Colombo: Sri Lankan cricket authorities have complained to organisers about cheerleaders at the World Twenty20 tournament after media criticism describing them as a "disgraceful eyesore". Nishantha Ranatunga, secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, said that fans had also provided "negative feedback" after lacklustre displays by the local performers, who lead celebrations when wickets are taken and boundaries scored. "The impression created by these cheerleaders is not acceptable," Ranatunga said on Thursday....
06:50 PM, Jul 03, 2008
Sri Lanka's 19-run victory also ensures that West Indies have qualified for the semi-finals. Had England won the match, they would have made it to the semi-finals along with Sri Lanka from Group 1. England's innings: Lasith Malinga is adjudged Man of the Match for his five-wicket haul. 20th over, England 150 for 9: Kulasekara is bowling the final over. Swann is on the strike. Can England score 26 runs...
05:52 PM, Jul 02, 2008
Ireland innings: 10.30 pm: It's official now. The match has been called off. The Windies couldn't start their pursuit of 130 runs because of heavy rains. However, they move into the Super Eight stage on account of a better net run-rate. It's exit for the Irish team. What a sad end to their campaign! That's it from me. Will be back with the Bangladesh-Pakistan tie tomorrow at 7.30 pm IST....
01:20 PM, Jun 30, 2008
St. John's (Antigua): The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) broke their silence on Chris Gayle's pending return to the regional team, saying they were pleased the estranged batsman had made himself available to play. Gayle announced last week he would pull out of his contract with English county Somerset in order to make himself available for the limited overs phase of West Indies' tour of England, and in all forms...
11:33 PM, May 21, 2008
CNN-IBN's cricket experts review Chennai Super Kings' win against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 5 on Saturday. ...
06:45 PM, May 14, 2008
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh has arrived home in India after cancer treatment in United States and doctors are confident the player will not suffer a relapse, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. The 30-year-old was told last year that he had a golf ball-sized non-malignant tumour, but that diagnosis was changed in February to a cancerous condition called mediastinal seminoma. After finishing his treatment...
05:45 PM, May 10, 2008
Mumbai: Former India physiotherapist John Gloster has blamed non-stop cricket for the string of poor results that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side has been dealt with in recent times. I think that with so much cricket being played round the year, the players need to relieve mental strain more than their physical strain - which they are unable to do. They need to take more breaks to spend some quality time...
01:12 AM, May 06, 2008
Lahore: Pakistan's disgraced pacer Muhammad Amir, who made a quiet return home on Sunday, admitted that he remains uncertain and unsure about his future. Amir, banned and jailed for spot-fixing, avoided speaking to the media on his arrival at Allama Iqbal international airport and also at his home in Defence Housing Authority but he told Geo News channel that he was not sure about his future. I am uncertain about ...
10:58 AM, Apr 28, 2008
Brisbane: Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's public dig at senior players like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag has evoked sharp reactions and is seen as an indication of smouldering dissensions within the team. After yet another bad day on the field which resulted in a crushing 110-run defeat for his team at the hands of Australia on Sunday, Dhoni defended the policy of rotating senior players like Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gautam...
11:40 PM, Apr 25, 2008
Noida: Former India pacer Javagal Srinath has no qualms with national cricket team management's newly-introduced rotation policy, as long as it does not affect the team's interest. Rotation is a good thing, but it should not happen at the cost of the team's interest. If someone is performing well, like Gautam Gambhir, give him a longer run. If someone is struggling, drop him for more than one game. It should...
11:34 PM, Apr 24, 2008
Melbourne: On a day when the pitch was supposed to be best for batting, 15 wickets fell for 247 runs to put the opening Test match between Australia and India in the balance with the hosts 179 for 8 at stumps, leading by 230 runs. India, who started day three with the prospect of taking the lead, lost seven wickets for 68 runs in the morning session to slump to...
03:33 AM, Apr 04, 2008
Karachi: The cricket community in Pakistan has lashed out at ICC president Sharad Pawar and the BCCI for their refusal to investigate claims by former India player Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka may have been fixed. This is a former India player making a serious accusation and yet even Sharad Pawar in his capacity as ICC president has dismissed the issue outright, which is...
10:45 PM, Mar 21, 2008
Bridgetown: The West Indies Cricket Board has announced it will host Australia for three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals in March and April next year. The three Tests will take place at Barbados' Kensington Oval, Trinidad's Queen's Park Oval and Guyana's National Stadium at Providence. The six-week tour will begin with three one-day internationals in St. Vincent before shifting to St. Lucia for the final two matches...
04:12 PM, Mar 18, 2008
Colombo: The first edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) will be held from July 19-August 4. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have confirmed the dates of SLPL that will see seven provinces competing over the 18 days. The tournament will feature 24 matches and will be telecast live. Each team will be allowed five overseas players in their squad, of which only four can be named in the XI....
03:54 PM, Jan 24, 2008
Mirpur: Skipper Daniel Vettori on Friday attributed New Zealand's stunning 49-run win over South Africa in their World Cup quarterfinal to the team's all-round performance. Every single bowler stepped up today and probably it was the fielding that got us through. Martin Guptill was exceptional, Vettori said after the match. Vettori said 250 would have been the ideal score on the wicket at the Shere Bangla Stadium here. Once we...
10:13 PM, Jan 07, 2008
Pallekele: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori hurt his right knee while attempting a catch during his side's World Cup Group A match against Pakistan here on Tuesday. The 32-year-old left-arm spinner landed awkwardly as he dived at mid-on in an attempt to intercept a Kamran Akmal lofted drive after New Zealand set Pakistan a mammoth 303-run target. He initially waved away the physio and stayed on the ground for two...
12:37 PM, Dec 28, 2007
New Delhi: The Pathan household at Baroda no longer lives in the gloom surrounding Irfan's ouster from Team India as the elder son Yusuf has taken charge and is ready to slog it out for India in the World Cup. The new year has brought only good news for them. While the family got richer by around Rs. 18 crore by way of the brothers' IPL signings, Yusuf got the...
08:50 PM, Dec 11, 2007
Dubai: With the World Cup just around the corner, India will have their eyes on the rankings as a win in the five-match series against South Africa could help Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men go into the quadrennial extravaganza as the number one ODI team. Currently ranked second in the ICC ODI rankings, India are expected to face stiff competition for the top spot from top ranked Australia, world number four...
04:24 PM, Nov 28, 2007
After all, the big shops want a piece of the lending pie as well. ...
08:57 PM, Nov 15, 2007
23-year-old Prakash Amritraj is part of the Gen Next following Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi's footsteps. ...
11:29 PM, Jun 18, 2007
