Category: Cricket

Misbah to continue as Pakistan captain in West Indies

Pakistan ‘s ageing Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday made himself available for next month’s series in the West Indies , ignoring entreaties from ex-players to call time on his illustrious career following a slew of poor results. Misbah, who will turn 43 in May, had asked the Pakistan Cricket Board for time to decide on his future following whitewash defeats in his last two series against Australia and New Zealand, respectively.

COA reports negligence of implementing Lodha reforms by BCCI

The Committee of Administrators has presented their first status report on the negligence by Board of Control for Cricket in India and state cricket associations to comply with the steps that had to be implemented as per the Lodha Committee. The report, which has been submitted to the Supreme Court on Saturday, talks about the prescribed steps that were put down as part of the policies by Lodha Committee and were to be followed before September 2016.

SA strengthen bowling attack ahead of NZ Tests

Ab de Villiers’s flashing bat produced 262 runs in the five ODis at an average of 87.33. South Africa will miss AB de Villiers following his decision to opt out of Test cricket this year but their ranks have been bolstered by the return of Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander for the three-match series against New Zealand.

Why this tennis player is keeping tabs on Australia’s tour of India…

Little more than a year after re-committing to tennis, Barty won her first WTA singles title in Malaysia on Sunday, raising fresh hopes the former Wimbledon junior champion might be on track to fulfil her potential. There may have been a modest field competing in Kuala Lumpur but it was hard graft for qualifier Barty, who had to win six matches before beating Japan’s Nao Hibino in the final.

Second Test: India reel at 122/4 at tea on Day 3

Bengaluru, March 6 – India struggled to reach 122 for 4 in their second innings, taking a lead of mere 35 runs against Australia till the tea session on the third day of the second cricket Test at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday. Having ended the morning session at 38/0 after Australia were bowled out for 276 runs in their first innings with a first-innings lead of 87 runs, India struggled to put up a strong partnership and lost four wickets.

DDCA defamation suit: Jaitley to appear before Delhi HC today

New Delhi , Mar. 6 : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will today appear before the Delhi High Court in connection with the Delhi and District Cricket Association defamation case. He will be cross-examined by counsel for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders, senior advocate Ram Jethmalani.

Pyke smacks unbeaten century to give Red Caps firm grip on minor premiership | scoreboards

Wendouree has gone a long way towards locking up the Ballarat Cricket Association firsts minor premiership after an unbeaten century by Heath Pyke against Napoleons-Sebastopol at Wendouree on Saturday. Wendouree has gone a long way towards locking up the Ballarat Cricket Association firsts minor premiership after an unbeaten century by Heath Pyke against Napoleons-Sebastopol at Wendouree on Saturday.

Morgan’s century lifts England to victory

England captain Eoin Morgan blazed a fluent 107 to help secure a 45-run victory over West Indies in the first one-day international at a windy Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday. Having been sent in to bat, England posted 296 for six in their 50 overs before the hosts were bowled out for 251 in 47.2 after never quite managing to stay up with the required run-rate.

Morgan’s century lifts England to victory

England captain Eoin Morgan blazed a fluent 107 to help secure a 45-run victory over West Indies in the first one-day international at a windy Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday. Having been sent in to bat, England posted 296 for six in their 50 overs before the hosts were bowled out for 251 in 47.2 after never quite managing to stay up with the required run-rate.

Captain Morgan felt England were in charge throughout West Indies win

Eoin Morgan sensed England were just about in control throughout the first one-day international against West Indies after his century set up a 45-run win at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Morgan figured in a stand of 110 with Ben Stokes and two others that put on more than 50 with Sam Billings and Moeen Ali as England worked hard for their 296 for six after being put in on a sluggish surface following heavy morning rain.

Kerala High Court sends notice to BCCI to lift lifetime ban on S Sreesanth10 min ago

The Kerala Hight Court has sent a notice to the Board of Cricket Control for India to lift the lifetime ban imposed on cricketer S. Sreesanth after the lanky pacer approached the court few days back with a petition seeking removal of the ban. The notice was sent after Sreesanth filed a petition in the Kerala HC seeking its direction to the BCCI to allow him to play for a Scottish club in April and against BCCI’s decision to slap him with a life ban.

Pant’s 99 sets up Delhi win over Tripura2 min ago

Cuttack, Mar 3 Rishabh Pant struck a brilliant 72-ball 99 to help Delhi thrash Tripura by 70 runs in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B one-day match here today. Put into bat, Delhi plundered 356 for 5 from their allotted 50 overs with Pant hitting nine fours and five sixes in his aggressive innings.

BMW Skin Deep: Martin Guptill opens up on the pressures of the game

In the first of a five-part series brought to you by BMW, Martin Guptill reveals the pressures of being an opening batsman, what it’s like to be dropped from a side and the turning point of his international career. Martin Guptill made New Zealand cricketing history on Wednesday when he scored 180 not out in a match-winning knock against South Africa.

‘Save Delhi University’ march to begin shortly

… Phogat, on whom the Aamir Khan-starrer movie Dangal was made, posted an emotional reply to Akhtar’s accusations. Sports Minister Vijay Goel said that the country is proud of the sportsmen that Javed Akhtar took a potshot on. Sessions’ testimony to …

Gurmehar trolling: Sehwag says he wasn’t being a bully

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday came out in support of Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who is in the eye of a storm over free speech, even as Virender Sehwag defended himself after facing a backlash for ridiculing her. Taking a strong stand, Gambhir asserted that mocking or “ganging up” on Kaur, a martyr’s daughter, for her views on the “horrors of war” was “despicable”.

Umar Khalid comes out in support of Gurmehar Kaur, says Virender…

New Delhi, [India], Feb. 28: Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid, whose presence as a speaker at a cultural event at Ramjas College triggered a spiral of violence at the Delhi University, has come out in support of Gurmehar Kaur and students of the Delhi University condemning former cricketer Virender Sehwag’s tweet saying he represents BCCI and not India. “Virender Sehwag played for BCCI, he does not represent India.

JJ Abrams thinks Mark Hamill will get an Oscar for ‘Star Wars

The California-born actor hasn’t played Luke Skywalker in a speaking role since 1983, reprising the legendary role in a non-speaking capacity in 2015’s The Force Awakens. During the 12th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards at Bad Robot headquarters in LA , NY Daily News reports that Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams set the stage for Star Wars: The Last Jedi Oscar hopes.

England call-up for Surrey bowler Tom Curran

Surrey bowler Tom Curran has been added to England’s squad to tour the West Indies as cover for Jake Ball. With Nottinghamshire star Ball due for a scan on a knee injury, Curran has been called in as cover by the England and Wales Cricket Board for the three one-day internationals in the Caribbean starting on Friday.

West gain points as Wingham falls short

Taree West gained a first innings victory by 64 runs over Wingham in the Manning first grade cricket clash at Johnny Martin Oval. Resuming on 4/16, Wingham lost a further two early wickets and, despite good knocks from Brad Staff and Matt Essery, could not haul in West’s total.

Harris and Elliott appointed high performance coaches at CA’s NCC

Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliotts first assignment will be to coach Australia’s Under-19 team for series against Sri Lanka A Getty Images Former Test stars Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliott were Tuesday appointed to nurture young Australian talent, with the pair’s first assignment an under-19 series against Sri Lanka . Fast bowler Harris and batsman Elliott beat off competition from 38 other applicants to be picked as high performance coaches at the National Cricket Centre, entrusted with developing the country’s future stars.”

Shakib keen to play in Pakistan once again

Karachi [Pakistan], Feb.27 : Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently representing Peshawar Zalmi in the ongoing second edition of the Pakistan Super League , has expressed his desire to play again in Pakistan once things get better. Shakib, however, will be unavailable for the final in Lahore even if his team make it to the title decider as he and the other Bangladesh players in the PSL will be leaving the league on February 28 due to international commitments.

Smith claims top position; Kohli, Ashwin retains spot in ICC Test rankings

Steven Smith has not only consolidated his position at the top of the Rankings for Test Batsmen but has also attained rating points which are the sixth-best ever after Don Bradman A IANS Dubai: Captain Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at second, while off-spinner Ravichandaran Ashwin held on to his top position in both the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ list of the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday. The Indian team, which lost the opening Test in Pune to Australia on Saturday, was unaffected by the debacle at least in the ICC rankings.

Herath to lead SL in Test series against BAN

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will be leading the Sri Lanka Test team when Bangladesh come over for a full series starting March. The decision to appoint Herath as the skipper came after Sri Lanka’s usual skipper Angelo Mathews was ruled out due to a hamstring injury which he sustained in the series against South Africa at Johannesburg.

India vs Australia: Sunil Gavaskar terms hosts as ‘careless’

Pune: After the massive 333-run defeat to Australia within three days of the opening Test here, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday termed the Indian cricket team’s approach as “careless”. Gavaskar also criticised the lack of fight by the Virat Kohli-led side, which could only master 105 and 107 in both their innings against the visitors’ 260 and 285 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.”

Cricket: Australia hails the Pune win no one saw coming

The catalyst of the Pune massacre was the wholly unlikely figure of Steve O’Keefe, centre, – a left-arm finger spinner written off as a “safe” option before the Test by an unimpressed Shane Warne. Photo – Reuters The catalyst of the Pune massacre was the wholly unlikely figure of Steve O’Keefe, centre, – a left-arm finger spinner written off as a “safe” option before the Test by an unimpressed Shane Warne.