It wasn't a moment, but when Ben Hilfenhaus took three wickets in one over, he made Poppats out of India's lower order. It was stunning stuff. With the first ball of the 63rd over, he removed Vinay Kumar with a short-of-a-length delivery that took the edge to Michael Clarke at first slip; with the second, he bounced out Zaheer Khan who fended and edged to Clarke who took a sharp...
09:29 AM, Apr 11, 2008
While two of their most important players, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, have great records at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the venue for the second Test hasn't been a happy hunting ground for India as a whole. Here's a look at how India have fared at the SCG down the years. 2nd Test, 1947 Match drawn A rain-marred match ended in a draw, with less than ten hours' cricket being...
03:22 AM, Apr 06, 2008
Sydney: Former South African swing bowler Fanie de Villiers is ready to help out-of-form Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson. Johnson has hardly troubled the South African batsmen in the ongoing Test series in South Africa. He ended up with match figures of 1-144 in the second Test and is in danger of being axed for the upcoming series against New Zealand and India. In a bid to recapture his form, Johnson...
08:32 AM, Mar 22, 2008
Wellington: Uncapped fast bowler Doug Bracewell has been named in New Zealand's Test and one-day cricket squads to tour Zimbabwe next month, becoming the latest player with that surname to represent New Zealand. Bracewell is the son of former Test fast bowler Brendon Bracewell and the nephew of Test off-spinner and former New Zealand coach John Bracewell. Coach John Wright, who was a teammate of both Brendon and John Bracewell,...
08:33 PM, Mar 03, 2008
CNN-IBN's expert Sanjay Manjrekar also said it won't be wise to rule India out of the Lord's Test despite conceding big lead. ...
09:53 PM, Feb 14, 2008
New Delhi: India's Yuvraj Singh said on Wednesday he is keen to renew his rivalry with Kevin Pietersen on the upcoming tour of England after being called a pie-chucker by the England batsman a few years ago. I know that guy well and I am really keen to throw some more pies at him and others around him, Yuvraj told the Indian Express newspaper. And if my pies can contribute...
01:25 AM, Feb 10, 2008
New Delhi: India's Yuvraj Singh said on Wednesday he is keen to renew his rivalry with Kevin Pietersen on the upcoming tour of England after being called a pie-chucker by the England batsman a few years ago. I know that guy well and I am really keen to throw some more pies at him and others around him, Yuvraj told the Indian Express newspaper. And if my pies can contribute...
01:25 AM, Feb 10, 2008
Chennai: Duncan Fletcher, who took charge of the Indian cricket team, was provided a subtle "dos and don'ts" list as it were in the course of his first media conference here Friday. When asked whether as a coach he had a vote in the selection committee meetings, board secretary N. Srinivasan who was present, butted in to clarify: "Actually, the five selectors only have the vote." Later, Fletcher was queried...
08:47 PM, Jan 24, 2008
Mumbai: Pune Warriors skipper Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday welcomed Sourav Ganguly's inclusion to the squad, saying the former India skipper's experience will be an asset to the team, but ruled him out for an IPL-4 debut against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. He's experienced and I will get help in captaining the team, Yuvraj told reporters here on Tuesday, the eve of their match against Mumbai Indians. Definitely he will bring ...
10:35 PM, Jan 21, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lankan selectors left out fast bowler Lasith Malinga and all-rounder Angelo Mathews from the 16-member squad for the three-match Test series in England. While Malinga, known as "The Slinger" for his low-armed delivery, struggles to maintain fitness in the longer version of the game, Mathews is still struggling to recover from a thigh muscle injury. So Sri Lanka will have only one specialist all-rounder in Thisara Perera during...
04:25 PM, Jan 17, 2008
Mumbai: Less than 24 hours after creating history by winning the World Cup at the Wankhede stadium, the triumphant Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni was felicitated by President Pratibha Patil at Raj Bhavan here on Sunday. Attired smartly in striped team T-Shirts, the 15 members of the team and other support staff drove down in two buses from their hotel to the Raj Bhavan, as hundreds of fans...
12:47 AM, Jan 11, 2008
New Delhi: He can win win games for South Africa with his batting abilities but young batsman J P Duminy is also keen to contribute to his side's cause in the World Cup by putting up a good effort at crucial fielding position of point and cover region. Duminy said he has worked hard to be effective in the cover and point region, where arguably game's best ever fielder and...
01:02 PM, Dec 19, 2007
Ahmedabad: Zimbabwe batting coach Grant Flower said on Saturday he is looking forward to a disciplined performance from his spinners in their opening World Cup match against Australia. "Our main strength is spin. There are a lot of good players of spin in the Australian side. So it will be a good test. Hopefully, we will bowl in the right areas," Flower said ahead of Monday's day-night clash. Zimbabwe have...
11:28 PM, Dec 18, 2007
CNN-IBN's Kings of Cricket predict outcome of the inaugural match of the World Cup between India and Bangladesh. ...
05:20 PM, Dec 18, 2007
Ahmedabad: Australia fast bowler Brett Lee believes his team's pace battery will not be neutralised by slow, spin-friendly pitches at the World Cup. Lee, who missed the 2007 tournament with an ankle injury, will shoulder the fast bowling burden with Shaun Tait, Mitchell Johnson and Doug Bollinger, leaving Jason Krejza as the champions' only front-line spin option. "I don't see any problem with the pace which we have and playing...
07:58 AM, Dec 18, 2007
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