Sri Lanka Cricket
launches Super Under-19 Provincial Tournament
Cricket has launched a 'Super
Under-19 Provincial Tournament' to function as a sturdy link between schools cricket
and senior cricket. The tournament will be contested between ten teams over
three weeks, starting from April 19. Each side will play four two-day matches
in the group stage, before the leaders in each group progress
When it was offered that MS
Dhoni, the India captain, had said R Ashwin had struggled with the dew, the
offspinner flatly responded: "I don't know what he said."
Waqar Younis has
resigned as Pakistan's coach three months before his contract was going to end,
and only one day after Shahid Afridi relinquished his
T20 captaincy.
With one over to go, England were
favourites for the World T20 crown, but with West Indies needing 19, Ben Stokes
conceded four sixes in four balls. That prompted an outpouring of support for
the dejected Stokes.
Clint McKay retires from international and Australian FC cricket
Clint McKay has announced his retirement from Australian first-class and international cricket. The 33-year old fast bowler will continue to play for Sydney
Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne said he would love to work with the Indian cricket team. Warne said he would not hesitate to coach a side that has the backing of billion plus supporters.
Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker of the Emirates Elite Panel will be the two on-field umpires for the men's ICC World T20 final in Kolkata on Sunday (April 3), the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday.
New Zealand allrounder Grant Elliott, 37, has retired from ODIs, two days after his side was knocked out of the World T20 at the semi-final stage by England. Elliott is yet to take a call on his T20 career.
R Ashwin is widely considered the leader of India's bowling attack, particularly in home conditions. He has ended the World T20 - a tournament held in India, on pitches