Rana was one of two candidates for the interim captaincy along with Sunil Narine, who joined the franchise in 2012 and has been with them ever since. Narine had recently led Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the inaugural edition of the International League T20, where they finished last among six teams with one win and eight losses.Rana has led his…

Big picture - Sri Lanka are headed for the WC qualifiersRealistically, Sri Lanka's chances of automatic qualification for this year's ODI World Cup are remote. If South Africa win their two ODIs against Netherlands, they will have 98 Super League points, which will be a tally out of Sri Lanka's reach. The most likely course of events is that Sri…

The ICC has changed the "poor" rating given to the Indore pitch, for the third India vs Australia Test, to "below average" following an appeal from the BCCI. As a result, the Holkar Stadium pitch now has one demerit point and not three, which was the case for the earlier rating.A panel comprising Wasim Khan and Roger Harper reviewed footage…

Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl against BangladeshIreland's stand-in captain Paul Stirling decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the first T20I in Chattogram. He said that their lack of knowledge about the conditions prompted the decision. His counterpart Shakib Al Hasan said he would have bowled first too, as they didn't know what a good score…