Kevin Pietersen has been named in England's 14-man squad for a two-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand after returning from a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
Pietersen, England's most explosive batsman, missed their one-day series against New Zealand as well as the Champions Trophy competition, fuelling speculation he could be a doubt for the Ashes.
A statement on the ECB website (www.ecb.co.uk) said Pietersen would join the squad for the second match against New Zealand provided he successfully completes a county championship game for Surrey beginning on June 21.
England face New Zealand on June 25 and 27 while the home five-test Ashes series against Australia starts in Nottingham on July 10. cEngland are through to the Champions Trophy final and will face either India or Sri Lanka on Sunday....
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02:59 PM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: A 33-year-old woman was arrested for attempting to cheat a diamond merchant by posing as the daughter-in-law of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, police said on Wednesday. Shikha Bhatia called the office of Jindal Diamond in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar posing as Mona Dikshit, Sheila Dikshit's daughter-in-law, and asked for some diamond bangles to be delivered at Khanpur Chowk as she was going to catch flight. When the...
07:33 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: A 20-year-old newly married woman was gangraped by four men in New Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Two of the accused have been arrested. The incident happened at Gokalpuri area in east Delhi on Saturday. "The victim, a native of Bihar came to Delhi with her husband a few days ago. Two men, Digambar and Ravi assured her husband that they will get him employed in a factory,"...
12:47 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Melbourne: An 11-year-old boy in New Zealand has become a father after conceiving a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend. The woman coerced the boy, from Auckland, into repeated sexual encounters over a period of time before becoming pregnant, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. The woman gave the boy beer to drink and then later took part in a sexual encounter with him, the report said....
11:34 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Rescue teams were finally able to evacuate some of the people stranded in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Wednesday even though damaged roads and washed away bridges continued to hinder evacuation throughout the day. ...
10:12 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: Mahakshay is teaming up with his father Mithun Chakraborty for the first time in 'Enemmy' and says it is an honour to dance with the "original disco dancer". "My father is the original disco dancer and it is an honour to dance with him in the film. This is for the first time I am sharing the screen space with my father," Mahakshay, who entered fildom in 2008 with...
07:03 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: Pakistani actor Ali Zafar doesn't believe in being overworked as he loves to spend quality time with family. "I am very happy with the kind of scripts that I am getting right now, but more than that I am happy that I am distributing a lot of time to my family and not burning out myself with work," Ali told IANS "I want to balance myself between work and...
06:52 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Los Angeles: Singer Miley Cyrus defends her decision to smoke weed saying it is far less dangerous than alcohol. The 20-year-old, who landed in hot water in 2010 when she was caught on film allegedly smoking pot from a bong, also joked that she smoked too much weed after receiving a Bob Marley cake for her 19th birthday, reports contactmusic.com. When asked if she is a "stoner", she said: "You...
06:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Actress Sienna Miller says that she has such a laid-back personality that even if she wears suits, she looks like a hippy. "I suppose I am inherently bohemian in terms of the way I am as a person, and I definitely went through a hippy phase with my style. But I think it's more about the way my personality is than the way I dress," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 31-year-old...
06:43 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Los Angeles: Though he thinks about retiring from Hollywood everyday, actor Johnny Depp reveals he has no such immediate plans because his brain "on idle is a bad thing". "I think while I've got the opportunity, the desire and the creative spark to do the things that I can do right now, I should do them. And then, at a certain point, just take it down to the bare minimum...
06:29 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias resigned on Wednesday, the day after Joe Kinnear's controversial return to the Premier League club as director of football. The Newcastle website gave no reason for the departure but quoted Llambias as saying he had been on "an incredible journey" during his five years at the club, "including some challenging times". Llambias had said in a statement on Tuesday that "the board are...
04:12 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Tata Motors has launched eight products to mark 'HorizonNext', its new strategy for its passenger car business. 'HorizonNext' is all about evolution rather than revolution. So, not surprisingly, all the eight products showcased at the company's plant in Pune encompassing cars and utility vehicles, are refreshes rather than all-new products. These include the Indigo eCS, the Sumo Gold and Nano besides Indica, Indigo and Tata's CNG lineup of cars. The...
02:31 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: A sequel to Poonam Pandey-starrer 'Nasha' will go on floors this year, says its director Amit Saxena. "Yes, we are already in talks about the sequel. Most probably I will be directing the sequel and I would be more than happy if Poonam is there in 'Nasha 2' as well. The sequel will not be a continuation, but it will explore sensuality just like 'Nasha'," Saxena, known for directing...
10:23 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Indian movie buffs have loved his action avatar for years, but Hollywood actor Jackie Chan, here for the inauguration of the China Film Festival on Tuesday, showed his jolly side much to the delight of the star-struck audience. He says he is growing old, but it's the audience's love that keeps him going. "Namaste! Please sit down, sit down," Chan told the over-enthusiastic audience, which stood up and...
09:59 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New York: The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the New York Police Department over its surveillance of Muslim communities, accusing the police of trampling on religious freedoms and constitutional guarantees of equality. The surveillance by the NYPD's intelligence division has extended beyond New York City's five boroughs into neighboring New Jersey and other nearby states. The police department says that surveillance of Muslims is...
06:55 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Uttarakhand continues to face nature's fury with torrential monsoon rains ravaging large parts of the state. At least 58 people have died and nearly 72,000 are still stranded across Uttarakhand with the holy town of Kedarnath being the worst hit. Sources in the state government claim that death toll in Kedarnath could be high as relief and rescue efforts have started in full swing. ...
10:10 PM, Jun 18, 2013
London: English Premier League team Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Joe Kinnear as the club's new director of football. The club confirmed the news on its official website on Tuesday. "The board are pleased to welcome Joe back to the club. Joe has many years of experience working within the game, and this experience will be of great benefit to the club in achieving our objectives over the...
05:04 PM, Jun 18, 2013
The first trailer of 'Bajatey Raho', which is referred to as India's first ever revenge comedy is finally out. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Vishakha Singh, Ravi Kissen and Dolly Ahluwalia. 'Bajatey Raho' is directed by Shashant A Shah and produced by Krishika Lulla & MSM Motion Pictures. The film revolves around the clash between con and evil to keep hold of one's honor, truthfulness and...
10:19 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: While Uttarakhand reels under floods with the Ganga flowing above the danger mark, Delhi too is under threat as the Yamuna crossed the danger mark on Tuesday. The Delhi government on Monday began evacuating people from low-lying areas along the banks of the Yamuna. Apart from the capital, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments have also started evacuating people living in the low-lying areas along the river. The Yamuna...
09:45 AM, Jun 18, 2013
