Both the West Indies and South Africa sounded confident ahead of their clash in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy here Thursday.
Both teams, which had their practice sessions at the Sawai Mansingh stadium here Tuesday, were optimistic of their chances to get into the finals.
‘We have confidence in ourselves at the moment. We […]
Stephen Fleming believes ICC Champions Trophy semi-final opponents Australia are stronger for losing the Ashes.
New Zealand captain Fleming will attempt to derail the Australians’ bid for a maiden Trophy title at Mohali on Wednesday, knowing how onerous a task it is to beat them under any circumstances.
Since England’s 2-1 Test series victory, however, Fleming suggests […]
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has credited his teammate Chris Gayle and former captain Clive Lloyd for his maiden One-Day International (ODI) century in Saturday’s ICC Champions Trophy match against England.
Bravo said going into the match his confidence was low, because it had been a while since he scored some runs. He said Gayle was […]
England returned home from the ICC Champions Trophy no doubt considering the glass to be half full.
Victory over West Indies at the weekend did give a rather different vision of the state of their one-day cricket at present, which would make half-empty a conservative estimate.
At times there have appeared to be no more than suds […]
A lot of surprises were in store for cricket fans in the first round of the ICC Champions Trophy that concluded with Australia’s comprehensive victory over India yesterday at Mohali which knocked out the trophy hosts from the second-best one-day tournament in world cricket.
Among the shocks that rocked the tournament was the flight of three […]
Duncan Fletcher insists that Steve Harmison will recover from his one-day nightmare at the ICC Champions Trophy to spearhead England’s challenge to retain the Ashes in Australia.
Harmison was dropped for England’s final Champions Trophy match against West Indies on Saturday, when they at least managed to leave the tournament with a victory.
The Durham paceman has […]
Pakistan has lodged a formal written complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC), asking for an inquiry into the behaviour of umpire Darrell Hair in the fourth Test against England at The Oval in August.
The move comes after the ICC told Pakistan it would not hold an inquiry into Hair’s conduct unless a complaint was […]
South African wicket-keeper Mark Boucher, who played a crucial role in the team’s win over Pakistan last week in the Champions Trophy, has regained his A+ contract.
This was announced by cricket CEO Gerald Majola on Monday.
“Mark has regained his A+ contract following some outstanding performances and for his overall contribution to the Proteas’ team effort […]
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has underlined the importance of restricting New Zealand during the closing stages of their innings ahead of the sides’ ICC Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday.
The Kiwis booked their place in the final four with a 51-run victory over Pakistan in which they rattled 99 runs of the final ten overs. Australia […]
India will be without key middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh for November’s one-day series in South Africa.
Yuvraj tore a cruciate ligament ahead of Sunday’s ICC Champions Trophy encounter with Australia, and doctors are yet to confirm how long he will be out of action.
India begin their five-match one-day series in Johannesburg on November 19, before embarking […]
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that his side will have “no excuses” should they lose Wednesday’s ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against New Zealand.
Victory against hosts India on Sunday, coupled with England’s win against the West Indies, hands Australia a near perfect scenario as they prepare to face their Antipodean rivals.
The results mean that Australia […]
The Trinidad and Tobago Government is all set to bring a series of legislations to ensure smooth conduct of next year’s cricket World Cup.
Come November 1, the House of Representatives will enact a series of laws for peaceful and safe conduct of matches at the Queen’s Park Oval.
Unruly cricket fans could be fined a maximum […]