Shivnarine Chanderpaul was signed by Gemini Arabians for $ 30,000 to play in the Masters Champions League © WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photo The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has granted NOCs to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Tino Best, Fidel Edwards, and Krishmar Santokie to play in the Masters Champions League, after the four players had written to the board about their international retirements. Their NOCs come two days ahead…
Cook puts England top order on a warning
Play 01:06 Butcher: Top order deserve Sri Lanka chance Alastair Cook admitted England had been left with “a lot of unanswered questions” at the end of their Test tour of South Africa. It was not so much England losing the final Test that worried Cook. They had already wrapped up the series and were, he thought, a little lacking in intensity as a result. The worry, for Cook, was that…
Bangladesh U-19 captain Mehedi Hasan hopes to 'fulfil expectations'
Mehedi Hasan had featured in the previous Under-19 World Cup as well, in the UAE © PTI “What you are saying about pressure, I am hearing this for the first time.” Mehedi Hasan, the Bangladesh Under-19 captain, had a straight face while saying this, but quickly broke into a giggle. Either he hid the sarcasm of the comment well or cloistered himself from social and mainstream media over the last…
Cook wishes under-19s well at World Cup
Test skipper Alastair Cook is among several England players past and present to send their best wishes to Brad Taylor‘s Under-19s ahead of their opening game of the 2016 World Cup against Fiji in Bangladesh tomorrow. Cook, who has played in 126 Test matches and is 36 runs shy of 10,000 format runs, served notice of his potential in the 2004 edition when he scored 383 runs in seven innings at an…
Cook not convinced by England's top order
England achieved what they set out to in South Africa but problems remain © Getty Images Alastair Cook admitted England had been left with “a lot of unanswered questions” at the end of their Test tour of South Africa. It was not so much England losing the final Test that worried Cook. They had already wrapped up the series and were, he thought, a little lacking in intensity as a…
'They showed us how to play T20 today' – Alyssa Healy
Harmanpreet Kaur held India together amid a brief wobble to hand Australia their first loss at home since the 2013-14 Women’s Ashes © Getty Images In an age where technology and cricket go hand in hand to reduce the element of surprise, Australia women have admitted that not knowing enough about their Indian counterparts contributed to their record-breaking defeat in the first T20I in Adelaide. Australia put up a challenging…
Plunkett ruled out of Lions series
Liam Plunkett has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of England Lions’ one-day series against Pakistan A in Dubai, and will fly to South Africa on Wednesday to continue his rehabilitation with the fast bowlers on the Potential England Performance Programme in Potchefstroom. Plunkett suffered a thigh injury in the Lions’ second warm-up match against a United Arab Emirates XI last week, and a scan yesterday revealed a…
Bangladesh U-19 captain Mehedi Hasan hopes to 'fulfill expectations'
Mehedi Hasan had featured in the previous Under-19 World Cup as well, in the UAE © PTI “What you are saying about pressure, I am hearing this for the first time.” Mehedi Hasan, the Bangladesh Under-19 captain, had a straight face while saying this, but quickly broke into a giggle. Either he hid the sarcasm of the comment well or cloistered himself from social and mainstream media over the last…
Dhoni pleased with allrounders stepping up
‘By the time he ends his career, quite a few Australian grounds will have his stand’ – India captain MS Dhoni on Virat Kohli © Getty Images MS Dhoni, India’s limited-overs captain, has welcomed the return of batsmen who can also contribute with the ball although it may, as a tangential consequence, delay Ajinkya Rahane’s comeback into the team after a hand injury. On a pitch that slowed down, India…
Delhi in danger of losing Sri Lanka T20
The Delhi Test between India and South Africa only went ahead after the Delhi High Court stepped in to provide interim relief © BCCI Delhi is in danger of losing the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka on February 12 should it not produce requisite clearances from government agencies by Wednesday. BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur confirmed that an email was sent to the DDCA in this regard. “The BCCI…