The India coach said the wicket was slow and scoring four runs an over isn't easy in a Test match. ...
06:21 PM, Feb 11, 2008
Manchester: England coach Andy Flower has hailed the progress of the side under one-day skipper Alastair Cook as they prepare for series against Test table-toppers and 50-over world champions India. Cook, not even in England's side when they suffered a 10-wicket World Cup quarter-final thrashing by Sri Lanka earlier this year, marked his first series as permanent one-day captain with 298 runs at 74.50 and a strike rate of 96.75...
05:11 PM, Feb 11, 2008
Manchester: Alastair Cook is determined to show the world that he can change perceptions of his batting style, and change them quickly. In little more than a week Cook has gone a long way to shedding his tag as a plodder. Before the ODI series began Cook had scored 868 runs at an average of 33.00 and a strike rate of 71.38. After four matches against Sri Lanka his overall...
10:48 AM, Feb 11, 2008
Roseau, Dominica: West Indian wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh signed the ball for Harbhajan Singh after becoming his 400th Test victim. "He (Harbhajan) actually came to me after the game was called off and asked me to sign the ball with 400 on it. I pretty much signed it," said Baugh. It was an important wicket for the Indian team. Baugh played a counter-attacking 79-ball 60 with the help of four boundaries...
09:43 AM, Feb 11, 2008
Sydney: Melbourne Renegades named Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi as one of their two overseas recruits for Australia's revamped domestic Twenty20 league on Friday. The former Pakistan captain ignored more lucrative offers to join compatriot Abdul Razzaq, who was also named in the Renegades' 16-member squad, local media said. Afridi retired in acrimony in May, citing differences with the Pakistan Cricket Board. Meanwhile, England's Owais Shah has joined Pakistani paceman Rana...
08:59 AM, Feb 11, 2008
Colombo: Only three months ago, Sri Lanka were battling it out with India in the World Cup final but they have since gone from controversy to scandal to full-blown crisis in an astounding fall from grace. After losing the Mumbai showpiece, Sri Lanka have unravelled in spectacular fashion, hit by resignations, match-fixing claims and a doping scandal, plus financial woes and a rocky start for their new Twenty20 league. Trademark...
08:54 AM, Feb 11, 2008
Dubai: Mithali Raj continues to top the batting chart while India stayed at number three position in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings. Indian batting mainstay Mithali Raj maintained her dominance at the top with 766 rating points followed distantly by West Indian Stafanie Taylor with 743 points, while Shelley Nitschke of Australia is placed at number three. Indian women's team, meanwhile, maintained the number three spot after a win...
05:39 AM, Feb 11, 2008
Roseau: Only the third Indian bowler to touch the 400-wicket mark in Test cricket, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said his best is yet to come as tweakers tend to get better after turning 30. "I'm only 31...and even though the last seven wickets have made me work harder, (I'm hopeful) the next 200 will come very soon," said Harbhajan after the end of second day's play in the third and final...
04:19 AM, Feb 11, 2008
Rouseau, Dominica: Harbhajan Singh snapped up his 400th Test wicket and Ishant Sharma took 5/77 as India took control of the third and final Test against the West Indies in yet another rain marred day at Dominica, Rouseau on Thursday. At stumps on day two, India were 8/0 with openers Abhinav Mukund (6) and Murali Vijay (1) at the crease after a downpour just after tea prevented any further play...
11:53 PM, Feb 10, 2008
New Delhi: The fifth and final one-dayer between India and England, which was scheduled to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on October 26, has been advanced by a day due to Kali Puja celebrations in the city. The match will now be played on October 25. "The BCCI has advised the ECB that the 5th ODI between India and England, scheduled for Kolkata on 26 October 2011,...
10:48 PM, Feb 10, 2008
Mumbai: Former India captain and chairman of national selection committee Dilip Vengsarkar on Thursday filed his nomination for the president's post in the upcoming Mumbai Cricket Association's elections, setting the stage for a straight fight for the coveted post with union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. Vengsarkar, who has completed two terms as the vice-president of the MCA representing Dadar Union cricket club, has galvanised a number of ex-Mumbai and India teammates...
08:54 PM, Feb 10, 2008
New Delhi: Disappointed with ICC's decision to do away with runners for injured batsmen in ODIs, star opener Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said that a batsman should be allowed a runner at least in case of a serious injury. I think it is disappointing. ICC can stop giving runners for cramps but should allow runners for serious injuries. It doesn't make any sense that a batsman is injured but he...
08:33 PM, Feb 10, 2008
New Delhi: The ICC on Thursday sought to dispel the notion that IPL has been given a window in the international cricket calendar, saying the issue did not even crop up in the governing body's annual conference nor did the BCCI push for it. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said the BCCI never tried to arm-twist the governing body on the matter and the ICC didn't consider it either even though...
08:20 PM, Feb 10, 2008
New Delhi: The 2011 Cricket World Cup final was a seminal moment in the history of the two sub-continental neighbours India and Sri Lanka. While the Lankans were done proud by a bunch of fantastic cricketers who took their team to the final of the World Cup, India celebrated as a nation as Dhoni's men brought back cricket's biggest prize after 28 years. And things couldn't have been any better...
01:42 AM, Feb 10, 2008
Mumbai: A memento, meant for cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar's mother, suspected to have been stolen during a programme here, was found on Wednesday. The memento -- a gold-plated disk with a coin, worth Rs 2 lakh -- was accepted by Tendulkar and his elder brother Nitin on behalf of their mother during a programme at Bandra's Rang Sharada Auditorium last week. Tendulkar released a CD of poems written by his...
09:39 AM, Dec 07, 2007
Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola has dismissed speculation that India coach Gary Kirsten will join the Proteas when his contract ends after the World Cup. It's just rumours that Gary had already applied for the position (of South African coach) or that we have already entered into discussion with him, Majola told the Afrikaans daily Beeld on Friday. Kirsten, who has led India to the top position ...
11:40 PM, Nov 20, 2007
The Dixie Chicks bagged five Grammy's including the top three - album, record and song of the year. ...
05:42 PM, Feb 13, 2007
Ustad Zakir Hussain and Aashish Khan's album was nominated in the ‘Best Traditional World Music’ category. ...
11:14 AM, Feb 12, 2007
Shakira won song of the year, album of the year and best female pop vocal album at the Latin Grammy awards. ...
11:45 AM, Nov 03, 2006
