The ball is screaming towards the blockhole. You need eight runs from four balls. You have never played at No. 7 in an international match before. The series is on the line. What do you do? Well, we know what Robin Uthappa did at The Oval: He walked across the stumps to paddle-scoop one away […]
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik believes the country’s new-look side can make an impression at the World Twenty20 championships. He says Pakistan will put their recent problems behind them at the World Twenty20 championships.
Pakistan’s problems stemmed from a humiliating first-round exit at the 50-over World Cup earlier in the year. Now they have to prove […]
Technical Committee confirms Andre Nel can replace Loots Bosman in South Africa squad for upcoming ICC World Twenty20.
The ICC has confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 has approved Andre Nel as a replacement player for Loots Bosman in South Africa’s squad for the tournament, which runs from 11 to 24 September […]
Five years ago on a lovely, genuinely summer evening, I was sitting in a corner studio at Lord’s. India had just produced one of the most remarkable run chases and, like Kofi Annan might have, was sitting between Navjot Sidhu and Geoffrey Boycott hearing, and watching, pointed statements and expressions fly past. It was a […]
Somerset clinched the Division Two title as they wrapped up a six-wicket win over Essex with more than five sessions to spare at Chelmsford.
South African Neil McKenzie hit the winning boundary to reach 33 not out as the visitors finished on 184-4.
It took them just 21.5 overs after starting day three on 50-1, despite Andy […]
Shane Warne bowled Hampshire back into the title picture with 5-68 as they thrashed Worcestershire by 294 runs.
The Australian, back in the side following a side strain, ran through the lower order as the home side were bowled out for 237 at Kidderminster.
They failed to last the first session on the final day at Kidderminster […]
Australia captain Ricky Ponting will join up with the rest of the World Twenty20 cup squad in South Africa after his wife recovered from a health scare.
His participation in the inaugural World Twenty20 cup had been in doubt after he stayed behind in Australia while the party left for the World Twenty20 cup on Monday.
But […]
The Irani Trophy match between Mumbai and Rest of India in Rajkot has been postponed by five days and will now begin on October 6. The change in schedule was necessitated to avoid it clashing with South Africa A’s tour of India which concludes at the end of September.
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Shoaib Akhtar’s troubled career has taken yet another twist following a decision by the Pakistan board to send him back from Pakistan’s 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 after a dressing-room scuffle. Shoiab was alleged to have hit fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif with a bat, ahead of ICC World Twenty20 Cup.
The Pakistan Cricket […]
Robin Singh, India’s fielding coach, says he is pleased with the improved performance by the Indian team in the field during the sixth ODI against England at The Oval.
“We turned in a much better performance in the field in the sixth game,” Robin told the Hindu. The Indian team had drawn criticism for their poor […]
Australian paceman Brett Lee, who missed the one-day World Cup with an ankle injury, is ready to make up for lost time at the World Twenty20 championship in South Africa.
“We aren’t the most experienced team and there will be a bit of pressure on us, but we have to try and get into the game […]
South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis resisted calls on Wednesday to rethink his decision to quit as Test vice-captain after being left out of the host’s squad for the Twenty20 world championships.
Cricket South Africa had asked Kallis, the country’s highest ever scorer in Test cricket, to reconsider his move but acknowledged in a statement that there […]