India and Pakistan will be playing each other for the first time since the 2015 ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. © AFP The explosive India versus Pakistan Asia Cup match will be played in Mirpur on February 27. This will be the first time the traditional rivals will be playing each other after the 2015 ICC World Cup Down Under. This edition of the Asia Cup in…
Persistent Rain Forces Napier ODI Between New Zealand and Pakistan to be Abandoned
Trent Boult inspects the outfield as persistent rain washed out the Napier ODI against Pakistan without a ball being bowled © AFP Rain washed out the second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier on Thursday. (Latest Cricket News) Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Billy Bowden waited more than four hours for the weather to clear. Three inspections took place between 04:30 PM local time till 6:30 PM local…
Control top priority for Mohsin, the legspinner-turned pacer
Hasan Mohsin exploited the early morning moisture to pick up three wickets and set up Pakistan’s easy win in their tournament opener © ICC Hasan Mohsin, the Pakistan Under-19 pacer who claimed 3 for 24 in his team’s easy win in the tournament opener over Afghanistan Under-19, can be mistaken for pace spearhead. Truth be told, he’s far from being one. Interestingly, the batting allrounder wasn’t even a pace bowler…
Anderson meets school kids to Better Cricket
[embedded content] James Anderson and a group of primary school student might have just come up with future innovations for the game of cricket. If you ever wanted confetti to be sprayed everywhere instead of the bails flying or the prospect of a Gladiator-style ‘blocker’ preventing run-making then the young students who met Anderson, as part of a new advert with England and Wales Cricket Board partner Toyota, have it…
Virat Kohli's Pakistani Fan Faces 10-year Imprisonment For Hoisting India Flag
A die-hard Virat Kohli fan from Pakistan hoisted the Indian flag on Republic Day during the Australia Twenty20 cricket match in Adelaide. © Getty Images A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer. (Virat Kohli Fan in…
Virat Kohli's Gesture After my Dismissal Was Not Required: Steven Smith
Steven Smith could score only 21 in the first Twenty20 against India in Adelaide. © AFP Melbourne: Steven Smith, hitting back at Virat Kohli for a send-off following his dismissal during the first Twenty20, said the chatter-box gesture by the ’emotional’ Indian was not required at all. (Steven Smith Dismissal Triggers Debate on Channel Nine’s Live Mike Chat) Smith lost his wicket soon after a live chat with TV Commentators,…
New Zealand Cricket Apologises to Mohammad Amir For Cash Taunt
Mohammad Amir was taunted and abused by spectators during the third Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Wellington. © AFP New Zealand Cricket has apologised to the touring Pakistan team after a ground announcer taunted paceman Mohammad Amir by playing a cash register sound during a Twenty20 match. (New Zealand Stadium Announcer Admonished for Taunting Mohammad Amir) The announcer has been censured and told it was “inappropriate and disrespectful” to…
Delhi And District Cricket Association Gets One Day Extension to Get Clearance For Hosting India-Sri Lanka Twenty20
The Feroz Shah Kotla last hosted India-South Africa Test match in December. © BCCI New Delhi: The faction-ridden Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday got one-day extension from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after filing a petition in Delhi High Court for procuring the requisite compliance certificates required to host the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka on February 12. (Delhi And District Cricket Association…
Dilhara Fernando gets surprise Sri Lanka recall
Dilhara Fernando’s last appearance for Sri Lanka was in July 2012 © AFP Sri Lanka have picked fast bowler Dilhara Fernando for the T20 series against India, which begins on February 9. Dilhara last played for Sri Lanka in mid-2012. Legspinnning allrounder Seekkuge Prasanna also makes a comeback. T20 captain Lasith Malinga misses out due to injury, as does allrounder Angelo Mathews, seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath….
Milne joins New Zealand county influx
Adam Milne will be steaming in for Essex during the English season © Getty Images Fast bowler Adam Milne has joined the influx of New Zealand players to English county cricket after agreeing a deal with Essex for a stint in the NatWest T20 Blast. Subject to his visa being approved, Milne will be at Essex for seven matches in the second half of the T20 campaign. He will join…