New Delhi: Their team might have been terminated from the Indian Premier League (IPL), but all is not lost for the former players of Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who could be made available to other franchises through a player auction early next year. As the newly formed IPL governing council, headed by chairman Rajiv Shukla get ready for their much awaited meeting on Friday, another move that is on the cards...
02:05 AM, Mar 10, 2008
Sydney: Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday announced that all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will replace the injured Brett Lee in the Australian squad for the One-day component of the team's tour of South Africa. Lee has been ruled out of the Twenty20 and One-day Internationals (ODI) of the tour after being diagnosed with appendicitis. He underwent successful surgery in Cape Town on Monday night and will return to Australia...
08:19 PM, Mar 09, 2008
Melbourne: An ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer has rubbished alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that Australian cricketers were involved in match-fixing, saying the world body had no evidence of any wrongdoings carried out by the Aussies. According to a report in The Australian, former Scotland Yard police officer, Alan Peacock, who has been with the ICC's ACSU since its inception in September 2000, insisted at the Southwark Crown...
03:11 AM, Mar 09, 2008
Chennai: Mumbai Indians' stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh termed his team's Champions League T20 triumph as a "great achievement" considering the fact they didn't have lot of top players, including master batsman Sachin Tendulkar. "Not many people gave us a chance at the start of the tournament. If we can achieve so much without having players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Munaf Patel, just think about what we can do...
01:23 AM, Mar 08, 2008
New Delhi: It was a distant thought, let alone a possible reality, at the start of Champions League Twenty20 to see two Indian Premier League powerhouses in the final; however, lightning has struck twice, first in the form of Royal Challengers Bangalore and then Mumbai Indians, who have set up a summit clash on Sunday evening. The line-up for the final has also stamped the paper for the trophy to...
10:01 PM, Mar 07, 2008
Hyderabad: Hot Spot technology will be not be in use during the forthcoming five match One-day series between India and England that begins here October 14. Warren Brennan, the chief executive of BBG Sports the company behind the technology, admitted Hot Spot did not perform to expectations during India's just-concluded tour of England and felt it did not have Indian cricket board's support for its use. The BCCI and BBG...
11:37 PM, Mar 06, 2008
London: England cricket head coach Andy Flower feels the maturity of their One-day skipper Alastair Cook will prove vital to team's success in the forthcoming series against India. England will fly out to India on Monday, with Cook looking to repeat the team's success at home. England play five ODI against India, beginning on October 8 at Hyderabad. Cook's place in the side at one point was questioned, but he...
09:38 PM, Mar 05, 2008
New Delhi: The 2011 Champions League competition seems to have generated its first controversy as teams have objected to the rule change which has increased the availability of overseas men for Mumbai Indians because of injury to a number of their players, sources have told CNN-IBN. Mumbai can now field five foreigners while the other teams are allowed just four. The exception was made as eight players in the Mumbai...
03:16 AM, Mar 04, 2008
Mumbai: Shoaib Akhtar's tell-all book has baited controversy, yet again. What else can you expect from a book that makes its intentions so very clear, by calling itself 'Controversially Yours?' After reports quoted the pacer as saying that even Sachin Tendulkar is afraid of facing him, the book release, scheduled to have taken place at the prestigious Cricket Club of India in Mumbai, was cancelled on Sunday evening. Not to...
01:58 AM, Mar 04, 2008
Mumbai: Former India batsman Vinod Kambli on Friday announced his retirement from first class cricket, bringing to an end a long career that started way back in 1989. "I wanted to play alongside Sachin (Tendulkar) for one last time, wanted to play in IPL but unfortunately that did not happen," the 39-year-old left-hander told reporters as tears rolled down his face. "I had informed about my decision to retire to...
12:45 PM, Mar 03, 2008
Bangalore: The Champions League Twenty20 will get off to a resounding start on Friday when the Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Warriors, with the first game of the group stage pitting together two sides that are genuine title contenders. Both teams came close to winning the tournament last year, with RCB reaching the semis while the Warriors ended up as the runners-up. Incidentally, both sides also finished second in...
04:20 PM, Mar 02, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka will have to adjust quickly to the Test format as well as different wickets if they are to challenge England in their backyard, batting coach Marvan Atapattu said on Tuesday. "The biggest challenge is to adjust to English conditions," Atapattu said as the bulk of Sri Lankan touring party left for England for a two-month tour. Senior players Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, as well as a...
01:13 AM, Jan 24, 2008
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