Category: Cricket

Ravi Shastri has, on Friday (July 1), resigned from the International Cricket Council’s cricket committee, where he was a media representative for six years. Incumbent India coach Anil Kumble is the chairman of the ICC committee. Shastri, who was a frontrunner for the post of head coach, was pipped by Anil Kumble. That, however, is believed to have had no […]

In a series of new appointments for the Indian cricket team ahead of their tour of West Indies, where they are scheduled to play four Tests, the latest to be roped in has been Riyaz Bagwan, Maharashtra Cricket Association’s (MCA) Ranji Trophy selection panel chairman. The 56-year-old has been appointed the Administrative Manager for the tour, the MCA announced on […]

Thilan Samaraweera, former Sri Lankan cricketer, has been appointed as Australia’s consultant coach ahead of the team’s tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled in July. Samaraweera, who has featured in 81 Tests and 53 One-Day Internationals for his country in a 15-year-long career, has been signed up primarily to work with the next generation of cricketers at the National Performance Squad. […]

The historic Green Park stadium in Kanpur will host the first Test between India and New Zealand from September 22, beginning a 13-Test 2016-17 home season of cricket for India, which also includes visits by England, Australia and Bangladesh. New Zealand’s three-match series will then move to new-Test venue Indore for the second game before rounding off the Test series […]

For the first time since 2010, England will travel to Bangladesh for a short series, including two Tests and three One-Day Internationals in October. The series will kick-start with a warm-up tie in Fatullah on October 4, followed by the three ODIs and Tests. The tentative schedule of the series is as follows: October 4: Warm-up one-dayer in Fatullah October […]

Sanjay Bangar and Abhay Sharma will travel with the Indian squad as support staff for the upcoming tour of West Indies, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced. “In consultation with Mr. Anil Kumble, Head Coach, Indian Cricket Team, the BCCI has appointed the following assistant coaches for theIndia tour of West Indies, 2016 -Assistant Coach (Batting) – […]