From the moment Port of Spain woke up to 2.15 pm, when any hope of a resumption of play evaporated, no rain fell at Queen’s Park Oval. Yet not a single ball was bowled despite the sun beating down on the ground till 2 pm. The umpires came out for inspection after inspection after inspection,
India announce squad for Test matches
The All India Senior Selection Committee met today at the Cricket Centre to pick teams for the ODI and T20 International Series against Zimbabwe and Test series in the West Indies. The meeting headed by Chairman of Selectors Mr. Sandeep Patil and convened by BCCI Hony. Secretary Mr. Ajay Shirke announced the following names. MS
New Zealand top T20I rankings for first time
New Zealand have moved to the top of the T20I rankings for the first time following the ICC’s annual update. The new cycle disregarded results from the 2012-13 season and therefore West Indies, who won their first Twenty20 championship in 2012, lost points and have dropped one place to No. 3. New Zealand have 132
Australia leads ICC Test Rankings
South Africa slips three places to sixth; Bangladesh now trail the West Indies by eight points. Australia has opened up a six-point gap over India at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update with the results from 2012-13 no longer included in the calculations and outcomes from the
BCCI waives $42m penalty on WICB
BCCI President, Shashank Manohar, has said that the $41.97 million claim imposed by the previous BCCI administration on the WICB for abandoning the 2014 tour to India mid-way has been waived. West Indies, he said, will tour India in 2017 to complete the “unfinished” matches from the 2014 series. According to Manohar, the issue was