Greatbatch makes batting his top priority
Less than a day into his role as New Zealand coach, Mark Greatbatch has chalked out an immediate priority: to help the pool of batsmen play to the top of their game. Greatbatch, who was…
Less than a day into his role as New Zealand coach, Mark Greatbatch has chalked out an immediate priority: to help the pool of batsmen play to the top of their game. Greatbatch, who was…
Match factsJanuary 11-15Start time 09.30 (0400 GMT)Mumbai have been bested in only four out of 42 Ranji Trophy finals•ESPNcricinfo LtdBig PictureMumbai are perhaps the ultimate big-match domestic cricket team in the world, bested in only…
Scorecardand ball-by-ball detailsHowthey were outManish Pandey exuded an aggressive mindset from the start•Sportz SolutionsManish Pandey's extraordinary catch in the morning is likely to become aYoutube classic but it was Dhawal Kulkarni's humdrum batting that had…
Kevin Pietersen has backed the actions of Jonathan Trott in standing his ground during their run-out mix-up at Centurion, which ended a partnership of 145 that was taking England towards a comfortable draw in the…
Doug Bollinger has escaped with a reprimand after he was reported by the match referee Chris Broad for showing dissent at an umpire's decision. Bollinger was charged under level 1.3 of the ICC's code of…
Western Australia 8 for 499 (Ronchi 148, Robinson 141, Doropoulos 65, Smith 3-164) v New South WalesScorecardLuke Ronchi was relieved to reach his century after being dropped on 99•Getty ImagesLuke Ronchi survived a dropped catch…
by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were outAbdur Razzak was named Man of the Match for his 5 for 29•Associated PressIt was a commanding performance from Bangladesh, marshalled by left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and…
Ratnakar Shetty, the Indian board's chief administrative officer, has expressed concern over the lack of focus among younger national players who, he said, were not greatly affected by the ICC Champions Trophy exit because they…
Anurag Thakur, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HCA) president, has been appointed Indian team manager for the Champions Trophy in South Africa, starting next week.Thakur had been manager of the Indian Under-19 side during the…
Ian Bell and Churchillian rhetoric do not tend to belong in the same sentence - in fact, chinchillian would be an adjective more befitting of such a mousy character. But never mind the blithe assumptions…