Thursday, September 1, 2016

Stokes, Wood return to England's T20I squad

England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has named all-rounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Mark Wood in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off fixture against Pakistan in Old Trafford on September 7.

Dale Steyn determined to keep playing Test cricket

Dale Steyn, whose five-wicket haul in the second innings propelled South Africa to a massive 204-run victory over New Zealand in the second Test at the Centurion, said that the injury-hit last season strengthened his resolve to play cricket again.

I would take Chepauk with me wherever I go, says Ashwin

The dark clouds over the Chepauk seemed to clear only at the sight of R Ashwin walking into the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. The Indian off-spinner, who landed in the city early on Tuesday, hardly took rest after the long journey from the US, where he was a part of the Indian squad that took on West Indies in a twoT20 series, as he led the Dindigul Dragons against Ruby Kanchi Warriors here.

Pink is camera friendly, but a day-night Test far away

Forget the players, even the TV cameramen have taken a liking to the pink ball being used for the Duleep Trophy matches. Because of the brightness of the colour, the camera handling team is able to track the pink ball better than the red ball both during the day and under artificial lights.

'Officials tweaked timings after request from India & Windies'

While the Indian cricket board may have been successful in their rush to grab the August September window in the international cricket calendar, their first brush with official cricket in the United States has certainly ended on a bitter note.

Virat Kohli remains No. 1 ranked T20I batsman

Virat Kohli has retained the top spot in the ICC Twenty20 International (T20I) rankings for batsmen after the two-match series against West Indies in Florida, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Tuesday (August 30).

Khawaja to replace Marsh for fourth ODI, confirms Warner

David Warner, on Tuesday (August 30), confirmed Usman Khawaja will walk into the playing XI in place of Shaun Marsh for the fourth One-Day International against Sri Lanka. Marsh has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour after he broke his finger during the training session ahead of the clash.