Shastri accepts NCA chairman post
After Kapil Dev's sacking, Ravi Shastri takes over as NCA chairman © AFP Ravi Shastri, the former Indian allrounder, has accepted the offer to take over as chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), the…
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Misbah towers over the rest
Misbah-ul-Haq: Pakistan's new man for a crisis © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq - 9The comeback story to match Sourav Ganguly's: Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the series, ice-cool in crisis, which is when he…
Railways dismiss IOC challenge by six wickets
Indian Railways comfortably beat Indian Oil Corporation by six wickets in a Group clash of the Moin ud Dowla Cup in Hyderabad on Friday. IOC could make only 136/9 and their opponents overhauled it with…
BCCI mulling scaled down version of DRS for IPL
In what is a significant departure from its stubborn resistance to the Decision Review System, the BCCI has initiated discussions about the use of the system in IPL 2016. Rajeev Shukla, the chairman of the…
Boycott upsets Australia with Tait's 'lack of character' call
Shaun Tait stood down after the India Test series © Getty Images Cricket Australia has taken strong exception to Geoffrey Boycott's claim Shaun Tait showed a "lack of character" for going on an indefinite break…
Hussey gives Victoria the edge
Scorecard Nathan Bracken was terrific, taking 4 for 40 from 25 overs, but he had too little support as New South Wales conceded first-innings points to Victoria © Getty Images David Hussey's 95 helped Victoria…
Bond and Vaas in ODI Team of the Year
The ICC has announced its World ODI Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by Sunil Gavaskar.The World ODI Team of the Year (in batting order) is:Matthew Hayden (Aus)Sachin…
Lancashire's last amateur captain dies
Joe Blackledge: an unsuccessful experiment © Martin Williamson Joe Blackledge, who was Lancashire's last amateur captain in 1962, has died at the age of 79.Blackledge's entire first-class career consisted of that one summer, and his…
Pakistan hold their nerve in dramatic finish
Pakistan 219 (Babar Azam 70, Mohammad Nawaz 58, Hodge 3-39) beat West Indies 217 (Brathwaite 77, Mayers 55, Ahsan Baig 4-28, Usman Qadir 4-33) by two runsScorecardOffspinner Mirza Jamil snapped up two wickets in the…
Afghanistan, Namibia continue winning ways
Group ALed by Karim Sadiq, Afghanistan kept their quest for a spot in the ICC World Twenty20 on track with a third straight win in the T20 qualifier, this one an 89-run thumping of Denmark…