Debate rages over their age and if youngsters should get a chance. ...
11:08 AM, Sep 17, 2008
He spoke on US Open win, Olympics debacle, Davis Cup and Ganguly. ...
09:11 PM, Sep 10, 2008
Cricketer says Tata project would revolutionise industrial prospects. ...
07:54 PM, Sep 02, 2008
Brisbane: Australia on Tuesday used the leg-spin bowling of a Pakistani asylum seeker in their first net practice session ahead of this week's first Test against South Africa in Brisbane. Fawad Ahmed, who is awaiting a decision from the Australian government about his refugee protection claim, bowled against Australia's top batsmen as a preparation for South African spinner Imran Tahir ahead of Friday's Gabba Test opener. Ahmed, who plays Melbourne...
01:48 AM, Jul 16, 2008
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board has informed the International Cricket Council that it plans to launch its premier league Twenty20 tournament tentatively in March next year. According to reliable sources within the board, the ICC has been taken on board regarding the plans by the PCB to hold its premier league. The PCB has informed the ICC of a tentative window when it is planning to hold the PL as...
12:09 AM, Jul 13, 2008
India A 369 for 9 at stumps: So that is the end of day one. India A have done well to recover and cross 350. That was made possible due to the century stand between Manoj Tiwary (93) and Irfan Pathan (46) after the home team lost three big wickets in the afternoon - the biggest being Yuvraj Singh for 59. For England, Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann took three...
04:37 PM, Jul 12, 2008
CNN-IBN takes a look at how the Sun TV Network won the bid for the Hyderabad franchise and the challenges lie ahead for them. ...
10:04 AM, Jul 11, 2008
England wicketkeer Matt Prior believes beating India in India is their biggest challenge to date. In an interview to Cricinfo, the 30-year-old said trumping India will be bigger than their triumphs against Australia in the last few years. The English team will touch down on Indian soil later this month for four Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is with the first Test starting November 15 in Ahmedabad. Prior, who has...
06:12 PM, Jul 10, 2008
Colombo: Speedster Lasith Malinga, who is currently playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, has been placed in the top bracket of USD 100,000 in the central contracts announced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) here. The fast bowler figures along side Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera in the central contracts that will come into effect from June this year. Malinga, however, will be only...
04:16 PM, May 22, 2008
It is not all over for Royal Challengers Bangalore like the hosts Pune Warriors India. After two straight wins which included the thumping of Mumbai Indians at their home ground on Wednesday, Bangalore has strengthened their position in the points table. The visitors are still on the hunt for the play-off stage while for Pune, the script has ended. Presently, Bangalore are being led by stand-in skipper Virat Kohli in...
02:59 PM, May 21, 2008
Lahore: Former Pakistan captain and allrounder Shoaib Malik believes that if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) succeeds in launching its own Twenty20 league, the benefits will be manifold, including revival of international cricket in the country. The other benefits would include financial benefits for the domestic players and the chance for youngsters to play alongside internationals [players] and learn from their experience, Malik said. He said the Indian and Bangladeshi...
03:12 PM, May 17, 2008
CNN-IBN's cricket experts discuss the Indian government's nomination of Sachin Tendulkar for a Rajya Sabha seat. ...
08:00 AM, May 16, 2008
Bridgetown: West Indies offspinner Sunil Narine believes he is learning quickly and says his first brush with international cricket last December has put him in good stead to face Australia in the one-day series starting on Friday. The 23-year-old made his debut against India in Ahmedabad and showed great composure in the three one-day internationals (ODI) in which he played. When I played in India last year I got a...
02:29 AM, May 03, 2008
Hamilton: New Zealand will be aiming for only their second ever Test victory at home against South Africa, when the two teams take the field in the second match of the series at Seddon Park on Thursday. Having gone down to the South Africans in the Twenty20 series and the one-dayers on the current tour, the Black Caps raised the bar against the visitors in the first Test in Dunedin...
02:01 AM, May 03, 2008
Wellington: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Monday dismissed as baseless and irresponsible a report that some of their players were involved in match-fixing. NZC chief executive David White said the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit was investigating the allegations made in Britain's Sunday Times newspaper but he had no doubt they were untrue. We have complete confidence that the claims made are baseless and have no credibility. The sources are...
05:31 PM, May 02, 2008
Mumbai: Virender Sehwag on Saturday denied reports of any rift with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during India's dismal cricket tour of Australia, saying they were just media creations. I don't think there is any rift. It was created by the media. We will continue to play like we did earlier. We have spoken about this in Australia and also over here. There is no rift among any player, Sehwag told...
02:01 AM, May 02, 2008
New Delhi: After the slow-burn thrills of the Mumbai Test, which ended in a draw with the scores level, the battleground is set for the 50-over format which will kick off with the first of five ODIs at Cuttack on Tuesday. Though most of the boxes are ticked as far as the Indian playing eleven is concerned, there is a thing or two that the team's think-tank needs to ponder...
04:43 PM, Mar 25, 2008
London: All of cricket's leading countries were involved in the fixing of major matches, not just Pakistan, the sport's former chief anti-corruption investigator said on Tuesday. In the late 1990s, Test and World Cup matches were being routinely fixed, Paul Condon, the founding head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, said in an interview with London Evening Standard. There were a number of teams involved in fixing, and certainly...
02:20 AM, Mar 20, 2008
Melbourne: Experienced pacer Brett Lee feels there is no need to conduct a global search for a new coach and current Australian fielding coach Steve Rixon can become the long-term successor to Tim Nielsen. They can search the world, and I think it's important they do look at the options, but there's something in our backyard that I think we should use, Lee was quoted as saying in the Sydney...
06:46 PM, Mar 12, 2008
Lahore: Former coach Waqar Younis has once again reiterated that he had no personal issues with Shahid Aridi and welcomed his decision to come out of retirement and make himself available for selection in the Pakistan team. However, the former Test captain felt the entire Afridi episode had left a negative impact on the minds of the young players in the country. It was his decision to retire and take...
04:16 PM, Mar 11, 2008
