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Hales fails again as England build big lead
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa (Reuters) – Opener Alex Hales failed for the second time as England ended day two of their warm-up match against a South African Invitation XI on 99 for three on Wednesday. The tourists lead by 381 runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining after bowling out their opponents for 188 at Senwes Park. […]
Sachin Tendulkar bowled one of the greatest last over in ODI history
Sachin Tendulkar, a living legend and arguably the best batsman in the history of cricket.Apart from his staggering records of runs that he scored he has bowled remarkably well in ODI cricket too.One such event was his final over during the Semi Finals of Hero Cup between India and South Africa.Sachin who didn’t contributed much […]
Australia bring Sriram, Hussey on board for World Twenty20
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia have recruited former India player Sridharan Sriram to help their team prepare for the conditions they will face in the World Twenty20 in India early next year, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday. Sriram, an all-rounder who played eight ODIs for India between 2000 and 2004, worked with Australia A on their […]
Cricket South Africa charges ‘intermediary’ for fixing
South Africa's CSA has charged an unknown "intermediary" for T20 fixing
Stokes, Taylor make centuries in England warm-up
Ben Stokes and James Taylor smashed centuries in South Africa for England
Dhoni to play for Pune in IPL
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the first pick by the new Pune franchise while Rajkot chose batsman Suresh Raina at the Indian Premier League draft for the next two seasons on Tuesday. The western Indian cities of Pune and Rajkot were named as home to two new franchises for the […]
Gayle forced to defend test absence Down Under
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle is hopeful he can return to test cricket next year but said he was simply not fit enough to take part in the ongoing series against Australia. The explosive opener arrived in Australia to play in the domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League a few days after […]
From the Cricket World Cup to a Chaat Stall – Imran Shaikh
The captain of the Indian deaf and mute cricket team, Imran Shaikh, has recently opened up a chaat stall at the Old Padra Road street of Vadodara.
Uncapped batsman Nicholls called in New Zealand one-day squad
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Uncapped Canterbury batsman Henry Nicholls has been called into New Zealand's one-day squad for the first three games of their five-m
Inexperienced Sri Lanka paid price for poor start – Mathews
REUTERS – Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews had cast a wistful eye over the green-tinged University Oval pitch when he won the toss in the first test against New Zealand and probably thought to himself, ‘what would Dhammika do on this’? Mathews, without his injured spearhead Dhammika Prasad, inserted Brendon McCullum’s side anyway and hoped […]
West Indies’ Samuels banned from bowling for 12 months
(Reuters) – West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been banned from bowling for 12 months by the International Cricket Council after undergoing testing on his action. It is the second ban for the 34-year-old, whose off-spin bowling is only used on a part-time basis by West Indies. He was reported for an illegal action following […]
Australia’s Khawaja suffers setback in test return bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Top order batsman Usman Khawaja has suffered a setback in his bid to return to the Australian team for the second test against West Indies after being ruled out of a domestic Twenty20 match by his Sydney Thunder side on Monday. Khawaja suffered a hamstring strain in the second test against New […]
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