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“There’s a rich history in the West Indies for spin”
Just a few days into his coaching clinic for spinners in the Caribbean, former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes the West Indies should consider themselves lucky to have so many talented spinners.
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“We have written to a few countries that are without any international fixtures in October-November and are awaiting a response from them”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they are requesting other cricket boards to organise a tour after Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) asked for their series to be postponed indefinitely.
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Ford is not a new face around the English county scene
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has announced that he will not consider taking up the post as head coach of English county side Surrey until his contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) expires in January next year.
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Chandila is still “in a state of shock” of the charges against him
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing hype having slightly died down over the past few weeks, Rajasthan Royals spinner Ajit Chandila brought it back into the media spotlight after claiming that he had “no clue about the spot-fixing controversy”.
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Afridi claims to have initially been offered USD 150,000
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has rejected to sign a contract with the St Lucia Zouks, which would have seen him play in the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Root, Bell and Swann were all credited for their game-changing contributions
Australia captain Michael Clarke will be sweating buckets for the remainder of this Ashes series after his team fell to England once again, thanks largely to the outstanding batting efforts of Ian Bell and Joe Root and the masterful spin bowling of Graeme Swann.
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Anderson and Bell were the star performers for England
England landed the first knockout blow of the Investec Ashes series after emerging triumphant against Australia by 14 runs in a Test match that was riddled with spills, thrills, chills and controversies.
Vaas finally agreed to a two-year contract after weeks of negotiations
After weeks of negotiations, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have finally convinced former left-arm pace bowler Chaminda Vaas to become the national team’s fast bowling coach for the next two years.
Ul-Haq will no longer be Pakistan’s batting consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided to end Inzamam-ul-Haq’s tenure as a batting consultant and announced that he will not be travelling to South Africa, where the national team are currently 1-0 down in the ongoing Test series.
Giles will be looking to lead England to victory during their ODI series against India
Warwickshire’s director of cricket Ashley Giles has been appointed as England’s new ODI and Twenty20 head coach in a move to reduce the workload of Andy Flower.
