Sydney: Australian speedster Brett Lee feels the introduction of Justin Langer, Steve Rixon and Craig McDermott in the coaching support staff has made a big difference in the team. "I think with what I have seen over the past couple of weeks that Australian cricket is in a great place and hopefully we will get the results at the other end," Lee was quoted as saying by The Australian. Langer...
10:10 PM, Feb 11, 2008
Dubai: Indian women's cricket team's medium pacer Snehal Pradhan has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action after the first one-dayer against England in Derby. "The medium-pace bowler was reported by on-field umpires Jeff Evans and Graham Lloyd at the conclusion of the first ODI between England and India, which was played last Thursday (June 30) at the County Ground in Derby," the ICC said in a statement. "Pradhan's...
08:35 AM, Feb 09, 2008
Bridgetown: West Indies coach Ottis Gibson feels the struggling batting line-up of the hosts can rise to the occasion if India are generous enough to give them an achievable target on the final day of the second Test here on Saturday. India ended day four at 229 for three in their second innings and lead by 240 runs with seven wickets remaining. Gibson hoped that India will set them a...
08:52 PM, Feb 08, 2008
Wellington: Former New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori, the world's top-ranked limited overs bowler, announced Saturday he is taking an indefinite break from the short game to prolong his Test career. The 32-year-old, who is also ranked ninth among the world's leading ODI all-rounders, said he may return in time for the 2015 World Cup but in the meantime he wants to focus on adding to his 105 Tests. My...
08:46 PM, Feb 06, 2008
Melbourne: Cricket Australia should not have stopped at just veteran batsman Simon Katich while axing 30-somethings from its list of contracted players, feels spin legend Shane Warne. The 35-year-old Katich's dropping from the list has prompted strong reactions from a lot of former players, who believe that the veteran left-hander has been given the cold shoulder despite being in reasonably good form. In fact, Katich is expected to make an...
08:20 PM, Feb 02, 2008
Karachi: Former captain Imran Khan believes Pakistan cricket needs a revolution following a series of setbacks in recent years. The all-rounder told reporters that corruption in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and nepotism in selection were the biggest hurdles facing the game. Imran, who led Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup title, was here on Sunday evening to visit an academy set up by Moin Khan, another former Pakistan captain....
03:04 PM, Jan 21, 2008
New Delhi: Sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs against its decision to revoke his passport for alleged foreign exchange violations. His lawyer Mehmood Abdi told PTI that his client had filed an appeal before the Chief Passport Officer challenging revocation of his passport by Mumbai's Regional Passport office. The Regional Passport Office in Mumbai had revoked Modi's passport on March 3 this year...
10:33 PM, Jan 11, 2008
Cricket experts, including Imran Khan and Anil Kumble, analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the two WC semifinalists. ...
09:46 PM, Jan 08, 2008
CNN-IBN's cricket experts discuss the clash of ICC's two Associate nations - Kenya and Canada. ...
01:49 PM, Dec 27, 2007
New Delhi: The English media has not left a stone unturned in tearing apart the English team and users on the social networking sites had interesting expressions to embarrass England for their shocking loss to neighbours Ireland in the World Cup on Wednesday. After scoring a massive 327, England were left dazed as Kevin O' Brien blazed his way to overhauling the total, with help from the tailenders and reached...
11:11 PM, Dec 24, 2007
Bangalore: Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday surprised everyone when he opted to bat left handed during the team's practice session at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. Indian cricket team, which has been camping here for their crucial Group 'B' league match against England on Sunday, had a rigorous batting session at the National Cricket Academy before shifting to the stadium. Tendulkar grabbed everyone's attention by choosing to bat left-handed...
09:42 PM, Dec 20, 2007
Bangalore: Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday surprised everyone when he opted to bat left handed during the team's practice session at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. Indian cricket team, which has been camping here for their crucial Group 'B' league match against England on Sunday, had a rigorous batting session at the National Cricket Academy before shifting to the stadium. Tendulkar grabbed everyone's attention by choosing to bat left-handed...
09:42 PM, Dec 20, 2007
Dhaka: Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lots of reasons to look forward to the upcoming World Cup, having missed the previous edition due to a doping ban, and one of them is the possibility of a duel with Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar. We all know he is a great player. Every bowler gets hit. Even Brett Lee gets hit a long way, so I am not worried about being...
02:42 AM, Dec 14, 2007
Perth: Adam Voges scored an unbeaten 80 as Australia romped to a 6-1 series victory over England by comprehensively winning the 7th and final ODI by 57 runs at Perth on Sunday. Voges' second one-day 50 and his 95-run partnership with Hussey got the Australian innings back on track before he engineered several useful partnerships down the order, most notably a 45-run stand with Mitchell Johnson (26). Voges, opening batsman...
10:16 PM, Dec 09, 2007
New Delhi: Swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag says playing to pumped up home crowds in packed stadiums motivates me as he prepares for the coming World Cup like he does for all matches - by creating a virtual stadium in my mind. There is no pressure playing in packed stadiums at home, they motivate me to perform better. Wherever we play in India, the crowds are so pumped up, shouting 'Veeru,...
08:49 PM, Dec 06, 2007
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