Shaun Tait, who last played for Australia in 2011, has been plying his Twenty20 skills with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. © AFP Fast bowler Shaun Tait has been recalled by Australia after an absence of almost five years for the three-match Twenty20 series against India later this month. (Virat Kohli’s Ton Goes in Vain, Glenn Maxwell Helps Australia Take Unbeatable 3-0…
Chandila banned for life, Hiken Shah for five years
Former Rajasthan Royals offspinner Ajit Chandila has been banned for life from all official cricketing activities for his role in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case. Former Mumbai batsman Hiken Shah, who had been suspended by the BCCI in July 2015 for making an “illegal approach” to a player, was handed a five-year ban. A release from the BCCI said Chandila was “held guilty of misconduct and corruption”, having breached seven…
India vs Australia: Under-Pressure Mahendra Singh Dhoni Gets BCCI's Backing
Pundits believe Test captain Virat Kohli should take over the limited-overs duties as well from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. © AFP New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s job as India’s limited-overs captain is safe despite the team’s third successive one-day series defeat, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. Speculation has been swirling over the future of the 34-year-old who quit Tests in late 2014 but remains…
Bodi response to charges expected by mid-week
Gulam Bodi is expected to respond to CSA charges of “contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influence aspects of the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series” by mid-week. There is no indication of whether Bodi will plead innocent or guilty, but his lawyer played down the hype around the matter. “We have got the charge sheet and we are preparing a response. We will have it done by Wednesday or…
Gujarat cruise to comfortable win
Gujarat 146 for 4 (Panchal 35, Juneja 33) beat Jharkhand 142 for 6 (Jaggi 39) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Manpreet Juneja followed up a fifty with a 24-ball 33 © BCCI Jharkhand slumped to their third straight loss as Gujarat strolled to a six-wicket win, hunting down the target of 143 with 35 balls to spare, in Mumbai. Gujarat chose to bowl, and their bowlers gained the ascendancy…
Kerala win, but edged out on net run rate
File photo: Rohan Prem top scored but Kerala failed to reach their modest target in 15.1 overs to elevate their net run rate over Mumbai © ESPNcricinfo Ltd They might have notched a narrow two-wicket win over Vidarbha in their final Group A Super League match, but that was not enough for Kerala to keep their chances of making the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Chasing 106 for…
Watson not ready to go quietly
Play 01:54 Call up a pleasant surprise – Watson On Saturday, Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin will be conveyed around the SCG in open-topped cars to say farewell to the Sydney faithful at the end of their international careers. In Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth the same courtesy has been extended to Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers and Mitchell Johnson. Missing from all this pageantry has been Shane Watson, also retired from…
Holder leads Barbados past T&T, into semis
Play 02:46 Bishop: T&T’s slow bowling was disappointing Needing a win to secure a spot in the Nagico Super50 semi-final round, Barbados knocked off previously undefeated Trinidad & Tobago by three wickets on Sunday at Queen’s Park Oval. Barbados sent the hosts in and held them to 226 thanks in large part to captain Jason Holder‘s 4 for 35. Only three batsmen reached double digits for T&T, but each made…
Holder leads Barbados past T & T, into semis
Play 02:46 Bishop: T & T’s slow bowling was disappointing Needing a win to secure a spot in the Nagico Super50 semi-final round, Barbados knocked off previously undefeated Trinidad & Tobago by three wickets on Sunday at Queen’s Park Oval. Barbados sent the hosts in and held them to 226 thanks in large part to captain Jason Holder‘s 4 for 35. Only three batsmen reached double digits for T &…
Team effort delights Broad
Man of the match Stuart Broad was keen to highlight it was a team effort after his devastating spell in Johannesburg guided England to a Test series win over South Africa. The 29-year-old returned second-innings figures of 6-17, including a remarkable stint of five wickets for one run, as the Proteas were bundled out for 83 before England knocked off the runs for the loss of three wickets . That…