Category: Cricket

Young off-spinner Arjun Nair, the Canberra-born son of Indian immigrants, has been included in the New South Wales (NSW) squad for their upcoming Sheffield Shield match against South Australia. The 17-year-old Nair has been turning heads with his abilities to bowl the ‘doosra’ to perfection. It has been learnt that the Blues selectors told Nair on Sunday evening that he […]

Mumbai’s bid to clinch their 41st Ranji Trophy crown, and the first after two seasons, got a significant boost with the availability of fit-again pacer Dhawal Kulkarni for the final against Saurashtra in Pune. Kulkarni missed the semifinal against Madhya Pradesh at Cuttack, after picking up an injury during their quarterfinal victory over Jharkhand at Mysuru. Other than his inclusion, […]

Notwithstanding a police clean chit, a Pakistani court has dismissed the bail plea of a young die-hard fan of ace cricketer Virat Kohli who was arrested on treason charges for hoisting the Indian flag atop his home. 22-year-old Umar Draz is facing an imprisonment of up to 10 years for hoisting the Indian flag atop his house in Okara district […]

Fit-again captain Lasith Malinga returned to lead the side, while vice-captain Angelo Mathews also made his way back from injury in Sri lanka’s 15-member squad for next month’s World Twenty20 in India. Malinga had missed the recent tour to India along with Mathews and seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, who was also nursing a niggle. The team features veteran batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan […]

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shahryar Khan has admitted that if the national team was unable to participate in next month’s World Twenty20 in India, the body could be fined by the ICC. Shahryar told the media in Lahore that in case Pakistan pulls out of the World Cup, the PCB would have to pay a penalty to the world governing […]

India, the hosts of the ICC World T20 2016, are scheduled to play their warm-up matches against West Indies and South Africa in Kolkata and Mumbai respectively. The warm-up against the West Indies will take place on March 10, while India and South Africa will face off on the 12th. The teams taking part in the first round will play […]