Afro-Asian Cup 2007

South African paceman Morne Morkel will deputise for compatriot Andrew Hall in Kent’s Twenty20 campaign this summer.
The 22-year-old was Africa’s top wicket-taker in the recent Afro-Asia Cup in India, claiming eight scalps at a cost of 20.75 runs apiece. Read more
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“Where were you during the World Cup, Dhoni?” asked a poster at the Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. A very relevant question after the Indian batsmen’s disastrous Caribbean cruise, and in the context of Dhoni’s breathtaking attack on the African bowling. M.S. Dhoni, with his 97-ball 139*, utterly crushed the African XI bowlers as the Asians […]

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who hit an unbeaten 139 against Africa XI in the Afro Asia Cup, remained at fourth place among batsmen in the latest LG ICC ODI cricket rankings issued on Monday.
Dhoni’s 139 was the highest-ever ODI score by a number seven batsman. He now trails third-placed Michael Hussey of Australia by […]

Injured pace spearhead Zaheer Khan was available for selection for the tours of Ireland and England, the Cricket Board announced here on Monday.
“The MRI scan taken of Zaheer Khan’s groin is clear and he should be available for selection though a final report from team physio John Gloster is awaited,” said BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
Zaheer […]

Sachin Tendulkar on Monday joined the fitness camp for the batsmen being held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Tendulkar had missed the first two days of the camp. He along with skipper Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble will meet the three-member committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) […]

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s ability to play the game in AC/DC format is what has endeared him to the paying public worldwide. Attacking Cricket comes more naturally to Dhoni but he’s learnt the basicis of Defensive Cricket as well to stamp his maturity at the international level.
But there’s one man in the opposite camp, too, who […]

A Groin strain to India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan during the Afro-Asian game has meant he is unlikely to be included in the squad for the upcoming one-day games in Ireland, to be picked on Tuesday. A national selector hinted that Bengal medium-pacer Ranadeb Bose might take Zaheer’s place in the ODI squad. […]

Mahendra Dhoni and Mahela Jayawardene hammered centuries in a record stand to set up Asia’s 13-run win over Africa in the third and final match of the Afro-Asia one-day series here on Sunday.
Dhoni (139 not out) and Jayawardene (107) put on 218 for the sixth wicket, as Asia posted a challenging 331-8 before restricting Africa […]

The Afro-Asia Cup might have been a largely pointless exercise, with not much to play for apart from personal milestones and prize money, but within the big picture there were smaller battles, points to prove and eyes to catch.
Since 2006, Harbhajan Singh has taken 36 wickets in 32 ODIs at an average of 36 per […]

Is MS Dhoni Superman?
The 25 year-old continued his recovery of form after the 2007 Cricket World Cup with a superb display in the third ODI of the Afro-Asia Cup, scoring 139 runs not out and smashing the stump on three occasions to send Vusi Sibanda, Steve Tikolo and Mark Boucher back to the changing room.
In […]

A promising start by Africa’s bowlers swiftly dissipated into another run-fest as Mahela Jayawardene and Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided direction and then aggression to set up Asia’s third win of the Afro-Asia Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Dhoni and Jayawardene slammed centuries during their 218-run stand for the sixth wicket, a record in ODIs, […]