October 28, 2019

Qureshi father/son combo blasts South India

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 news

MARGATE/FL – USA: The father/son combination of Mahammad Qureshi and Zishawn Qureshi taught the South Indian players a lesson on Sunday, as they hammered their bowling to take Trinbago to an eight-wicket victory in the South Florida League. After South India was bowled out for 97 runs, Mahammad opened the batting with Barry Khemrajsingh and they posted 19 runs for the first wicket. Khemrajsingh left for just three runs and Zishawn who featured at the GT20 in Canada recently came in to join his father. With the elder Qureshi playing…

Bangladesh cricketers earn pay rise after strike

October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 news

“Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan speaks to journalists when outlining details of the strike. ©AFP” /> Dhaka (AFP) – Cricketers in Bangladesh’s main domestic league will see match payments almost double under a new deal that ended a player strike last week, the sport’s ruling body said Monday. Players in the top-tier of the National Cricket League will receive 60,000 taka ($705) instead of 35,000 taka per four-day match, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) statement said. Other expenses were also increased as part of the deal, which ended a three-day…