Harare: When the cricketing world is gripped by the IPL fever, elsewhere bottom placed Zimbabwe and Bangladesh lock horns in a two-match Test series starting here on Wednesday. In their last tour, Bangladesh lost the one-off Test, which led to the sacking of Shakib Al Hasan as captain. But their recent performance in Sri Lanka will bolster Bangladesh's hope of putting up a better show. While Zimbabwe marred with problems...
06:13 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Harare: Middle-order batsman Craig Ervine has opted to play club cricket in England rather than Tests for Zimbabwe and will miss this month's series against Bangladesh. Zimbabwe Cricket spokesman Lovemore Banda said on Saturday that Ervine, the team's leading run-scorer on their recent tour of West Indies, had turned down a short-term international contract in order to play league fixtures. "It's disappointing not to be a part of this coming...
06:47 PM, Apr 13, 2013
The cricketing world is busy with the cash-rich show named the Indian Premier League. Its glamorous razzmatazz is so bright that it's quite impossible to ...
08:32 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Dhaka: Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Friday returned to bolster Bangladesh for an upcoming two-Test series in Zimbabwe after recovering from a shin-bone injury. Shakib, who underwent surgery in Australia in February, missed last month's tour of Sri Lanka. He has scored 1,835 runs and taken 102 wickets in 28 Tests. The left-hander is likely to play as a batsman only in the first Test, chief selector Akram Khan...
08:09 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Cape Town: Stephen Mangongo will coach Zimbabwe in their home series against Bangladesh this month and has promised sweeping changes from the side who lost in West Indies. Mangongo was assistant coach to Englishman Alan Butcher on the tour of the Caribbean and has now been handed the reins in a caretaker capacity until a permanent appointment is made, Zimbabwe Cricket communications manager Lovemore Banda told Reuters on Tuesday. "Following...
11:11 PM, Apr 02, 2013
In the latest rankings released Wednesday, the 30-year-old Shillingford jumped a whopping 18 spots to be 23rd, to be the biggest mover. ...
02:11 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The offspinner took ten wickets in Dominica to finish the two-Test series with 19 victims, beating Courtney Walsh's record by three wickets. ...
03:25 PM, Mar 23, 2013
The hosts reduced the visitors to 77 for four at lunch, still 129 runs away from avoiding an innings defeat. ...
11:45 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Shane Shillingford shines once again as he takes a five-wicket haul and helped West Indies to beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 65 runs. ...
07:43 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Centuries from Gayle and Chanderpaul helped West Indies built up a 206-run lead over Zimbabwe. ...
05:22 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed his 28th century as West Indies look in a commanding position on Day 2. ...
07:01 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Shane Shillingford claimed 5-59 and opener Chris Gayle followed with an unbeaten 61 as West Indies took control of the second Test against Zimbabwe on day one. ...
04:02 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Spinners Shane Shillingford and Marlon Samuels put West Indies on top after Shannon Gabriel got rid of the openers earlier. ...
07:12 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Zimbabwe police arrested the country's most prominent rights lawyer and four senior officials with the prime minister's party on Sunday, a day after the nation voted in a referendum on a new constitution that calls for more protection against human rights violations. ...
02:15 AM, Mar 18, 2013
West Indies selectors have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second and final Test against Zimbabwe. ...
06:02 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Zimbabwe's thrashing at the hands of Windies once again highlighted the widening disparity between the sides in Test arena. ...
10:13 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Returning to Test cricket after a long gap, the offspinner took 9 for 107 to help West Indies achieve their fifth consecutive victory. ...
10:37 AM, Mar 15, 2013
