Over 350,000 people have offered themselves for arrest to defy curfew. ...
02:30 PM, Aug 20, 2008
New Delhi: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev on Friday slammed young cricketer Unmukt Chand for skipping practice for attending a Youth Summit and advised him to focus on the game. Unmukt, the Under-19 World Cup winning captain, attended India Today's Youth Summit to speak on cricket when he is supposed to play a match, which will also feature Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday. Unmukt is part of the India 'A' squad...
12:29 PM, Jun 24, 2008
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper-batsman Manvinder Bisla, who struck an attractive 89 to seal his team’s maiden IPL title over defending champions Chennai Super Kings last month, has yet to secure a first-class contract for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season which begins November 3. Bisla was not supposed to play the IPL 5 final in Chennai on May 5, but an injury to KKR medium-pacer L Balaji opened up...
12:14 AM, May 31, 2008
Birmingham: West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul could play in the rain-affected third and final Test against England at Edgbaston after scan results showed a side injury was not serious. The scan showed a strain to his side and no tear, so he could still be involved, a West Indies team spokesman said on Friday. With Thursday and Friday's play washed out, the teams are yet to be named. Should Chanderpaul,...
09:37 AM, May 30, 2008
Leicester: West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has lamented the loss of fast bowler Kemar Roach for the rest of the England series but says he expects the rest of the pace department to fill the vacuum. Roach on Wednesday was ruled out of the tour with shin muscle soreness and will return home to Barbados to recover and start a rehabilitation programme. We still have an awful lot of...
01:44 PM, May 28, 2008
Nottingham: Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul said that the West Indies have placed their confidence again onthe pair of captain Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels to bail the Caribbean side out of their latest crisis. Trailing England by 58 runs on the first innings, the West Indies plummeted to 61 for six on Sunday at the close of the third day at Trent Bridge, a lead of just three runs overall....
09:22 PM, May 27, 2008
Johannesburg: South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has been nominated in the Cricketer of the Year category for the second year in a row. Amla has been nominated along with the likes of AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander. The winner will be announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) at a gala function in Johannesburg on June 6. Besides SA Cricketer of the Year, the newly-appointed Proteas'...
05:27 AM, May 27, 2008
Delhi Daredevils innings: 16.5 overs: Delhi 136 all out Ashwin continues and cleans up Umesh Yadav. Aaron run-out. It's all over. Chennai win by 86 runs. With the win, Chennai set up the final clash with Kolkata Knight Riders on May 27. Delhi players, who topped the group standings, go out with their heads hung in shame. Aaron run out 0...
04:05 AM, May 27, 2008
Bridgetown: Legendary former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has yet again slammed the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) management of the sport in the region and said its treatment of senior players leaves a lot to be desired. In an interview with a British tabloid, Holding accused WICB chief executive Ernest Hilaire of arrogance and head coach Ottis Gibson of being unable to properly manage players. Holding also stated...
03:18 AM, May 27, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan starting next month. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play two Twenty20 games in southern Hambantota on June 1 and 3, followed by five one-day internationals in Pallekele and Colombo from June 7 to 18. The Sri Lankan squad for the three-Test series, starting on June 22, will be named later. A release from...
11:03 PM, May 26, 2008
New Delhi: American woman Zohal Hamid on Wednesday night decided to withdraw molestation case against Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach after both the parties reached an out of court settlement. Zohal's lawyers will soon move the Delhi High Court seeking withdrawal of the case registered against Pomersbach who was arrested last Friday and later granted bail. Pomersbach, is playing for Royal Challengers Banglore in the ongoing Indian Premier League. She will...
04:56 PM, May 26, 2008
New Delhi: India's two former captains, Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin will not benefit from Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) one-time payment scheme for former cricketers. Kapil led India to their first ever World Cup glory in England in 1983 and Azharuddin has represent India in 99 Tests and is regarded as one of the most successful captain of his time. A report in Tuesday's Indian Express ...
12:15 PM, May 26, 2008
CNN-IBN's cricket experts discuss Kolkata Knight Rider's 18-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the first qualifier in Pune. ...
11:04 AM, May 26, 2008
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings and 2010 finalists Mumbai Indians go head to head in the IPL 5 Eliminator at Bangalores Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. The losers will exit the tournament, while the winners will play the losers of the first Qualifier between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders for a place in the final on May 25. Chennai have been lucky to reach the playoffs. It was Royal Challengers...
09:48 AM, May 26, 2008
London: Out-of-favour batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has criticised certain individuals in the West Indies set-up for the recent slump in his international career and says he is in no hurry to return to the Caribbean side, despite his prolific form in the English County Championship. Sarwan has not played for the West Indies in nearly a year following poor form and fitness issues but has burst to life for English county...
08:45 AM, May 26, 2008
London: West Indies' disappointment in losing the first Test against England by five wickets at Lord's here on Monday was compounded by fines for skipper Darren Sammy and his players for a slow over-rate. If they infringe again during the second Test at Trent Bridge starting on Friday, allrounder Sammy could be banned from the third and final Test of the series at Edgbaston. An International Cricket Council statement issued...
05:15 AM, May 26, 2008
Wayne Parnell said that he was at wrong place at the wrong time and did not smoke or drink in the party. ...
02:29 AM, May 26, 2008
Pune: Delhi Daredevils head coach Eric Simons said skipper Virender Sehwag and New zealand batsman Ross Taylor have recovered from their bouts of flu and will be playing in the play-off against Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune on Tuesday. We didn't have an extended practice session for them. They had light practice as both were recovering from bouts of flu. We are confident that they will be fine, Simons stated...
02:10 AM, May 26, 2008
Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board has shortlisted the United Arab Emirates and three other countries to host its ODI and Twenty20 series against Australia later this year. The PCB's director of international cricket, Intikhab Alam, says Malaysia, Zimbabwe and South Africa are the other contenders. Pakistan has to look for an alternative venue after Sri Lanka last week pulled out of hosting the series because it is organizing the Sri...
01:04 AM, May 26, 2008
Jaipur: Mumbai Indians batsman Dwayne Smith, who struck a match-winning half-century against Rajasthan Royals, said he did not expect the emphatic 10-wicket triumph that his team managed here on Sunday night. We had not expected such an easy victory. I won't say that there bowling was bad but we batted very well, the West Indian said in a post-match press conference. I had a very good partnership with Sachin [Tendulkar]...
12:51 AM, May 26, 2008
