Mohammad Amir (centre) completed a five-year ban for spot-fixing from international cricket in September. © AFP Tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir will resume his international cricket career in New Zealand as immigration officials in Wellington on Thursday granted him a visa following a five-year ban and jail time for indulging in spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of England. (Mohammad Amir Named in Pakistan Squad For New Zealand Series) The 23-year-old…
Grace Road set for floodlights
07 January 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet Leicestershire have been granted planning permission to install six floodlights at Grace Road. The Foxes submitted a planning application last November and were given the go-ahead to start work at a meeting at Leicester City Council last night. Leicestershire are hoping to have the lights in place for their first NatWest T20 Blast fixture of the season, against…
Allin passes away
Former Warwickshire bowler Tom Allin has died at the age of 28. The county sent their condolences to the family of Allin, who represented them until 2013 before returning to his native Devon. A statement on Warwickshire’s website read: “Everyone at Edgbaston is immensely saddened by the news that former Warwickshire fast bowler Tom Allin has died. The news of the death of Tom Allin is just so very sad….
Holder rejected Smith's run chase offer
Jason Holder and Steven Smith did not come to an agreement on a chase on the final day at the SCG © Getty Images The West Indies captain Jason Holder declined an offer to make a game of the rain-ruined third Test against Australia in Sydney because he did not think his side was ready to try to go for the win. In a scenario that the Caribbean side would…
David Warner Set for Paternity Leave, May Play Only Two Games vs India
David Warner with wife Candice and daughter Ivy. (Image: @davidwarner31 Instagram account) © Instagram Melbourne: Australia opener David Warner is likely to miss a few matches in the upcoming limited-overs series against India as his wife is due with the couple’s second child. Warner and wife Candice have a daughter named Ivy. According to Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph: “Warner is flying to Perth this morning ahead of Australia’s series-opening clash…
Warner ton lights up rain-hit draw
David Warner scored the fastest Test century at the Sydney Cricket Ground but it was academic as Australia and West Indies were forced to settle for a rain-affected draw. The third Test was always likely to end in stalemate after only 86.2 overs were possible in the opening four days. But Warner at least gave the SCG crowd something to cheer after days three and four were completely washed out, hitting his…
India to Play Two Warm-Up Matches Against Western Australia XI
Shikhar Dhawan during India’s practice session ahead of warm-up games vs Western Australia XI. © BCCI Perth: The Indian cricket team would get into the groove for the short limited-overs series against Australia with a couple of warm-up games against a Western Australia XI at the WACA ground on Friday and Saturday. While the first match on Friday is slated to be a T20 affair, the second match scheduled the…
Afghanistan Enter International Cricket Council Top-10 After Series Win vs Zimbabwe
Afghanistan cricket team has made rapid strides in international cricket over the past couple of years. Gulbadin Naib hit a career best, unbeaten 82 as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by two wickets to win the fifth one-day international and take the series 3-2 in Sharjah on Wednesday. The win also ensured that Afghanistan enter top 10 in the International Cricket Council ODI ranking. (Scorecard) Naib smashed six sixes and three boundaries…
Yasir Shah Took Prohibited Drugs by Mistake, Says Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan said that Yasir Shah had taken his wife’s blood pressure medicines by mistake. © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said it will appeal against leg-spinner Yasir Shah’s provisional suspension for an anti-doping code violation, adding he had taken his wife’s blood pressure medicines by mistake. (Pakistan Leg-Spinner Yasir Shah Banned After Failing Doping Test) The 29-year-old tested positive for a banned…
Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli Waiting to Fire in Balmy Perth
Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Rahane sweat it out in a training session in Perth ahead of India’s first tour match on Friday. © BCCI The Indian summer has most foreigners on their knees when they visit the country. However, this time it was the Indian cricket team which was on the receiving end as it toiled hard to get in shape for the upcoming limited overs series starting in…