Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has sought the help of a sports psychologist to help experienced allrounder Shahid Afridi regain his confidence in bowling ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. Afridi has been named in the shortlist of 30 probables for the Champions Trophy by the national selectors but indications are that if he doesn't perform in the President's Cup limited overs tournament he might be overlooked in the final...
09:41 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Wellington: Former Test captain Daniel Vettori and top order batsman Martin Guptill have been recalled for New Zealand's tour of England in May and June after recovering from injury. Vettori, who has been battling a long-term Achilles injury, was included in the ODI squad that will also contest Champions Trophy in June, but not the Test side. The 34-year-old retired from limited-overs cricket following the 2011 World Cup in a...
08:13 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Dubai: The International Cricket Council has introduced a new playing condition for Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals that requires the umpires to call 'no ball' whenever a bowler breaks the non-striker's wicket during a delivery. This playing condition will come into effect on April 30, and the first international match to be played under the new regulation will be the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Bulawayo on...
08:39 PM, Apr 04, 2013
London: Matt Prior missed out on a return to limited-overs cricket for England after being overlooked for a place in the provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy in June. Prior is England's first-choice Test wicketkeeper, scoring an unbeaten century to spare England a series defeat to New Zealand last month, but has struggled in the one-dayers and hasn't played in the format internationally since March 2011. Craig Kieswetter, Jonny...
05:41 PM, Apr 04, 2013
South Africa has included Rilee Rossouw, Henry Davids and Chris Morris in a provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy. ...
02:59 PM, Apr 03, 2013
A first of its kind ultra-lightweight plane powered completely by the sun is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring. The Solar Impulse plane will stop in Dallas city in Texas during its historic cross-country journey that begins on May 1, 2013 its creators announced on Tuesday. The plane, which requires zero fuel and relies solely on solar panels and battery power, would be the world's first plane powered purely by...
07:34 AM, Apr 03, 2013
The young Pakistan pacer says he wants to put all his energy in preparing well for the Champions Trophy. ...
11:23 AM, Apr 02, 2013
PCB wants players to acclimatize to the sort of pitches they will find in England during the Champions Trophy. ...
11:05 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Cricket Australia approached the International Cricket Council and requested that the 30-man list of probables not be made public. ...
09:30 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Singer Madonna's brother Anthony Ciccone is living an underprivileged life and says the popstar is not concerned about his well-being and vice versa. ...
01:55 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The 35-year-old Younis managed just 116 runs in the series against South Africa earlier this month. ...
10:18 PM, Mar 31, 2013
In the team rankings, India are placed third behind Sri Lanka and the T20 champions West Indies. ...
04:49 PM, Mar 29, 2013
South Africa are the fourth team after Australia, India and England to hold the mace. ...
06:33 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The total prize money of the 50-over event is worth USD 4 million and even the losing semi-finalists will get USD 400,000 each. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 28, 2013
In the latest rankings released Wednesday, the 30-year-old Shillingford jumped a whopping 18 spots to be 23rd, to be the biggest mover. ...
02:11 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Pujara has jumped five places to a best-ever seventh position with 777 ratings points while Ashwin is now at a best-ever sixth spot. ...
02:33 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Pakistan's national selection committee will meet to name the probables for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England in June. ...
01:21 PM, Mar 27, 2013
'The Host' is a futuristic apocalyptic romance about alien souls who invade and take over the human race. ...
12:20 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Team India maintained their top position in the latest ICC ODI ranking list with 119 points, followed by England and Australia. ...
08:45 PM, Mar 25, 2013
An ICC official was caught allegedly bringing into the country a silver trophy worth Rs 20 lakh without paying customs duty at IGI aiport here following which it was seized. ...
06:00 PM, Mar 24, 2013
