Johannesburg: South Africa's allrounder Jacques Kallis should be fit to compete in a one-off T20 International between South Africa and India at the Wanderers on Friday night. South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee said on Wednesday that Kallis had fully recovered from the neck spasm that kept him out of the third and final Test in New Zealand this week. Jacques' neck has fully recovered, said Moosajee. The scan revealed...
02:16 PM, May 07, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka allrounder Angelo Mathews failed a fitness test on Friday and was left out of the 14-member squad picked for the first Test against England in Galle starting on Monday. Mathews missed the Asia Cup because of a calf muscle injury and selectors picked middle-order batsman Chamara Silva to make up the squad. I don't think we can use Mathews as an allrounder in the future, said chief...
11:17 AM, May 06, 2008
Colombo: Chamara Silva made a strong case for an international comeback by scoring 163 as Sri Lanka Development XI reached 376 for 5 against England on the opening day of a three-day warm-up match. Silva faced 181 balls, hitting 25 boundaries and a six. He was supported well by captain Thilina Kandamby, who made 64, and Kusal Janith, who hit three sixes and four boundaries for an unbeaten 61. Silva...
05:01 PM, May 05, 2008
Charlestown: Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton was laid to rest here, following a five-hour service that was attended by several dignitaries and former cricketers. Morton died two weeks ago in Trinidad and Tobago when the car he was driving crashed into a utility pole along the Solomon Hochoy Highway in Chase Village in central Trinidad. He was 33. The Elquemedo Willett Park was filled with hundreds of mourners on ...
08:51 AM, May 05, 2008
Dubai: South Africa will be aiming to carry the winning momentum from their ODI series into the three-Test series against New Zealand, starting in Dunedin on Wednesday, as that will earn them the status of the No. 1 Test-ranked side in the world in the ICC Test Championship table. If South Africa manage to become numero uno, it will be the first time since the Test rankings were introduced in...
01:44 AM, May 01, 2008
Napier: New Zealand face a tough task against a high-on-confidence South Africa in the second ODI here on Wednesday. The South Africans won the first one-dayer by six wickets at Wellington on Saturday and another win here will give them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. In the last match, the Kiwis were on the money for the most part of the match; first scoring 253 for nine...
04:22 AM, Apr 29, 2008
India pacer Ishant Sharma gestured with his finger after being taunted by fans at a go-karting track in Perth. ...
03:11 PM, Apr 09, 2008
Sydney: Veteran speedster Brett Lee is shaping up as the possible first-choice candidate to lead Australia's pace attack in the upcoming tri-series also featuring India and Sri Lanka. Lee, 35, is the only pacer who will approach next month's two T20 internationals and tri-series for Australia fully fit and without having endured the workload that comes with Test cricket. Lee missed the South African one-dayers and T20s late last year...
03:11 PM, Apr 08, 2008
Melbourne: Ricky Ponting has received support from former India captain Sourav Ganguly who feels that the veteran Australian should be given a longer lease of life as he can help in grooming younger players in the team. The likes of Ponting and Hussey should be given the chance to breathe a bit easily so they can create an atmosphere to help young players develop. Don't forget Ponting and Hussey are...
12:15 PM, Apr 04, 2008
Melbourne: The loss of Sachin Tendulkar in the final over on Tuesday has made it an interesting contest against Australia in the opening Test, and India will have to bat really well on Wednesday to get the upper hand, feels spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who finished with figures of 3 for 81. That one wicket in the end, we again have to rebuild before the second new ball, it would be...
10:55 PM, Apr 03, 2008
In a year that has thrown up some special Test matches Bulawayo, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Hobart to name a few the ongoing Boxing Day Test in Melbourne is shaping up to be another intriguing encounter. Until Sachin Tendulkar joined Rahul Dravid at the crease with India's score 97 for 2 in the 29th over, the cricket resembled a tug-of-war contest. At any point the advantage appeared to be slipping...
08:15 PM, Apr 03, 2008
Durban: South Africa seamer Vernon Philander has injured his left knee while bowling in the nets ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka. South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee says the highly rated newcomer, who has taken 24 wickets and four five-wicket hauls in his first three Tests, has a mild strain of the medial ligament. Moosajee adds team management is confident Philander will be fit to play in...
02:35 AM, Apr 03, 2008
Sydney: India may lack the bowling firepower to pull off a first-ever Test series win in Australia, former Test great Glenn McGrath said on Wednesday. McGrath, fourth in the all-time list of leading wicket-takers, said second-ranked India would struggle if pace spearheads Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma were struck down by injury. Left-arm seamer Khan, 33, is on the comeback trail from ankle surgery that cut short his tour of...
07:57 PM, Apr 01, 2008
Brisbane: Rob Quiney smashed 97 runs off 60 balls to help Melbourne Stars register an eight-run victory over Brisbane Heat at the Gabba here on Tuesday. Electing to bat, the Stars were quickly off the block. Quiney and David Hussey shared a 105-run partnership to take them to 177 for seven. Brisbane Heat, in reply, had a good start courtesy New Zealander Brendon McCullum. Till the half-way stage the home...
06:07 PM, Apr 01, 2008
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have announced the appointment of Ralph Waters as deputy chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the 2015 World Cup to be hosted in the two countries. Waters will be assisting James Strong, who was named chairman of the mega event last week. The duo will oversee the delivery of the World Cup, including the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer....
03:21 PM, Feb 23, 2008
Queensland: Pacer R Vinay Kumar ran through the New Zealand 'A' middle-order grabbing four wickets as India recorded an emphatic 9-wicket victory in the Emerging Players' Meet at the Endeavour Ground here on Monday. Vinay, who has retained his place in the Indian ODI squad for the tour of England had figures of four for 33 as New Zealand were dismissed for 239 in their second essay which left India...
02:09 PM, Feb 19, 2008
London: England Cricket Board's Managing Director Hugh Morris believes the team's brilliant performance against world number one India in the ongoing Test series is a result of coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss' outstanding leadership. Leading 2-0 in the series, England can topple India from the top spot if they win the Edgbaston Test starting August 10. One of the most important reasons is we have outstanding leadership in...
01:30 PM, Feb 19, 2008
Cape Town: Harbhajan Singh took two wickets in the final three overs to give India the edge over South Africa after the third day of the deciding third Test at Newlands on Tuesday. Offspinner Harbhajan had Graeme Smith (29) and nightwatchman Paul Harris (0) both out lbw as South Africa reached 52-2 at the close in its second innings for a lead of 50. Smith and fellow opener Alviro Petersen ...
09:23 PM, Nov 24, 2007
Here's a different side to the bad boy of Pakistani cricket. ...
01:25 AM, Nov 21, 2007
Johannesburg: With the Rainbow Nation celebrating 150 glorious years of Indian settlement in South Africa, the CSA hosted the biggest ever official reception for the visiting Indian cricket team here. The official welcome reception for the Indian team is the biggest ever for any team that had visited South Africa, Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola said during the reception last night. The function was attended by players...
12:52 PM, Nov 16, 2007
