Category: Cricket

The Kerala High Court on October 17 restored life ban imposed on cricketer S. Sreesanth by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The order came on an appeal filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India CEO against a single-judge verdict revoking the life ban imposed on the cricketer in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing […]

All-rounder Robbie Frylinck has been handed a first call-up to South Africa’s Twenty20 squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh next week. “The selection of Robbie provides another opportunity to explore our depth in the important all-rounder position,” said selector Linda Zondi. Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Robbie […]

Candice Warner’s fab physique in this photograph posted by her husband and Australia opening batsman David, 30, on Instagram yesterday. “The wife looking immaculate but does she have the fitness edge over me to beat me in the water and on sand? @candywarner1,” Warner captioned his post. The wife looking immaculate but does she have the fitness edge over me […]

BCCI junior selection committee today decided to leave 17-year-old rising batsman Prithvi Shaw out of the U-19 Asia Cup in Malaysia next month for an extended run in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. Shaw had captained the India U-19 side during the limited overs series on the England tour in August. “The selectors were of the opinion that 17-year-old Prithvi Shaw, […]

Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik and pacer Shardul Thakur were on Saturday recalled for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand while selectors continued to ignore senior spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Opener Shikhar Dhawan has also returned to the ODI team after missing the series against Australia due to his wife’s illness. However, he did play the T20I series against […]

Bowlers Karn Sharma and Shardul Thakur used the long handle to good effect as India A beat New Zealand by three wickets in the final unofficial ‘One Dayer’ to clinch the five-match series 3-0 on Sunday. Chasing a paltry target of 174, India A were 90 for six at one stage before Shardul (40 off 32 balls) and then Karn […]