Category: Cricket

CRICKET: Milestone capped Craig’s season

PURTON bowler Craig Miles says he is content with how his 2016 panned out at Gloucestershire as he marked a significant landmark before capping the year with a new deal. The 22-year-old surpassed 50 Championship wickets with the County Championship Division Two side as he took his overall wicket count to 229 in all formats.

New ODI captain Kohli hails Dhoni

Virat Kohli has taken over from Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India’s limited-overs captain, becoming his country’s skipper in all three formats of the game, the Indian cricket board said on Friday. Dhoni has been named as wicket-keeper in the squads for three one-dayers and three Twenty20 Internationals against England, beginning on January 15. The 35-year-old Dhoni relinquished the limited-overs captaincy on Wednesday after nine trophy-laden years, which included two World Cups and a Champions Trophy.

No date set to discuss Alastair Cook’s future as England captain

Alastair Cook’s position as England captain has come under scrutiny after a run of six defeats in eight Tests Alastair Cook’s future as England’s Test captain may not be resolved until nearer the end of this month. Cook’s position is under scrutiny after a humbling 4-0 series defeat in India before Christmas as England lost six of their final eight Tests last year.

MS Dhoni retires: BCCI pays tribute to Captain Cool

Ever since Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave up the captaincy of Indian cricket team in the one-day internationals and T20 internationals, tributes have been pouring in for him. On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India also paid a small tribute to the former India captain by sharing a video on their social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Selection meeting delayed due to ‘logistical issues’

In an unexpected incident, the selection meeting to pick the India squad for the one-day international and T20 international series against England got delayed due to “logistical issues” in Mumbai on Friday. The meeting was scheduled to start at 1230 pm IST at the Board of Control for Cricket in India office.

You will be my captain forever: Virat Kohli pays tribute to MS Dhoni

Virat Kohli, who is all set to take over as the Indian captain across all formats paid glowing tributes to his predecessior Mahendra Singh Dhoni for being an inspirational leader and terming him “captain forever”. Kohli today took to twitter to express his feelings about the captain under whom he has played all along in the limited overs format since making his debut back in 2008.

BD squad for first NZ Test announced

Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the 15-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington on January 12, 2017 today. Although many speculated that Soumya Sarkar may return home after the T20I series, the left-handed batsman was given another chance to shine in the New Zealand tour.

‘Moving away from the fear factor:’ Bringing insects into mainstream diets

Imagine grabbing a mealworm powder smoothie for breakfast, snacking on chocolate chip and cricket cookies at work and coming home to a big bowl of pasta drenched in a cricket bolognese sauce. A number of entrepreneurs are banking on this environmentally friendly, nutritionally dense protein hopping into the average Joe’s diet and are cooking up products to help make these critters a pantry staple.

Sachin, others pay tribute to Dhoni’s captaincy

New Delhi, Jan 5 : Former Indian cricketers appreciated MS Dhoni’s tenure as the captain of the Indian cricket side after he decided to announce his resignation from the position on Wednesday. [NK Cricket] Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar tweeted: @msdhoni #captain.

MS Dhoni resigns as ODI, T20 skipper

Mumbai, Jan 4 : A glorious chapter in Indian cricket’s history came to an end when Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the skipper of the ODI and T20 side on Wednesday. [NK Cricket] The BCCI confirmed his decision.

It’s a day to celebrate MSD’s successful captaincy, respect his decision: Tendulkar

Mumbai , Jan. 5 : Calling all to respect M.S. Dhoni’s decision to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the former skipper on a glorious career that lead the team to win both T20 and ODI world cups. [NK Cricket] “Congratulations to MSD on a wonderful career as a captain leading India to success in both T20 and ODI World Cups.

Jimmy Adams set to take over as West Indies cricket director

Barbados [West Indies], Jan. 5 : Former West Indian skipper Jimmy Adams is in line to become the director of the West Indies Cricket Board as he has been offered the role by the cricket body. [NK Cricket] The 48-year-old is believed to have originally applied for the position of head coach but was invited to consider role of director of the WICB.

M.S. Dhoni has taken ‘brave’ decision : Madan Lal

New Delhi , Jan. 4: Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal, on Thursday, calling the decision taken by Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down as captain from limited overs format as brave, saying that it has been taken keeping the 2019 ODI World Cup in mind. [NK Cricket] “I appreciate the decision.

Australia v Pakistan: Younus Khan scores century but hosts remain on top

Pakistan’s Younus Khan hit an unbeaten century but Australia continued to dominate the third Test on a rain-affected day three in Sydney. Starting the day on 126-2, Pakistan reached 152 before Azhar Ali was run-out by Mitchell Starc for 71. Nathan Lyon then took three wickets while 39-year-old Younus scored his 34th Test hundred to take his side to 271-8 at the close.

Dhoni steps down as India’s limited overs captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as India’s limited-overs captain on Wednesday after a trophy-laden nine-year reign. The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who rose from the cricketing backwaters of India’s Jharkhand to lead the game’s most passionately-followed team, will stand aside as captain immediately, but will remain available to play in the limited overs series against England later this month.

Eoin Morgan’s last-ball six keeps Sydney Thunder hopes alive

Sydney Thunder 168-4 beat Melbourne Stars 166-8 by six wickets 16th match, Big Bash League, Sydney Showground Stadium Scorecard Eoin Morgan signed off from Big Bash League in style after scoring a six off the final ball to keep the chances of Sydney Thunder alive in the tournament after completing a chase of 167 with six wickets in hand against Melbourne Stars in the 16th match of the Big Bash League at Sydney Showground Stadium. Sydney Thunder won the toss and opted to field first.

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Day 4 LIVE Streaming: Watch knockout games’ live telecast online

Four of the big sides in Indian domestic cricket play crucial ties as defending champions Mumbai go head to head against former champions Tamil Nadu at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, while former champions Gujarat take on Jharkhand at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur, on Day Four of the semi-final of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2016-17 on Wednesday. The live streaming of the Day Three will be available on Hotstar while the live telecast will be broadcast on Star Sports HD 4 and Star Sports 4. It would be interesting to see who among the either of the four sides makes it to the final.

Warner creates history in Test against Pakistan, but fails to beat…

David Warner of Australia looks dejected after being dismissed by Wahab Riaz of Pakistan during day one of the Third Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 3, 2017 in Sydney, Australia Australia’s David Warner entered an elite club on Tuesday when he smashed a belligerent 95-ball 113 against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground to set up yet another Test for his country. The left-handed opener joined compatriots Victor Trumper, Charles Macartney and Don Bradman, as well as Pakistan’s Majid Khan, as the only men to have scored a century inside the opening session of a Test.

‘All the best’: Sacked head of the world’s richest cricket board to Supreme Court

Last afternoon, a prominent sports administrator in India wished the country’s apex court “all the best” in a video message on Twitter that has gone viral. Anurag Thakur, who until yesterday was the chief of India’s largest sports body – the Board of Control for Cricket in India that manages the country’s most popular sport – was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on charges of corruption.

Alice Springs teen cricketer makes her Big Bash debut

The standard of Australian women’s cricket is better than that of the men’s, says a teenaged player from Alice Springs who made her debut at the Women’s Big Bash League competition. Tabatha Saville did not know until the morning of the Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixes match that she had been selected to play on Monday.

PCB to file legal case against BCCI for dishonouring MoU

PCB chairman Shahryar Khan insisted that they are not begging their Indian counterparts for a bilateral series and instead asking them to compensate for the losses that the Pakistan board had suffered. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan has revealed that the board has decided to take legal action against the Board of Control for Cricket in India for failing to honour the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two cricket boards in 2014.

Pakistan say to sue India over 2014 bilateral Test deal

Pakistan cricket chiefs have said they will sue India for failing to honour a 2014 deal to play a bilateral Test series. The Pakistan Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India signed an agreement under which the South Asian rivals were due to play six series between 2015 and 2023, subject to clearance from the Indian government.

Mumbai will play Tamil Nadu in exciting Ranji Trophy semi-final1 hour ago

Rajkot, Dec 31: Defending champions Mumbai’s quest for their 42nd Ranji Trophy title will go through a stern test when they take on Tamil Nadu in the semi-final, starting at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. For the high-profile knockout clash, Mumbai have called up 17-year old Prithvi Shaw to their squad after dropping an out-of-form Kevin Almeida.

Keaton Jennings affected by barbs over South African background

Keaton Jennings enjoyed a breakthrough season with Durham which led to his call-up midway through England’s tour of India England batsman Keaton Jennings admits the social media barbs relating to his South African background had an impact on him, but he insists he is no cricket mercenary and that the United Kingdom is his home. Jennings was born and raised in South Africa and captained the under-19 team, but became eligible to represent England earlier this year after committing himself to serving a four-year residency period.

Akmal recalled for ODI series against Australia

Pakistan has recalled middle-order batsman Umar Akmal for the five-match one-day series against Australia after almost two years out of the team. Akmal had been sidelined due to poor form and on disciplinary grounds since last playing in the World Cup quarterfinal against Australia in March 2015.

Allrounder Starc propels Australia to innings win at MCG

A brilliant all-round performance by Mitchell Starc propelled Australia to series-clinching victory over Pakistan by an innings and 18 runs in the second test as the visitors crumbled under pressure on the fifth day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. The rain-interrupted test had long seemed destined for a draw, with only 18 wickets falling in total up until lunch on the last day, but Australia took Pakistan’s final nine wickets in a hurry, clinching the win with an hour to spare.

Smith lauds Starc, Lyon after Australia’s sensational Test win

Winning skipper Steve Smith paid tribute to Mitchell Starc’s match-turning impact to spur Australia to a sensational last-day series victory over Pakistan in Melbourne on Friday. Australia’s Mitchell Starc is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Pakistan batsman Sarfraz Ahmed as fellow bastman Sohail Khan looks on on the final day of the second Test in Melbourne on December 30, 2016 The Australians, leading by just 22 runs going into the fifth day, mustered a 181-run quickfire lead before declaring and bowling out Pakistan in just 53.2 overs to grab a famous victory.