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…
SA close to appointing batting coach
Russell Domingo said South Africa hoped to have a new batting coach on board soon © Getty Images When you’re next in a book store, look out for They Think We Are Stupid. That is the title of a book Russell Domingo, South Africa’s coach, is threatening to write, presumably to shed light on some of the decisions made in South African cricket that have been questioned in the aftermath…
India vs Australia 1st Twenty20 Live Cricket Score: On Republic Day, Will Tricolour Fly High in Adelaide Oval?
National pride will be at stake when India and Australia clash at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday in the first of the three-match Twenty20 international series. India will be banking on the collective experience of Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh to overturn the miseries of a 4-1 defeat in the ODI series that concluded in Sydney on Saturday. Catch live cricket scores and updates here. (LIVE SCORECARD |…
Performance to be proud of – Domingo
Russell Domingo said South Africa hoped to have a new batting coach on board soon © Getty Images When you’re next in a book store, look out for They Think We Are Stupid. That is the title of a book Russell Domingo, South Africa’s coach, is threatening to write, presumably to shed light on some of the decisions made in South African cricket that have been questioned in the aftermath…
South Africa Captain AB De Villiers Has Three Test Ducks In-A-Row
AB De Villiers’ form has dipped since taking over the South African Test captaincy. © AFP Centurion: AB de Villiers went a world record 78 Test innings from his debut before he made his first duck. (Scorecard) When he took over the South African captaincy in the third Test against England in Johannesburg he had only failed to score four times in 172 innings spread over 11 years. But since…
Zia five-for lifts National Bank into final
National Bank of Pakistan 189 for 4 (Kamran Akmal 63, Akbar-ur-Rehman 70*) beat United Bank Limited 185 (Azam 59, Zia-ul-Haq 5-33) by six wicketsScorecard Kamran Akmal struck seven fours and two sixes in his 79-ball 63 © Getty Images A five-wicket haul from Zia-ul-Haq led National Bank of Pakistan into the final of the National One-Day Cup with a six-wicket win over United Bank Limited at the Gaddafi Stadium. Having…
Kohli sets up 37-run win for India
India 3 for 188 (Kohli 90*) beat v Australia 151 (Finch 44, Bumrah 3-23) by 37 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Virat Kohli’s 90 not out was his highest T20 international score © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Virat Kohli spent the recent ODI series piling up runs all over Australia, hundreds in two games and half-centuries in two more. He hovered at a run a ball for most of the series, finishing…