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McCullum feels New Zealand are on the right track

After a win and a washed out game against Sri Lanka and Australia respectively, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum believes that his side is doing well and can make it big in the ongoing Champions Trophy provided they keep the good work going. "Im confident we're on the right track. We've played good one-day cricket in the last sort of while. Sometimes we've been a little bit off the ball...  

Michael Clarke could return for the next game: Bailey

Edgbaston: The stand-in Australian skipper George Bailey says that he is happy with the team's performance but it is disappointing that the match ended with no result. The Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and New Zealand was abandoned because of rain at Edgbaston on Wednesday. New Zealand had reached 51 for 2 from 15 overs chasing 244 for victory when rain forced the players off the field and...  

New Zealand, Australia split points after rain abandonment

Edgbaston: The Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and New Zealand was abandoned because of rain at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Wednesday. New Zealand had reached 51 for 2 from 15 overs chasing 244 for victory when rain forced the players off the field and the umpires called the game off at 1815 local time. New Zealand needed to bat for at least 20 overs for a result to be...  

Mohsin demands sacking of PCB officials, says will meet PM

Karachi: Former Test batsman and coach Mohsin Khan on Wednesday said that he would be meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to demand the sacking of Pakistan Cricket Board and team officials for their failure to bring about improvement in the national side. An emotional Mohsin, who was removed as head coach in March last year, said he was appalled at the state of affairs in Pakistan cricket. "The way...  

Steyn bowls at full speed in nets to boost South Africa

London: South Africa pacer Dale Steyn bowled at full intensity in the nets on Wednesday, raising hopes he will be fit for the crunch Champions Trophy game against West Indies on Friday. Steyn missed the Proteas' opening two matches of the tournament with a side strain, but came through the side's net session in which he bowled at full pace. "Dale is progressing quite well, he came through his net...  

Ex-Pakistan players criticize team's early CT exit

Islamabad: Poor team selections are to blame for Pakistan's exit from the Champions Trophy group stage in England, say former internationals Sarfraz Nawaz and Rashid Latif. Nawaz, who helped Pakistan reach the World Cup semi-finals in 1979 and 1983, and Latif, who reached the 1996 World Cup quarterfinals, targeted opening batsman Imran Farhat and batting allrounder Shoaib Malik as the prime culprits for Pakistan's two below-par totals against West Indies...  

Shikhar Dhawan is making up for lost time, says Vijay Dahiya

Former India wicketkeeper and Delhi coach Vijay Dahiya talks about Shikhar Dhawan's revival as international cricketer. ...

England eye semi-finals with win over desperate Sri Lanka

London: A buoyant England would eye the semi-final slot, but it would be a battle of survival for Sri Lanka, after a narrow opening loss, when the two sides clash in their second Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy here on Thursday. The two teams have made contrasting starts to their campaign in the eight-team event, which is being played for the last time. While England thrashed defending...  

Innovative Buttler not daunted by Malinga threat

London: England batsman-wicketkeeper Jos Buttler says he will not hesitate to play unorthodox shots against Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga when the two teams come up against each other at The Oval on Thursday. Buttler's match-winning 16-ball 47 against New Zealand in and ODI last week contained some audacious and innovative shots, and the 22-year-old has backed himself to provide an encore against the craftiest fast bowler in the game. "Any...  

Atapattu backs Sri Lanka to rebound from NZ defeat

London: Sri Lanka's batting coach, Marvan Atapattu, has backed the team to make the ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals with victories in their remaining matches against hosts England and Australia. Sri Lanka narrowly lost to New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday in a low-scoring match to leave Angelo Mathews' team needing to win at The Oval on Thursday and next Monday, but Atapattu was confident they could cast aside their poor...  

India end semi-final drought, eye a shot at glory

India's eight-wicket win over West Indies at The Oval on Tuesday has made them the first team in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy to reach the semi-finals of this summer's edition, the final for the 50-over tournament dubbed as the mini World Cup. This marks a significant improvement in the Indian cricket team's fortunes at the Champions Trophy, considering they had not made the knockout stage since the 2002 edition...  

As it happened: New Zealand vs Australia, Champions League Game 7

Australia, sans their regular skipper Michael Clarke, proved to be no match to England and now must beat NZ to stay alive. Australia opener David Warner will miss the match pending inquiry into his alleged involvement in a bar brawl. New Zealand had won their first match against Sri Lanka by one wicket. ...  

Warner barred from NZ game after an ugly bar incident

Birmingham: David Warner, the Australia opener, will not play Wednesday's ICC Champions Trophy match against New Zealand following an off-field altercation with England player, according to Cricket Australia (CA). England captain Alastair Cook later confirmed the identity of the player as batsman Joe Root. The statement on CA's website said that Warner had been found guilty of 'unbecoming behaviour', following which he has been barred from being considered to play...  

Shikhar Dhawan records hat-trick of international centuries

Shikhar Dhawan's dream run at the international level continued as he scored his second consecutive ODI century, thus making it a hat-trick of hundreds for India following his smashing 187 on Test debut against Australia in March. On return to the ODI side for nearly two years, Dhawan scored a stroke-filled 114 against South Africa in Cardiff last Thursday and on Tuesday at The Oval he smashed an unbeaten 102...  

It is not difficult to sit out, says Gautam Gambhir

The Delhi batsman, who is not the part of India squad in ICC Champions Trophy, said that it is part and parcel of the game. ...

Dhawan, Jadeja take India into the semi-finals

Ravindra Jadeja took a five-wicket haul and Shikhar Dhawan scored his second ODI century as India became the first team to reach the semi-finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013. ...

We have failed as a batting group, laments Dwayne Bravo

London: West Indies skipper Dwayne Bravo lamented his team's batting performance after India thrashed them by eight wickets in a Group B ICC Champions Trophy match at The Oval here on Tuesday. "Our batsmen have to take the blame for this," Bravo said. "Another 25 runs could have made a difference if the tail batted smarter," Bravo said, adding:"Most of us played bad shots at the wrong time and I...  

This five-wicket haul is very special: Ravindra Jadeja

London: India's newest 'Man Friday' Ravindra Jadeja feels that secret of his success lies in "keeping things simple" which helped him get a career-best of five for 36 against West Indies in a group league of Champions Trophy on Tuesday. "This is my best bowling performance and I am very happy about it. I have had three four-wicket hauls, but this one is special. I just tried to keep things...  

Ravindra Jadeja 2.0 lets the ball do the talking

He's unlikely to publicly admit it, but Ravindra Jadeja's memory bank must still contain a few recollections of his first international match in London. The manner in which he was received by fans of the Indian cricket team in the global metropolis back in the summer of 2009 and today can be described as something like cricket's equivalent of the distance between the earth and the moon. On June 14,...