Mohammad Amir injures toe
Mohammad Amir, the 23-year-old Pakistan bowler, has suffered a hairline fracture in his toe while playing in a T20 tournament in Pakistan. Amir, who was given a five-year ban by the ICC for his involvement…
Pain of whitewash spurred Root's rise
The pain of defeat was the inspiration behind England's success in the Investec Ashes, according to Joe Root, the one England player to have made a century in the four Tests to date.Root was part…
Holder offered professional support system by WICB
The West Indies Cricket Board has offered professional support services to West Indies' young captains Jason Holder and Stafanie Taylor. The board made the offer as Holder, who was the ODI captain already, was also…
Bayliss impressed with Stokes' fielding fire
Ben Stokes had an understatedly impressive all-round Test in Abu Dhabi. He kept running in during the first two days - eventually earning four wickets - and even sent down an over of offspin. Then,…
BCCI sets up two-man panel to probe alleged snooping
The BCCI has constituted a two-man committee comprising Ajay Shirke and G Ganga Raju to investigate the payment of about $900,000 made by the previous administration to an overseas investigating agency in 2014 when Shivlal…
'We have played spin relatively badly' – Kohli
India have won the first Test emphatically, but Virat Kohli, their captain, conceded that India's batsmen had been playing "relatively badly" recently. He said losing wickets in a bunch was an issue, but not technique.…
Bengal fall just short of their target
Bengal came close to snatching an improbable win against Delhi on thelast day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie against Delhi at theEden Gardens on Saturday.Needing 124 runs for an win in 13 overs,…
Lancashire v Yorkshire
Old Trafford was well blessed in the entertainment stakes yesterday. Therewere bouncy castles, blaring music, fast food, fast cricket, fireworks, plusa strange stall which seemed to encourage small children to batter theirpeers with giant rubber…
Warwickshire gain consolation for championship defeat at Chelmsford
Warwickshire gained consolation for their championship defeat when they cruised to a six wicket win against Essex in their National League encounter at Chelmsford.Skipper Neil Smith was the key figure as he turned in figures…
Parthiv Patel's 149 shines as Gujarat and Baroda play out a draw
In the latest round of Cooch Behar Trophy (West Zone) that ended onSaturday, Gujarat and Baroda met at the Sardar Vallabh Patel Stadium,Navarangapura, Ahmedabad. The match ended in a tame draw with Gujaratbagging the first…