Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called up young revelations Abu Haider Rony and Nurul Hasan for the T20 International series against Zimbabwe. The board announced a 14-man squad for the first two matches of the series on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. The youngsters were selected on the back of some fine […]
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India Tour of Australia 2016: Suresh Raina confident despite poor form
Suresh Raina might have been axed from India’s ODI squad for the upcoming India tour of Australia, but the dynamic southpaw is full of optimism. Raina, who is leading Uttar Pradesh (UP), in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, said that he was giving his absolute best in the domestic circuit. Raina said that playing […]
Australia pull out of the Under 19 World Cup due to security concerns
The Australian Under 19 team have pulled out of the World Cup to be played in Bangladesh due to security concerns. According to a report in Australian website, cricket Australia have been monitoring the situation in the country since the senior team decided to pull out of the Bangladesh tour in October. The Department of […]
Duleep Trophy to be day-night matches, played with pink ball
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) The prestigious Duleep Trophy will return to the domestic first class cricket calendar in the 2016-17 season in a new avatar with matches being day-night affairs played with a pink ball, it was announced on Tuesday. The traditional tournament, started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in […]
First two months after injury were most difficult: Shami
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Back into the national cricket squad for the tour of Australia after a gap of eight months, star Indian pacer Mohammad Shami on Tuesday said the first two months after his knee injury were the toughest phase of his career. Shami has been named in the India squad for the tour […]
5 incidents when somebody else come to play the role of 12th man
In cricket, the role of 12th man sometimes has become pivotal when a member from the playing XI got injured. But, what will happen if the 12th man also failed to come on the field or if another player got injured for the fielding team. There have been occasions when a support staffs or non-members […]
Australia ODI team announced for ODI series against India
The Australian selectors announced the 13 member squad for the One-day International series against India starting from 12th January. The team will be captained by Steve Smith. Uncapped players Scott Boland and Joel Paris have been included in the squad. David Warner and Aaron Finch will open the innings for Australia. In the all-rounders category Shane Watson has […]
Rony, Nurul earn call in Bangladesh's T20I squad
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) Bangladesh have selected young pacer Abu Hider Rony and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan for their forthcoming Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe. Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, who is yet to play a T20I match, will be in the team too. Nasir Hossain and Litton Kumar Das will sit out the first two matches of […]
7 year old wonder kid spotted batting
Cricket is a religion in India and no one has the audacity to doubt that! A major reason for saying such a statement is that even kids who are younger than 10 years of age follow the game religiously and have a sense of personal pride associated with the game. Several renowned Indian cricketers in […]
English fast bowler dies at the age off 22
The English cricket fraternity has been shocked by the sudden death of Sussex Sharks fast bowler Matthew Hobden. The English county club Sussex confirmed the news on Sunday morning that the 22-year-old, who played 18 first class game, had died. However, the reason of death yet to be known. “Sussex Cricket is deeply shocked and saddened […]