India to open Champions Trophy campaign against South Africa
by IANS
New Delhi: India will begin their campaign in the the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy with their Group B match against South Africa at Cardiff on June 6. The biennial tournament is being wound up as the ICC is unable to slot it in the crowded cricketing calendar.

India play their second group game against the West Indies at the Oval on June 11 before running into neighbours Pakistan at Edgbaston on June 15.

There are only two day-night games and curiously, Sri Lanka figure in both, to be played at The Oval - against England on June 13 and against Australia on June 17.

The semifinals are on June 19 and 20 and the final on Sunday, June 23....more    
12:28 PM, May 01, 2013

TWTW: Cyrus Broacha takes on Italian marines, boxer Vijender Singh

Also on the show, Cyrus Broacha takes on the Australian cricket team and Pope Francis. ...
11:24 AM, Mar 17, 2013

No concern over accommodation: Pak women's cricket team

Pakistan women's cricket team found itself embroiled in a controversy when media reports claimed they were put up in sub-standard accommodation in Cuttack. CNN-IBN found otherwise. ...
10:33 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Odisha: ABVP protests against Pak women's cricket team visit The ABVP's Odisha unit on Tuesday protested outside the Bhubaneswar airport over the participation of the Pakistani cricket team in the upcoming women's world cup tournament. The activists protested outside the airport where BCCI members arrived earlier on Tuesday morning. They are to assess preparations for the matches. ...  
02:01 PM, Jan 22, 2013

Sana to lead Pakistan in women's cricket WC 2013
by IANS
Pakistan play Australia in the opening match of the World Cup slated for January 31 at Bandra Kurla Complex. ...  
04:45 PM, Jan 02, 2013

Parvinder Awana: Conquering against all odds

When the Indian cricket team was selected on Sunday, one man had particular reason to be pleased. Fast bowler Parvinder Awana has made a remarkable climb from the dusty bylanes of a UP village. ...
06:15 PM, Dec 10, 2012

Pak blind cricket team captain discharged, apology from hotel averts row The captain of the visually-impaired cricket team of Pakistan, Zeeshan Abbas, was on Saturday admitted to a hospital in Bangalore after he drank cleaning liquid that he mistook for water at breakfast before a match with Bangladesh. The incident threatened to escalate into a bigger crisis with some sections of the Pakistani team thinking the incident was deliberate. ...  
07:45 PM, Dec 08, 2012

Bangalore: Pak blind cricket team captain discharged The captain of Pakistan's blind cricket team, who was hospitalised on Saturday after mistakenly consuming phenyl, has been discharged. Before leaving hospital, Zeeshan Abbas said that he had consumed the liquid by mistake and that no one had given it to him. Meanwhile, the hotel where the incident happened has apologised to the player. Sources say that the matter has been resolved. ...  
05:43 PM, Dec 08, 2012

Pak blind cricket team captain drinks phenyl, hospitalised The captain of Pakistan's blind team was hospitalised in Bangalore on Saturday morning after he drank diluted phenyl by mistake. Police have claimed that Zeeshan Abbas consumed the diluted phenyl in a hurry after a hotel cleaning staff left the bottle on a table by mistake. ...  
01:00 PM, Dec 08, 2012

U-19 cricketers who made it to the Indian team After Unmukt Chand led his team to the Under 19 World Cup trophy, there has been a lot of talk about youngsters breaking into the national team. We look at those who made it big, those who didn't, and those still hoping for another chance. THEY MADE IT BIG: Batch of 1998: Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh. Both have been mainstays of the national side for over a decade now....  
04:57 PM, Sep 24, 2012

Sriram Balasubramanian

The Straight Drive |

This weekend was a bag of mixed emotions. On one side, I was elated to hear the news of Yuvraj Singh getting back to cricket ...
03:55 PM, Sep 10, 2012

ONGC offers job to Unmukt Chand New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Tuesday offered a job to Unmukt Chand, star captain of Under-19 world champion cricket team. "We have today felicitated the star cricketer and have decided to make a job offer," ONGC chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva said in New Delhi. ONGC has traditionally offered jobs to Indian cricketers. Batsman Virendra Sehwag, pacer Ashish Nehra and U-19 world cup winning...  
06:43 PM, Sep 04, 2012

DU allows Unmukt Chand to move to second year of graduation

The decision was announced by Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh after he assured Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken of full support to the young cricketer. ...
11:11 PM, Aug 31, 2012

FTN: Are elite schools and colleges biased against sports?

India's Under-19 cricket team captain Unmukt Chand was denied permission to appear for first year BA examinations by his college St Stephen's because of low attendance. ...
11:59 PM, Aug 30, 2012

Academic woes sadden Unmukt Chand's WC win New Delhi: While the entire U-19 Indian cricket team celebrates its U-19 World Cup win, its captain Unmukt Chand has a niggling worry at the back of his mind. He has a legal case against his University that is denying him the Right to Education. India's World Cup winning Under 19 team captain, scorer of a perfect ton that got India the World Cup down under is locked in a...  
09:50 AM, Aug 30, 2012

Mithali to lead Indian women at World T20 India will begin their campaign against Australia on September 27. ...  
02:58 PM, Aug 20, 2012

Pak: Terrorist behind attack on SL team killed Lahore: A terrorist wanted for alleged involvement in the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was killed in a shootout with police in Pakistan's Punjab province, officials said on Wednesday. Law enforcement agencies started checking vehicles near Ghazi Ghat bridge in Multan, 400 km from Lahore, after getting a tip-off on Wednesday that some terrorists were bound for the city in public transport. During the checking of a...  
10:41 AM, Aug 02, 2012

Team eyeing three straight wins: Kohli Virat Kohli says that the team will be looking to notch up a third consecutive win in the last ODI on Saturday. ...  
12:30 PM, Aug 01, 2012

Nike unveils new Indian cricket gear Innovative training apparel enables athletes to reach their maximum potential. ...  
07:13 PM, Jul 17, 2012

Can Rahul Dravid coach the Indian cricket team? The retired batsman's recent comments about coaching have sparked off plenty of speculation. ...  
08:34 AM, Jul 05, 2012