Faf du Plessis was 51 not out at stumps on Day 3 vs England in Cape Town. © AFP South African batsman Faf du Plessis, believes a that a good performance with the bat is exactly the confidence booster the hosts needed. However, he maintained that the hard work was far from over as they still need 77 to avoid the follow-on against England.(Amla Leads Fightback) “We were behind the…
Amla doubles down, doubles up
Lunch South Africa 428 for 3 (Amla 200*, du Plessis 81*) trail England 629 for 6 dec by 201 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:20 Butcher: England missing a legspinner Hashim Amla secured his third Test double-hundred on the fourth morning in Cape Town as he guided South Africa towards safety in the second Test. By lunch, he was 200 not out, the latest interlude in an innings that…
Sydney Test: Play on Day 3 Between Australia and West Indies Abandoned Due to Rain
Spectators play cricket as rain prevents any action on the third day of the Sydney Test between Australia and West Indies. © AFP Sydney: The third day of the third Test between Australia and the West Indies was abandoned due to persistent rain in Sydney on Tuesday.(Scorecard) There was no play throughout the day with the pitch and surrounds under the covers. Only 11.2 overs had been possible on Monday,…
Guptill and Henry seal series success for Black Caps
Martin Guptill struck his 10th one-day international century and Matt Henry took five wickets as New Zealand wrapped up a 3-1 series victory over Sri Lanka with a 36-run victory in Mount Maunganui. Guptill, having blasted 93 off 30 deliveries in the third match, hit 102 as the Black Caps, also boosted by Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor fifties, posted 294 for five after losing the toss. Henry then reduced…
Sachin Tendulkar Pays Tribute to Martyrs of Pathankot Terror Attack
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand art to pay tribute to the martyrs of Pathankot terror attack at Puri beach. © PTI New Delhi: Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday saluted Indian soldiers martyred in the terrorist attack at Pathankot Air Force Base in Punjab. (Click here for more stories) “The real heroes of the country are the security forces who have once again shown their steel in the…
Former India selectors question Lodha proposals on selection
Play 02:24 Ugra: Test record doesn’t amount to selection pedigree Pruning the national selection committee from five to three, as the Lodha report has recommended, would be a bad idea given the size of the country and the number of first-class teams involved. That’s the opinion of three former selectors – Dilip Vengsarkar, Kiran More and Sanjay Jagdale – who say that the increased workload cannot be offset by the…
South Africa's Temba Bavuma Makes History, England 16-0 at Stumps on Day 4 of Second Test
South Africa’s Temba Bavuma celebrated his century by waving his bat at the crowd in the city where he was born. Bavuma’s family watched from the stands. © AFP Cape Town: Temba Bavuma became the first coloured South African to make a Test century, helping his team defy England in the second Test on Tuesday and respond to the tourists’ huge 629 for six declared with their own mammoth 627…
The Lodha committee's recommendations on the BCCI
A sequence of events starting from the IPL 2013 spot-fixing scandal reached its logical conclusion when the three-member Lodha panel submitted its report on the functioning of the BCCI to the Supreme Court on January 4, 2016. Here’s what the panel recommended, and reactions to the same. January 4, 2015 News – Lodha panel recommends severe BCCI shake-upNews – Manohar, Thakur in potential conflict situationsNews – Lodha panel recommends forming…
Pakistan Cricket Board to Appeal Against Suspension of Yasir Shah
Yasir Shah took 49 Test wickets in 2015, including 24 in Pakistan’s 2-1 series win in Sri Lanka and 15 in two of the three Tests against England. © AFP Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to appeal against the ICC-imposed provisional suspension of leg-spinner Yasir Shah for failing a dope test last November in the series against England.(PCB Begins Doping Inquiry) A PCB official said it has been…
Washout in Sydney
The third Test between Australia and West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground appears to be heading towards a draw after day three was washed out. The tourists were unable to add to their 248 for seven as persistent rain kept the players indoors, only the third time in the past 20 years that a full day’s play of Test cricket had been lost in Australia. With only 11.2 overs…