Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan have been star performers for India at the Under-19 World Cup. © ICC Mirpur: India will face Sri Lanka in the semifinals of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup after the island nation reached the last-four stage with a six-wicket win over England, here on Sunday. (Under-19 World Cup: Rishabh Pant Powers India Into Semi-Finals) In an impressive all-round performance, Sri Lanka dismissed England for…
Board of Control for Cricket in India to Convene Special General Meeting on Lodha Panel Report
Board of Control fro Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar met legal experts regarding Lodha panel on Sunday. © AFP Mumbai: Cornered by the Supreme Court’s latest missive to “fall in line” with the recommendations of the Justice (retd) RM Lodha Committee, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday decided to convene a Special General Meeting (SGM) before responding to the apex court. (Board of Control…
Yasir Shah Banned For Three Months For Failed Dope Test
Yasir Shah has emerged as a match-winner for Pakistan in Tests after ace spinner Saeed Ajmal lost form having remodelled his illegal bowling action. © AFP Pakistan bowler Yasir Shah has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for three months after pleading guilty to breaching the Anti-Doping Code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday. (Yasir Shah Took Prohibited Drugs by Mistake, Says PCB) Shah’s retrospective penalty ends on…
New Zealand's chance to give McCullum victorious ODI exit
Match facts February 8, 2016Start time 1400 local (0100 GMT) Can Brendon McCullum and New Zealand fly once more, in his final ODI? © Getty Images Big Picture Brendon McCullum‘s one-day international career ends on Monday in Hamilton, and it ends with a chance to lift the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. The World Cup eluded McCullum and his men last summer but the Chappell-Hadlee would be some sort of consolation, a piece…
Hales and Buttler move England 2-0 ahead
Alex Hales set up a chase of 263 with 99 before Jos Buttler finished the job in style to complete a five-wicket victory in Port Elizabeth that moved England 2-0 ahead of South Africa in the series. Hales, usually a free-scoring opening batsman, had successfully adjusted his game to suit the challenging St George’s Park pitch, displaying plenty of patience and graft during 42 overs at the crease. The 27-year-old…
Versatility delights Morgan
Skipper Eoin Morgan believes the way England adapted to a challenging St George’s Park pitch bodes well for the future in one-day international cricket. The tourists, and in particular Alex Hales, successfully adjusted their approach to batting on a slow surface during their chase of 263 against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Renowned as a free-scoring opening batsman, Hales showed another side to his game with a patient innings that…
Buttler signed by IPL champions
[embedded content] Jos Buttler will make his Indian Premier League debut with Mumbai Indians after being snapped up by the champions in today’s auction in Bangalore. The wicketkeeper-batsman will get the chance to test himself against the world’s best, and in the pressure-cooker environment of the IPL, after Mumbai fended off interest from two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders. Buttler joins England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan, who is already contracted to…
Peshawar bowlers trample Lahore Qalandars
Peshawar Zalmi 118 for 1 (Tamim 55*, Hafeez 43) beat Lahore Qalandars 117 for 6 (Bravo 32, Asghar 2-11) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Junaid Khan dismissed Chris Gayle off the first ball of the match © AFP Peshawar Zalmi’s bowling attack had another fine night as they smothered Lahore Qalandars to 117 for 6 to set up a nine-wicket victory. With Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal,…
Robinson excited ahead of coaching debut
[embedded content] Head Coach Mark Robinson has been “incredibly impressed” by the talent in the England women team as he prepares to take charge of his first competitive game against South Africa on Sunday. Robinson was appointed coach in November last year and he only met some members of the squad in the airport en-route to South Africa last month. But since touching down in the southern hemisphere the former…
Nervous Namibia come up short but go home content
Namibia’s Niko Davin helped give his team a strong start against India in the Under-19 quarter-final, but then the batting collapsed © ICC Rishabh Pant was making his way to the dugout having been dismissed for 111 off 96 balls. He threw his pads around, took off all the guards and grabbed a bottle of water to head towards the dressing room. But the Namibia players’ celebrations distracted him. Armaan…