Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka captain, on Monday (May 22), announced he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the ongoing English county season. The 39-year old left-handed batsman, who is plying his trade for Surrey, recently became the first player from his country to cross the 20,000-run mark in first-class cricket […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Cricket Pay Dispute Won’t Distract Australia: Marcus Stoinis
Cricket Australia has given the Australia Cricket Association (ACA) a deadline of June 30 for the players to sign a new Memo of Understanding (MoU) and vowed to stop paying them unless an agreement is rubber stamped. The dispute centres around CA’s desire to remove the current revenue-sharing agreement with all male and female state […]
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Fast Bowler Peter Siddle Backs Players Position On Pay Dispute With Cricket Australia
Australian injury-marred fast bowler Peter Siddle has thrown his complete support for players stance against ongoing payment dispute with its national board Cricket Australia while stating it is all about to strengthen the national players to give their best in the field of sport. “It’s not so much to do with the situation we’re in […]
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West Indies Cricket Board Planning To Ease Up Their Stringent Selection Criteria
Chairman of selectors Courtney Browne has hinted that the West Indies Cricket Board may re-think their stringent selection criteria in coming days. The change in policy, if effected, would be a great boost to the dwindling reputation of West Indies cricket. At present, the WICB considers only those players who have featured in the domestic […]
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Star Batsman Younis Khan Excited To Serve Pakistan Cricket In Future
Recently retired Pakistan batsman prodigy Younis Khan stated he is ready to serve the national team in whatever way the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would find him fit for the role to play. If offered an all-important role in the national board, Younis revealed he would be happy to shoulder the responsibility and serve the […]
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BCCI Acquires Land For the Construction of Revamped National Cricket Academy
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has acquired the necessary land to construct an improved National Cricket Academy. This development in BCCI’s ambitious plan to have its own high-performance academy comes as a huge sigh of relief, as it marks the end of a long-standing matter between the Karnataka government and India’s […]
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Cricket South Africa Picks Makhaya Ntini’s Son For Under-19 ODIs Squad Against West Indies
In the latest happening in the world of cricket, Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday has announced the 15-member squad for the five-match Youth One-day International series against the West Indies in which former Proteas fast bowler Makhaya Ntini’s son Thando Ntini was inducted. According to the Lawrence Mahaltlane, who’s the coach of South Africa’s […]
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Cricket Australia Announces Squad For The ‘A’ Tour Of South Africa
Cricket Australia have selected two 14-player squads for the Australia ‘A’ tour to South Africa. The tour is scheduled to go underway in July where the both the teams will play two four-day matches and an ODI tri-series which will also involve India A. According to the Cricket Australia website, Australian batsman Usman Khawaja and all-rounder Glenn […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: World Cricket Board Announce Match Referees And Umpires For Mega Event
The world cricket’s governing body International Cricket Council on Thursday has announced the list of match referees and umpires for its mega event 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, which will kick off on 1st June when hosts England will meet Bangladesh at The Oval. The tournament will further include Bangladesh as Pakistan has joined as the […]
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India Women Cricketers Deepti Sharma And Punam Raut Create History With Record Opening Stand
India women’s cricket team openers Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut have carved their place in the record books by becoming the first-ever pair to share a 300-run stand in a One-Day International. The duo shared a 320-run stand against Ireland Women during the quadrangular series on Monday (May 15). The series, which is being played in South […]