“The ECB are continuing to prepare for the Ashes as planned”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that unless the ongoing pay dispute in Australia is resolved, they won’t send the Test team Down Under for the Ashes in November.
Pothas has been Sri Lanka’s fielding coach since August last year
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Sri Lanka have named former South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Nic Pothas as their interim head coach following Graham Ford’s resignation.
“It’s been a privilege to work with these talented young men over the past 15 months”
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Graham Ford has stepped down as Sri Lanka’s head coach after being with the national team for 15 months.
“What happens in the change room is something that’s very sacred and private to all of us”
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India captain Virat Kohli has said that he has nothing but respect for everything Anil Kumble achieved during his illustrious career, but he refused to dwell on why the 46-year-old stepped down as head coach on Tuesday.
“After the final he gave a big dressing-down to the player”
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A BCCI official has revealed that Anil Kumble gave a player a “dressing down” right after the team’s 180-run loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final.
Kumble’s tenure as India’s head coach is over
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Anil Kumble has announced that he will be stepping down as India’s head coach after it emerged that captain Virat Kohli “had reservations with my style and about my continuing as head coach”.
“He will now undertake a period of rest from bowling”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc will play no part in the national team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh as he has not fully recovered from a stress fracture in his foot.
“The ACB hereby cancel all kinds of cricket matches and initial mutual relationship agreement with the Pakistan Cricket Board”
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Afghanistan have called off their T20 friendly series against Pakistan in the wake of a suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday, which left 90 people dead and more than 400 injured.
“If they agree to play us then that is great, otherwise we will be taking action against them”
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Najam Sethi has said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will have to pay the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) $70 million if they fail to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed in 2014.
“I think we can rest our players during that time”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has said that he is “not too keen” about the national team touring Pakistan.
