Keeping the future of Indian cricket in mind, former players felt the selectors should name a young captain instead of an experienced one to fill Rahul Dravid’s shoes.
Former chief selector Kiran More told Cricketnext.com on Saturday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should now look for a young captain so that […]
Sharad Dravid backed his son Rahul’s decision to quit Indian cricket team’s captaincy, saying he knew what he was doing.
“It is his own decision. Why should one be saddened about it. He knows it, he knows what he is doing,” Sharad Dravid, Rahul’s father, said when scribes sought his reaction at their Indiranagar residence.
Sharad, who […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has sounded out Sachin Tendulkar [Images] to take over the captaincy of the Indian team from Rahul Dravid [Images] who resigned from the post to concentrate on his batting.
Feelers have already been sent out to Tendulkar who has sought some time to make up his mind on […]
Day four of the ICC World Twenty20 witnessed almost everything – 1) Records tumbling in a demolition act by Sri Lanka against Kenya. The islanders registered the highest total in Twenty20 internationals – an incredible 260 and then bowled the Kenyans out for just 88 runs, clinching a 172-run victory – another world record for […]
The electrifying evening in Newlands Cape Town had only one winner – the game itself. The performer who gave the head start for the blitz to follow was none other than Mohammad Asif. There were a few who encountered them; none with more courage than young Indian sensation Robin Uthappa. Read more
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Apart from being talented young players, one characteristic that is similar in these two is their instantaneous approach towards batting. Both are aggressive and are naturals – regardless of the position in the order they bat in, they will look to attack the bowling from ball one.
Aftab, 22 and de Villiers, 23 – both are […]
Daniel Vettori won the toss and had little hesitation in batting first on what looked like a superb pitch for batting at the Wanderers. Vettori’s decision was no doubt influenced by Sri Lanka’s intimidating performance against Kenya, with the evergreen and ever-destructive Sanath Jayasuriya leading the way. The weather too was perfect, unlikely the inclement […]
Shoaib Malik has admitted Pakistan had been unaware that their match against India would be decided on the basis of a bowl-out in case of a tie. “When the match ended in a tie, only then we came to know that this [bowl out] would happen,” he said at the post-match press conference. “I just […]
Forget about the last 15 minutes of the match for a moment. For 40 overs, two equally matched teams scrapped all they can, taking the inclement and irritating weather in their stride, batting with gusto, bowling with plenty of zeal and firepower, and even fielding with the kind of competence generally not associated with teams […]
India defeated Pakistan in a bowl-out after the arch-rivals played a heart-stopping tie during the World Twenty20 championships on Friday.
With Pakistan needing one run to overtake India’s 141-9, Misbah-ul Haq was run out off the last ball of the innings to leave his team on 141-7.
In the bowl-out, Pakistan’s Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid […]
Two premier fast bowlers will go head-to-head when the 2007 World Cup semi-final rematch takes place in Johannesburg. Twenty20 has been branded as a batsman’s game but when top fielding sides like New Zealand and Sri Lanka take the field, bowlers will want to have their say as well.
Bond bowled an immaculate spell against Kenya […]
A sturdy performer, especially in limited-overs cricket, Bracken was always tipped to be one of the most successful bowlers in the ICC World Twenty20. He has a brilliant slower ball and is very effective in the death overs – the version of the game is perpetually all bang bang! Hence, Bracken with his deceiving line […]