[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…
De Villiers targets South Africa fightback
Play 02:11 Hales provides substance for England The last time South Africa lost a home Test and ODI series against the same opposition over the course of a single tour was 14 years ago, before AB de Villiers had made his international debut. Perhaps that’s why, even though they are one loss away from repeating that ignominious feat against Australia, de Villiers remains upbeat about their chances of coming back…
Daredevils defend 'strategic shift' towards youngsters
Play 02:39 ‘We have had 95% success rate in this auction’ – Daredevils mentor TA Sekhar One of the biggest talking points of the IPL auction was how Delhi Daredevils spent their money and who they spent it on. They acquired the as yet uncapped Pawan Negi for INR 8.5 crore, the highest billing for an Indian player this year. They paid 40 times Karun Nair‘s base price of INR…
Manohar mulls returning share of India's ICC revenue – BCB chief
ICC news February 6, 2016 Mohammad Isam and Nagraj Gollapudi BCB chief Nazmul Hassan has told TV reporters in Bangladesh: “Mr Shashank Manohar has said he wants to give away a percentage from India’s behalf.” © AFP At the recent ICC Board meeting in Dubai, chairman Shashank Manohar discussed the possibility of giving 6% of India’s 22% share of ICC revenues back to the world body, according to BCB president…
Hales 99, Buttler blows put England 2-0 up
50 overs South Africa 262 for 7 (de Villiers 73, Topley 4-50) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details AB de Villiers made 73 but fell when well set © Getty Images AB de Villiers, the hard yards done and his form flooding back, signalled his intentions as South Africa reached the last 10 overs by lashing Chris Jordan over midwicket for six. At 198 for 3, they must have had…
Shehzad 71 helps Quetta cruise to win
Quetta Gladiators 153 for 2 (Shehzad 71, Wright 47) beat Karachi Kings 147 for 7 (Bopara 40) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ravi Bopara’s 29-ball 40 gave impetus to a flagging Karachi Kings’ innings © PCB Ahmed Shehzad‘s stroke-filled 71 and his 92-run opening partnership with Luke Wright eased Quetta Gladiators to an eight-wicket win over Karachi Kings. The side chased down a target of 148 with 16 balls…
India Under-19s cogs settling into place
File photo – Ishan Kishan has scored 6, 52, 4 and 0 so far, but he is confident of striking form going into the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup © International Cricket Council Once India Under-19s chose to bat on a sunny morning on the flat Fatullah pitch, there was a high probability that they would score big. The batsmen toyed with Namibia’s bowlers, cashed in on their sloppy…
Mitchell Marsh cashes in for club, then country
Mitchell Marsh and John Hastings added an unbeaten 86-run partnership that kept Australia alive in the series © Getty Images Mitchell Marsh was waiting to bat when a voice behind the players’ viewing area piped up. “I was waiting to bat and some bloke yelled out in the crowd,” Marsh said. “He just said ‘well done, you’ve gone for $1 million [INR 4.8 crore] in the [IPL] auction’, and I…
'I went blank for a while' – Deepak Hooda
‘I knew it would be a good auction for me. I was confident of being picked up, but didn’t expect this price’ – Deepak Hooda © BCCI Deepak Hooda, Sunrisers Hyderabad, INR 420,000 I didn’t follow it closely. When one of my relatives told me [that I was picked] I went blank for a while. I instantly hugged all my friends who were with me. I knew it would be…