Mervyn Westfield has attacked English cricket for failing to protect him after the ECB won its legal battle to force him to testify at Danish Kaneria’s appeal hearing against a life ban for corruption.

Westfield, in a statement made through his legal team as Kaneria’s appeal began Continue Reading…

Chris Gayle took centre stage once again for Royal Challengers Bangalore, after a rare-slip up in their previous game. He consigned a quiet start to a chase of 155 to a distant memory with another calm demolition job of an opposition team, backed up by his captain Virat Kohli, as Kolkata Knight Riders suffered their second defeat in a row following a promising start to their new season as defending champions.

Gautam Gambhir guided the Knight Riders batting, happy at being asked to bat Continue Reading…

Sunrisers Hyderabad rode on the power of Dale Steyn’s experience to pick up their second consecutive win, this one over Royal Challengers Bangalore, after the game had gone into Twenty20 cricket’s sudden death – the Super Over. Steyn had to defend 20 runs, thanks to Cameron White’s two blazing hits off Vinay Kumar, and came out on top as Royal Challengers fell five Continue Reading…

The limited-overs career of Younis Khan, the senior Pakistan batsman, hangs in the balance after he was left out of a 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy. The Pakistan board announced the pool of players unexpectedly early, and there had been speculation over Younis’ future after a poor one-day series in South Africa earlier this month.

Younis, 35, was among several Pakistan batsmen who floundered in the series which Continue Reading…

Kevin Pietersen will not require surgery for the knee injury that forced him to leave the tour of New Zealand early, plus withdraw from the IPL, and is on course to be available for the start of England’s home international season.

Pietersen, who underwent scans in London on Tuesday, was diagnosed with bruising on the bone around his right knee, rather than cartilage damage that may have required Continue Reading…

The second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Hambantota was abandoned due to rain on Monday.

Sri Lanka, leading 1-0 in the three-match series, were 33 for no wicket off five Continue Reading…