County Cricket
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Stuart Broad signs new two-year contract with Nottinghamshire
Cricket | Feb 27, 2020, 09:58 AM ISTStuart Broad, who signed for Notts from Leicestershire in 2008, enjoyed a Testimonial Year in 2019 and was instrumental in trophy successes for his county in 2010, 2013 and 2017.
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Cheteshwar Pujara signs six-game County Championship deal with Gloucestershire
Cricket | Feb 19, 2020, 04:29 PM ISTCheteshwar Pujara's spell with Gloucestershire is set to be his fourth county stint, following spells at Derbyshire (2014), Yorkshire (2015 and 2018) and Nottinghamshire (2017).
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Ryan ten Doeschate steps down as Essex captain
Cricket | Jan 22, 2020, 10:53 AM ISTThe 39-year-old took on the role prior to the 2016 season and immediately led the club back to Division One after claiming the Division Two title at the first attempt.
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Simon Harmer extends contract with Essex
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 10:40 AM ISTSimon Harmer had arguably his most impressive season to date, taking 83 Championship wickets as Essex claimed a second Championship title in three years, as well as captaining the Essex Eagles to a maiden T20 title.
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Marnus Labuschagne signs new two-year deal with Glamorgan
Cricket | Nov 13, 2019, 12:44 PM ISTMarnus Labuschagne's fine form for Glamorgan saw him earn a call-up to the Australian Ashes squad, where he scored four successive half-centuries.
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Hampshire rope in Nathan Lyon on a red-ball contract for 2020 season
Cricket | Nov 06, 2019, 11:04 AM ISTNathan Lyon has played 91 Tests since making his debut for Australia against Sri Lanka in 2011 and has been a consistent performer for the Aussies ever since.
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Kyle Abbott signs new three-year deal with Hampshire
Cricket | Sep 27, 2019, 10:48 AM ISTKyle Abbott had a record-breaking 2019 campaign with Hampshire in which he claimed more than 110 wickets in both red and white-ball cricket.
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Ravichandran Ashwin to join Nottinghamshire for six games in second half of county season
Cricket | May 23, 2019, 03:17 PM ISTRavichandran Ashwin is expected to feature in six of the final seven red-ball matches, Nottinghamshire said in a media release.
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Ajinkya Rahane becomes third Indian to score century on county debut
Cricket | May 23, 2019, 10:28 AM ISTAjinkya Rahane mashed 119 runs off 197 balls for Hampshire in the second innings on Day Three of the match against Nottinghamshire on Wednesday.
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England's County club Hampshire signs Ajinkya Rahane
Cricket | Apr 25, 2019, 11:36 PM ISTThe 30-year-old Indian will replace South Africa batsman Aiden Markram, who will end his stint with Hampshire at the conclusion of the Royal London One-Day Cup group-stage.
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Cheteshwar Pujara and 6 other Indian players to play County cricket before World Test Championship opener
Cricket | Apr 19, 2019, 07:07 PM ISTThe players that BCCI have zeroed in are Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma, who will play County cricket.
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AB de Villiers to make county debut with Middlesex in T20 Blast
Cricket | Feb 26, 2019, 10:34 AM ISTAB de Villiers will be available for the first seven group games and for the later stages, as well, if the team made it to the knockout stage.
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I did not tinker with my technique during County stint: Murali Vijay
Cricket | Nov 07, 2018, 02:01 PM ISTThe Tamil Nadu opener endured a poor run in England, making 20, 6, 0 and 0 in the first two Tests and was dropped. Subsequently, he signed up for Essex and scored a ton and three half-centuries.
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Pakistan's Danish Kaneria confesses involvement in 2009 spot-fixing scandal
Cricket | Oct 18, 2018, 11:59 AM ISTAfter six years of denial, the former Pakistan cricketer confessed his involvement in the 2009 spot-fixing scandal which rocked England's County cricket.
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Out of favour opener Murali Vijay to play for Essex County in a bid to reclaim Test spot
Cricket | Sep 08, 2018, 06:27 PM ISTBCCI has arranged county games for the Tamil Nadu veteran so that he can remain in contention for the tour of Australia.
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R Ashwin to return to Worcestershire county after India-England Test series
Cricket | Jul 23, 2018, 10:34 PM ISTAshwin made a massive impact on and off the field after being signed for the final four Championship matches last summer, helping the county to gain promotion to Division One.
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Will know by end of Test series whether rest from County stint helped Kohli: Stewart
Cricket | Jul 22, 2018, 09:34 PM ISTWhile Kohli will only get one four day game as a warm-up before the Test match, Stewart feels that playing limited overs matches will be of some help though.
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Sachin Tendulkar joins hands with Middlesex to launch cricket academy
Cricket | Jul 18, 2018, 07:53 PM ISTThe academy has been named as the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy (TMGA) and will provide young kids an opportunity to learn from master blaster himself and Middlesex Cricket.
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Steyn-gun announces his arrival by cleaning up Pujara twice in a week
Cricket | Jun 25, 2018, 06:56 PM ISTBut the more important fact‚ for South Africans‚ was that Steyn came through 50 overs of bowling in the match.
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Kohli not bothered about poor past record in England, says missing County was blessing in disguise
Cricket | Jun 22, 2018, 10:47 PM ISTAfter a stress-free break since the IPL 2018, a fresh Team India skipper Virat Kohli says that he is ready for the tour of England and will play the 1st T20I match against Ireland.