New Delhi: Slim as a girl, strong as a boy and all of 19 in 2007, Adam Gilchrist termed Ishant Sharma "lethal" after his spell in Perth, a venue the tall fast bowler could rightfully call his second home. Four years later, Ishant will have another chance to step onto the same soil - experienced, eager and hungry. Since 2007-08 - a period in which only Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have...
08:31 AM, Mar 30, 2008
Port of Spain: Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) president Azim Bassarath responded with incredulity to claims that there is a plot to remove Daren Ganga from the team. Bassarath was responding to claims from West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) Executive President Dinanath Ramnarine. Last Friday, Ramnarine told a media conference that there was a plot among some regional administrators to remove Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and WIPA...
10:16 PM, Mar 29, 2008
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board remains tightlipped about the future of legspinner Danish Kaneria after learning that his ties with an Indian bookmaker remain the subject of scrutiny by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit and the Essex police. No one in the board is willing to say anything on Kaneria beyond the fact that his case should be decided in late January. It is learnt that the ICC ACSU...
08:36 PM, Mar 29, 2008
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Ishant, 23, is ready to lead India's attack on the tour Down Under. ...
12:48 PM, Mar 29, 2008
Hobart: David Warner defied his doubters and rewarded his backers by carrying his bat on Monday for an unbeaten 123 in his second Test, but it was the only highlight for Australia in their seven-run loss to New Zealand. The discipline and patience he showed should dismiss the impression that the hard-hitting opener lacked the concentration to play anything more than Twenty20 games. The 25-year old Warner has been a...
08:30 AM, Mar 29, 2008
Hobart: Australia moved into a commanding position chasing 241 to win the second Test against New Zealand, with under-fire openers David Warner and Phillip Hughes sharing an unbroken 72-run stand on Sunday before rain forced an early close to the third day. New Zealand were dismissed for 226 moments before lunch — an overall lead of 240 — leaving Australia eight sessions to score the runs required to clinch a...
12:05 AM, Mar 29, 2008
At 5.42pm on Thursday evening, Virender Sehwag became only the second batsman in one-day international history to score a double-century in an innings. ...
09:47 AM, Mar 28, 2008
Brisbane: Mike Hussey on Monday urged besieged opener Phillip Hughes to back his natural game after being retained in Australia's Test squad. Despite failing with just ten and seven runs in the first Gabba Test, Hughes looks set to get another chance in the second Test against New Zealand, starting on Friday in Hobart. Australia's selection panel on Monday made just one injury-enforced change to their 12-man squad from the...
08:53 AM, Mar 27, 2008
New Delhi: Indian pacer S Sreesanth has been sidelined for upto eight weeks due to a toe injury, ruling him out of contention for the four-Test series against Australia starting on December 26. Sreesanth was not picked in the original squad for Australia Tests but a rib injury to pacer Praveen Kumar opened up the possibility of his selection when the national selectors meet on Monday to pick a replacement...
12:11 AM, Mar 27, 2008
New Delhi: Former India opener Aakash Chopra on Thursday reached a commendable milestone of 10,000 runs in first-class cricket. Chopra, who played most of his cricket for Delhi, has been representing Rajasthan since last season. The 34-year-old completed the feat in his 148th first-class match. He had scored 9978 runs before the start of the team's Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur....
01:41 PM, Mar 26, 2008
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh has a non-malignant tumour in his left lung and that is the reason why the flamboyant left-hander has opted out of the upcoming ODI series against West Indies. Yuvraj has been troubled by health issues since the World Cup, which India won, and has played just one Test match in England after that. The last few months have been extremely tough for my son, Yuvraj, stated...
10:01 AM, Mar 25, 2008
Mumbai: The spin pair of Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin have been rewarded for their stellar performance in the series against West Indies by being named in India's Test squad for the tour of Australia starting next month. Uncapped middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma has been included in the 17-man squad, which saw the return of Praveen Kumar after he was rested for the ongoing series against West Indies. Ojha's 20...
02:04 AM, Mar 25, 2008
Sydney: Australian captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday he was excited at the appointment of Mickey Arthur as new head coach while throwing his support behind the under-pressure Ricky Ponting. Clarke returned to Sydney from South Africa following Australia tying their Test series with the Proteas to welcome Arthur, even though he is widely believed to have favoured former Test wicketkeeper Steve Rixon for the job. I'm stoked that we've...
08:48 AM, Mar 24, 2008
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