Mumbai: India will host Pakistan for three Tests and five one-day internationals in March-April 2012 for the first time since 2007, according to the Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The details of the tour are yet to be finalised as it is subject to government clearance. The tour will be preceded by India's three-month tour to Australia, from December, during which they will play four...
09:08 PM, Feb 07, 2008
Mumbai: Indian Cricket Board chief Shashank Manohar on Tuesday rejected Lalit Modi's latest tirade against the BCCI and ridiculed him by saying that the former IPL Commissioner might fascinate the media but not him. I don't want to react at all to Mr Modi. Modi seems to fascinate the media. He does not fascinate me, BCCI chief Manohar told PTI from Nagpur. Modi, in his Twitter page, had alleged that...
11:47 PM, Feb 05, 2008
Southampton: Ian Bell's second hundred in three matches helped England stay on top in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl here on Sunday. Sri Lanka were 112 for three in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day -- still 81 runs behind England's first innings 377 for eight declared. England, pressing for a win that would give them the series 2-0, saw...
04:00 PM, Feb 05, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket is seeking government grants and a soft loan to meet part of the $69 million it spent on co-hosting the 2011 World Cup, the island's sports minister said on Tuesday. The governing body has asked for a grant of two billion rupees ($18.35 million) and a 1.5-billion-rupee loan from the state-run Bank of Ceylon, minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said. "Sri Lanka Cricket ran out of funds after...
03:29 PM, Feb 04, 2008
Wellington: Jamie Siddons has been appointed coach of Wellington province in New Zealand's domestic competition following his spell in charge of Bangladesh's national team. Siddons' three-and-a-half-year tenure with Bangladesh ended in April after the World Cup. The 47-year-old Australian had previously been an assistant coach of Australia under John Buchanan, who was recently appointed New Zealand's national director of cricket. Wellington chief executive Gavin Larsen confirmed on Monday that Siddons...
08:11 PM, Feb 01, 2008
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said he wants to play in the Indian Premier League for a few more years before looking at other cricketing assignments. I (would) like to play for some more years in IPL. May be after four or five years, I will think about other option, Ganguly, who was initially unsold in the IPL auction but later played for Pune Warriors as a...
04:14 PM, Feb 01, 2008
Melbourne: Despite PCB revoking Shahid Afridi's NOC barring him from playing in the foreign leagues, Cricket Australia officials have expressed their desire to rope in the flamboyant all-rounder for this year's Big Bash Twenty20 tournament. After the former Pakistan captain announced his retirement from international cricket following his stand-off with PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, several of the eight teams featuring in the Big Bash have shown their interest in signing...
10:19 PM, Jan 31, 2008
Dubai: The ICC on Wednesday appointed India's Yogendra Pal Singh, a former joint-director with the Central Bureau of Investigation, as the head of its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). Singh, 55, takes over from another Indian Ravi Sawani, who is retiring after holding the post since November 2007. Sawani will, however, be involved with the ACSU as a consultant so that his extensive knowledge and experience are available to the...
05:29 PM, Jan 31, 2008
New Delhi: The Test team for the West Indies tour saw a return of some old faces and the inclusion of some new ones as Sachin Tendulkar opted out and Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were ruled out for the entire series due to injury and sickness. The BCCI selection committee that met in Chennai also appointed VVS Laxman as MS Dhoni's deputy for the Test series. Rahul Dravid too...
02:14 PM, Jan 30, 2008
Mumbai: After guiding defending champions Chennai Super Kings to their third IPL final in four seasons here on Tuesday night, Suresh Raina said his aim was to stay till the end and win the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the play-off qualifier. I knew it was important to stay till the end. Zaheer Khan was bowling well, but I had to play my shots. I stayed positive. It was...
03:33 PM, Jan 29, 2008
New Delhi: Suresh Raina smashed an unbeaten 73 off 50 just balls as defending champions Chennai Super Kings produced a stunning turn around to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on Tuesday and storm into the Indian Premier League final for the third time out of four occasions. Chasing a daunting target, Chennai would have hoped for the openers to take the team off to a good start. However...
03:31 PM, Jan 29, 2008
New Delhi: The first play-off in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday was supposed to be between demolition man Chris Gayle and the Chennai Super Kings. But that contest came a cropper with R Ashwin getting rid of the Jamaican early in the innings. As soon as Gayle departed, there was a question mark on whether Bangalore, who have right through the...
03:29 PM, Jan 29, 2008
London: England fast bowler James Anderson has said his team's target of getting to the top of the Test rankings is a realistic one and they will stake their claim for it by beating Sri Lanka and India at home this summer. Anderson, who played a key role in England's Ashes triumph in Australia, said winning against the number one side and World Champion India and Sri Lanka will take...
09:37 PM, Jan 28, 2008
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Gautam Gambhir said they have positives to take away from their final round-robin game of the IPL that the home team lost to Mumbai Indians in an unlikely fashion at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. After setting Mumbai Indians a tall 177-run target, the Knight Riders lost the match in the last over when, needing 21 runs, Laxmipathy Balaji conceded 23 including four fours and...
08:34 PM, Jan 28, 2008
The all-rounder said the Kolkata-based team has the necessary fire power to challenge the Mumbai outfit. ...
05:17 PM, Jan 28, 2008
