International Cricket Council chairman Shashank Manohar, who is also president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, earlier said the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ needs to change. © AFP Dhaka: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar is mulling the option of giving away six percent of India’s 22 percent share of revenues back to the apex body, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said on…
Logan van Beek in Netherlands squad for World T20
Logan van Beek has not played for Netherlands since the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh © Getty Images Canterbury-born allrounder Logan van Beek has been named in Netherlands’ 15-man squad for the World T20 in India, which starts from March 8. Van Beek had played seven matches in the previous T20 World Cup in Bangladesh for five wickets and 78 runs, but has not played for Netherlands since. In…
Pant ton fires India into semi-finals
India Under-19s 349 for 6 (Pant 111, Sarfaraz 76, Jaafer 64) beat Namibia Under-19s 152 (Dagar 3-25, Anmolpreet 3-27) by 197 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rishabh Pant slammed 14 fours and two sixes for his century © ICC Rishabh Pant continued his fine run of form in the Under-19 World Cup, slamming his third successive fifty-plus score to guide India into the semi-finals following a 197-run win against Namibia. Pant,…
Tillakaratne Dilshan Ruled Out of First Twenty20 Against India With Hand Injury
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:…