Veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra has decided to retire from competitive cricket after the first T20 International against New Zealand at his home ground, Feroz Shah Kotla, on November 1. According to a senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official privy to the development, the 38-year-old cricketer has intimated his decision to chief coach Ravi Shastri and […]
» Read moreFormer Australia batsman Dean Jones is to take over the role of Afghanistan’s head coach on an interim basis and lead the team in their Intercontinental Cup fixture in Hong Kong later this month, the country’s cricket board has announced. Afghanistan were granted Test status in June by the International Cricket Council, putting them in an elite group of 12 […]
» Read moreIndia beat Australia by nine wickets (DLS), lead three-match series 1-0 India 49 for 1 (Kohli 22*) beat Australia 118 for 8 (Finch 42, Kuldeep 2-16, Bumrah 2-17) by nine wickets via DLS method.
» Read moreAustralian captain Steve Smith was today ruled out of the Twenty20 series against India due to a shoulder injury, a massive setback for the already struggling visitors. Cricket Australia confirmed that vice-captain David Warner will stand in as captain for the three-match series, which begins in Ranchi on Saturday. Marcus Stoinis will replace Smith in the squad for the remainder […]
» Read moreOpening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been handed over a six-match suspension from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) due to misconduct. It is for this very reason that the opening batsman was omitted from Sri Lanka’s squad for the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE. An SLC official statement said that Gunathilaka has also been fined for conduct which was deemed […]
» Read moreSri Lanka has dropped Lasith Malinga from the one-day international squad to face Pakistan in a five-match series starting next week, raising doubts if the fast bowler will feature in the team’s plans for the 2019 World Cup. Malinga, feared for his awkward action and toe-crushing yorkers, returned to international cricket during June’s Champions Trophy following a knee injury that […]
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