoring opening match…
Mustafa magic shocks Afghanistan
United Arab Emirates 176 for 4 (Mustafa 77, Shahzad 25, Rashid Khann 3-25) beat Afghanistan 160 (Sadiq 72; Naveed 2-23, Ahmed 2-28) by 16 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohan Mustafa’a 77 is the highest individual score by a UAE batsman in T20Is © ICC United Arab Emirates stirred the qualifying round of the Asia Cup T20 with an upset over Afghanistan in a high-scoring opening match in Fatullah on Friday….
Overseas stars set for county stints
Travis Head and Kagiso Rabada are the latest international players to sign up to play county cricket during the 2016 season. The emerging duo join a whole host of superstars set to light up the County Championship, NatWest T20 Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup this summer. Here ecb.co.uk takes a quick look at who the counties have been signing from overseas. TICKETS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP NATWEST T20 BLAST ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY…
Pakistan Keen to Appoint Sir Vivian Richards As Mentor For Asia Cup and World Twenty20
Sir Vivian Richards had expressed his keenness to coach Pakistan in the near future. © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is holding negotiations with legendary West Indian batsman Sir Vivian Richards to appoint him as mentor of the national team for the forthcoming Asia Cup and ICC World T20 in Bangladesh and India.(Sir Viv Richards Expresses Keenness to Coach Pakistan) A highly placed source in the Board confirmed to…
Saeed Ajmal All Set For New Innings With Pakistan After Remodelling His Action
Saeed Ajmal was banned from bowling in international cricket in 2014 due to an illegal action. © Reuters Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal dismantled his technique to relearn the art of off-spin and put himself in line for an international recall with a remodelled action. (PCB Suspends Saeed Ajmal’s Contract For Media Outburst) The late-bloomer emerged as Pakistan’s main strike bowler with a dizzying array of tricks in his arsenal until…
Board of Control for Cricket in India Special General Meeting on Justice Lodha Report: Five Things to Know
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will discuss certain key elements of the Lodha Panel report in the Special General Meeting. © NDTV The Board of Control for Cricket in India will be a bit nervous as they hold a Special General Meeting to discuss the recommendations of the Justice Lodha panel report. (Justice Lodha Report: Top 10 Developments) The backdrop to this meeting came after the Supreme…
Smith rules out return to top-flight cricket
Graeme Smith has admitted to keeping his eye on T20 leagues as a way in before considering his next move © Gallo Images Graeme Smith, the former South Africa captain, has ruled out a comeback to international cricket, but admitted an interest in coaching following his return from the Masters Champions League. Last December, Smith said he was “at the cusp” of deciding whether to give top-level cricket another go…