Kevin Pietersen bashes players who gets involved in match fixing
Former English batsman Kevin Pietersen bashed all the players who ‘take shortcuts’ and fix matches in return of money and said they should undoubtedly be banned for life.
The Melbourne Stars overseas recruit was interviewed after a report in an Australian paper brought out minute details of how young players were being approached by bookies via the social media.
The star batsman has no sympathy for those who indulge in this criminal acts as he said everyone is well educated about the norms and policies of the game and risks involved in taking such a step.
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Shuvgata Hom and Taijul Islam brought in to add strength to the T20I squad
Bangladesh has included batsmen Shuvagata Hom and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam in the 15-man squad for the first T20 against New Zealand in Napier on January 3.
eg spinner Tanbir Hayder and off-spinner Mehedi Hasan, who were a part of the ODI squad, were dropped. While Tanbir played two matches, the young Mehedi did not get a single game.
Rubel Hossain also didn’t get a game but was picked for the T20 while Soumya Sarkar, who made just one run in the first ODI, was also included.
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Mohammad Kaif dragged into fresh controversy over religion fanatics
Fundamentalists who love moral policing in the name religion seem to be really committed to creating controversies over the most trivial issue on this planet.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Mohammad Shami, the Indian fast bowler, was being preached social ethics, these mockers have found yet another soft target in another Indian cricketer Mohammad Kai after he had to face the heat for posting pictures of him doing Surya Namaskar on Twitter.
“Surya Namaskar is a complete workout for the physical system, a comprehensive exercise form without any need for equipment,” said Kaif in his tweet.
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Hamstring injury causes Martin Guptill to be ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill has been forced to miss the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh at home after suffering a hamstring injury during the third and final ODI at Saxons Oval, Nelson.
The 33 year Neil Broom, who made his ODI comeback after a 6 years hiatus, has reaped the rewards for the scintillating performances in the recently concluded ODI series and been named as the replacement.
The opener hurt his left hamstring on the first ball of the third over when he went in for a quick single. But decided to continue only to lay down in pain two balls later as the physio rushed in to attend him.
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Brisbane Heat head coach Daniel Vettori backs Chris Lynn to excel in all formats
Brisbane Heat superstar Chris Lynn, who kicked off yet another BBL season in ballistic form, has earned the trust of none other than New Zealand legend and Heat head coach Daniel Vettori who feels that the ‘Lynntastic’ batsmen isn’t just a ball basher and feels that he can excel in all form of the game.
Lynn has made it a habit of producing brutal batting display and recently smashed an unbeaten 84 for Brisbane Heat against Hobart Hurricanes before having played a similar knock of 85 against Sydney Thunder.
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Shahid Afridi believes his international career is already over
Pakistani legend Shahid Afridi has come to the twilight of his career and his international career is as good as over though he hasn’t announced his official retirement yet.
At the end of yet another fruitful year, Afridi looked back and recalled some of his best and worst moments of the last 12 months.
Former Cricketers and critics believe that Afridi’s international career is already over and Afridi too is of the same views. “Yes, I have already played my last international game, which I played against Australia during the World T20, 2016,” Afridi said.
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Board of Governors of the PCB approves of legal action against BCCI
The Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday has agreed with the PCB to take the legal action against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not honouring the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two boards in 2014 to play bilateral series.
The news comes just a day after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan had revealed that that the Board was preparing a legal case to claim compensation for the missed series.
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Virat Kohli features in all the three formats of ESPN’s teams of the year
As a part of the year-end tradition, ESPNCricinfo released its teams of the year.
The Test team of the year 2016 features Pakistan’s new-found name of consistency at the top Azhar Ali along with a ray of hope for in Caribbean cricket Kraigg Brathwaite as openers.
The wicket-keeping role was quite obviously bagged by England’s Jonny Bairstow who has not only been a prime positive behind the wickets but has got them runs at supreme consistency.
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Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina to turn up in the DY Patil tournament
The swashbuckling Indian duo of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina are all set to light up the DY Patil tournament this season.
The local T20 tournament staged in Mumbai every year will have two international greats this year. While Raina will be coming back after an injury, Yuvraj will try to earn a spot in the Indian team with an impressive show.
The DY Patil tournament is held at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Nerul, Mumbai every year. The tournament is an 11-day affair with the first match to be played on January 4. The finals will be played on 15th of January, 2017. A total of 31 matches will be played between the 16 participating teams.
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