Allan Donald has decided not to continue his role as bowling consultant to the England team because he wants to spend more time with his family.
Donald, 40, joined the backroom team before the home series against West Indies in May and was widely praised.
“It has been an immensely enjoyable time but after 11 years on […]
Ian Bell hit 131 not out for England as they warmed up for the one-day series in Sri Lanka, starting on Monday, with a total of 314-4 in their 50 overs.
Against a Sri Lanka XI full of players with international caps, Bell featured in productive stands with Alastair Cook (66) and Kevin Pietersen (50).
In reply, […]
Former national team captain Rahul Dravid today said India’s triumph in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup came at the right time to inspire the new generation to perform and excel.
“Without heroes, without performances, the next generation are not inspired to perform,” Dravid said at a felicitation function organised by Reebok for its ambassadors who were […]
Former India captain Ravi Shastri was on Friday appointed chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) at the BCCI Annual General Meeting in Mumbai. Read more
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Patron’s XI suffered another demanding session in the Karachi heat but managed to pick up two late wickets as the South Africans added 107 runs to their overnight score, going in to lunch on the second day at 401 for 7.
Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers resumed in promising fashion after Taufeeq Umar, the Patron’s […]
It’s time for “something very drastic” to be done to West Indies cricket, to get it back on track. The strong words came yesterday from Barbados’ sole living National Hero, iconic cricketing allrounder Sir Garfield Sobers.
After participating in the opening ceremony of the National Heroes Gallery and Museum of Parliament, Sir Garry spoke to The […]
A winner’s medal and his hands around the trophy are not the only things Yuvraj Singh can lay claim to after India’s triumph in the recently completed ICC World Twenty20 South Africa 2007.
The left-hander can also say he hit the biggest six of the tournament.
Yuvraj’s blow of 119 metres, one of five sixes he clobbered […]
Ian Bell hit 131 not out for England as they warmed up for the one-day series in Sri Lanka, starting on Monday, with a total of 314-4 in their 50 overs.
Against a Sri Lanka XI full of players with international caps, Bell featured in productive stands with Alastair Cook (66) and Kevin Pietersen (50). […]
Ian Bell showed the level-headedness that England had been missing during the ICC World Twenty20, as he eased to the first century of their one-day tour of Sri Lanka. Bell eventually finished unbeaten on 131, as England made 314 for 4 against a Sri Lanka Board XI at Colombo’s P.Saravanamuttu Stadium. Read more
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Mohammad Kaif will lead a 14-member Rest of India squad for the five-day Irani Trophy match against Mumbai in Rajkot from October 6.
Ranadeb Bose and Munaf Patel, the medium-fast bowlers, have been included in a squad largely made up of India A regulars. Pankaj Singh and Ashraf Makda, who were part of the A team […]
Shaun Pollock is likely to be dropped from the South Africa team for the first Test against Pakistan after the team management decided to rely on faster bowlers for matches on the subcontinental wickets.
“We have been speaking to Polly about bowling less on the subcontinent since we were in Ireland in June,” Mickey Arthur, the […]
Putting an end to long-drawn negotiations on the contentious contracts issue, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced enhanced annual retainership amounts for a pool of 33 players, with top grade cricketers being granted a whopping Rs 60 lakh each.
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