Sydney: Former Australian cricket coach Tim Nielsen signed with a regional development programme on Thursday, fresh from his national resignation following a sweeping review of the sport. Two days after quitting as Australian coach, Nielsen said he would head South Australian cricket's "Emerging Redbacks" scheme, aimed at developing the state's new cricket talent. The top job was thrown open after the seven-month Argus Review of Australian cricket recommended the creation...
09:00 AM, Mar 02, 2008
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said there are no changes in the rules as of now. ...
12:33 PM, Mar 01, 2008
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I am sure P Chidambaram didn't fret much when it came to deciding that Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver for the farmers. For anyone who ...
11:11 PM, Feb 29, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Thursday admitted in the Sindh High Court that his British lawyer has the transcripts and tapes of the investigation that the Essex police conducted on him last year but could not release it due to legal issues. Tafazzul Rizvi, the legal counsel of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), told PTI that finally Kaneria has admitted that his lawyer has the required tapes and transcripts....
10:59 AM, Feb 22, 2008
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has decided to retire from all forms of competitive cricket after being dropped from the list of centrally contracted players by the PCB. Sources close to the senior batsman said Yousuf has decided against taking part in any domestic or local cricket competitions as he was totally disheartened with the situation. After serving Pakistan cricket for so long, he is disheartened at the way...
08:43 AM, Feb 21, 2008
London: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke is keen to help Pakistan cricket achieve freedom from political interference and is likely to go to the extent of making a personal plea to President Asif Zardari. Clarke chaired an ICC Pakistan task team that recommended freedom from political interference as a vital step towards the successful management of the sport in Pakistan, according to the 'Guardian'. The ICC...
01:02 PM, Feb 12, 2008
Belfast: Officials at Cricket Ireland are offering a shirt signed by their World Cup squad as a reward to anyone who can help them recover three stolen laptop computers and two hard drives. The equipment, which belonged to assistant coach and video analyst Pete Johnston, went missing after Ireland's match against Namibia at the Stormont ground in Belfast last week. It contains what Johnston said was "irreplaceable" match footage and...
09:08 AM, Feb 12, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has defended his decision to quit Test cricket, saying he does not have the temperament to play the traditional format of the game. Afridi though feels that he should not have ended his Test career without completing the series against Australia in England last year. "My decision was absolutely the right one. I don't think I am a Test-temperament player, hence it's best that instead...
01:12 PM, Jan 17, 2008
Mumbai: Expressing happiness at his team's comprehensive victory over Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League debut at the D Y Patil Stadium here on Sunday, Pune Warriors coach Geoff Marsh said it was a good all-round display from his boys that paid dividends. "It was the first game, our first time in the IPL with the bat as well as with the ball. It was a good all-round...
01:54 PM, Jan 14, 2008
New Delhi: State-owned Oriental Insurance Company has provided the highest ever personal accident cover of Rs. 34 crore to the captain of Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is also the skipper of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings. The cover includes travel risk, medical emergencies and loss of baggage. Last year, he was given an insurance cover of Rs. 10 crore. Besides Dhoni, Oriental has provided insurance cover ...
06:12 PM, Jan 13, 2008
Bangalore: Australia have already secured their World Cup quarterfinal place and face what should be their easiest game in the group, but captain Ricky Ponting doesn't see any reason to keep his best lineup off the field. Australia meet Canada on Wednesday and will go top of Group A with a win, ahead of Saturday's match against Pakistan that will decide the final placings and the quarterfinal opposition. Ponting insisted...
01:41 PM, Jan 02, 2008
Chittagong: Andrew Strauss and Shakib Al Hasan's men were stranded for almost four hours at the stadium after Bangladesh's stunning World Cup win over England sparked wild celebrations on the streets of Chittagong. Around 10,000 hollering fans turned up for an impromptu midnight carnival in front of the teams' hotel on Friday, and the beating drums and the chants of "Tiger, Tiger, Shakibs are Tigers," could probably be heard hundreds...
12:01 PM, Dec 31, 2007
Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa President Mtutuzeli Nyoka, who was at loggerheads with CEO Gerald Majola over the bonuses paid to CSA staff members for the conduct of the 2009 IPL here, was on Saturday sacked following a vote of no confidence by the body's members. "The majority of the Members' Forum proposed a motion of no confidence in the President of Cricket South Africa continuing in his portfolio," CSA said...
09:44 PM, Dec 13, 2007
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that the lengthy bans handed out to Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for corruption on Saturday represented a new low for the besieged sport in the country. "I feel sad for all three of these kids, two just over 20 and one just 18," Wasim told AFP. "I feel for their families because they are key players. This is a low...
12:12 PM, Dec 09, 2007
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that the lengthy bans handed out to Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for corruption on Saturday represented a new low for the besieged sport in the country. "I feel sad for all three of these kids, two just over 20 and one just 18," Wasim told AFP. "I feel for their families because they are key players. This is a low...
12:12 PM, Dec 09, 2007
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