Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas, a member of the PCB coaches' committee, on Monday admitted that they have recommended Dav Whatmore's name for the post of chief coach. The PCB and the coaches' committee until now had declined to confirm that only the name of Whatmore was recommended for the job insisting that there were other candidates as well in the running for the top post. But Zaheer confirmed...
12:26 PM, Apr 17, 2008
Perth: Australian captain Michael Clarke says he is considering ignoring two of his own golden rules for the third Test against India at Perth's WACA Ground, starting on Friday. Both teams are considering playing four fast bowlers in the match, with the WACA pitch still boasting a healthy covering of grass and a distinctive green tinge when Clarke inspected it on Thursday afternoon. With the luxury of a 2-0 series...
01:08 AM, Apr 10, 2008
Sydney: Australia captain Michael Clarke hopes that his unbeaten double century against India will earn him respect, while his former captain Ricky Ponting, who marked his return to form with a century, described the second day as an unbelievable one for his team. Hopefully, it would earn me respect. That's all I can do - to put the team in a good position to win another Test. Punter had told...
10:36 AM, Apr 07, 2008
New Delhi: The nine franchises of Indian Premier League (IPL) will go into the auction for next edition of Indian Premier League with a purse of USD 2 million, as per the decision taken by the Governing Council at a meeting held in south Indain city Chennai on Saturday. According to the information received, the auctions for the fifth edition is scheduled tentatively on February 4. The USD 2 million...
11:32 PM, Mar 28, 2008
Melbourne: Spin king Shane Warne has still got it according to an awestruck teammate who faced him in a nets session ahead of his return to competitive cricket, a report said on Thursday. Warne, 42, ended his stellar playing career at the Indian Premier League in May, but announced a return to the game for the Melbourne Stars in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 tournament, which starts on December 16. Despite...
02:04 AM, Mar 28, 2008
Melbourne: Spin king Shane Warne has still got it according to an awestruck teammate who faced him in a nets session ahead of his return to competitive cricket, a report said on Thursday. Warne, 42, ended his stellar playing career at the Indian Premier League in May, but announced a return to the game for the Melbourne Stars in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 tournament, which starts on December 16. Despite...
02:04 AM, Mar 28, 2008
India Second Innings 4:50 p.m. West Indies hold their nerves as the third and final Test between India and West Indies ends in a tense draw. But India clinch the series 2-0 after winning the Delhi and Kolkata Tests. Needing three runs in the last over bowled by Fidel Edwards, the first three balls go without any run being scored by Varun Aaron. He finally manages to put bat to...
01:27 AM, Mar 25, 2008
Former Indian players, Sanjay Manjrekar and Maninder Singh analyse India's win over West Indies in the second Test at Kolkata. ...
01:28 AM, Mar 21, 2008
London: More trouble is in store for corrupt Pakistani circketers as ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) is all set to launch its own investigation into the nation's 2010 tour of England following indications of more tainted matches during the spot-fixing trial in London. During the course of the trial at a criminal court here, recovered text messages revealed that four more Tests appear to have been affected by spot-fixing...
10:33 PM, Mar 14, 2008
London: More trouble is in store for corrupt Pakistani circketers as ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) is all set to launch its own investigation into the nation's 2010 tour of England following indications of more tainted matches during the spot-fixing trial in London. During the course of the trial at a criminal court here, recovered text messages revealed that four more Tests appear to have been affected by spot-fixing...
10:33 PM, Mar 14, 2008
Royal Challengers' innings: Over No. 20: Maiden title for Mumbai! Harbhajan Singh led from the front with three key wickets as Mumbai Indians ended their trophy drought by clinching the Champions League Twenty20 title after beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31-runs here on Sunday. RCB 108 all out. Over No. 17: Challengers stare defeat! Harbhajan gets his third as Vettori too departed while trying to hit a big shot...
12:42 AM, Mar 08, 2008
Chennai: With a sensational win against the Chennai Super Kings in their bag, Trinidad and Tobago believe they still have an outside chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions League T20 tournament, according to their skipper Daren Ganga. Following the 12-run win against the Super Kings on Sunday, Trinidad and Tobago notched their first win in three matches, two of which they had lost narrowly, and Ganga hoped...
11:28 PM, Mar 05, 2008
New Delhi: On guard after the Indian cricket team's injury crisis during its shambolic tour of England recently, IPL authorities have instructed the franchises to report any injury problems in their sides immediately to the BCCI. IPL boss Rajiv Shukla said he would try to create better coordination between the BCCI and the cash-rich league's franchises to ensure that players are well taken care of and are not found wanting...
09:33 PM, Mar 03, 2008
Hyderabad: Having achieved the pole position in ODIs, Australia would soon regain its past glory by becoming the No 1 team in Test cricket as well, feels speedster Bret Lee. "We won the ODI series in Sri Lanka. We are 1-0 up in Tests now. We are on our road to glory. We are enjoying being No 1 in ODIs and hopefully we will get back our No 1 rank...
06:41 PM, Feb 28, 2008
Hyderabad: Having achieved the pole position in ODIs, Australia would soon regain its past glory by becoming the No 1 team in Test cricket as well, feels speedster Bret Lee. "We won the ODI series in Sri Lanka. We are 1-0 up in Tests now. We are on our road to glory. We are enjoying being No 1 in ODIs and hopefully we will get back our No 1 rank...
06:41 PM, Feb 28, 2008
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