Lahore: Experienced all-rounders, Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq, are unlikely to make the one-day squad for the forthcoming series against England in the United Arab Emirates. Sources close to the national selection committee said that after a preliminary meeting and consultations with the team management in Abu Dhabi, it is unlikely the two seniors would be picked for the four one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches. The only changes expected ...
12:22 PM, Apr 17, 2008
During the fourth morning of the third Test in Delhi, Australia were 350, trailing India by 263 runs. Michael Clarke was batting on 21. First he chipped Amit Mishra towards mid-off where Ishant Sharma dropped the catch. Clarke gave India two more chances on 90 and 94 but VVS Laxman and Mishra dropped them. He went on to score 112 and helped Australia save the Test. After three matches, India...
04:19 AM, Apr 03, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Stand-in India captain Virender Sehwag lavished praise on the young duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who guided India to a five-wicket win in the second one-dayer against West Indies here on Friday. Kohli scored 117, while Rohit Sharma stayed unbeaten on 90, as the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. They both batted with lot of maturity, as if they have played 200 matches...
07:55 PM, Mar 26, 2008
Hyderabad: Despite the emphatic win against England in the first one-day international here on Friday night, Indian captain MS Dhoni is not ready to see it as a revenge for the defeat in the series in England last month. For us, it is not about revenge. Revenge is a strong feeling, it is a strong word. What is important for us is to go out on the field and perform...
11:33 AM, Mar 10, 2008
New Delhi: Forty years ago, the Indian cricket team created history under Ajit Wadekar's leadership when they defeated England 1-0 in a three-Test rubber to register its maiden series win in England. They were without a victory for 39 years when they started their seventh visit in the summer of 1971 - played 19, lost 15, won none. The odds of India winning a Test match, let alone a series...
08:37 AM, Feb 13, 2008
Bridgetown: The draw against West Indies despite being in a strong position in the second Test did not disappoint Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who said his side did enough for a win but was done in by the weather gods. "Rain or bad light is not in our control. There is no reason why we should be disappointed. (May be) 12-13 overs more we could have got it (the...
11:35 PM, Feb 08, 2008
London: Paul Collingwood has insisted he won't quit international cricket despite his removal as England's Twenty20 captain. The Durham all-rounder retired from Test action after England's victorious Ashes triumph in Australia but remained available for limited overs duty. However, the 35-year-old was stunned when, after leading England to the World Twenty20 trophy in the West Indies last year, he was recently ditched as captain of the Twenty20 side and replaced...
10:00 PM, Feb 04, 2008
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is trying to put aside the global focus on Abbottabad where Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a US assault, by scheduling a match of the Afghanistan team on May 29 in the sleepy town. Until the May 2 assault in which Osama was killed in his sprawling compound complex, Abbottabad was just one of the many small holiday resorts in Pakistan. The...
10:18 AM, Jan 27, 2008
Mumbai: Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist was gracious in defeat but expressed surprise over an injured Ambati Rayudu's decision to come off the bench and don the keeping gloves for Mumbai Indians after regular stumper Davey Jacobs got hurt in their IPL match here on Monday. Ambati was off the field injured. We saw him getting injured and we saw him getting down with serious pain which is fine....
06:05 PM, Jan 21, 2008
Experts discuss Delhi's win over Kochi and Kolkata's victory over Kings XI Punjab in IPL-4. ...
11:15 AM, Jan 21, 2008
Sri Lanka rejects BCCI request on IPL players - in what could strain the relations between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket. ...
01:52 PM, Jan 17, 2008
Chennai: Never the one to mince words when it comes speaking his mind, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticised the hectic cricket schedule, saying the crammed calendar this year will drain the players both physically and mentally. "It does affect the performance of players. The physical aspect you can battle but because of the amount of cricket (you play) at times you find yourself mentally and emotionally quite drained," Dhoni...
01:52 PM, Jan 12, 2008
Kochi: Temperamental pacer S Sreesanth, who gave away 52 runs in 8 overs in the final of the ICC World Cup against Sri Lanka, on Monday said he was not satisfied with his performance. Talking to reporters at the airport after arriving from Mumbai, Sreesanth said, however, he was extremely happy to have been a member of the title-winning squad and also pleased to have played in the final. Sreesanth...
08:00 PM, Jan 11, 2008
Chennai: England off-spinner Graeme Swann sees "light at the end of the tunnel" for his inconsistent team and says it is all about winning four games in a row to take home the 2011 World Cup. England's stop-go World Cup campaign has put them in a must-win situation in their concluding Group B fixture against the West Indies here Thursday, but Swann, who interacted with the media on Monday, believes...
09:16 PM, Jan 01, 2008
Pallekle: Skipper Daniel Vettori said on Monday that New Zealand would focus on their own game and not worry about formidable Pakistan in their World Cup match on Tuesday. Pakistan, inspired by captain Shahid Afridi, who has taken a tournament-best 14 wickets with his leg-spin, have won all three matches and top Group A with six points. New Zealand, who beat Kenya and Zimbabwe by ten wickets apiece but lost...
03:09 PM, Dec 27, 2007
Mirpur: West Indies took a giant stride towards the World Cup quarter-finals by pounding lackluster Bangladesh by nine wickets in a key Group B match on Friday. Lanky spinner Suleiman Benn grabbed 4-18, and fast bowlers Kemar Roach and Darren Sammy claimed three each, to bowl out Bangladesh for their lowest one-day total of 58 in 18.5 overs. The West Indies surpassed the small target in 12.2 overs even before...
12:57 PM, Dec 25, 2007
Dhaka: Vuvuzelas, the ubiquitous and very noisy symbols of 2010 FIFA World Cup, have already made their presence heard at the February 19-April 2 cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Pairing up with the drum beaters, the Bangladeshi vuvuzela blowers are stirring up an enormous din at their home matches, especially when a wicket falls or a batsman plays a big shot. The vuvuzela - a kind of horn - was...
06:49 PM, Dec 21, 2007
Dhaka: World Cup co-host Bangladesh has said it is keeping a vigil on international cricket bookies to ensure that they do not try to establish contacts with players and officials. Travel papers of visitors are being closely checked to look for 25 bookies whose list has been supplied by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to the home ministry, state minister for home Shamsul Haque Tuku said on Wednesday. The minister...
12:21 AM, Dec 21, 2007
Ahmedabad: Ricky Ponting might have apologised but the Gujarat Cricket Association today said it will register a complaint with the BCCI over the smashing of an LCD television set in the dressing room by the Australian skipper during his side's World Cup opener against Zimbabwe. "We shall be lodging a complaint with the BCCI about the smashing of LCD television set kept in the Australian team's dressing room here," GCA...
11:28 AM, Dec 20, 2007
Karachi: Pakistan's tainted former skipper Salman Butt has called on the cricket Board (PCB) to appoint senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as captain for the World Cup to be held in the subcontinent next month. Butt, who along with pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will have to wait till February 5th to learn his fate in the spot-fixing row, also described flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi as a clueless captain. This...
04:53 PM, Dec 03, 2007
