It wouldn’t be out of place if the nursery rhyme ‘Ring a ring o’ roses’ is played at the end of the series with the packed house at Lord’s chanting, ‘ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo, we all fall down’. The ride has been so arduous with players succumbing to injuries, that it’s a surprise that so many of […]
Led by a satisfying performance in the field, especially by their spinners, Pakistan ended up as comfortable winners against Kenya in the final match of the Quadrangular Tournament in Nairobi. Chasing a paltry 93, victory was achieved with the loss of only two wickets with Shoaib Malik, opening the innings with Mohammad Hafeez, scoring an […]
It is after a long-long time that India’s four most experienced batsmen – Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh - are heading averages by miles, going into the business end of an ODI series.
The present week, with two matches still to go, will be critical and how far these fabulous four can […]
Breaking his silence in an interview to CNN-IBN, Virender Sehwag said that Twenty20 is great opportunity for him to make a comeback into the Indian team.
“Last four months have been tough. I have spent many sleepless nights,” Sehwag said. Read more
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Andrew Flintoff will see a specialist on Tuesday as he battles to overcome pain in his troublesome left ankle.
The all-rounder is a major doubt for the sixth one-day match against India at The Oval on Wednesday.
England will have to consider whether to risk the 29-year-old with the World Twenty20 due to start on 11 September. […]
Ravi Bopara will miss the final two matches of the one-day series against India and the inaugural World Twenty20 tournament because of a broken thumb.
The Essex all-rounder, who suffered the injury in England’s defeat in the fifth match, is also doubtful for the one-day series in Sri Lanka in early October. Read more
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South Africa batsman Loots Bosman has been ruled out of the ICC World Twenty20 because of a back injury.
The 30-year-old was injured in the one-day series against Zimbabwe when he crashed into an advertising hoarding.
“It is with deep regret we had to take this course but the medical report left us with no alternative,” Cricket […]
Matt Prior’s up-and-down summer behind the stumps for England looks set to end in disappointment next week. He is expected to miss out on one of the 14 coveted central contracts being unveiled by the England & Wales Cricket Board.
Prior made a sparkling century against West Indies on Test debut at Lord’s in May, after […]
Bangladesh, riding on Mashrafe Mortaza’s unbeaten 20-ball 40, defeated Uganda by 21 runs in the fifth match of the Twenty20 Quadrangular tournament at Nairobi.
Chasing 146 to win, Uganda got off to a frenetic start when Roger Mukasa lofted Syed Rasel over long-off for a six off the first ball of the innings before mistiming the […]
Australia still believe Ricky Ponting will play a part in the Twenty20 World Cup despite their captain failing to fly out with the squad for the tournament in South Africa, which starts on September 11.
“We’ll have to wait and see about Ricky, but hopefully he will join us soon, we’re just not 100 percent sure […]
India will turn to their experienced batsmen to deliver the goods when they go into the do-or-die sixth one-day international against England [Images] in London [Images] on Wednesday, hoping that the strategy of packing the team with seven specialist batsmen will do the trick again.
The seven-batsmen strategy worked for the beleaguered team in the last […]
Bangladesh have replaced Mahmudullah with middle-order batsman Nadif Chowdhury for their final match of the Twenty20 Quadrangular tournament in Nairobi.
Chowdhury, who also bowls left-arm orthodox, played his only international in Bangladesh’s Twenty20 match against Zimbabwe last November. Read more
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