The defeat on Tuesday in the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka brought the Indian players down to earth after the auction euphoria of the Indian Premier League (IPL) barely two days before the game. None of the new-found IPL millionaires was playing at Pune, though the highest-paid Indian, Pawan Negi, was in the squad. Nor, […]
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England announced their 15-man squad for 2016 WT20
On Wednesday, ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) announced their 15-man squad for ICC 2016 World T20. Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson is the only new face in the squad. Eoin Morgan will lead the T20I team. In this squad, seven players have played previous World T20 tournaments. Those players are Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jos […]
Money speaks in Indian commentary, reveals BCCI's latest payments list
Indian commentators get a good amount money for a series from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). During late January, BCCI made payments to the Indian commentators for South Africa series in India which had been played in late 2015. Recently, BCCI revealed their payments made on January at their official website. Among […]
Court posts DDCA's defamation case against Kejriwal on Feb 23
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A court here on Monday posted for February 23 a criminal defamation complaint against state Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP’s suspended parliamentarian Kirti Azad filed by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and its vice-president Chetan Chauhan. Metropolitan Magistrate Jagminder Singh fixed February 23 for consideration of the defamation […]
India vs Sri Lanka T20I series – Everything you need to know about the contest
Boosted by their 3-0 whitewash of Australia down under, a rejuvenated Team India will look to continue their winning momentum when they take on a depleted and new-look Sri Lankan side in a three-match T20 series starting Tuesday. After a convincing display of quality and consistency in the series triumph in Australia, these three matches […]
Two WICB officials backed Chanderpaul without 'approval': Report
A report into alleged interference in the selection process has determined that the two highest ranking officials of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)spoke without “approval” when they backed the retention of veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the Australia series. WICB president Dave Cameron and his vice president, Emmanuel Nanthan had supported Chanderpaul’s selection last […]
Disappointed, hurt that squash not part of Olympics: Dipika Pallikal
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) With squash failing in three consecutive bids since 2005 to become part of the Olympic programme, Indian star Dipika Pallikal expressed her disappointment on Sunday and said she and other top players are hurt the sport hasn’t got deserving place in the quadrennial Games. Squash was kept among eight sports short-listed for […]
IPL 2016 Auction: 5 big names who might remain unsold
IPL 2016 auctions is about to start and we are here to review five big names who might go unsold in the auction for 2016 edition of the IPL. IPL franchises have learnt a lot over the course of time and are no more just going after big names. Instead, they are going after the […]
Australia coach Lehmann to return to side after illness
Australian cricket team’s head coach Darren Lehmann will return to the side on Saturday subsequent to being given medical clearance to return to work after he was diagnosed on January 23 with deep vein thrombosis. The former left-handed batsman missed the final One-Day International (ODI) and the three-match Twenty20 International home series against India as […]
Captain, coach wanted five pacers in World T20 squad: BCB selector
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Faruque Ahmed has said that captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and coach Chandika Hathurusingha wanted five pacers in the national squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament. The BCB on Wednesday named the final 15-man squad for the T20 showcase event that starts in India next month. The Tigers had […]