A Huge Disappointment West Indies Not At ICC Champions Trophy: Keith Semple
By Ravi Madholall Former Guyana and West Indies middle-order batsman Keith Semple revealed that “it is a huge disappointment” West Indies will be not be participating at the International Cricket Council (ICC) limited-over Champions trophy. The actions are set to bowl off on Thursday when host-nation England tackling Bangladesh... Read more
Quinton de Kock Dominates CSA Awards Nominations List
Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman, Quinton de Kock, leads the nominations for the 2016/17 Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards. The gala event to honor South Africa’s top performing cricketers over the past year will take place on 13 May 2017 at the Kyalami Theatre on the Track. The CSA Awards Judging panel... Read more
Fast Bowler Jerome Taylor Comes Out Of Retirement
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Jerome Taylor has formally indicated to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that he has come out of retirement and is available for selection for Test Cricket. This decision means he is now available for selection in all three formats of the game. Last July,... Read more
Mohammed Shami And Shreyas Iyer Added To Squad For Fourth Test
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met earlier today to add fast bowler Mohammed Shami and batsman Shreyas Iyer in the India Cricket Team for the final Test of the four-match Paytm Test series against Australia. The team is as follows: Virat Kohli (Captain), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara,... Read more
Pune Pitch Rated As ‘’Poor’’ By ICC Match Referee
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, who was the match referee for the first Test between India and Australia in Pune, has rated the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium pitch as “poor.” Broad, in accordance with Clause... Read more
India Announce Squad For Test Against Bangladesh
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Delhi today to select the 16-member squad to play the Paytm Test Match against Bangladesh in Hyderabad from February 9 to 13, 2017. The Senior Selection Committee also selected the 15-member India ‘A’ team to play three day warm up game against... Read more
WICB Lauds Legend Clive Lloyd On Golden Anniversary
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today congratulated Clive Lloyd on the 50 years of service to the game. The legendary former West Indies captain made his entry into international cricket on December 13, 1966 – when he played in the first Test against India... Read more
Ashwin And Kohli Reach Personal Bests In ICC Test Rankings
India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has consolidated his position at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after his match haul of 12-167 in the fourth Test against England in Mumbai helped the home side score an innings and 36 runs victory for a... Read more
AB De Villiers Steps Down As South Africa Test Captain
AB De Villiers has decided to step down as captain of the Standard Bank Proteas Test team with immediate effect. De Villiers was appointed in January following Hashim Amla’s resignation, and led the team in two Test matches against England before injury forced him to miss the series against... Read more
Robin Peterson Announces Retirement From Cricket
Former Proteas left-arm spinner Robin Peterson today announced his retirement from all cricket with immediate effect. Peterson, aged 37, joined the VKB Knights for the 2016/17 season and has played in all five Sunfoil Series matches to date. He represented the Proteas in 15 Test matches, 79 ODIs and... Read more