Sydney, Dec. 9 : Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders have signed up young New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques for 300,000 dollars.
Henriques''s contract is believed to be heavily incentive-based, but it still stands to make him the highest-paid junior cricketer in Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
The St George all-rounder said he was unaware whether the contract had been finalised, although Kolkata chief executive Joy Bhattacharya confirmed terms had been agreed upon.
Lahore, Dec. 9 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is ready to host its upcoming series with India, or any other country at neutral venues, given the precarious security situation in Pakistan.
Lahore, Dec. 9 : Former Pakistan captain and wicket keeper Rashid Latif has said that cricket teams around the world tour India not because of the sound security provisions, but because of the lure of money offered to them.
“The money India is putting into cricket nowadays no one can dare to refuse that. It is greed and nothing else,” Latif said as reported by The International News.
“India remains safe in the eyes of international cricketers despite terror strikes in Mumbai not because of good security but the money-making opportunities it offers to them,”Latif claimed.
Sydney, Dec 9 : Neil McKenzie, whose career was almost on the brink of ruin due to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, now stands as a major top-order driving force for South Africa in its Test series against Australia.
McKenzie’s international career seemed to have terminated in 2004 when, after 41 moderate Tests in the Proteas’ middle order, national selectors cut him adrift, The Age reported.
Melbourne, Dec 9 : Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has urged cricket administrators to reduce player workload to safeguard family life for the national team.
Clarke endorsed skipper Ricky Ponting’s claims that cricketers’ calendars were too full, an issue which will dominate discussions for the new memorandum of understanding between the players and Cricket Australia.
Sydney, Dec. 9 : Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders have signed up young New South Wales all-rounder Moises Henriques for 300,000 dollars.
Lahore, Dec. 9 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is ready to host its upcoming series with India, or any other country at neutral venues, given the precarious security situation in Pakistan.
The England cricket team, led by skipper Kevin Pietersen, arrived in Chennai on Monday evening.
Sydney, Dec 9 : Neil McKenzie, whose career was almost on the brink of ruin due to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, now stands as a major top-order driving force for South Africa in its Test series against Australia.
Melbourne, Dec 9 : Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has urged cricket administrators to reduce player workload to safeguard family life for the national team.
