Alex Hales insists a good display against South Africa in the upcoming Twenty20 international series will provide England a great platform in the format’s global showpiece. With the World Twenty20 taking place in India next month, England will look to lay down a marker by beating South Africa in the two-match series starting this Friday. They will face a South Africa side rejuvenated by their thrilling efforts in the recent…
Illingworth 'distraught' by wrong no-ball call
Play 02:39 ‘Credit to Voges for making umpiring decision count’ – McCullum Umpire Richard Illingworth was “distraught” when he discovered that he had incorrectly called a no-ball that reprieved Adam Voges on the first day in Wellington, according to match referee Chris Broad. Voges went on to score 239 in a match-defining innings; he was on 7 at the time when he left a delivery and was bowled off the…
'I'd be lying if I say I've moved on' – Dhoni
MS Dhoni at the jersey launch of the Rising Pune Supergiants in New Delhi on Monday © AFP MS Dhoni has admitted to feeling “a little different” when asked about the prospect of representing a new franchise in the IPL after eight years of association with Chennai Super Kings. “I would be lying if I say I have moved on,” Dhoni was quoted as saying by PTI at the jersey…
Difficult to represent another team – Dhoni
MS Dhoni at the jersey launch of the Rising Pune Supergiants in New Delhi on Monday © AFP MS Dhoni has admitted to feeling “a little different” when asked about the prospect of representing a new franchise in the IPL after eight years of association with Chennai Super Kings. “I would be lying if I say I have moved on,” Dhoni was quoted as saying by PTI at the jersey…
Bancroft set for spell in Bristol
Gloucestershire have signed Australian Cameron Bancroft as their overseas player for the first two months of the upcoming season. Subject to being granted a visa, the 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman will fill in at the Bristol County Ground for the first five County Championship games of the season until Michael Klinger rejoins the club at the end of May. Bancroft was the third highest scorer in last year’s Sheffield Shield, and the…
England pay for Wile E. Coyote moment
England’s bold approach to one-day cricket is laudable, but the batting needs to find a touch finesse © Getty Images It felt like a case of one step forward, two steps back for England. Or perhaps that should be two steps forward, three steps back, after they became only the fourth side to be defeated in an ODI series having taken a 2-0 lead. Football sages sometimes call that the…
Harris century revives WA after Bollinger strikes
Western Australia 3 for 247 (Harris 120, Bancroft 85*, Bolinger 2-14) trail New South Wales 316 (Hughes 124, Rohrer 78, Paris 4-61) by 69runsScorecard File photo – Joel Paris claimed 4 for 61 to clean up New South Wales’ tail © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Ben Rohrer’s 78, built on Daniel Hughes’ 124 from the first day, took New South Wales to 316 in their first innings. Unbeaten on 62 at…
Pettini handed Foxes one-day captaincy
Mark Pettini will captain Leicestershire Foxes in limited-overs cricket this season, while Mark Cosgrove will continue to skipper the County Championship side. Cosgrove, who last season oversaw Leicestershire’s first Championship win for three years, will be assisted by newly-appointed vice-captain Paul Horton . New signing Pettini previously led Essex to the Friends Provident Trophy and will lead his new county in the Royal London One-Day Cup and NatWest T20 Blast….
Unadkat runs riot as Saurashtra complete Assam demoliton
Saurashtra 353 (Pujara 126) and 21 for 0 beat Assam 234 (Verma 98, Arun Karthik 59, Unadkat 6-77) & 126 (Unadkat 5-45) by 10 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Saurashtra entered their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Jaydev Unadkat’s second five-wicket haul that took his match tally to 11 scalps triggered Assam’s disintegration and facilitated Saurashtra’s win that gave them their first entry into the final…
India Always a Top Contender in Shorter Formats, Says Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates with teammates after India won the T20 series against Sri Lanka. © BCCI Visakhapatnam: The emphatic triumph over Sri Lanka giving a perfect start to their World Twenty20 build-up, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side will be one of the top contenders at the showpiece even though some top batsmen are yet to get enough time in the middle. Due to India’s deep batting,…