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Sutherland says he will stay on

J ames Sutherland has said that he will not step down as Cricket Australia's chief executive in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has already resulted in bans for Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft and the resignation of the coach Darren Lehmann. "I'm absolutely committed to my job, my employment and tenure is a matter for the board of Cricket Australia but I'm not resigning, in fact what has happened over the last few days has only strengthened my resolve to ensure that Australian cricket and the Australian cricket team gets back on track, and back in a place where it has not only the full respect but the pride of the Australian community," Sutherland said in Johannesburg shortly after Lehmann had made his announcement. "It's been a difficult week, but most difficult for those three players who have returned to Australia. They are obviously in a very difficult and sad place, and between CA and the ACA, we will offer all of tho...

WI squad for Pakistan tour (T20)

Jason Mohammad (capt), Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, Andre Fletcher, Andre McCarthy, Keemo Paul, Veerasammy Permaul, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Marlon Samuels, Odean Smith, Chadwick Walton, Kesrick Williams The 3 matches will be played on April 1,2 & 3.

Williamson announced Sunrisers captain

New Zealand captain  Kane Williamson  took charge of Sunrisers Hyderabad a day after David Warner  was banned  from playing IPL 2018 in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal troubling Australian cricket. In accepting the role, Williamson made a point to mention he was "standing in as captain for this season."

Ajinkya Rahane to lead RR

Steve Smith has stepped down as the captain after the ball tampering incident in the test match against South Africa. The team will play their first game against SRH on April 9. Steve smith has been suspended for 1 year and cant captain Austraila for the next 2 years.

Awards

Best Goalkeeper - Shilton Paul Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender - Varney K Kallon Best Midfielder - Michael Soosairaj Best Forward - Chencho Gyeltshen  Highest Scorer - Dipanda Dicka  Best Emerging Player (U-22) - Samuel Lalmuanpuia Best Match Organiser: NEROCA FC Syed Abdul Rahim Award for Best Coach: Gift Raikhan  Fairplay Award: NEROCA FC

RCB sign Corey Anderson for injured Coulter-Nile

Royal Challengers Bangalore have drafted in New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson as a replacement for Australia fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile for IPL 2018. RCB's updated squad Virat Kohli (capt), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Corey Anderson, Colin De Grandhomme, M Ashwin, Parthiv Patel (wk), Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, Anirudha Joshi

ISL Final

BFC (2) lost to CFC (3) CFC lift their second title. BFC Goals S.Chhetri Miku Assists Udanta Singh Yelow Cards S.Chhetri L.Rodigues CFC Goals M.Alves (2) R.Augusto Assists G.Nelson (2) Jeje Yellow Cards G.Nelson

Amrinder Singh signs three-year contract extension with Mumbai City FC

Amrinder Singh has signed a new three-year deal with   ISL  Amrinder has consistently been a standout performer for Mumbai City FC and has established his spot as one of the top goalkeepers of the country. club Mumbai City FC, committing his future with the Islanders until May 2021. Amrinder has consistently been a standout performer for Mumbai City FC and has established his spot as one of the top goalkeepers of the country. The 24-year-old joined Mumbai City FC for the 2016 season of the Indian Super League, initially on loan from Bengaluru FC. After joining in the second half of the season, Amrinder featured for Alexandre Guimaraes’ side six times, conceding just thrice and winning the Golden Glove award in the process.

ATK rope in FC Goa's Pronay Halder and Mohun Bagan's Ricky Lallawmawma for next season

The Kolkata-based franchise has secured the services of FC Goa defensive midfielder Pronay Halder and Mohun Bagan’s Ricky Lallawmawma and the contracts have been dated on 1 June 2018. In the interim, ATK has also shown interest in signing a goalkeeper for the coming season after Debjit Majumder didn’t have the best of campaigns. Marquee midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh is expected to continue his association at the Kolkata franchise for another couple of seasons.

Delhi Daredevils unveil new jersey for upcoming season

T20 Mumbai League from tomorrow

All the matches are to be played at the Wankhede stadium. Two matches will be played everyday at 3.30 PM and 7 PM, with no games scheduled on March 14. The final is to be played on March 21. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been named as League Ambassador. Legendary opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar has been appointed as League Commissioner and former captain Dilip Vengsarkar is the Chief Mentor. TEAMS IN FRAY 1. North Mumbai Panthers 2. Arcs Andheri 3.Namo Bandra Blasters 4. Shivaji Park Lions 5 Sobo Supersonics 6. Mumbai North East Triumph Knights

Dinesh Karthik appointed captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2018

Robin Uthappa was named the vice-captain of the side. Dinesh Karthik has been appointed the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. The announcement was made by CEO Venky Mysore on a TV show on Star Sports.

Jofra Archer ruled out of PSL

J ofra Archer has been ruled out of the Pakistan Super League owing to a side strain.  Archer was in the squad for the Quetta Gladiators and took 5 wickets. Australian pacer Ben Laughlin has been named as his replacement and has already arrived in Dubai.

Shakib ruled out of Nidahas Trophy

Shakib Al Hasan  has been ruled out of Bangladesh's Nidahas Trophy campaign, as he still hasn't recovered from his finger injury.  Mahmudullah  will continue to lead the Bangladesh T20 team in his absence while  Liton Das  has replaced him in the squad.

Trinbago Knight Riders

Dwayne Bravo, Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Brendon McCullum, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan, Khary Pierre, Ronsford Beaton, Junior Dala, Javon Searles, Terrance Hinds, Kevon Cooper, Nikita Miller, Anderson Philip, Hamza Tariq, Amir Jangoo

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Ben Cutting, Carlos Brathwaite, Mahmudullah, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tom Cooper, Sheldon Cottrell, Brandon King, Devon Thomas, Graeme Cremer, Fabian Allen, Sandeep Lamichanne, Shamarh Brooks, Jeremiah Louis, Alzarri Joseph, Ibrahim Khaleel, Glen Javelle

St Lucia Stars

Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard, D'Arcy Short, Darren Sammy, Rumman Raees, Andre Fletcher, Mitch McClenaghan, Kesrick Williams, Niroshan Dickwella, Rakheem Cornwall, Qais Ahmad, Kavem Hodge, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Dasun Shanaka, Chris Lamont, Obed McCoy, Jaskaran Malhotra, Odean Smith

Jamaica Tallawahs

Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Imad Wasim, David Miller, Ross Taylor, Rovman Powell, Samuel Badree, Kemar Roach, Glenn Phillips, Andre McCarthy, Krishmar Santokie, Johnson Charles, Steven Taylor, Kennar Lewis, Steven Jacobs, Oshane Thomas, Elmore Hutchinson, Kirstan Kallicharan

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Malik, Chadwick Walton, Cameron Delport, Rayad Emrit, Imran Tahir, Jason Mohammed, Luke Ronchi, Veerasammy Permaul, Roshon Primus, Shimron Hetmyer, Devendra Bishoo, Gajanand Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Saurabh Netravalkar, Akshaya Persaud

Barbados Tridents

Martin Guptill, Shakib Al Hasan, Hashim Amla, Dwayne Smith, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Raymon Reifer, Ashley Nurse, Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Tion Webster, Imran Khan, Dominic Drakes, Shamar Springer, Sunny Sohal, Chemar Holder

Rajshahi Kings appoint Vettori as head coach

Rajshahi Kings have appointed  Daniel Vettori  as their head coach for the 2018 and 2019 BPL. This will be the first time the former New Zealand captain will be working in Bangladesh. Vettori is already the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Brisbane Heat and Middlesex in the domestic T20 leagues. Earlier, Sarwar Imran was Rajshahi's coach in 2016 and 2017 seasons. Rajshahi were the runners-up in 2016, but finished second last in the 2017 season.

SL squad for tri-series

Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Amila Aponso, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Dananjaya de Silva