Former Vidarbha captain coach Vijay Telang dies

Cricinfo - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Vijay Telang has died aged 61. Telang, who played first-class cricket between 1970-86, scored 2724 runs in 50 games and also took seven ...

Indian father sues sons cricket coach for racial discrimination

NDTV - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Durban: A South African lawyer has sued his son's school cricket coach for 2.1 million rand (about 1.23 lakh rupees), alleging that his son was not allowed to become the captain of any age group sides till he was playing in under-15 category because of his Indian origin.Pranesh Indrajith served legal papers on Dave Karlsen, the coach of the first X1 team at St Charles College, an elite ...

Fawad Ahmed picked for Australia A cricket tour of Africa

The National - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Australia 's Ashes squad, has been named in the party for next month's A tour of Africa. The 31 year old claimed refuge in Australia three years ago after he fled his native Pakistan claiming he was being persecuted by the Taliban and has since gone on to forge a successful career in domestic cricket. A recent amendment to the Citizenship Act meant that Fawad would be allowed to ...

Aussies see red after one-day failure

sportal.com.au - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Australian batsman Phillip Hughes said his side must quickly switch their focus to the red ball with an admittedly 'low' morale, after a dismal ICC Champions Trophy campaign.The George Bailey-led one-day side failed to chalk up a victory in three group games - including one no-result - to leave the tourists void of momentum ahead of the much-hyped Ashes series beginning July 10.Hughes ...

Clarke tipped for warm-up return

sportal.com.au - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Australia's Ashes preparations have been boosted with the news that Michael Clarke is likely to feature in the warm-up game against Somerset.Clarke sat out Australia's campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy with a back injury, missing all three of his country's matches as they exited the tournament with a whimper.However, he is now on course to feature at Taunton next Wednesday in ...

Inverarity wont put pressure on Ahmed

sportal.com.au - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

John Inverarity thinks playing Australia's emerging leg spinner Fawad Ahmed in the opening Tests of the Ashes may be too much pressure for the former Pakistani to handle.Ahmed was rushed to the UK after his citizenship was ushered through parliament this month and snared 1-25 in his first match in national colours - Australia A's 93-run win over Ireland in Belfast on Monday.The ...

Hampshire cruise to easy win

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Durham (20pts) beat Kent (4pts) by 8 wkts Durham have a chance of winning the County Championship after chasing down a victory target of 52 to beat Kent by eight wickets in their final game of the season.The result earns Durham 20 points to give them a final total of 197.5, which could yet be enough for a maiden title if Lancashire and Sussex both fail to win their final ...

Adams defends Surrey record

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Chris Adams has revealed his disappointment following his dismissal as Surrey team director.Adams and coach Ian Salisbury were shown the exit door following a poor start to the season - with the recruitment of South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Australia's all-time leading run scorer Ricky Ponting failing to spark a revival in fortunes. "Clearly I am disappointed not to be able to ...

Champions Trophy AB De Villiers stokes suspicions of England ball-tampering

The Independent - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The most significant aspect of ball-tampering scares is that they do not fade away easily. Once the finger of suspicion has been pointed it tends to stay pointed, which made it inevitable that it would be raised before the first semi-final of the Champions ...

Champions Trophy Englands misfiring middle order must finally bridge gap

The Independent - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

England have never won an ICC 50-over competition in 16 previous attempts, 10 World Cups and six Champions Trophies. Over a period of 38 years there have been, in all, four appearances in finals and three in semi-finals but none of the seven captains concerned has gone on to hoist aloft the silverware.At least South Africa, for all their well-chronicled reversals of fortune, have won one of the ...

New injury setback for Khan

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Sussex bowler Amjad Khan is unlikely to feature before August after fracturing bone in his wrist.The 32-year-old is yet to make a first-team appearance this season after a knee injury initially ruled him out at the start of the campaign. Sussex confirmed that Khan, who had returned to second-team duties earlier this month, had suffered a "further setback which looks set to keep him out of ...

Cricket Hesson promises new faces

New Zealand Herald - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

After winning and losing close Champions Trophy matches to Sri Lanka and England respectively and with a washout tracking similarly against Australia, New Zealand's ageing squad faces questions on how they get more sustained success and less of a clinging-to-the-lifeboats mentality from tournament play. It is particularly relevant with national contracts on the agenda over the next ...

England will bank on home advantage to reach Champions League final | Mike Selvey

The Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Dale Steyn . It was to prove the final act of a dramatic match and with the scores identical in runs and wickets and under the Duckworth-Lewis calculation that came into operation, the match was deemed a tie with a point each. Thus it was that it will be South Africa rather than West Indies who will face England at the Oval to decide who goes through to Sunday's final of the Champions ...

Cummins to make comeback

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Young Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is set to make his long-awaited return from injury on Wednesday.However, his return will come in an unfamiliar shirt as he appears for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy in Belfast. Regarded as one of Australia's brightest young pace prospects, Cummins will play for the hosts after an agreement between Cricket Australia and Cricket Ireland. The ...

Vindu Dara Singh says betting in cricket should be made legal

India Today - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Actor Vindu Dara Singh, arrested for betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and now on bail, says betting in the game should be made legal. "Cricket is like a religion in India. IPL will be conducted and betting will take place as well," said Vindu on Monday on the sets of his film "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya" here. Vindu, who got bail June 4, feels the government ...

England to wait on Bresnan

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

England are waiting on the availability of all-rounder Tim Bresnan ahead of Wednesday's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa.The Yorkshireman, 28, has been on standby for the birth of his first child since the start of the competition and left the team camp on Tuesday to be with his pregnant wife. Early signs suggest Bresnan will not return in time to face the Proteas, and ...

Cook identifies Amla threat

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Alastair Cook has identified Hashim Amla as the main threat to England's chances of reaching the ICC Champions Trophy final.Amla will open South Africa's innings alongside Colin Ingram in the first of the two semi-finals at The Oval on Wednesday. The England skipper is all too aware of the right-hander's abilities, having watched him compile an unbeaten 311 during the ...

Australia not to be ruled out

Sky Sports - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Australia's chairman of selectors says the tourists cannot be written off ahead of this summer's Ashes despite a frustrating run-up to the series.Australia, who are currently without captain Michael Clarke after suffering a back injury in his side's 4-0 Test defeat by India, were eliminated from the Champions Trophy on Monday after losing to both the hosts England and Sri Lanka. ...

The Light Roller There is only one team worthy of the Champions Trophy

The Independent - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

With the group stage of the Champions Trophy now at an end it is not precisely clear what we have learned about the top eight teams in the world. The semi-finalists are those many predicted and India look a very strong bet indeed (if that's allowed) to win the thing. But what's mainly apparent is that, India aside, there is a heck of a lot of mediocrity (or would inconsistency ...

Australia low on confidence ahead of Ashes says George Bailey - video

The Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Australia stand-in captain George Bailey says his team are low on confidence with the Ashes fast approaching, after crashing out of the ICC Champions Trophy to Sri Lanka on Monday. However, Bailey says Test cricket is a 'different mindset' and that the Ashes tend to bring out 'something special in both ...

Sri Lanka beat Australia to reach Champions Trophy semi-finals - video highlights

The Guardian - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Sri Lanka cruise past an Australian side missing captain Michael Clarke on Monday and booked their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals. Sri Lanka set a first innings total of 254 with Mahela Jayawardene top-scoring on 84 not out. In reply, Australia are bowled out for 233 using just 42 of their ...

Nadir Shah issues mercy letter to BCB

Cricinfo - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

10-year ban after a BCB investigation found him guilty of corruption after a Indian TV channel's sting operation in 2012. "I have submitted a mercy letter addressing the board president [Nazmul Hassan], and it [has been] received by the [acting] CEO [Nizamuddin Ahmed]," Shah said. "I have asked to lift the ban that the cricket board has issued against me as I have already ...