London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the best chance of getting maestro Sachin Tendulkar out cheaply in the upcoming series against India is to test him with short balls early on in his innings. India will play England in four-match Test series beginning at Lord's July 21. Vaughan says one can hardly find a weakness in Tendulkar's batting but the potent English attack shouldered by James Anderson and Chris...
02:02 AM, Feb 12, 2008
Team India will face their toughest challenge against England since become Test No. 1. ...
11:52 PM, Feb 11, 2008
"Only the organisation that runs the sport should dictate its path," said Michael Holding. ...
12:52 AM, Feb 10, 2008
If seniors are rested, the BCCI selection committee on Friday may draft many new faces into the Indian ODI squad. ...
05:40 PM, Jan 24, 2008
New Delhi: The newly-appointed India coach Duncan Fletcher is likely to attend the selection meeting slated to be held in Chennai on May 13, for the tour of West Indies. On that particular day, the squad for the ODI and T20 series will be announced. Although Fletcher will join the team prior to their series against England, he has been invited for the meeting as it will provide him a...
03:03 PM, Jan 23, 2008
Jaipur: South African all-rounder Johan Botha feels that the decision of the Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne to retire from Indian Premier League as a player at the end of this IPL season will be taken as a challenge by the team. Speaking to the media on the eve of Rajasthan Royals match against the Chennai Super Kings, the off-spinner said that the decision of the Australian spin legend did...
11:26 AM, Jan 23, 2008
Chennai: Reacting to former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne's comments that match fixing has existed in Sri Lankan cricket since 1992, Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said the former should work with the ACSU unit of the ICC and the home authorities in Sri Lanka if he has "anything more than allegations, as it's dangerous to throw names around." Speaking in the post-match media conference after his side's 19 run loss...
03:31 PM, Jan 21, 2008
Jaipur: Buoyed by back-to-back comprehensive victories, a confident Rajasthan Royals would start outright favourites when they take on the lowly Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match on Saturday. The hosts have shown remarkable grit to bounce back after three consecutive losses away from home. After coming back to their own citadel, Shane Warne''s men have taken full advantage of the home conditions to upset Kochi Tuskers Kerala and...
06:03 PM, Jan 20, 2008
Mohali: Believe it or not, spectators are expected to start moving into the stadium here by 6 Wednesday morning though the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal starts only at 2.30 p.m. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has urged ticket holders to reach the venue at least three hours before the match starts so that they do not face inconvenience due to strict security restrictions. But cricket officials here say...
08:47 PM, Jan 09, 2008
Chennai: The International Cricket Council has approved England's request to replace injured batsman Kevin Pietersen with Eoin Morgan in its World Cup squad. Pietersen has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament because his hernia surgery is more urgent than initially suspected. The ICC said Monday it had granted a request from the England and Wales Cricket Board to call up Morgan as a replacement. The Ireland-born limited-overs...
05:21 PM, Dec 27, 2007
As Sourav Ganguly gears up to prove himself in West Indies, he also makes an appearance on saris. ...
09:11 PM, Mar 07, 2007
After remaining out of the Indian cricket team for eight months, Sourav Ganguly has come back even better. ...
10:36 PM, Mar 03, 2007
Ganguly is back and every Bengali in India is celebrating, so does this mean that he is the last Bengali icon? ...
08:41 AM, Dec 02, 2006
On CNN-IBN's Face the Nation, panelists were asked whether Sourav Ganguly is the answer to India's cricketing woes. ...
07:46 AM, Dec 01, 2006
He was in the list of 30 probables for the Malaysia tri-series and Champions Trophy but not named in the final XV. ...
11:10 AM, Sep 09, 2006
Retirement is tough to deal with, but professionals are increasingly quitting while they are ahead in the game. ...
10:50 PM, Sep 06, 2006
Akram said he had admiration for Ganguly but was disappointed he had not taken the tough about his retirement. ...
03:03 PM, Sep 05, 2006
In order to find a place in the team Ganguly has said that he would focus on his performance in domestic cricket. ...
06:46 PM, Sep 04, 2006
But for his horde of fans he will always be the God of off side with those silken cover drives. ...
08:48 PM, Sep 03, 2006
Ganguly still feels he has it in him to make it to the squad. "I’ll still keep my fingers crossed," he says. ...
08:08 PM, Sep 02, 2006
