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Welcoming the news that Michael Clarke intends to reverse his retirement decision, coach Darren Lehmann and former star batsman Michael Hussey have said the former skipper’s experience could prove invaluable to Australia’s Twenty20 ambitions. Clarke, who scored 8,643 runs in Tests and 7,981 in One-Day Internationals (ODI), quit after last summer’s Ashes series and will […]

 Bangladesh Under-19 opener Pinak Ghosh regrets his untimely dismissal against South Africa and wants to convert good starts into big scores in forthcoming matches. Having played some spectacular shots off the Proteas pacers, the 17-year-old ran himself out for 43 in the opening match of the U-19 World Cup at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium […]

India won the 2nd T20I against Australia at Melbourne on Friday and ensured first ever bilateral series win against Australia in Australia. Australia sent India to bat first after winning the toss. India scored 184/3 in 20 overs while Australia only managed 157 runs in reply for the loss of 8 wickets despite a good […]

Hong Kong have brought in 43-year-old former Australian wicket-keeper Ryan Campbell in their squad for the World T20 cricket tournament which is scheduled to start from March 8 in India. Campbell had played in two One-Day Internationals for Australia in 2002 but is of Hong Kong-Chinese lineage. He has been part of the domestic set-up […]

India’s current limited-over skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni set a new world record during the 2nd T20I against Australia at Melbourne on Friday. Wicketkeeper Dhoni registered most stumpings in the international cricket. The 34-years old wicket-keeper effected 140 stumping dismissals in his international career. Dhoni surpassed former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara (139 stumpings) after dismissing […]

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has shut his charity foundation in the face of “unwarranted speculation” that it has misappropriated funds. Warne, who claimed 708 Test wickets during his illustrious 15-year career, announced on Friday that The Shane Warne Foundation (TSWF) would close its doors, following the completion of an audit by Consumers Affairs Victoria […]

Australia’s swashbuckling opener David Warner has termed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) crackdown on player’s on-field behaviour as a “bit of a joke”. Just before the World Cup in 2015, the world cricket governing body made clear it would take a firmer stance on player behaviour, particularly exchanges between opponents as well as over-the-top wicket […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will be issuing helmets for all umpires in the upcoming World T20 in India starting from March 8 as part of increasing the safety of officials in the sport. The initiative comes in the aftermath of two umpires being hospitalised in the past two months for on-field injuries. In December, […]