Ashwin welcomes inclusion of rookies for World T20

Ashwin welcomes inclusion of rookies for World T20

Gurgaon : Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday welcomed the inclusion of Indian rookies Jaspreet Bumrah and Hardik Pandya in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and World T20, saying that they deserved to get a national call-up. “I think Bumrah and Pandya did really well. We won that series that pretty much gave us indication […]

ICC aims to improve internal governance through transparency

ICC aims to improve internal governance through transparency

Dubai : The International Cricket Council (ICC) held their first meeting of the year on Wednesday and decided to bring transparency within the world’s cricket governing body. Reflecting on the meeting, ICC chairman Shashank Manohar said the decision has been taken collectively and added they are looking forward to work on it. “We had very […]

Buttler fireworks helps England beat Proteas in rain-hit opening ODI

Buttler fireworks helps England beat Proteas in rain-hit opening ODI

Bloemfontein : England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scored his fourth ODI century to help his side claim a 39-run win by the Duckworth-Lewis method against South Africa in the opening ODI of the five-match series at the Mangaung Oval here.In reply to the daunting target of 400 runs, South Africa were restricted to 250 with five […]

Mourinho `close` to replace Van Gaal as Man U manager

Mourinho `close` to replace Van Gaal as Man U manager

London : Chelsea’s sacked manager Jose Mourinho, who is the favourite to replace current Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal, has reportedly agreed a deal to take over at Old Trafford. According to The Mirror, the Portuguese was `close` to signing a deal to replace the Dutchman in the summer. Van Gaal’s job has been […]