Sri Lankan pacers wrecked the Indian batting before Suresh Raina’s fighting century saw the visitors finish at 245 in the final of the tri-nation ODI series here Wednesday.
Nuwan Kulasekara (4-48) and Chanaka Welegedara (3-53) reduced India to a precarious 60 for five before Raina (106) and Ravindra Jadeja (38) added 106 runs to bail [...]
Youngster Virat Kohli continued his fine run in the tri-nation ODI series with his unbeaten 102 as India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in the dead rubber at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur here Monday.
Chasing 248 to win, India made 249 for four in 43 overs with Kohli striking his second ODI ton [...]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday confirmed it has received a report from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the Ferozshah Kotla pitch.
The ICC’s General Manager – Cricket, David Richardson, and the ICC’s chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle will now consider all the evidence, including studying video footage of the [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Ferozeshah Kotla fiasco could have been averted had the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) acted in time after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in November it was unhappy with the condition of the pitch.
The ICC inspection, which [...]
Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 28 (ANI): South African cricketers led by their skipper Graeme Smith indulged in on-field abuse of England middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott for taking too long to prepare between balls.
Even team-mate Graeme Swann admitted that Trott’s method [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): The fifth One-Day International (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka has been called off at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in Delhi due to the poor pitch conditions.
Due to the uneven bounce of the pitch, Sri Lankan cricketers who went on to bat had to face a lot of problems. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has asked the senior players in the side to step up their performance for a face-saving win in the fifth and final one-day international against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.
The Sri Lankan team has already lost the ODI series, but would hope to [...]
Ranchi, Dec 25 (ANI): Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni offered prayers at a temple here on Thursday to mark his five years of international cricket.
Dhoni, taking a break following a two match ban, visited Devri temple, about 65 kilometers away in Tamar block.
“He came here to pray for his good luck in [...]
Wellington, Dec 23 (IANS) Unable to cope with injuries, New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Bond returned to international cricket in the Test series against Pakistan after ending his stint with Indian Cricket League (ICL), but could only play the first Test in which he took eight wickets. An [...]
Cuttack (Orissa), Dec 22(ANI): Indian middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh was on Tuesday ruled out of the ongoing one-day international (ODI) series against Sri Lanka after failing to recover from a finger injury.
“Due to the finger injury sustained earlier, Yuvraj Singh has been advised rest and therefore he will not play in the fourth and [...]
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that India opener Virender Sehwag would be the captain for the next two one-day internationals (ODIs) in the absence of the regular [...]
New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Indian skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni was on Saturday banned for two one-day internationals (ODIs) due to the team’s slow over-rate, during the second one-day international match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur.
Dhoni will now [...]
Rajkot, Dec 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralithran has been ruled out of the ongoing One-Day International series against India with a finger injury.
Muralitharan picked up the injury during the final Test in Mumbai and missed the two Twenty20 matches and the first ODI here Tuesday.
‘We have decided to rest Murali from the One-day [...]
Rajkot, Dec 14 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team cannot afford to be overconfident as they take on Sri Lanka in the first of the five One-day internationals here Tuesday.
India lost their last home ODI series against Australia 4-2 and would be looking to end the year on a high with a [...]
London, Dec 14(ANI): Former England spinner and selector Ashley Giles has said the team needs to become a bunch of macho men if they have to beat South Africa, the World No. 2 team.
Giles also reckons that he has never seen a fitter, stronger and better-prepared [...]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Aakash Chopra says he is surprised at the selectors’ decision to relieve him of the Delhi cricket team’s captaincy as he was told he would lead the side for the entire season.
Chopra missed Delhi’s home tie against Saurashtra last week for his wedding. In his place, Virat Kohli was appointed [...]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Delhi registered their second straight victory at home, beating Maharashtra comprehensively by 10 wickets on the fourth and the final day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match at the Roshanara Club ground here Friday.
The win gave Delhi six points to take their tally to 15 in Group B. With [...]
Johannesburg, Dec 11(ANI): Injured South African all rounder Jacques Kallis has turned to an oxygen chamber in a bid to recover in time for the first Test against England at Centurion next week.
Kallis is doubtful for the match after suffering a fractured rib that ruled him out of the entire ODI series, and in his [...]
Karachi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed former fast bowler Waqar Younis as the new bowling and fielding coach for the team’s tough tour of Australia starting later this month.
A former Pakistan captain, Waqar is currently a busy TV commentator but according to sources he is considering to take a break [...]
Johannesburg, Dec 3(ANI): England wicket keeper Matt Prior has said that a win in the final ODI against South Africa at the Sahara Stadium on Friday will be a great achievement, as they will become only the second team to beat Proteas in a [...]
Sydney, Nov.30 (ANI): Cricket Australia is planning to initiate a radical change to next summer’s international fixture-a seven-match one-day series against England before the Ashes.
This is a first by Cricket Australia, which has been forced to divide the Test and limited-overs component of the summer because there is insufficient time to stage two ODI series [...]
Sydney, Nov 25(ANI): Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey will be aiming to re-establish himself as an indispensable figure in the squad during the Frank Worrell Trophy.
Hussey had taken a short break from cricket after a successful one-day tour of India and has returned with his mind focused on a return to the [...]
Sydney, Nov 23(ANI): Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) Chairman Andrew Hilditch believes that international competition regardless of what form it takes – is better than domestic matches while preparing for Tests.
Hilditch’s comment follows the decision to rest players who won the recent seven-game ODI series in India [...]
Lahore, Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is looking at the brighter side of his absence from international cricket for two years, saying that he got time to recover from a crucial elbow injury which could have doomed his cricketing career prematurely.
“In fact it was a blessing for me as I was suffering [...]
Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden and Cricket Australia board member has said that cricket is being overplayed and undervalued around the world.
Hayden’s comment comes after the tedious seven-match series Australia recently played against India and England, including which the world champions played a record 40 one-day matches this year.
“I don’t buy this [...]
Melbourne, Nov 19 (IANS) Australia included left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger in the 12-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies at the Gabba, Brisbane, from Nov 26.
Bollinger replaced Stuart Clark and it was the only change the selectors made in the squad that played the last Ashes Test in England.
‘The squad includes [...]
Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week.
Experienced batsman Mike Hussey retains his spot while Shane Watson will open the batting with no recall for young [...]
Melbourne, Nov 17 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Brett Lee’s Test career received a severe jolt as he is likely to undergo a surgery on his elbow and would be out of the game for eight weeks.
The Age reported that if the speedster, who has claimed 310 wickets from 78 Tests, undergoes a surgery then it [...]
Sydney, Nov 16(ANI): Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is unlikely to be considered for the first Test against West Indies starting November 26 after failing to recover from an elbow injury.
Lee aggravated his troublesome right elbow in New [...]
Auckland, Nov 16(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has been cleared to take part in the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan.
Vettori had earlier suffered a mild concussion after being struck in the helmet, while batting in the ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.
“He is feeling significantly [...]
