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Despite thrashing New Zealand in the first test at the Gabba, Australian coach Darren Lehmann is far from pleased. The outspoken Australian coach recently admitted that his side’s fielding was average at best, and there was the room to improve it further. Lehmann also spoke about the bowling and felt that like the fielding, the […]

Cricket is a game of gentleman. But, sometimes bowlers use the trick of sledging to get a set batsman out. If a bowler gets into the head of a batsman that means bowler’s strategy successful to the batsman. But, there are many example where the trick of sledging boomeranged and the batsman battered the bowler. […]

Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) Sydney-based umpire Karl Wentzel has said the pink ball and super bats designed to hit the ball hard should force the International Cricket Council (ICC) to address the need for umpires to wear protective gear in order to prevent a fatality. Wentzel is known as the “umpire who wears the helmet” […]

Dubai, Nov 10 (IANS) Following his eight wickets against South Africa in the first Test, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the fifth spot after rising three places in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowlers rankings released on Tuesday. Besides Ashwin, his teammates left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja and leg-spinner Amit Mishra also gained for […]

Dubai, Nov 9 (IANS) Despite losing the five-match series 2-3 to South Africa, India stayed put at No.2 in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) team rankings released on Monday. Reigning World champions Australia continued to lead the table with 123 points while India are second with 114. The Proteas are third with […]

Brisbane, Nov 9 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after Australia’s 208-run first Test win over New Zealand here on Monday. Starc was fined for breaching Level 2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support […]

Dubai, Nov 9 (IANS) Pakistan will aim to carry the recent Test momentum into the four-match One-Day International (ODI) series against England as they bid to gain crucial points in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI team rankings. Eighth-ranked Pakistan currently sit on 88 points as compared to sixth-ranked England’s 100 points. With England, plus […]

Dhaka, Nov 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured the International Cricket Council (ICC) that her government will provide foolproof security for the forthcoming Under-19 World Cup. The prime minister was talking to a four-member ICC team, headed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dave Richardson, at Ganabhaban on Saturday evening. The ICC had […]

In the northern hemisphere of the world, batsmen are toiling hard to get a run while in the South hemisphere runs are coming easily. At Mohali, India and South Africa are inch closer to a low scoring thriller. South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has been the most economical bowler as he conceded just 19 runs […]