The captain of an English county team has accused the Indian cricket board of trying to ’scupper’ its plans to sign up Sachin Tendulkar.
Shaun Udal, who has already signed up Australian Adam Gilchrist, said a one day tournament being organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could spoil his plans.
The tournament [...]
Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 26 (ANI): Cricket South Africa’s decision to zero in on Graeme Smith as captain in March, 2003, when he had just turned 22, has proved to be the most inspired choice ever made.
At that time, [...]
Perth, Dec 21(ANI): Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has said that despite a 2-0 win in the home series against West Indies, the Ricky Ponting led team was in some ways short of being a top-notch side.
Taylor said that instead [...]
Sydney, Dec 18(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that though Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been a superb replacement for Adam Gilchrist, he has miles to go before he can be compared with the man considered to be one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in the history of the game.
He also highlighted that Gilchrist [...]
Melbourne, Nov. 22 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has nominated Michael Clarke as his ‘bunny’ for tonight’s All Stars Twenty20 match.
As preparations go, Warne has done no bowling, plenty of fitness work and sledged Clarke.
“I’ve been calling Clarkey ‘Daryll’ (as in Cullinan). He’s my new bunny,” the Daily Telegraph quoted Warne, as [...]
Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that the captaincy of the Test and ODI teams is his ultimate dream.
Since the retirement of Adam Gilchrist, Clarke has taken over the mantle as Ricky Ponting’s vice-captain.
He was the captain of the side in the final [...]
London, Nov 19 (IANS) English county club Middlesex have signed up Adam Gilchrist for next season’s Twenty20 Cup and are now looking to get Sachin Tendulkar on board as well.
Tendulkar is mulling over the offer to form a dynamic partnership with Gilchrist at the top of the order. But Tendulkar needs an approval from the [...]
London, Nov 19 (ANI): England county team Middlesex is all set to sign master blaster Sachin Tendulkar to play Twenty20 cricket for them next season.
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist will also play Twenty20 cricket for Middlesex next season.
The deals would be part-funded by the MCC and would commit the players to five Twenty20 matches, [...]
Melbourne, Nov 15 (ANI): Michael Clarke will take on spin-legend Shane Warne in next week’s All Stars Twenty20 blockbuster, after he persuaded chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch how keen he was to play.
“I’ve spoken to Andrew Hilditch and told him I’m really keen to play. I think he’s happy for me to play,” Clarke [...]
Melbourne, Nov.8 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting will get the lion’s share of a 20.3 million dollar bonus windfall in spite of his team losing the Ashes series to England this year and a tumble down the Test rankings.
A new pay deal is set to deliver an average of a million dollars a year to [...]
Sydney, Nov 7(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim Paine and Graham Manou performing well during his absence.
“This is when Tim Paine broke down after a couple of games in India. I [...]
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Former Australian wicket-keeper-batsmen Adam Gilchrist feels so much cricket is being played these days that it has led to a ’spectator fatigue.’
Gilchrist, who was here Wednesday as an ambassador for University of Wollongong, said that administrators need to look into the problem of hectic scheduling. The prolific batsman also backed [...]
Pune, Oct 27 (ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has said that despite going one down to the Kangaroos in the seven match ODI series, hosts India still remain a very competitive team.
Talking to reporters here on Monday, Gilchrist said: “The Indian cricket team at the moment still remains a very competitive cricket team.”
“It [...]
Chennai, Oct 25 (ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has said that the seven-match one-day series between India and Australia would be “hard fought”.
The first game of the series is being played in Vadodra today.
“I am expecting a very hard fought series. India would be trying their best back from their disappointment in Champions [...]
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers were knocked out of the Champions League Twenty20 after going down to Trinidad and Tobago by three runs in a last-over thriller here Wednesday.
Chasing a target of 150, Deccan Chargers lost their way in the death overs and finished at 146 for nine.
It was the [...]
Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Alfonso Thomas played a match-winning knock as Somerset pulled off a stunning one-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in a last-ball finish in a Group A Champions League Twenty20 game here Saturday.
Man of the Match Thomas scored an unbeaten 30 off 17 balls and shared a crucial 50-run stand with James Hildreth [...]
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) New South Wales Blues captain Simon Katich feels that experience will play a crucial role in adapting to challenging conditions on Indian pitches in the Champions League Twenty20.
The Australian opener scored a classy 53 on a slow track at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium to steer Blues to a convincing 53-run [...]
Johannesburg, Oct.6 (ANI): After securing the Champions Trophy title for his team on Monday, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who scored an unbeaten 105, has said that he hopes to emulate former players Adam Gilchrist and Mathew Hayden in terms of dominant scoring ability.
Watson said he hopes to build on his biggest one-day triumph by emulating [...]
London, Sep.19 (ANI): Australia’s latest one-day centurion – wicket-keeper Tim Paine – must be thanking his stars that hip surgery finally worked for him, and allowed him to fulfill a dream of playing for his country.
Last year also, Paine wasn’t [...]
Melbourne, Sep 10 (ANI): Australian spin legend Shane Warne will celebrate his 40th birthday with 200 mates, a bottle of Polish vodka, a Cuban cigar – and possibly Hollywood actress Uma Thurman.
Warne turns 40 on Sunday.
Speculation mounted on Wednesday that the Hollywood superstar of Kill Bill fame will join the 200-strong invitation list including [...]
