Month: November 2019

“Former cricket umpire Simon Taufel says technology is making the job increasingly difficult . ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – Umpiring cricket matches has become increasingly difficult because of the technology now monitoring play, according to former top match official Simon Taufel. With dozens of cameras and other technology ready to expose mistakes, the pressure is on the officials who make the crucial calls, said the 48-year-old Australian. “It can be extremely challenging obviously, if it would be easy everyone would be doing it.It’s all about learning through mistakes,” Taufel…

BOCA RATON/FL: The 2019 US Open T20 draft will take place on November 26 at Boca Raton Fort Lauderdale, USA. This is the news coming from chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi. According to Qureshi: “We have gotten over 800 players from all over the world signed on for the draft and we have decided that we will stage the draft ‘live’ from Boca Raton on November 26.” A number of cricketers from T&T have signed up for the draft and are expecting to get into teams to…

Marking its 20 th Anniversary this year, Cricket Council USA entered into a historic partnership with the highly renowned Pakistan Super League Franchise: Multan Sultans co-owned by Ali Khan Tareen. Dedicated to its vision of promoting cricket in the US and worldwide, CCUSA and Multan Sultans signed a Memorandum of Understanding where Multan Sultans will participate with its six emerging players in the highly successful and popular US Open T-20 Cricket Tournament held annually in Florida, USA. Whereas, CCUSA will send its USA All Stars cricket team to play exhibition…

“England’s James Anderson is making progress in his recovery from injury. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed he is “progressing nicely” as he steps up his return from a calf injury. Anderson only bowled four overs in the first Ashes Test against Australia earlier this year before suffering the injury. England’s all-time leading wicket-taker missed the rest of the Ashes and remains sidelined for the current tour of New Zealand. But on Friday the Lancashire star tweeted a video of him bowling in a…

“Team culture: India celebrate the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim on their way to a crushing victory in the first Test in Indore. ©AFP” /> Indore (India) (AFP) – Virat Kohli’s India were hailed as a team driven by “hunger” after stretching their lead in the new world Test championship with a crushing win over Bangladesh inside three days. India won by an innings and 130 runs in Indore on Saturday to give them 300 points from victories in all six of their Tests in the inaugural championship, which began…

“One-match ban: Australia fast bowler James Pattinson. ©AFP” /> Sydney (AFP) – Australia fast bowler James Pattinson was suspended on Sunday for player abuse, ruling him out of the first Test against Pakistan this week with skipper Tim Paine saying he had let down the team. The paceman was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia’s code of conduct during Victoria’s Sheffield Shield game against Queensland last week. It was not clear what he said, but the governing body characterised it as “personal abuse of a player while fielding”. The Australian…

“Karim Janat took five wickets and hit a joint innings-best 26 to help see off West Indies. ©AFP” /> Lucknow (India) (AFP) – Karim Janat came in from the cold to take a starring role Saturday as Afghanistan beat West Indies by 41 runs to level their three-match Twenty20 series. The 21-year-old was only a substitute in the first clash in Lucknow that West Indies easily won.But he took five wickets as West Indies were restricted to 106-8 in the chase for Afghanistan’s 147-7 in the second game. Janat’s 26…

“Gurbaz struck 79 to lead Afghanistan to a competitive total. ©AFP” /> Lucknow (India) (AFP) – Teenage opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit an attacking half-century to set up Afghanistan’s 29-run series-clinching win over West Indies in the third Twenty20 international on Sunday. Gurbaz hit 79 off 52 balls as Afghanistan posted 156 for eight, a total their bowlers defended by restricting the West Indies to 127-7 in Lucknow. They won the series 2-1 after losing the opening game and being swept in the preceding ODIs 3-0. Paceman Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets…

PHILIPSBURG/ST. MAARTEN: The Simpson Bay Pelicans prevailed at the end of a successful Maq Cricket59 tournament that was played on the weekend at the Caribe Lumber Ball Park in St. Maarten. The strongest team in St. Maarten made sure that they kept the trophy on the Island, as they sent back the Dutch Quarter Eagles packed with players from Anguilla. Finishing in third place was Philipsburg Rhinos, while the Marigot Tigers ended in fourth spot. After all the keen matches, the final was an anti-climax, as the Pelicans ran away…