
Kolkata: Despite a miserable stint in IPL 5 where his team Pune Warriors finished with the wooden spoon, Sourav Ganguly has not ruled himself out of the next edition, saying he would not even be 40 during season six. After a decent start to IPL 5, Ganguly went through a lean patch both as a batsman and a skipper, and his captaincy of late was subject to speculation with reports ...

10:25 AM, May 26, 2008

Dubai: ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat says he feels sad for disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir, but asserted that the bowler who is serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing should focus on his rehabilitation instead of looking for ways to get the sanction reduced. Amir, who returned to Pakistan after serving half of a six-month sentence, said he was manipulated by his then skipper Salman Butt. The 19-year-old bowler does...

02:17 AM, May 06, 2008

Mumbai: In a decision that is likely to polarize opinions, India's selectors have included Sachin Tendulkar for the Asia Cup that kicks off on March 12 in Dhaka. An out-of-form Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav have been rested from a 14-man team that does not look significantly different to the one that is struggling to qualify for the CB Series finals in Australia. In one of the longest...

11:28 AM, Apr 29, 2008

Bangalore: Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja is the biggest catch, going for a whopping $ 2 million to the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League auction for season five, at the ITC Royal Gardenia Hotel here on Saturday. New Zealand's Brendon McCullum was the first player to be sold in the auction. He was taken by Kolkata Knight Riders for $ 900,000. McCullum had also started his IPL stint...

02:11 AM, Apr 19, 2008

Mumbai: Wasim Jaffer has quit as Mumbai captain to give more time to his batting. In his four-season stint, the former India opener led the domestic powerhouses to two trophies in 2008-09 and 2009-10. I want to concentrate more on my batting. I didn't have a good Ranji Trophy season and for me batting is more important than captaincy, the 33-year-old told The Indian Express on Thursday. Once you are...

11:44 AM, Apr 18, 2008

Napier: New Zealand captain Ross Taylor was on Saturday ruled out of the remainder of the Zimbabwe series by a calf strain which forced him to retire hurt on 122 in the first innings of the Test. Taylor was attempting a quick single early on Friday as he built on his sixth Test century when he tore his right calf and was forced to hobble from the field. Following hospital...

09:37 AM, Apr 16, 2008