Tillakaratne Dilshan has played 68 Twenty20Is for Sri Lanka, scoring 1618 runs. © AFP Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan was on Saturday ruled out of the first Twenty20 International against India with a hand injury, prompting Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to call wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella as cover. (Virat Kohli Rested for Twenty20 Series vs Sri Lanka; Pawan Negi Selected) Dilshan, who did not travel with the team to India, is…
IPL Auction 2016: Shane Watson, Yuvraj Singh Receive High Bids; Chris Morris, Mohit Sharma the Big Surprises
Shane Watson’s magnificent performances for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League made him one of the most wanted players in the IPL auction 2016. © BCCI The Indian Premier League 2016 auction got off to an exciting start as the likes of Shane Watson, Yuvraj Singh, Ishant Sharma and Kevin Pietersen received big bids, especially with Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions trying to build a team almost from scratch….
Dickwella replaces injured Dilshan for first T20
Niroshan Dickwella has played four Tests and one ODI for Sri Lanka © AFP Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been added to Sri Lanka’s squad as cover for Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was ruled out of the first T20 against India with a hand injury. Dilshan did not travel with the team to India on Saturday. He will instead spend a few days recovering from injury at home, before joining the side…
Indian Premier League Auction 2016: Mumbai Indians Owner Nita Ambani Seek Anil Kumble's Advice on Bidding
Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani with Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta. © PTI Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani on Saturday said even though Anil Kumble is no more with Mumbai Indians, she still met the former India spinner on the eve of 2016 Indian Premier League auction to seek his advice. (IPL Auction 2016: Shane Watson Most Expensive Buy, Pawan Negi Costliest Indian) “I think Anil Bhai played…
Indian Premier League Auction 2016: Mumbai Indians Owner Nita Ambani Seeks Anil Kumble's Advice on Bidding
Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani with Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta. © PTI Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani on Saturday said even though Anil Kumble is no more with Mumbai Indians, she still met the former India spinner on the eve of 2016 Indian Premier League auction to seek his advice. (IPL Auction 2016: Shane Watson Most Expensive Buy, Pawan Negi Costliest Indian) “I think Anil Bhai played…
SA's Morris bags a million but day belongs to Indian uncapped players
Play 04:59 Surprise picks highlight third round of bidding Australia allrounder Shane Watson became the IPL 2016 auction’s first million-dollar man, going to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 9.5 crore* after bidding for him began at Rs 2 crore. Yuvraj Singh was the second but the Rs 7 crore Sunrisers bid for him was far less than what he fetched at the last two auctions – Rs 16 crore last…
Live IPL Auction 2016: List of Players Sold and Unsold
Bidding for players began early on Saturday morning in Bengaluru for the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL). The fate of 351 cricketers is being decided right now. All eyes are on who snaps up the giants like Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen and Shane Watson. There are two news teams – the Gujarat Lions and the Rising Pune Supergiants. Get the latest updates from the IPL 2016 auction here: Source:…
Warner, Marsh ace Australia's 282 chase
Australia 283 for 6 (Warner 98, Marsh 69*, Santner 3-47) beat New Zealand 281 for 9 (Williamson 60, Santner 45*, Hazlewood 3-61) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner and Usman Khawaja compiled 122 for Australia’s first wicket © Getty Images Mitchell Marsh and John Hastings kept their heads after others before them had lost their own to wrestle Australia back into the Chappell-Hadlee series with a four-wicket victory…
Ireland coast to win over PNG
06 February 2016 | Matt Somerford Tweet Ireland began their preparations for next month’s World T20 with a five-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Townsville. Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman Gary Wilson’s 45 was the match-winning innings in a low-scoring contest after Papua New Guinea managed 92 for nine. Ireland’s bowlers shared the wickets around with Kevin O’Brien’s 2-10 from four overs the pick of the figures….
IPL Auction 2016 Live: Carlos Brathwaite Springs a Surprise, Goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4.2 Crore
The 2016 Indian Premier League auction will have several top names going under the hammer. Eight franchises, including two new ones – Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants, would be eager to go all the way to set their house in order ahead of the big battle. Catch all live updates here. (List Of Players Sold and Unsold in IPL Auction) 12:55 hrs IST: Another list of all-rounders are up…