Colombo: Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande says the team is united and will give "110 per cent" against co-host Sri Lanka in their World Cup Group A match on Tuesday. Cricket Kenya chief Samir Inamdar is reported to have cited differences between players and coach Eldine Baptiste as the reason for the African nation's two heavy defeats against New Zealand and Pakistan. Kamande says "when the team loses, people try to...
12:47 PM, Dec 23, 2007
New Delhi: Kemar Roach took a game-ending hat-trick as West Indies romped to a crushing victory over Netherlands by 215 runs at the World Cup on Monday. Roach dismissed Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk off successive balls at the start of the 32nd over to bowl the Dutch out for 115 in the Group B match. Fast bowler Roach finished with 6-27 in the latest lop-sided contest in...
12:21 PM, Dec 23, 2007
Bangalore: James Anderson might have returned the worst bowling figures by an Englishman in the World Cup but skipper Andrew Strauss remains confident about the pacer rediscovering his form in the coming matches of the mega event. Andreson's 1/91 in 9.5 overs against India on Sunday was the worst bowling performance by an English bowler in World Cup, overtaking Derek Pringle's none for 83 against the West Indies in 1987....
12:07 PM, Dec 23, 2007
Dhaka: Australia will play three one-day internationals in Bangladesh soon after the World Cup, but the brief tour does not include any Test matches, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. Australia will arrive in Dhaka on April 4, just two days after the World Cup final in Mumbai, and will play the one-dayers on April 9, 11 and 13 at the Sher-e-Bangladesh stadium. The first two matches will be played during...
11:35 AM, Dec 23, 2007
New Delhi: India's clash with England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was nothing short of a thrill-a-minute ride, swinging from one end to the other. Such was the skill on display that bpth teams were content with as much as a draw. With over 600 runs being scored in the space of 100 overs. it was a match which did cause a stir in the record books. 1. Sachin...
10:59 AM, Dec 23, 2007
Nagpur: Zimbabwe bowled out Canada for 123 on Monday to comfortably win their World Cup Group A match by 175 runs. With his side defending a healthy 298-9, Zimbabwe spinner Ray Price opened the bowling and took three wickets in the first six overs to reduce the ICC Associate nation to 7-3. That was too weak a position even on a good wicket at Nagpur's VCA Stadium and Zimbabwe secured...
10:55 AM, Dec 23, 2007
The Netherlands captain feels the encounter with the co-hosts will be unforgettable. ...
10:45 AM, Dec 23, 2007
Nagpur: Canada's 16-year old schoolboy Nitish Kumar on Monday became the youngest cricketer to make his World Cup debut when he was drafted into the playing XI against Zimbabwe in a group match here. Nicknamed 'Tendulkar', Nitish was born in May, 1994, four and half years after Sachin Tendulkar's international debut against Pakistan in 1989. Interestingly, Nitish will open the innings with the oldest player of the World Cup, 40-year-old...
10:33 AM, Dec 23, 2007
Bangalore: India were deprived of Ian Bell's wicket because of the controversial Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after his side escaped with a dramatic tie in a group B World Cup encounter against England on Sunday. Adulteration of technology with human thinking is bad. That's why we didn't get that wicket. Hopefully, next time it will be either technology or human intention, Dhoni said referring...
08:41 AM, Dec 23, 2007
Dhaka: Australia will visit Bangladesh in April shortly after the World Cup for three one-day internationals, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Sunday. The Australians will arrive in Dhaka on April 4, two days after the World Cup final in Mumbai. After a warm-up match in Fatullah, the first ODI will be held at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on April 9. The other two ODIs will also be held at...
07:52 AM, Dec 23, 2007
New Delhi: South African fast bowler Dale Steyn on Sunday suffered a minor bruise on his right thigh during team training while Imran Tahir and J P Duminy were given rest due to throat infection and stiff back respectively, their team manager said. Mohammed Moosajee told
PTI that Steyn is expected to be fit for their next World Cup game against the Netherlands at Mohali on Thursday. "Steyn bruised his...
06:35 AM, Dec 23, 2007
New Delhi: Bas Zuiderent cannot wait to take on the West Indies in their World Cup Group B match. The veteran Dutch batsman rues his early dismissal against England in their opening match but says he is keen to make amends on Monday. Zuiderent,33, has the rare feat of playing in all the four World Cups the Dutch have featured in and feels the Orange shirts have it in them...
12:17 AM, Dec 23, 2007
New Delhi: Even after he was ruled out for the rest of the World Cup by injury, Dwayne Bravo is still inspiring West Indies ahead of a crucial game against Netherlands on Monday. West Indies captain Darren Sammy said the talented all-rounder would be hard to replace, but was now a focal point for the rest of the squad after a left knee injury in the opening defeat to South...
10:51 PM, Dec 22, 2007
Colombo: Disappointed Sri Lankan fans criticised their team after they slipped to a World Cup defeat against Pakistan -- even though they only lost by 11 runs and have every chance of reaching the quarter-finals. Despite high hopes coming into the match, 1996 champions Sri Lanka fell short of Pakistan's total of 277-7, leaving thousands at a packed R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo devastated. "When you concentrate on advertising and...
06:32 PM, Dec 22, 2007
Sir Vivian Richards says though both teams are evenly matched, Sri Lanka have a slight edge playing at home. ...
09:38 AM, Dec 22, 2007
Melbourne: He may not top popularity charts in Australia but Harbhajan Singh is the best spinner in the world as the feisty Indian offie's bowling is "unbelievable", says Jason Krejza. Part of Australia's World Cup squad, off-spinner Krejza says his own bowling improves just by observing Harbhajan's technique. "I think Harbhajan Singh is the best spinner in the world. The way he bowls is unbelievable," Krejza was quoted as saying...
02:55 PM, Dec 17, 2007
Dhaka: England bowlers James Anderson and Tim Bresnan saluted the courage of acid attack victims after visiting a hospital treating survivors in Bangladesh on Thursday. Acid attacks are common in the South Asian nation in disputes over dowry payments or in cases of unrequited love, in which spurned suitors try to disfigure the women who reject them. Children are also targeted. Victims are usually left badly disfigured, making them pariahs...
01:04 PM, Dec 17, 2007
New Delhi: The schedule for the Indian Premier League's fourth edition was announced on Tuesday, with reigning champions Chennai Super Kings taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on the 8th of April. However, the schedule is subject to the government's approval due to the State Assembly elections at the same time in some of the host cities, said the IPL chariman, Chirayu Amin. "We are aware that State...
08:32 AM, Dec 16, 2007
Bangalore: Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke believes recent strong form in one-day games had the team in prime position to win a fourth straight World Cup. Clarke said Saturday that Australia had "been playing some really good cricket" and if it could continue the form, it could "have a really good crack at the title" especially since the team knew the playing conditions here. Australia thrashed England 6-1 in the recently...
07:45 PM, Dec 13, 2007
Bangalore: A book on Sachin Tendulkar, 'Sachin - Genius Unplugged', which features write-ups by Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble, was launched here on Wednesday just nine days ahead of the forthcoming World Cup. The book, edited by veteran cricket journalist Suresh Menon, comprises 18 essays by writers who have watched Tendulkar's career from close quarters, including Sanjay Manjrekar, Kumble and Dravid. Other contributors include Peter Roebuck, Greg Baum, Harsha Bhogle...
12:00 AM, Dec 12, 2007
