Mumbai: India might have left out seasoned campaigners Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir from their ICC Champions Trophy squad, but South African speedster Dale Steyn feels even without the trio, skipper Mahendera Singh Dhoni has a strong side at his disposal. "India have got a great side. If you look at the IPL, the highest run getters, the highest wicket takers are all Indian players and all of...
12:59 PM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: Successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' will be screened at the Cannes International Film Fesitval's film market section May 20. The festival is starting Wednesday. "Going to attend Cannes film festival and the Film Market. First time going to any festival. We are also screening 'Eega' in the Cannes Film Market (March Du Film) on the 20th," producer Shobu Yarlagadda posted on his Twitter page. Lot of Indian and foreign films...
10:42 AM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: After Cannes, S S Rajamouli's highly successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' has been selected to feature in the panorama section of upcoming 16th Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival will start June 15 and end on June 23. Confirming the same, film's director SS Rajamouli posted on his Twitter page: "We got the official confirmation this morning. 'Eega' has been selected in the panorama section of Shanghai International Film Festival"....
10:32 AM, May 15, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan's former captain, Shoaib Malik and the vigilance officer Major (retd) Asghar could not leave with the national team for Ireland early Tuesday morning due to visa problems. While the rest of the squad departed as per schedule from Lahore airport, Malik and Asghar were left behind and will now join the team in a couple of days in Ireland or Scotland. Sources in the board said that both...
11:23 PM, May 14, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq feels missing the IPL could be a blessing in disguise for his team's players as they would enter the upcoming Champions Trophy relatively fresh compared to those who are participating in the T20 league. "The IPL is a long event and the travelling can be taxing for players. We go to England fresh after a short break. The good thing is that we play one-day matches...
10:37 AM, May 14, 2013
Lahore: Pakistan's squad fly to Britain early on Tuesday, seeking to win next month's Champions Trophy and avoid any repetition of the scandal that marred their last British tour in 2010. The spot-fixing scandal, disclosed by the now defunct News of the World, was related to the deliberate bowling of no-balls in return for money during the Lord's Test against England. It resulted in bans on then-captain Salman Butt, Mohammad...
09:03 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: India have no plans to pull out of next month's Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player's election to an International Cricket Council (ICC) panel, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. The BCCI has been accused of using its clout to get former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan elected to the ICC Cricket Committee. Sivaramakrishnan beat Australian Tim May...
09:57 PM, May 13, 2013
According to reports, BCCI has threatened to pull Team India out of Champions Trophy over rift with ICC on L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body. BCCI is not happy with the noise being made over Sivaramakrishnan's election to the ICC's Cricket Committee ahead of Tim May, the chief executive officer of FICA. ...
08:39 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Even as the controversy over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee raged on, the BCCI on Monday received support from its Asian allies Sri Lanka and Pakistan who claimed allegations of the Indian Cricket Board forcing a re-vote were baseless. The furore over the appointment seemed to have created a rift in the cricket world with the Asian countries throwing their weight behind BCCI, which is...
04:30 PM, May 13, 2013
FICA chief executive Tim May told CNN-IBN that there are enough evidence to proof that captains have been influenced and not allowed to vote according to their choice. ...
12:07 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: According to reports, BCCI has threatened to pull Team India out of Champions Trophy over rift with ICC on L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body. BCCI is not happy with the noise being made over Sivaramakrishnan's election to the ICC's Cricket Committee ahead of Tim May, the chief executive officer of FICA. FICA chief executive Tim May told CNN-IBN that there are enough...
11:41 AM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: While the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) has called for a probe by the ICC into the election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan to the cricket committee, its chief executive Tim May has spelt out he will not seek re-election even if the voting and election process is found to be unconstitutional in the inquiry. Speaking to CNN-IBN, May also reiterated that FICA has evidence of certain boards trying...
10:19 AM, May 11, 2013
Dubai: The ICC has announced the schedule of warm-up matches to be played in the lead-up to the Champions Trophy, to be staged at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Edgbaston and The Oval from June 6 to 23. The warm-up matches will be played from May 30 to June 4 at the three tournament venues. In line with previous ICC events, none of these matches will carry official ODI status. On May...
11:35 PM, May 09, 2013
Dubai: The ICC on Thursday clarified its stand on the recent appointment of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as the players' representative in its Cricket Committee, saying a re-vote was conducted due to confusion over the first voting process. Sivaramakrishnan, who is employed by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) as a commentator, replaced Tim May on the ICC cricket committee, an appointment that attracted criticism from various quarters. "In January this year, because...
07:53 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: To force their way back into the national side, the axed trio of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag should keep the fighting spirit alive and get back through good performances in domestic cricket, former captain and chairman of selector Kris Srikkanth on Thursday. Srikkanth said not losing self belief was key to any struggling player looking for a comeback. "They are young players with lot of...
06:07 PM, May 09, 2013
Johannesburg: Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy in order to have surgery on a chronic left ankle problem, leaving South Africa without two senior batsmen at next month's tournament after Jacques Kallis made himself unavailable for personal reasons. Smith needs surgery after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his ankle and will also have to rest for four to six months, South Africa team manager...
02:37 PM, May 09, 2013
Sydney: Removed from an ICC committee following allegations of pressure from India, Tim May has said it was time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that defines cricket's governing body. May was replaced on the ICC cricket committee by the former India legspinner, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, who is employed by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) as a commentator. The furore was caused following allegations that BCCI forced a...
02:29 PM, May 09, 2013
Johannesburg: A recurring ankle injury could rule star South Africa batsman Graeme Smith out of June's Champions Trophy, a national squad official admitted on Wednesday. He confirmed that Smith is expected to return home this week from English county cricket duties at Surrey and an operation may sideline him for several months. Losing Smith for the one-day international championship in England and Wales would be a massive blow for perennial...
08:45 AM, May 09, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf on Wednesday became the country's first elected head of the sport, winning a four-year term under a new constitution approved earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) directed all its members to run their boards democratically and without government interference, threatening sanctions for any board that did not meet its requirements by June 2013. Ashraf, 60, has been PCB chairman since...
07:28 PM, May 08, 2013
Dubai: South Africa will have to make a strong start against India in their opening match of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy if they want to lay hands on a piece of ICC silverware, a feat the country has not achieved since 1998, South Africa captain AB de Villiers said. De Villiers feels that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy is a golden opportunity for South Africa to shed their tag...
06:42 PM, May 08, 2013
