London: England Lions crushed West Indies by 10 wickets on Sunday, dealing a further blow to the brittle confidence of the tourists ahead of the first Test which starts at Lord's on Thursday. Joe Root (115 not out) and Michael Carberry (72 not out) led the Lions to victory in Northampton with a session to spare on the final day of the four-day game, finishing on 197 for 0...
10:44 PM, May 22, 2008
New Delhi: The new ICC chief executive, who will replace Haroon Lorgat, is likely to be finalised next week from among the four shortlisted candidates. David Collier (ECB CEO), Dave Richardson (ICC's current general manager, cricket), Tarun Kunzru and an Australian name whose identity could not be ascertained, were interviewed in Mumbai on Sunday by the ICC nomination committee, which is headed by President Sharad Pawar. Pawar said that the...
09:26 PM, May 20, 2008
Pune: Pune Warriors India fans might well be hoping that Chennai Super Kings are too overwhelmed to recover from the frenetic finish against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, which gave the defending champions the unlikeliest of wins in their quest for a third successive IPL crown. Placed third on the points table with two wins from three games, Pune though have enough reason to believe that a hung-over Chennai team...
07:58 AM, May 12, 2008
Sehwag praises Delhi Daredevils bowlers; Dhoni gets more fans. ...
11:18 AM, Apr 23, 2008
Former India captain Md. Azharuddin feels hockey wizard Major Dhyanchand deserves Bharat Ratna more than Sachin Tendulkar. ...
04:19 PM, Mar 31, 2008
Cape Town: Australia captain Michael Clarke described his team's preparations for the first Test against South Africa as outstanding on Tuesday and said the tourists have an important early edge in the two-match series. Unusually, his counterpart agreed. South Africa captain Graeme Smith conceded his men have not played enough in the run-in to the series-opener at Newlands, and their own buildup had not been ideal. We know that if...
04:43 PM, Mar 17, 2008
London: England's in-form batsman Ian Bell paid rich tributes to his batting mentor Neal Abberley, who died on Monday aged 67. Abberley, who played for Warwickshire from 1964 to 1979 and later became the county club's batting coach, spotted Bell at the age of nine. Besides Bell, Abberley also mentored Trevor Penney, who is back at Edgbaston in his new role as India's fielding coach. Abberley scored 10,082 runs in...
06:15 PM, Feb 19, 2008
