Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Ibrahim Kalifullah indicated that the BCCI would need to implement the recommendations made by the Lodha Commitee © AFP The Supreme Court of India has asked the BCCI to let it know by March 3 whether it would implement the recommendations made by the Lodha Committee on January 4. The two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur, and Justice Ibrahim Kalifullah said it was…
ICC announces review of 2014 restructuring
BCCI president Shashank Manohar has been instrumental in the ICC’s change of direction © AFP The ICC has announced it will carry out a complete constitutional review of the changes brought about by the “Big Three” takeover in 2014. Moves have already begun to dismantle the system of governance proposed by the BCCI, ECB and CA two years ago, with confirmation of the expected change to make the ICC chairman…
'My best is yet to come' – Rohit
Rohit Sharma – “It would be great if me and Shikhar as an opening pair can achieve the success that Sachin and Sourav accomplished in their illustrious careers” © BCCI Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan may have formed a solid opening combination at the top of India’s batting order, but Rohit feels that comparisons with the prolific Sachin Tendulkar-Sourav Ganguly duo are premature. Rohit and Dhawan have put up 2763…
Van der Gugten signs for Glamorgan
Glamorgan have signed Netherlands international Timm van der Gugten on a three-year deal. The Dutch fast bowler has played in four one-day internationals and 19 international Twenty20 matches for the Netherlands including their memorable 45-run victory over England at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 where he claimed the wicket of Eoin Morgan. His first-class debut came in 2011 for New South Wales and since 2012 he has been playing for…
Scotland end T20 tour with a win
Scotland closed out their tour of Dubai with a 37-run victory over the Netherlands. Leg-spinner Mark Watt claimed a maiden T20 five-wicket haul as the netherlands failed to register a meaningful partnership as they were skittled out for 103. A 64-run partnership from Matt Machan and Richie Berrington helped Scotland reach 140 for five after opener Kyle Coetzer got them off to a steady start with 30. He did…
Lehmann to join squad in New Zealand
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann will join the squad for their tour of New Zealand after recovering from deep vein thrombosis. The 45-year-old was struck down with the condition 10 days ago and spent a night in a Sydney hospital after feeling pain in his left calf. However, he has been given the all-clear to fly to New Zealand where Australia have already started the one-day international series. Lehmann will…
Yorkshire Tea extends cricketing partnership with the ECB
ECB today announced a renewal of its partnership with Yorkshire Tea as the ‘Official Brew of England Cricket’ for a further three years. The agreement, an extension of a previous three-year deal which began in 2013, will see Yorkshire Tea increase its investment and build on its commitment to the only sport which stops for a tea-break. As a key sponsor of the England team and a long-time supporter of…
Wright stars in opening PSL match
Luke Wright smacked 86 off 53 balls as he starred in Quetta Gladiators’ eight-wicket victory over Islamabad United in the opening match of the inaugural Pakistan Super League. The Sussex captain, fresh off a productive stint with Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash, hit 11 fours and four sixes to help wrap up the win with 24 balls to spare as Quetta were set 129 for victory after Islamabad reached…
England U19s visit underprivileged children
Fresh from qualifying for the quarter-finals of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, the England Under-19 team visited Mirpur Technical School in Dhaka today (Thursday 4 February) to see how the UK aid funded Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programme (UCEP) has helped thousands of children from some of the poorest communities in Bangladesh to access education, skills training and employment. To date, UK aid support to UCEP has allowed over 45,000…
Under-19 World Cup: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and England Start Favourites in Last Eight
Sarfaraz Khan and Ricky Bhui are two of the mainstays of India’s batting. © PTI Mirpur: Unbeaten India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and England will start as favourites in the Super League quarter-finals stage of the ICC U19 World Cup. The last eight stage starts from Friday. (Sarfaraz Khan, Avesh Khan Take India to Under-19 World Cup Quarterfinals) These four teams topped their respective groups in the preliminary league with an all-win…