Mumbai: West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo, who has been named as the team's captain for the ICC Champions Trophy, said that he is learning a lot from his Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. "The way you have MS carry himself on and off the field, I have learnt a lot from him. I spend a lot more time talking to him about cricket. Obviously, India will come up...
08:09 AM, May 07, 2013
CNN-IBN sports editor Gaurav Kalra spoke to Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, the former India legspinner who was appointed as a players' representative in the ICC Cricket Committee on Monday. Here are excerpts from the interview. Gaurav: You must be quite pleased to be on such an influential committee of the ICC? Siva: Thank you very much; I think it's a great privilege and honour to be representing India. And being a part ...
09:03 PM, May 06, 2013
CNN-IBN sports editor Gaurav Kalra spoke to Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, the former India legspinner who was appointed as a players' representative in the ICC Cricket Committee on Monday. Here are excerpts from the interview. Gaurav: You must be quite pleased to be on such an influential committee of the ICC? Siva: Thank you very much; I think it's a great privilege and honour to be representing India. And being a part...
09:03 PM, May 06, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has recovered from a suspected hernia scare and lost five kilograms in weight to prepare for next month's Champions Trophy in England. The 35-year-old Ajmal felt pain in his lower abdomen after Pakistan's series against South Africa in March. "I am fine now, but I will go for another checkup when the team goes to England," Ajmal said in the northern town of Abbottabad where...
06:04 PM, May 06, 2013
Dubai: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on Monday fined 75 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's loss in the second one-day international against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. Shakib was fined after he pleaded guilty to a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match. Shakib was found to have breached Article 2.2.1 of the ICC Code...
05:46 PM, May 06, 2013
Dubai: In an appointment that was backed by the BCCI, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Monday replaced Tim May as a players' representative on the ICC Cricket Committee. "... Sivaramakrishnan is one of the two Current Player representatives [replacing Tim May]. The other Current Player representative is former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who has been on the committee since 2007," the ICC said in a statement here today. "Sangakkara...
12:48 PM, May 06, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan's vice-captain Mohammad Hafeez feels the success rate the team enjoyed over the last few years after being forced to play away from home, makes it a strong contender for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England. Hafeez told reporters during the national training camp in Abbotabad that despite being forced to play the home matches at neutral venues, Pakistan still had a 60 to 65 percent success rate...
10:01 AM, May 06, 2013
Jaipur: Picked in the Indian squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is confident of making the opportunity count and says the seamer-friendly conditions in England and Wales will "assist" his style of bowling. Bhuvneshwar on Saturday was included in the 15-member squad for the 50-over tournament, to be held from June 6 to 23. "I am feeling very happy for my selection. I am confident of doing well...
06:16 PM, May 05, 2013
Twenty20 cricket is money-spinning and popular but for Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews, nothing comes close to the thrill of playing Test cricket. "Test is the ultimate format. I really enjoy playing Test cricket. It's not always as easy as you think, but Test is the ultimate form. And we (Sri Lankans) always enjoy playing Test cricket," Mathews, who leads the Test and ODI side of the country, said. Mathews,...
05:31 PM, May 05, 2013
Hyderabad: India media pacer Irfan Pathan has set his sights on the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month in England. Irfan, who was recalled to the 15-member Indian team on Saturday, said he wants to make the most of the opportunity that has come his way. "When I got to know that I was selected in the fifteen, I was happy from within and excited to be a part of...
09:32 AM, May 05, 2013
St. John's: Allrounder Dwayne Bravo was on Saturday named as West Indies captain for next month's Champions Trophy, replacing Darren Sammy who stays in charge of the Test and Twenty20 squads. Bravo, who took over from Sammy for the three-match whitewash of Zimbabwe in the Caribbean this year, leads a 15-man squad for the June 6-23 tournament in England. "Our results in Tests and T20s have been showing consistent improvement...
09:22 AM, May 05, 2013
First he was sidelined from the Test squad and now he's been dropped from ODIs too: life has gone full circle for Gautam Gambhir. The 31-year-old, who was heralded as India's future captain, is now out of favour. While there can be plenty of reasons for his omission from the national set-up - his form with the bat might be the most important one - his on-field behaviour could be...
08:40 AM, May 05, 2013
The flight from San Fransisco to Phoenix took 18 hours and 18 minutes on Saturday - and didn't use a drop of fuel. A solar-powered airplane that developers hope eventually to pilot around the world landed safely in Phoenix on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States using only the sun's energy, project organizers said. The plane, dubbed the Solar Impulse, took 18 hours and...
07:00 AM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: A forthright Michael Holding on Saturday termed the Indian bowling attack as "ordinary", with most of them like Ishant Sharma starting off as quicks and then losing out on pace. "It's ordinary. That's all I can say. I've seen a few fast bowlers, who come in and bowl quick when they start, but they don't last which is unfortunate. Something is going wrong. I don't know if it's the...
09:07 PM, May 04, 2013
The BCCI selectors on Saturday kept Gautam Gambhir out of the Champions Trophy squad without explaining their decision to exclude him. ...
06:19 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: The Indian team is scheduled to play two warm-up games against Sri Lanka and Australia ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy Group B opener against South Africa next month in England. The practice match against Sri Lanka is scheduled on June 1 followed by the tie against Australia on June 4, according to BCCI sources. The 15-member Indian squad, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will leave for England from...
04:45 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Hardwork and belief finally ended cricketer Dinesh Karthik's three-year-long wait to return to the national fold. The 27-year-old wicketkeeper batsman heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday after he was selected in India's 15-member squad for next months' Champions Trophy in England and Wales. "I am really happy at the moment. I was waiting for this day for sometime now. It means a lot to me," Karthik told...
03:23 PM, May 04, 2013
The Indian selectors on Saturday excluded Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir from India's 15-man Champions Trophy squad. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai, where it recalled Shikhar Dhawan to the squad in place of Gambhir who was part of the team for the home series against Pakistan. Yuvraj too featured in the series against Pakistan and did fairly well but was still left out....
03:06 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: The Sandip Patil-led BCCI selection committee on Saturday awarded medium pacer Vinay Kumar and wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik for their good show in IPL 6 with a call-up to India's ODI squad for the Champions Trophy in England next month. However, veteran opener Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh didn't find a place in the 15-member touring party. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre in...
12:59 PM, May 04, 2013
