Colombo: Sri Lanka have named five uncapped players in their provisional 30-man squad for the ICC Champions trophy in England and Wales in June. The squad includes batsmen Kithuruwan Vithanage, Angelo Perera and Shehan Jayasuriya; fast bowler Ishara Jayaratne; and spinner Milinda Siriwardana. Veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene, who missed the home series against Bangladesh due to a finger injury, was also selected. Sri Lanka play their first match of the...
09:09 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday hoped that Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan would be able to make a comeback to the Indian team in future despite being left out of the list of probables for upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. "We have to wait and see, that doesn't stop them from coming back. Lets not jump the gun, they are good players and good things...
10:26 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Think of the current crop of Indian players. Think of them in the context of Test cricket for the next five years. Start counting today. How many make it to your thumb hopping on fingers? Just two, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. And still there are teeth cringing and fists clenching over Pujara's exclusion from an ODI tournament on its last legs. Not a brow moved over not seeing Zaheer...
02:16 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: The BCCI on Saturday bit the bullet and dropped Virender Sehwag from the list of 30 probables, while calling up Delhi batsman Unmukt Chand and J&K allrounder Parvez Rasool for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England after the ongoing Indian Premier League. Sehwag, who is struggling to find form and is also currently sitting injured on the Delhi Daredevils bench, was also dropped from the...
11:26 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has sought the help of a sports psychologist to help experienced allrounder Shahid Afridi regain his confidence in bowling ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. Afridi has been named in the shortlist of 30 probables for the Champions Trophy by the national selectors but indications are that if he doesn't perform in the President's Cup limited overs tournament he might be overlooked in the final...
09:41 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Wellington: Former Test captain Daniel Vettori and top order batsman Martin Guptill have been recalled for New Zealand's tour of England in May and June after recovering from injury. Vettori, who has been battling a long-term Achilles injury, was included in the ODI squad that will also contest Champions Trophy in June, but not the Test side. The 34-year-old retired from limited-overs cricket following the 2011 World Cup in a...
08:13 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Dubai: The International Cricket Council has introduced a new playing condition for Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals that requires the umpires to call 'no ball' whenever a bowler breaks the non-striker's wicket during a delivery. This playing condition will come into effect on April 30, and the first international match to be played under the new regulation will be the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Bulawayo on...
08:39 PM, Apr 04, 2013
London: Matt Prior missed out on a return to limited-overs cricket for England after being overlooked for a place in the provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy in June. Prior is England's first-choice Test wicketkeeper, scoring an unbeaten century to spare England a series defeat to New Zealand last month, but has struggled in the one-dayers and hasn't played in the format internationally since March 2011. Craig Kieswetter, Jonny...
05:41 PM, Apr 04, 2013
South Africa has included Rilee Rossouw, Henry Davids and Chris Morris in a provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy. ...
02:59 PM, Apr 03, 2013
A first of its kind ultra-lightweight plane powered completely by the sun is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring. The Solar Impulse plane will stop in Dallas city in Texas during its historic cross-country journey that begins on May 1, 2013 its creators announced on Tuesday. The plane, which requires zero fuel and relies solely on solar panels and battery power, would be the world's first plane powered purely by...
07:34 AM, Apr 03, 2013
The young Pakistan pacer says he wants to put all his energy in preparing well for the Champions Trophy. ...
11:23 AM, Apr 02, 2013
PCB wants players to acclimatize to the sort of pitches they will find in England during the Champions Trophy. ...
11:05 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Cricket Australia approached the International Cricket Council and requested that the 30-man list of probables not be made public. ...
09:30 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Singer Madonna's brother Anthony Ciccone is living an underprivileged life and says the popstar is not concerned about his well-being and vice versa. ...
01:55 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The 35-year-old Younis managed just 116 runs in the series against South Africa earlier this month. ...
10:18 PM, Mar 31, 2013
In the team rankings, India are placed third behind Sri Lanka and the T20 champions West Indies. ...
04:49 PM, Mar 29, 2013
South Africa are the fourth team after Australia, India and England to hold the mace. ...
06:33 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The total prize money of the 50-over event is worth USD 4 million and even the losing semi-finalists will get USD 400,000 each. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 28, 2013
In the latest rankings released Wednesday, the 30-year-old Shillingford jumped a whopping 18 spots to be 23rd, to be the biggest mover. ...
02:11 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Pujara has jumped five places to a best-ever seventh position with 777 ratings points while Ashwin is now at a best-ever sixth spot. ...
02:33 PM, Mar 27, 2013
