London: England recalled wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter and allrounder Samit Patel to its limited-overs squad on Tuesday for the forthcoming Twenty20 match and one-day international series against Sri Lanka. Test wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who was part of England's World Cup squad on the subcontinent, makes way for the return of Kieswetter, a big-hitting batsman who opens the innings. The last of Patel's 11 one-day caps came in November 2008 but he...
12:34 AM, Feb 06, 2008
London: England recalled wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter and allrounder Samit Patel to its limited-overs squad on Tuesday for the forthcoming Twenty20 match and one-day international series against Sri Lanka. Test wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who was part of England's World Cup squad on the subcontinent, makes way for the return of Kieswetter, a big-hitting batsman who opens the innings. The last of Patel's 11 one-day caps came in November 2008 but he...
12:34 AM, Feb 06, 2008
Chennai: After a gruelling seven weeks and 74 matches, the Indian Premier League finally came to an end amid the usual glitter and glamour but left unanswered questions in its wake. The sight of N. Srinivasan, owner of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, handing out the winners' medals to his own players again raised issues of transparency in a tournament dogged with allegations of financial malpractice. Srinivasan is a powerful...
09:09 PM, Jan 30, 2008
Chennai: After a gruelling seven weeks and 74 matches, the Indian Premier League finally came to an end amid the usual glitter and glamour but left unanswered questions in its wake. The sight of N. Srinivasan, owner of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, handing out the winners' medals to his own players again raised issues of transparency in a tournament dogged with allegations of financial malpractice. Srinivasan is a powerful...
09:09 PM, Jan 30, 2008
Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore franchisee director Siddharth Mallya on Monday said the fact that the team topped the points table after being written off, shows its character. "After our first win, we unfortunately lost our three next games. The commentary team wrote us off, the journalists wrote us off, the critics wrote us off. They said we had selected a wrong team. Where is (Rahul) Dravid? Where is (Robin) Uthappa?...
10:28 PM, Jan 28, 2008
Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore franchisee director Siddharth Mallya on Monday said the fact that the team topped the points table after being written off, shows its character. "After our first win, we unfortunately lost our three next games. The commentary team wrote us off, the journalists wrote us off, the critics wrote us off. They said we had selected a wrong team. Where is (Rahul) Dravid? Where is (Robin) Uthappa?...
10:28 PM, Jan 28, 2008
Lahore: Desperate to revive bilateral cricket ties with India, Pakistan is hoping to make a breakthrough next month when the officials of the two boards come across each other during ICC meetings. "So far we have not discussed anything concrete with the Indians so far but we are looking at a June meeting to get the ball rolling," a senior PCB official told PTI. Since Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
10:43 AM, Jan 27, 2008
Lahore: Desperate to revive bilateral cricket ties with India, Pakistan is hoping to make a breakthrough next month when the officials of the two boards come across each other during ICC meetings. "So far we have not discussed anything concrete with the Indians so far but we are looking at a June meeting to get the ball rolling," a senior PCB official told PTI. Since Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
10:43 AM, Jan 27, 2008
Mohali: Back in the play-off race after upsetting table-toppers Mumbai Indians by 76 runs in an IPL match here on Tuesday, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist hoped that the win will reverse his side's fortune in the ongoing Twenty20 tournament. After posting a challenging 163 for eight on the board, Kings XI bowled out a formidable Mumbai batting line-up for a paltry 87 in 12.5 overs to notch up...
12:48 AM, Jan 24, 2008
Mohali: Back in the play-off race after upsetting table-toppers Mumbai Indians by 76 runs in an IPL match here on Tuesday, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist hoped that the win will reverse his side's fortune in the ongoing Twenty20 tournament. After posting a challenging 163 for eight on the board, Kings XI bowled out a formidable Mumbai batting line-up for a paltry 87 in 12.5 overs to notch up...
12:48 AM, Jan 24, 2008
London: Essex has signed South Africa pace bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe as the English county's overseas player for the first part of the season. The left-arm seamer missed the county championship season opener against Kent on Friday, but he is set to make his debut against Middlesex next week. Essex head coach Paul Grayson says Tsotsobe "offers variation and we hope he will make a big impact for the start of...
08:09 PM, Jan 13, 2008
London: Essex has signed South Africa pace bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe as the English county's overseas player for the first part of the season. The left-arm seamer missed the county championship season opener against Kent on Friday, but he is set to make his debut against Middlesex next week. Essex head coach Paul Grayson says Tsotsobe "offers variation and we hope he will make a big impact for the start of...
08:09 PM, Jan 13, 2008
Pune: Now that their son has realised the dream of winning the World Cup, the parents of Zaheer Khan want the Indian pace spearhead to tie the nuptial knot. "We wanted him to marry after the 2007 World Cup but he insisted on the next one. We did not force him since it was question of his career. But now that the coveted Cup has been conquered and he has ...
06:37 PM, Jan 11, 2008
Pune: Now that their son has realised the dream of winning the World Cup, the parents of Zaheer Khan want the Indian pace spearhead to tie the nuptial knot. "We wanted him to marry after the 2007 World Cup but he insisted on the next one. We did not force him since it was question of his career. But now that the coveted Cup has been conquered and he has ...
06:37 PM, Jan 11, 2008
Sydney: Respected but seldom loved at home, admired but also reviled abroad, Ricky Ponting led Australia to great success but his captaincy will ultimately be defined by three lost Ashes series. The tough, single-minded Tasmanian always put the team first and that, he said, had prompted him to stand down after nine years in charge of the Australia one-day team and seven as Test skipper on Tuesday. The most Test...
09:49 PM, Jan 09, 2008
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