The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the board of directors for Stanford 20/20 are on the verge of signing a five-year deal. It will confirm the future of the tournament and make it part of the WICB’s annual calendar alongside the current first-class and one-day competitions.
The deal will also bring continued support from the […]
Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies captain, believes his team’s aggressive approach would help them make a mark at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. Sarwan also feels that Brian Lara’s absence provides a perfect opportunity for others to step-up in a format that is ideal for West Indies.
“Any team would miss Brian Lara […]
The throb of African drums will herald the start of the ICC World Twenty20 at a sold-out Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg next Tuesday.
More than 35,000 excited spectators - 20,000 of them armed with a pair of inflatable plastic “bang sticks” - will hammer out rhythms conducted by professional drummers on the field.
“We are not calling […]
India will look to their experienced batsmen to deliver the goods when they go into the do-or-die sixth ODI against England here 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 game in Leeds and […]
Fast bowler S Sreesanth hopes his performance at this month’s Twenty20 World Cup will earn him a call back to the Indian ODI team for the home series against Australia and Pakistan.
The 24-year-old was dropped for the ODI series against England after a patchy performance in the Tests, where he proved expensive and struggled for […]
Former BCCI president Raj Singh Dungarpur on Tuesday found himself at the centre of a controversy with top officials of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) accusing him of misappropriation of funds during his tenure at the helm of the 74-year-old club, a charge which the veteran administrator vehemently denied.
In a sensational development, the club […]