Cook visits Waitrose Foundation project

[embedded content] Ahead of what proved to be series-clinching victory in Johannesburg, Alastair Cook took some time out of the firing line to visit Waitrose Foundation farms and community programmes in the Hex River Valley. Waitrose, which provides work by employing people to work on the farms, has a crucial role in the area, passing money back from the sale of products to the workers to spend on things such…

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McKenna in Ireland's World T20 squad

Unbeaten Ireland were victorious at the ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier © ICC Ireland have named their squad for the World T20, adding batsman Kate McKenna to the 14 who secured a place at the tournament by winning the ICC Qualifier late last year. Isobel Joyce will captain the side, who have been drawn against Australia, the reigning champions, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka in Group A. “We’ve…

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Mudgal report slams DDCA over 'deficiencies'

Mukul Mudgal was particularly scathing on a number of sub-committees that were formed to oversee various operations during the fourth India-South Africa Test in December © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Lack of transparency, poor record keeping, huge delays in bill payments, defunct sub-committees, mismanagement, rampant ad-hocism are some of the numerous issues listed as “deficiencies” of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) in a damning report prepared by Mukul Mudgal, the…

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Phangiso sanctioned for drunken flight incident

Aaron Phangiso played in one ODI on South Africa’s India tour © AFP Aaron Phangiso, the left-arm spinner who has played 16 ODIs and nine T20s for South Africa, has apologised after being prevented from boarding a flight for being drunk and unruly. The incident took place on October 26 last year, after South Africa beat India in an ODI series and the squad was on their way home, but…

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Rabada keeps the faith amid SA gloom

Kagiso Rabada has been one of South Africa’s shining lights in a disappointing series © AFP Kagiso Rabada said it five times but it was difficult to believe the mood in the South African camp was “positive,” as they prepared for the final Test against England at SuperSport Park. Before the session had officially started, the players milled about in the middle, some tossing balls to each other, others shadow-boxing,…

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Dravid urges U19 players to work towards India cap

Rahul Dravid: “The important thing is you have to go on from here, score runs in first-class cricket, score runs in List A games and then get the recognition from the selectors” © PTI India Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid has said that best message he can give his players heading for the World Cup in Bangladesh is to treat it as a stepping stone on their journey towards the national…

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Engelbrecht's reworked action deemed legal

Sybrand Engelbrecht was pulled up during a Ram Slam T20 game between Cobras and Dolphins in December 2015 © BCCI Sybrand Engelbrecht, the Cape Cobras offspinner, has been cleared to resume bowling with immediate effect following a nod from the Independent Assessment Committee that found all his variations within the prescribed parameters. Cricket South Africa also announced that the ban on Prenelan Subrayen, the Dolphins spinner who also had his…

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NZ U19 fall short despite Leopard's 61-ball hundred

Pakistan Under-19s 279 for 9 (Badar 99*, Gauhar Hafeez 58, Ravindra 3-35) beat New Zealand Under-19s 248 (Leopard 116, Mohsin 3-25) by 31 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Christian Leopard‘s single-handed show of a 61-ball hundred went in vain as New Zealand Under-19s lost to Pakistan Under-19s by 31 runs in Dubai. New Zealand were 206 for 7 in their chase of 280 before Leopard fell for 116 and they eventually…

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World T20 win could pave way for women's IPL – Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj believes the World T20 will be very important in terms of popularising the women’s game in India © PTI Mithali Raj, captain of the India Women’s team, believes winning the World T20 in March-April could change the game in the country. Raj, speaking ahead of the limited-overs series in Australia, also revealed that she and Jhulan Goswami, the senior-most members of the squad, were approached to play for…

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Ravi Shastri Says India's Bowlers Have to Step up if They are to Avoid 5-0 Whitewash

India’s bowlers have struggled immensely in the first three ODIs and Ravi Shastri has added that they must step up if India are to avoid the whitewash. © PTI Canberra: Putting the onus on India’s bowlers to stop Australia’s winning juggernaut in the five-match ODI series, Team Director Ravi Shastri said the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side can certainly arrest the slide if the inexperienced bowling line-up learns from its mistakes….

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