Chasing 174 to win, Mumbai Indians could only go as far as 167 for 7 despite Dinesh Karthik's 45-ball 74. ...
12:49 AM, Jul 10, 2008
Wellington: The organiser of two Twenty20 matches between an international XI and a Pakistan All Stars side on Wednesday insisted they would go ahead despite the game's governing body objecting to the name of the touring team. The two matches on Saturday and Sunday in Karachi are aimed at taking Pakistan a little further towards a resumption of home internationals, suspended since a deadly militant attack on the Sri Lankan ...
09:37 PM, Jul 08, 2008
Johannesburg: South Africa's suspended cricket boss Gerald Majola was on Thursday found guilty of wrongfully receiving bonuses linked to international tournaments staged in 2009, officials said. Cricket South Africa (CSA) spokesman Michael Owen-Smith confirmed to AFP that Majola had been found guilty by an independent probe panel, but did not give details. An independent news agency Eye Witness News said the suspended chief executive was found guilty of all nine...
06:07 PM, Jul 08, 2008
Mumbai: City police on Monday suggested enhanced security deployment at the city's BKC ground for the visiting England team's second warm-up game, days after the MCA wrote to the BCCI requesting it to shift the match to DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, mainly for security reasons. The Mumbai Cricket Association had recently requested the BCCI to shift the game to DY Patil Stadium, saying that there was no fence...
06:22 PM, Jul 07, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Orissa all-rounder Biplab Samantray's fine spell kept defending champions East Zone in hunt for a berth in Duleep Trophy final as South were precariously placed at 134 for five at stumps on the second day after bowling out their opponents for 267. Samantray took 3 for 22 in 14.1 overs as South Zone now depend heavily on their last recognized batting pair of left-hander Amit Verma and wicketkeeper CM...
06:01 PM, Jul 07, 2008
Like that oddball uncle in the family – each of us has one, admit it – who shows up without much forewarning and overstays his welcome while rambling on about uncomfortable topics, sometimes bordering on the incoherent, the Champions League Twenty20 is at out doorstep. Twenty20 cricket has reached a saturation point and the scheduling of the mind-numbingly dull tournament less than 48 hours after the ICC World Twenty20 final...
12:49 AM, Jul 05, 2008
Lahore: The first signs of discontent in the Pakistan team after its ouster from the World Twenty20 have surfaced with experienced allrounder Abdul Razzaq expressing his disappointment at being dropped from the lost semifinal against Sri Lanka. Razzaq, who returned to his hometown Lahore, told the media at the airport that it was the unilateral decision of the captain to not play him although the team management thought differently. I...
01:06 PM, Jul 04, 2008
New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday denied his involvement with the proposed Pakistan Premier League as has been reported in a section of the media, saying nothing of this sort was on the table when he had a brief meeting with PCB chief Zaka Ashraf in Colombo. A report by the Associated Press of Pakistan on Wednesday said that Gavaskar pledged his support to Ashraf in organising...
06:21 PM, Jul 03, 2008
With Pakistan having thrashed Bangladesh in their last encounter in the ICC World Twenty20 group stage, the tournament takes proper shape as the best teams line up for the Super Eights. Many, in fact, will tell you that the tournament begins on Thursday when Sri Lanka play New Zealand. After nine lukewarm days of cricket, fans of Twenty20 cricket are in line for some mouth-watering cricket now that Afghanistan, Zimbabwe,...
03:45 AM, Jul 01, 2008
Mumbai: Notwithstanding the spate of controversies that has bedevilled the cash-rich Indian Premier League over the years, its Jaipur franchise Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra remained upbeat about the future of the T20 League owned by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI). (After five years) the satisfaction level is there because it has grown strength to strength. The fair share of controversies that have come is a little bit of a...
02:27 PM, Jun 30, 2008
India will have to play their best cricket to beat defending champions England in their ICC World T20 Group A match at the Premadasa in Colombo on Sunday night. It’s the biggest match-up of the 12-team tournament so far. Both teams have qualified for the super-eight stage and though this fact takes a bit of pressure off them, the game is a battle for supremacy. Whoever comes out on top...
03:18 PM, Jun 29, 2008
Colombo: Despite suffering a five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the World T20 warm-up match on Monday, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not complaining, and said that his side got the chance to test which combination would be the right one for the tournament, starting on Tuesday. It was a good test for the main tournament and it was a good game. We could test which combination would be the...
11:05 AM, Jun 27, 2008
Colombo: The ICC's Event Technical Committee has approved Amy Jones as a replacement player for Susie Rowe in the England squad for the upcoming Women's World Twenty20 here. Jones has replaced Rowe, who sustained a fracture to her left thumb while playing for England Women against the West Indies Women at Old Trafford on September 10. The 19-year-old Jones, a right-handed batter from Warwickshire, has yet to win a cap...
12:46 AM, Jun 26, 2008
Colombo: West Indies cricket coach Ottis Gibson says he has begun preliminary discussions with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with the aim of having his current three year contract renewed. Gibson's initial contract with the WICB expires next February and the former West Indies player has already expressed an interest in continuing in the position. Gibson is expected to continue talks on his future as West Indies coach with...
03:16 PM, Jun 25, 2008
Nairobi: Former Zimbabwean cricket coach Robin Brown has taken temporary charge of Kenya to prepare for this month's ICC Intercontinental Cup and two one-day series in Namibia, officials said. Brown, who was appointed the country's head of cricket development in May, fills the position left vacant after Mike Hesson quit to take up the post of the New Zealand coach. The Zimbabwean said it was unfortunate that security problems had...
06:25 PM, Jun 24, 2008
Visakhapatnam: Hours before his return to international cricket, Yuvraj Singh tweeted to readers and fans across the world that returning to play for India after surviving cancer was his biggest day since winning the World Cup. Saturday is the first time the 30-year-old will play for India since November 2011 after winning his battle against a rare germ cell cancer, and Yuvraj thanked those who helped him in his recovery...
02:19 PM, Jun 24, 2008
Banglore: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday indicated that he would not retire for now. As long as there is a reason to wake up with a reason in the morning, it makes sense in continuing (playing cricket). The day I don't enjoy wielding bat in my hands, I will think otherwise. But that moment hasn't come as yet. When I will get that feeling, I will confirm on that,...
01:14 PM, Jun 21, 2008
Townsville (Australia): Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Sunday lavished praise on India U-19 skipper Unmukt Chand for guiding his team to its third World Cup title here on Sunday and said the opener is ready to play for the senior side. Describing Chand's unbeaten 111-run knock as the best innings in under-19 cricket, Akram said, As a whole package, he is excellent. This guy is very special and I ...
03:16 AM, Jun 20, 2008
Karachi: He is looking forward to Pakistan touring India later this year, but flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi feels the resumption of bilateral cricket ties between the two countries can be a complete success only if the Indians also visit his nation. After returning home from Colombo on Wednesday, Afridi said he was very happy to see that bilateral cricket ties between Pakistan and India would finally resume at the end...
11:10 PM, Jun 18, 2008
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar is all set to return to the Test arena after a break of two months but all eyes will be on another veteran VVS Laxman's future when selectors pick the squad for the two-match series against New Zealand starting on August 23. The selectors will also pick the final squad for the World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka in September and Yuvraj Singh, who is training at...
12:26 AM, Jun 15, 2008
