Cricket in West Indies and it’s increasing fascination with the T20 format will be once again in focus for the next six weeks as the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League starting from Wednesday. Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will face St Lucia at the Queen’s Park Oval to start the tournament. The franchise was […]
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BCB set to review more than 13 suspected bowling actions
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee have decided to assess the suspected bowling actions of at least 13 bowlers after they were reported during this season’s Dhaka Premier League. Head of the committee, Jalal Yunus, revealed that they are also planning to appoint an expert from Cardiff Metropolitan University, which is one of ICC’s […]
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West Indies will play Three Tests Against Pakistan in UAE
West Indies will play three Test matches instead of two against Pakistan in the forthcoming series between the two sides in September-October in the United Arab Emirates. PCB said that WICB has accepted their proposal. An official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said that the series would now have three Tests, three One-day internationals and […]
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Naman Ojha to lead India A Down Under
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Promising wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha was on Saturday named skipper of the India A squad for the two four-day matches against Australia A and the quadrangular series involving South Africa A, Australia A and Cricket Australia’s National Performance Squad (NPS). The senior selection committee, which met earlier in the day, picked […]
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After Tendulkar, now Bharat Ratna demand for Virat Kohli
India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli has now become not just the most improved international batsman but also the one of the best batsman in the world right now based on current form. After leading India successfully in the longest format of the game last year, the flamboyant right-hander captivated fans with his outstanding form in […]
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Relief for Pakistan as world’s no.1 bowler picks up injury ahead of tour to England
The T20 mania from the start of the year 2016 has finally subsided and national teams are now slowly getting involved in the longest format of the game. England were too hot to handle for Sri Lanka in the recent tour as the World T20 runners-up ran ragged over the sub-continent outfit. And the season […]
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Harmanpreet Kaur excited for WBBL stint
Vice-Captain of Indian cricket team and All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur is all set and excited for her first Women’s Big Bash League stint with Sydney Thunder. An exhilarated and overwhelmed Harmanpreet in an interview with BCCI.TV expressed her exuberance on being chosen to play BBL. “Of course, it is a big leap for me because I […]
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PCB criticised for sending four media managers to England
Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to send four media managers to England has received huge criticism. The decision has also made people question PCB’s financial and administrative matters. Agha Akbar, who was the only media manager accompanying the team since the New Zealand tour in January, will now be accompanied by Raza Kitchlew and Amjad Bhatti. […]
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Alex Hales and Jason Roy break record previously held by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Gnaguly
England openers Jason Roy and and Alex Hales on Friday shared a huge partnership of 256 runs that shattered a cluster of records. Earlier, Sri Lanka struggled to 254-7 despite winning the toss and choosing to bat first on a pitch that was looking ideal to bat. The Sri Lankan batsmen got good start but […]
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No two World Cups for India Under 19 players
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to allow a player to play in only one Under 19 World cup during his playing days. It means that a player who has represented India in an Under-19 World Cup earlier cannot be part of the succeeding junior World Cups, even he meets […]