“I’m not just satisfied with success at Under-19 level, want to go up the ladder and give some moments of happiness to my nation.” © ICC Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh Under-19 captain who led the team to a third-place finish, wants to improve his overall skills before he vies for a place in the senior team. Miraz, scored 242 runs in six innings and also picked up 12 wickets at…
Board of Control for Cricket in India Working Committee to Hold Special General Meeting on February 19
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will hold the SGM after the Supreme Court told them to “fall in line” with the recommendations of the Justice Lodha panel report. © AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Working Committee is scheduled to meet in Mumbai on February 19 ahead of the Special General Meeting that has been convened on the same day to deliberate on the…
Boycott Averted as West Indies Players Sign Up for World Twenty20
West Indies are former World Twenty20 champions. © BCCI Kingston: The threat of West Indies being forced to field a second string side at the World Twenty20 was averted on Sunday when 12 of 13 players in the original squad signed the contracts which had caused a standoff with the board. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) had given the players a deadline of Sunday to agree to the financial terms,…
Australia wrap up victory in Wellington
Australia continued their surge towards reclaiming the number one Test ranking after a resounding innings-and-52-run first Test victory over New Zealand in Wellington. Despite a half-century from debutant Henry Nicholls, the tail end of New Zealand’s batting line-up failed to offer any resistance as the hosts succumbed to reverse swing. Tim Southee hit a quick-fire 48 off 35 balls, which included three sixes, but he soon fell to spinner Nathan…
2016 ICC World Twenty20: India To Play West Indies, South Africa in Warm-up Games
India will play two-warm up games against West Indies and South Africa ahead of their opening clash against New Zealand on March 15. © BCCI India will play West Indies and South Africa in their two warm-up matches in the run up to the ICC World Twenty20 to be staged at eight venues starting next month. (India Always A Top Contender in Shorter Format, Says Mahendra Singh Dhoni) While India…
Cornwall, Hamilton power Leeward Islands to first win
Leeward Islands 155 (Cruickshank 51, Jacobs 5-50, Miller 4-63) and 368 (Hamilton 130*, Hodge 72, Miller 4-107, Jacobs 3-100) beat Jamaica 158 (Cottrell 37, Cornwall 5-74) and 280 (Edwards 93, Cornwall 7-131) by 85 runsScorecard File photo – Rahkeem Cornwall picked up career-best match figures of 12 for 205 © WICB Media/Ashley Allen Rahkeem Cornwall‘s career-best match figures of 12 for 205 along with Jahmar Hamilton‘s 130* in the second…
Wellington Test: Australia Crush New Zealand With Day to Spare
Nathan Lyon bagged four wickets to guide Australia to a massive win. © AP Wellington: Australia inflicted a crushing innings defeat on New Zealand with a day to spare in the first Test in Wellington when they dismissed the home side for 327 on Monday. In a Test that will be remembered for two majestic innings by Adam Voges and Usman Khawaja, as well as an umpiring howler, Australia won…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Backs Kevin Pietersen for Indian Premier League
Mahendra Singh Dhoni rated Kevin Pietersen as a fantastic player, someone who is very aggressive and at the same time very expressive on the field. © AFP New Delhi: Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Monday backed big-hitting batsman Kevin Pietersen for the upcoming Indian Premier League, saying he expects no discipline problems from the controversial ex-England captain. (Mahendra Singh Dhoni Says He Has Not Moved On From His Days at…
Darren Bravo Pulls Out of West Indies World TwentyT20 Squad
Darren Bravo joins Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard in pulling out of the original World Twenty20 squad. © BCCI St John’s: Darren Bravo became the third man to withdraw from the West Indies’ World Twenty20 squad Sunday, but a bitter pay dispute appeared to have been settled after the remaining 12 players signed up for the March showpiece in India. Middle order batsman Bravo joins Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard…
Darren Bravo pulls out of World T20; 12 players in for West Indies
Darren Bravo said he is keen on concentrating on the longest format of the game © Getty Images A West Indian cricketing crisis has been averted, with near full-strength team set to participate in the World T20; 12 of the original 15 picked by the WICB for the tournament have signed the required contracts. Among the three who have not signed is batsman Darren Bravo, who has written to the…