“I hugely enjoyed my time at the County Ground two years ago and I look forward to playing for the County again”
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Somerset have signed Pakistan spinner Abdur Rehman as their overseas player for the 2015 county season.
Islam finished with a career-best 8-39 off 16.5 overs
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Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam sliced through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up with eight wickets as his side escaped with a three-wicket win on the third day of the first Test in Mirpur.
“They haven’t won a World Cup so they will be desperate to do well”
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South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers believes that New Zealand are one of the favourites to win the 2015 World Cup.
“We will carefully monitor his bowling during competitive matches and view the footage and see if further remedial work needs to be done”
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Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has returned to competitive cricket after spending numerous weeks working on rectifying his bowling action, which was deemed illegal by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July this year.
Akmal walloped five boundaries and five sixes during his unbeaten knock of 73
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Lahore Lions wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal smashed a game-winning 73 to not only lead his side to a 16-run win over the Sunfoil Dolphins in Bangalore, but also knock them out of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).
“I am trying to take steps towards that and obviously keep taking wickets, keep moving up the rankings and keep helping West Indies win games”
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West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach has announced that he is eager to “get to No. 1 in the world” after he took his first five-wicket haul of the year on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh in St Lucia.
“We want him to improve day by day and he’s been brilliant in this series”
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With the 2015 World Cup fast approaching, the demand for pace bowlers has never been higher since the tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand, where the pitches are predominantly pace friendly.
Perera finished with figures of 4-34 off his eight overs
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Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera took four wickets and opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a brilliant half-century to give their side a seven-wicket win over Pakistan via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the third ODI in Dambulla.
“With my new role it’s very important for me to make sure I get those hundreds”
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After scoring his maiden ODI century against Australia, South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced that he wants to “make this No. 3 position my own”.
Badree recorded figures of 4-15 against Bangladesh in this year’s World Twenty20
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West Indies spinner Samuel Badree will miss the one-off Twenty20 International against Bangladesh on August 27 due to an injury.
