Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have announced the appointment of Ralph Waters as deputy chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the 2015 World Cup to be hosted in the two countries. Waters will be assisting James Strong, who was named chairman of the mega event last week. The duo will oversee the delivery of the World Cup, including the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer....
03:21 PM, Feb 23, 2008
Queensland: Pacer R Vinay Kumar ran through the New Zealand 'A' middle-order grabbing four wickets as India recorded an emphatic 9-wicket victory in the Emerging Players' Meet at the Endeavour Ground here on Monday. Vinay, who has retained his place in the Indian ODI squad for the tour of England had figures of four for 33 as New Zealand were dismissed for 239 in their second essay which left India...
02:09 PM, Feb 19, 2008
London: England Cricket Board's Managing Director Hugh Morris believes the team's brilliant performance against world number one India in the ongoing Test series is a result of coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss' outstanding leadership. Leading 2-0 in the series, England can topple India from the top spot if they win the Edgbaston Test starting August 10. One of the most important reasons is we have outstanding leadership in...
01:30 PM, Feb 19, 2008
Barbados: Brendan Nash's career for West Indies appears to have reached a crossroads following his axing for the second Test against India, starting on Tuesday at Kensington Oval in Barbados. The Australia-born left-hander, whose parents are Jamaican, had been pigeon-holed as a Test batsman over the last two years, but has been omitted from the 13-member squad, after a string of modest scores in recent Tests. Kirk Edwards has taken...
11:36 PM, Feb 06, 2008
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is likely to chose the neutral venues of Dubai and Abu Dhabi to host their "home series" against Sri Lanka later this year after the Lankan cricket authorities submitted their estimated expenses for hosting the full series. "The bid made by the Sri Lankan board is on the higher side. Normally five-star hotels charge around USD 100 per room for visiting teams but the estimated...
05:20 PM, Feb 05, 2008
Dubai: Despite their poor track record in the sub-continent, England are still the most consistent Test playing nation in the world, said former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene. Jayawardene felt that England is the best Test team at the moment, especially when it is playing at home. "I think England is the best Test playing nation in their home conditions. They have played really good cricket. I think England have...
11:52 PM, Feb 04, 2008
Islamabad: Shahid Afridi's legal challenge to the suspension of his Pakistan central contract and permission to play abroad has been adjourned for a week. Pakistan Cricket Board legal adviser Taffazul Rizvi submitted the board's reply to Afridi's action in the Sindh High Court on Thursday and said the court set June 16 as the next day for the hearing. The PCB suspended Afridi's central contract for criticising board officials and...
07:50 PM, Feb 02, 2008
Port of Spain: The middle-order mainstay of a second-string Indian team, Rohit Sharma says he has a career to make and a reputation to defend in the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies here. I have always said missing out on the World Cup was a personal disappointment. But I have to move on and establish myself in the present series, as well as to ensure that India's World...
10:11 PM, Feb 01, 2008
Port of Spain: India survived a late cameo by Christopher Barnwell as the ODI champions kicked off their West Indies tour with a 16-run victory in the one-off Twenty20 international here at the Queen's Park Oval on Saturday. The West Indies all-rounder scored an unbeaten 34 off 16 balls to give India a late scare after Rohit Sharma (26) and S Badrinath's (43) 71-run partnership helped India reach a healthy...
10:55 AM, Feb 01, 2008
New Delhi: Jacques Kallis on Tuesday said he was fully fit for the opening World Cup clash against the West Indies and blasted critics for hanging the chokers tag around South African necks. Everything has gone according to plan, said Kallis ahead of Thursday's match. I am 100 per cent fit for the match. In fact, all the guys in the team are fit. All 15 are available for selection....
03:36 PM, Dec 20, 2007
Sydney: England batsman Craig Kieswetter will miss the Twenty20 series against Australia to undergo minor surgery for an abscess, according to the team. South African-born Kieswetter will next be available for the England Lions' tour of West Indies from the end of this month, a statement said on Friday. Hampshire's Michael Lumb will take his place in the Twenty20 squad. It is unfortunate that Craig has been ruled out of ...
03:43 AM, Nov 27, 2007
Cape Town: Harbhajan Singh took two wickets in the final three overs to give India the edge over South Africa after the third day of the deciding third Test at Newlands on Tuesday. Offspinner Harbhajan had Graeme Smith (29) and nightwatchman Paul Harris (0) both out lbw as South Africa reached 52-2 at the close in its second innings for a lead of 50. Smith and fellow opener Alviro Petersen ...
09:23 PM, Nov 24, 2007
Durban: India coach Gary Kirsten on Friday said his bowlers can pick up 20 wickets in a match and they have to prove it again in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa starting on Sunday. Bottom line is, we need to get 20 Test wickets. I think we have shown in the last three years that we have the ability to get 20 Test wickets in any conditions. It's ...
01:32 AM, Nov 21, 2007
Here's a different side to the bad boy of Pakistani cricket. ...
01:25 AM, Nov 21, 2007
Johannesburg: With the Rainbow Nation celebrating 150 glorious years of Indian settlement in South Africa, the CSA hosted the biggest ever official reception for the visiting Indian cricket team here. The official welcome reception for the Indian team is the biggest ever for any team that had visited South Africa, Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola said during the reception last night. The function was attended by players...
12:52 PM, Nov 16, 2007
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01:06 PM, Nov 06, 2007
Malik's statement has sparked off controversy and outrage among viewers. ...
06:19 PM, Sep 25, 2007
"What is the connection between this and doping? Please think once before you end someone's career," Shoaib says. ...
10:35 PM, Nov 09, 2006
Sportspersons who won trophies and seemed to be high on adrenaline. When tested, they were actually high and cheating. ...
06:57 PM, Oct 16, 2006
Relatives of people who died in the explosion say they will get justice if villains of Black Friday are given death. ...
11:21 PM, Sep 14, 2006
