Cricket

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming tour Down Under, the India A squad will undergo a strength and conditioning camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru from Tuesday. The week-long…

Sydney, July 11 (IANS) Making its foray into the US market, Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday announced its new broadcast deals, which will air Big Bash League (BBL) matches in the US and Canada. Besides…

Melbourne, July 11 (IANS) Veteran chinaman bowler Brad Hogg, who joined Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Renegades on Monday, said he had no problems returning to the Perth Scorchers as a coach in the…

Kingston, July 11 (IANS) Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan believes Twenty20 cricket is a challenge for players of his kind but it is something he relishes. The left-armer is currently here for his Caribbean…

Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chief Executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said they will not consider playing against England at a neutral venue. England are scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on a five-week…

London, July 11 (IANS) Ahead of the first Test against England at Lord’s, Pakistan pace spearhead Wahab Riaz on Monday backed tainted pacer Mohammed Amir, who is set to return to the scene of his…

London, July 10 (IANS) Former England cricket skipper Nasser Hussain said he would have picked in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler over Gary Ballance for England’s first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s starting on Thursday. Ballance replaces…

London, July 10 (IANS) England’s wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has suffered a broken thumb on his left hand while playing for Lancashire in their NatWest T20 Blast cricket tournament win over Worcestershire. Standing up to the…

Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 31, it was announced on Saturday. The decision to hold the AGM on the last day…

St. John’s (Antigua), July 9 (IANS) West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin has expressed shock over the selection committee’s decision to exclude him from the Test side which is set to face India in a four-match…

By Veturi Srivatsa No India coach in recent years has spoken his mind out and reeled off his ideas and implemented some of them as quickly as Anil Kumble has done. Simply put, he wants…

London, July 9 (IANS) England and Lancashire wicket-keeper Jos Buttler is set to undergo x-rays on an injured thumb after hurting it against Worcestershire in a T20 Blast game. Buttler hurt his left thumb while…

London, July 9 (IANS) Former England spinner Graeme Swann has hit out at Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, saying that the latter who was earlier involved in a spot-fixing scandal should have been banned from the…

Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) It rained wishes for Sourav Ganguly as the former Indian captain turned 44 on Friday. Twitter was abuzz with love for one of the country’s most celebrated cricketers with ‘#HappyBirthdayDada’ trending…

Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal’s (CAB) financial committee has disclosed that the state cricket association has a surplus of around Rs 3.5 crore this year. The amount was revealed after the…

London, July 7 (IANS) England Test skipper Alastair Cook has admitted that he came close to resigning from his post on several occasions. Cook took over from Andrew Strauss as Test skipper in 2012 and…

St. Kitts, July 7 (IANS) The Indian cricket team arrived here on Thursday for the four-match Test rubber against hosts West Indies, with the first match starting from July 21 at Antigua. New head coach…

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India’s limited overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday, with many of his teammates and other prominent faces wishing him on social networking site, Twitter….

Melbourne, July 6 (IANS) Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) players Hayley Jensen and Corinne Hall were on Wednesday banned by Cricket Australia (CA) for six months for betting on matches. Both Hall and Jensen have…