Jayawardene to bid adieu to home ODI's
Colombo: Making it obvious that he will retire after the 2015 World Cup, former Sri lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene on Monday revealed on social media that the seventh and final ODI against England on Tuesday will be his last at home turf. "Going for my last practice session with the boys at home Going to have some fun," the 37-year-old tweeted this morning. His indication of retirement after the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand came just two days after his best friend and teammate Kumar Sangakkara bade farewell to his fans in Kandy the last time he was playing an ODI at his hometown. In the post match press conference, Sangakkara said he was to retire after the World Cup.
Sangakkara keen to join Surrey
london: Veteran Sri lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has expressed his keenness to join English county side Surrey during the next season. "Playing for Surrey is something that I really want to do," Sangakkara was quoted as saying by Sky Sports Monday. "Graham Ford is there. I've worked with Fordy and he's been brilliant for Sri lankan cricket, and personally to me. He's been a fantastic influence in my career." The 37-year-old will retire from One-Day Internationals (ODI) after the 2015 World Cup, starting February 14.
WICB, players blamed for tour fiasco
Port of Spain: The West Indies Cricket Board, players and its union have been blamed for the India series fiasco when the team dramatically pulled out midway into the tour over a payment dispute with the board and WIPA, according to a task force set up by WICB. The task force was set up by the West Indian board after the national team decided to discontinue the tour post playing four One-day Internationals after a pay dispute between players and the board. They were to play the fifth and final ODI, a Twenty20 match and three Tests.
Hafeez waiting for india visa
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board is still waiting for a visa to be issued to all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez by the Indian High Commission in Abu Dhabi so that he can fly to Chennai for his informal bowling tests, an official said today. A senior official of the Board said that the PCB still planned to send Hafeez for his bowling test to the ICC accredited bowling centre in Chennai. "We would like him to fly there as soon as possible but we are still waiting for the visa to be issued. Normally, it takes a while for visas to be issued from the IHC in Abu Dhabi," the official said.
PCB keeps Misbah with team
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to let the Test and One-day captain, Misbah-ul-Haq remain with the team in the UAE despite being ruled out of the series with a hamstring injury, sending out a message that he will lead the side in the World Cup. “The doctors have said he requires three to four weeks to recover from the hamstring injury. But we have decided to retain him with the team to ensure there is no more controversies over who will captain the team in the World Cup,” a senior PCB official said.
‘NZ learning to cope with conditions’
Sharjah: Kiwi stand-in captain Kane Williamson on Monday said his team needs to ‘reflect' on the lessons learnt from the loss in the third ODI against Pakistan while it is still trying to adjust to the conditions here. Pakistan had powered to 364/7, before bowling New Zealand out to win by 147 runs. “We're playing in tough conditions and as a young unit it is important that we learn about all these different conditions,” he told Cricinfo.