Shastri will not be with India when they tour Zimbabwe
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
India’s team director Ravi Shastri will skip the national team’s upcoming tour of Zimbabwe due to professional commitments he agreed to before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) offered him a two-year contract extension.
Kohli (left) and Rahim (right) pose with the trophy after the one-off Test ended as a draw
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
India would have been cursing the bad weather throughout the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah as they fell down to fourth on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings since the match ended as a draw.
“I will probably be able to help some of these young cricketers on their journey”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has agreed to become the coach of the country’s Under-19 and A team.
“I don’t think Shivnarine Chanderpaul has proven in recent times that he is still a good enough player to be playing for West Indies”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has supported chief selector Clive Lloyd’s decision to drop veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the upcoming Test series against Australia.
“He has played a lot of games in the shorter formats for Sri Lanka, not a lot of the Test matches, but his first class record is excellent”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has agreed to sign with Worcestershire as a replacement for Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal.
“We all know as professional cricketers there are boundaries which we don’t need to cross”
Image courtesy of: abc.net.au
Australia captain Michael Clarke and India opener Rohit Sharma have vowed to ensure that the sledging between both teams during the World Cup semi-finals doesn’t become personal.
“I’m really excited to be a Fox this season and I’m looking to make some valuable contributions with both bat and ball”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott has agreed to sign with Leicestershire and represent the club in this year’s Natwest T20 Blast.
“I said when I left last summer that I’d love to come back and play for Worcestershire again”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
New Zealand batsman Colin Munro has agreed to re-sign with Worcestershire for the 2015 edition of Natwest T20 Blast.
“Under Brendon McCullum they have morphed into a world beating side”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes that New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has transformed the Blackcaps “into a world beating side”.
“They have got match-winners – not one or two but actually six or seven of them who can win matches on their own”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Former India batsman VVS Laxman has predicted that South Africa will win the 2015 World Cup.
