
Mumbai: Seven members of the Indian Test squad, including Sachin Tendulkar, have left for Australia in a bid to get acclimatised to the conditions there ahead of their forthcoming tour Down Under. Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha and Pragyan Ojha boarded a connecting Singapore Airways flight for Melbourne from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here late on Wednesday night. The rest of the team, ...

01:04 AM, Mar 28, 2008

Karachi: Pakistan cricket is undergoing a severe soul searching for ways to restore its international pride after three of its top players were jailed for taking bribes in England. Former Test captain Salman Butt was on Thursday handed a 30-month prison term while Mohammad Asif got a year and Mohammad Aamer six months for their roles in fixing events during the Lord's Test against England last year. The scandal rocked...

01:35 AM, Mar 17, 2008

Karachi: Pakistan cricket is undergoing a severe soul searching for ways to restore its international pride after three of its top players were jailed for taking bribes in England. Former Test captain Salman Butt was on Thursday handed a 30-month prison term while Mohammad Asif got a year and Mohammad Aamer six months for their roles in fixing events during the Lord's Test against England last year. The scandal rocked...

01:35 AM, Mar 17, 2008

New Delhi: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (111 not out) hit an authoritative century to help West Indies reach 256-5 on Sunday on the opening day of the first Test against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. At stumps on the first day, Carlton Baugh was giving Chanderpaul company on 19 off 45 deliveries. The duo have so far added 56 runs for the sixth wicket in 13.4 overs. Chanderpaul ...

01:30 AM, Mar 17, 2008

New Delhi: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (111 not out) hit an authoritative century to help West Indies reach 256-5 on Sunday on the opening day of the first Test against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. At stumps on the first day, Carlton Baugh was giving Chanderpaul company on 19 off 45 deliveries. The duo have so far added 56 runs for the sixth wicket in 13.4 overs. Chanderpaul ...

01:30 AM, Mar 17, 2008

The former England player Angus Fraser said now players would think many times before indulging in such filthy acts. ...

01:54 AM, Mar 16, 2008

The former England player Angus Fraser said now players would think many times before indulging in such filthy acts. ...

01:54 AM, Mar 16, 2008

Many young and upcoming cricketers are vying for spots in the national side. ...

01:07 AM, Mar 16, 2008

Many young and upcoming cricketers are vying for spots in the national side. ...

01:07 AM, Mar 16, 2008

London: Former English wicketkeeper Paul Nixon has claimed that he was offered 'millions of pounds' to fix a Twenty20 match in England. The 41-year-old, however, did not elaborate on his claim but said he had spoken to ICC's anti-corruption unit when the incident happened. I was offered enormous money, millions of pounds, to fix a Twenty20 game in England, Nixon, who retired at the end of last season, was quoted...

02:40 AM, Mar 15, 2008

London: Former English wicketkeeper Paul Nixon has claimed that he was offered 'millions of pounds' to fix a Twenty20 match in England. The 41-year-old, however, did not elaborate on his claim but said he had spoken to ICC's anti-corruption unit when the incident happened. I was offered enormous money, millions of pounds, to fix a Twenty20 game in England, Nixon, who retired at the end of last season, was quoted...

02:40 AM, Mar 15, 2008

Dhaka: West Indies fast bower Fidel Edwards has hailed his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests but says his focus is on ensuring the Caribbean side emerges victorious in the second Test against Bangladesh. The 29-year-old Barbadian bowled with hostility to liven up a previously benign pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, finishing with five for 58 to bowl out Bangladesh for 231 in reply to the West Indies' 355...

03:04 AM, Mar 14, 2008

Dhaka: West Indies fast bower Fidel Edwards has hailed his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests but says his focus is on ensuring the Caribbean side emerges victorious in the second Test against Bangladesh. The 29-year-old Barbadian bowled with hostility to liven up a previously benign pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, finishing with five for 58 to bowl out Bangladesh for 231 in reply to the West Indies' 355...

03:04 AM, Mar 14, 2008