Lahore: Keen to revive his international career, Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf took a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy, but chief selector Iqbal Qasim made it clear that the senior batsman would have to play domestic matches to be considered for selection. Yousuf has appeared in the fitness tests and that is good. It is a good sign that he is practicing again but our criteria is clear, players...
08:12 PM, May 15, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Deccan Chargers, champions of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will host current title-holders Chennai Super Kings in the sixth match of season five at Deccan's second home ground, Visakhapatnam, on Saturday. While Chennai will want to put the memory of their humiliating loss to Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener behind them, Deccan look a trimmed outfit after losing several players in transfer deals and...
05:18 PM, May 09, 2008
Wellington: South Africa were on the receiving end of two controversial umpiring decisions on the first day of the final Test against New Zealand on Friday but the visitors say they will not be losing any sleep over the setbacks. Captain, Graeme Smith was caught behind for five early in their innings, though television replays showed clear daylight between bat and ball. Hashim Amla was then caught for 63 when...
11:14 AM, May 06, 2008
Sydney: Dashing opener David Warner's popularity has increased to such an extent that there were high level talks about whether a section of the Sydney stadium could be renamed 'Warner's Corner' for the first T20 International between Australia and India on February 1. According to The Daily Telegraph, officials were so keen to cash in on Warner's recent good form, they were prepared to allocate special seating for his legion...
10:11 PM, Apr 12, 2008
Lahore: Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Khalil will join the national cricket team as a replacement for injured Junaid Khan in Bangladesh for the One-day series, kicking off with a Twenty20 next week. Junaid, who tore a stomach muscle during the fourth One-day International, and allrounder Abdul Razzaq who sustained a shoulder injury, were both ruled out of the tour to Bangladesh and returned home from the UAE for rehabilitation and...
01:22 AM, Mar 25, 2008
London: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, jailed for six months on Thursday for his involvement in cricket's spot-fixing scandal, has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not educating the players enough. I was not given enough information about the anti-corruption code by the PCB, Amir told Geo News Channel in London shortly after having his bail application rejected. The 19-year old criticised his former captain Salman Butt and teammate...
06:19 PM, Mar 15, 2008
Hyderabad: Former South African fielding great Jonty Rhodes reiterated that the quality of fielding in India has improved a lot over the years, with several talented young players coming up. Young Indian cricketers like Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Manoj Tiwary have been brilliant and are an asset to the team, he told reporters on Monday. Rhodes has been roped in by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to train its...
05:30 PM, Mar 12, 2008
London: Detectives found around 40,000 Pounds in cash, besides four mobile phones, when they searched the London hotel room of Salman Butt, who was captain of Pakistan in England last summer. The independent.co.uk reported on Saturday that, among the cash was 50 marked 50-Pound notes given by a News of the World journalist to Mazher Majeed, Butt's agent, on the eve of the Lord's Test in return for allegedly arranging...
10:28 PM, Mar 07, 2008
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