The Story Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga isn’t impressed with the quality of the Sri Lanka Lankan Cricket team and has revealed that he has stopped following the national team playing cricket. Sri Lanka has found the transition phase very difficult to cope with. The year 2017 has been highlighted with […]
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Tony Dodemaide To Quit As CEO Of Cricket Victoria In April 2018
Former Australian all-rounder had decided to step down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket Victoria in April 2018 after maintaining the post for over ten years, in a bid to enhance the infrastructure at the domestic set-up, as he has been the keen observer of grassroots level cricket. “After a decade as CEO, […]
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India to Play 23 International Matches between September And December
As per quotes from a BCCI office bearer to the PTI, team India will play 5 ODI’s and 3 T20I’s against the Aussies from September to the middle of October. It will be followed by 3 ODI’s and 3 T20I’s against the Black Caps who will arrive here towards late October and the series will […]
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India Not In Favour Of Including Cricket In Olympic Games
In what might sound freakish to everyone at the moment, it is India who has strongly opposed the idea of including cricket in the 2024 Olympic Games. Cricket in Olympics would have certainly assured a medal prospect for India but it is strange to learn that it is BCCI is strongly against cricket being part […]
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MSK Prasad Stresses on the Role of Management in Cricket
Chairman of Selectors MSK Prasad stressed on the role of management in cricket and spoke at length with Wisden India regarding certain players who have done exceedingly well in the limited opportunities but hasn’t been able to retain their place due to extensive competition within the team. “Being a student of management — I have […]
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Sri Lanka vs India 2017: Playing Domestic Cricket Did Help Me, Says Cheteshwar Pujara As He Gears Up For 50th Test
The feeling that Cheteshwar Pujara is perhaps having during the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka is pretty much similar to that of the Indian team. While Team India was in a transition phase when it visited Sri Lanka in 2015, Pujara was trying to win his place back in the playing eleven during that series. […]
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PCB Not To Revive Cricketing Ties Until ACB Apologises – Shaharyar Khan
The outgoing chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar Khan has come hard at the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) while revealing the cricketing ties could only be revived when his ACB counterpart Atif Mashal would tender a public apology after blaming Pakistan over the Kabul blast. “The Board [PCB] has taken a position that until […]
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Performances in Test & ODIs Show a Cricketer’s Worth, Says Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
The Story Bangladesh’s ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has expressed that the real worth of cricketer cannot be judged on the basis of performances in the shortest format of the game – T20 cricket. In the last decade, the T20 format has gained massive traction and has increased in popularity among fans and cricketers. The emergence […]
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How Long Will Cricket Board’s Case Drag On?
When Mithali Raj started playing for India, not many of the present cricket administrators may have been around and if she says that it is the right time for a womens Indian Premier League (IPL) the Indian board should consider it seriously. Some 30 years ago when women’s cricket was trying to find place under […]
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The Younger Players Are Not Performing Well, Says Muttiah Muralitharan on Sri Lankan Cricket’s Struggle
Spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, on Thursday (July 27), said Sri Lanka is enduring a difficult time because of under performing youngsters and the team management’s attempt to tinker with the playing eleven every now and then. For a country which made it to the World Cup finals in 2007 and 2011 and World T20I finals in […]