Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s availability for the Asia Cup opener at Mirpur is not clear and a final call on his fitness will be taken before toss. © AFP Fatullah: Uncertain for Wednesday’s Asia Cup opener against Bangladesh, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni skipped the entire training session of the Indian cricket team here even though he accompanied the side to the ground. Nursing back spasms, Dhoni’s availability for the match at…
Brukner foreshadows concussion protocol changes
Steven Smith was hit on the helmet on the second day in Christchurch but continued playing after assessments showed he had not suffered a concussion © Getty Images Australia’s team doctor Peter Brukner believes cricket will eventually follow Australia’s football codes and introduce a system in which players leave the field for concussion assessment after blows to the head. The assessment process was the subject of attention on day two…
Jaggesar's match-haul of eleven powers T&T to win
Trinidad & Tobago 206 (Lewis 87, Miller 7-69) and 178 for 2 (Lewis 104) beat Jamaica 225 (Edwards 66, Thomas 64, Imran 4-73) and 155 (Miller 28, Jaggesar 8-58) by eight wicketsScorecard Jon-Russ Jaggesar ended with match figures of 11 for 111 © WICB Media/LMA Photography Offspinner Jon-Russ Jaggesar‘s 8 for 58 and Evin Lewis‘ 104 in the second innings, shaped Trindad & Tobago’s eight-wicket win over Jamaica at Sabina…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh to Feature in Sixth Successive World Twenty20
Will Yuvraj Singh once again be Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s trump card at World Twenty20? © AP Mumbai: India’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, star opener Rohit Sharma and middle-order specialist Yuvraj Singh are set to make their sixth successive appearance at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 tournament, which is scheduled to start in India next month. The 27-day tournament begins in Nagpur on March 8 with a total…
Mashrafe Mortaza to be United Nations Development Programme's Goodwill Ambassador
Mashrafe Mortaza currently captains Bangladesh’s ODI and T20I teams. © AFP Dhaka: Bangladesh’s cricket skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is going to be the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “national goodwill ambassador for youth”. (Click here for latest Asia Cup stories) Mortaza currently captains the country’s One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International teams, reports bdnews24.com. The UN agency said it will hold an official signing ceremony and make a formal announcement…
Bangladesh's Rubel Hossain Misses Out on National Contract
Rubel Hossain sustained the injury during the Bangladesh A team’s tour of India in September. © AFP Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has dropped pacer Rubel Hossain from its list of contracted players after accusing him of failing to follow instructions to help him recover from injury. (Shahadat Hossain Indicted for Torturing Domestic Help) The BCB has asked the 26-year-old to explain why he failed to follow the guidelines drawn…
Shastri calls for winning starts from India
Ravi Shastri is confident India’s series defeat to Bangladesh last year will not have any impact on the side’s performance © MARK GRAHAM/AFP/Getty Images There is theatre in a counterattack and India have played the protagonist for a while now. They went down to Australia in the five-match ODI series but came back with T20I wins to square the eight-match limited-overs tour. Against Sri Lanka at home, they lost the…
Australia take control on hard-fought day
Australia 505 and 70 for 1 (Burns 27*) need another 131 runs to beat New Zealand 370 and 335 (Williamson 97, Henry 66, Watling 46, Bird 5-59)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jackson Bird claimed a maiden Test five-for in New Zealand’s second innings © Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images New Zealand delayed, annoyed and even frustrated Australia into some of the ugliest scenes of the summer. Yet Steven Smith’s men persisted through it…
Sami, Sharjeel in as Pakistan make changes to World T20 squad
Mohammad Sami’s performances in the ongoing Pakistan Super League played a role in his selection for the Asia Cup and World T20 © Chris Whiteoak Pakistan have added batsman Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Mohammad Sami to their squads for the Asia Cup and World T20, following injuries to Babar Azam and Rumman Raees. The selectors also made another change to the World T20 squad, bringing in batsman Khalid Latif…
Pakistan make three changes to World T20 squad
Mohammad Sami’s performances in the ongoing Pakistan Super League played a role in his selection for the Asia Cup and World T20. © Chris Whiteoak Pakistan have added batsman Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Mohammad Sami to their squads for the Asia Cup and World T20, following injuries to Babar Azam and Rumman Raees. The selectors also made another change to the World T20 squad, bringing in batsman Khalid Latif…