Indian Cricket League, 2008 Chandigarh Lions vs Dhaka Warriors, 25th Match Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, October 31, 2008 Match Information Toss: Dhaka Warriors (Elected to field) Match Status: Dhaka Warriors won by 8 wkts Batting: Dhaka Warriors Innings Batsmen Dhaka Warriors (138/2 in 17.5 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR Shahriar Nafees batting 73 [...]
Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was banned on Friday for a Test match after being found guilty of hitting Australian all-rounder Shane Watson with his elbow during the ongoing third Test match. The ban rules him out of the fourth and final Test against Australia starting November 6 in Nagpur. “India opener Gautam Gambhir has received [...]
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson fined 10 per cent of match fee for altercation with Indian opener Gautam Gambhir during the second Test against India in New Delhi. Watson has been charged under the same clause, C1, but as a Level 1 offence. During a hearing in front of on-field umpires Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar, [...]
Having smashed an unbeaten double ton against his old-nemesis Australia, middle order batsman VVS Laxman on Thursday hit back at his critics, saying “all doubting Thomases” should stop advising senior players about their timing of retirement. “There are doubting Thomases outside the team and not in the team. There were all sorts of stories built [...]
A superb all-round performance by Ranjit Khirid enabled Mumbai Champs register their maiden victory of the tournament over Delhi Giants by huge margin of 58 runs in the ICL20s Indian Championship at the Tau Devi Lal stadium here on Thursday. It was Giants’ captain Marvan Atapattu, who elected to field first and Shane Bond responded [...]
Indian Cricket League, 2008 Delhi Giants vs Mumbai Champs, 24th Match TERI Ground, Gurgaon, October 30, 2008 Match Information Umpires: David Orchard (RSA) & Keith Smith (IRL) Third Umpire: David Brandon (Eng) Match Referee: Ajit Wadekar (Ind) Toss: Delhi Giants (Elected to field) Match Status: Mumbai Champs won by 58 runs Batting: Delhi Giants Innings [...]
India declared at 613 for 7 and assumed a position of strength late on the second day of the third test against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Indian captain Anil Kumble declared as soon as Laxman reached his double century with 16 overs remaining in the second day’s play. Laxman’s fabulous innings [...]
Indian opener Gautam Gambhir and Australian all rounder Shane Watson have been charged with violating the spirit of cricket under the ICC Code of Conduct. Both the players exchanged some heated words on the opening day of the Test in New Delhi during the 51st over when Gambhir was trying to take a single off [...]
Sachin Tendulkar has said the senior players in the Indian team must be respected for the “major contributions” they have made over the years. “Lack of respect towards senior players doesn’t happen anywhere,” Tendulkar told the news channel NDTV. “We all know when to move away from the sport. But people have their opinions. Sometimes [...]
Former Indian spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi, who does not believe in taking things lying down, has hit out at the Aussie team skipper Ricky Ponting’s lack of communication with his own team management stressing that he was an invited guest at the nets on Tuesday at the Ferozeshah Kotla. “If Ponting says he was [...]
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the euro 2,270,000 Paris Masters after suffering straight-set defeats along with their respective partners in the second round encounter. The third seed Indo-Czech pair, who got a first round bye, lost to their Brazilian opponents Marcelo Melo and Andre Spa 3-6, 2-6 in a little over one-hour [...]
A disciplined effort from the Hyderabad Heroes saw them scamper home against Ahmedabad Rockets by a narrow margin of 3 runs at Tau Devi Lal stadium here on Wednesday, in a crucial match where both the sides needed a win for a coveted place in the semi-final of the championships. It was Ahmedabd skipper Damien [...]
World Champion Viswanathan Anand retained the world crown by taking another draw with challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the 11th game of the world championship match in Bonn on Wednesday. Playing his final white game against the Russian, Anand forced Kramnik for a draw to win the championship 6.5-4.5. Anand was in the driver [...]
“I don’t think I need to get into this argument about Shane Watson. There was no chance he could have got me out”, said Gautam Gambhir, India’s centurion on the first day of the third test between India and Australia at Delhi. Scorecard – India vs Australia – 3rd Test It was his second century [...]
Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir struck a career-best unbeaten 149 to propel India to 296-3 on an ill-tempered first day of the third Test against Australia on Wednesday. Scorecard – India vs Australia – 3rd Test Gambhir put on 130 runs with Sachin Tendulkar (68) and also shared 139 runs with Venkatsai Laxman (54 not out) [...]
Despite winning ATP Swiss Indoor tournament in Basel, Mahesh Bhupathi remains at the seventh position in the world doubles ranking, issued by the ATP on Monday. Bhupathi, who with his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas won the tournament on Sunday, has 3295 points. Leander Paes also remained static at the eighth spot. Meanwhile, Sania Mirza [...]
The ICL has denied rumours about Sandeep Patil being suspended due to his alleged links with the bookmakers. In an interview, ICL executive board member Kiran More has said that the players are being investigated while Patil has been simply given a break. “Sandeep (Patil) has not been suspended. Don’t mix up things. He is [...]
After suspending Chris Cairns and Dinesh Mongia the Indian Cricket League have now sacked the Mumbai Champs coach Sandeep Patil as well. The former India batsman was relieved of his duties with immediate effect. Though the official ICL release says that Patil needed a break this season, sources say that just like Cairns and Mongia, [...]
A sparkling all-round performance from TP Singh ensured two crucial points for Chandigarh Lions against Royal Bengal Tigers. TP’s unbeaten 74 and 2 for 11 boosted Chandigarh’s chances of a semi-final spot; any talk of the absence of Chris Cairns and Dinesh Mongia making a big difference was laid to rest as Chandigarh coasted to [...]
Indian Cricket League, 2008 Ahmedabad Rockets vs Hyderabad Heroes, 23rd Match TERI Ground, Gurgaon, October 29, 2008 Match Information Umpires: AA Jones (Eng) & Shakeel Khan (Pak) Third Umpire: Keith Smith (IRL) Match Referee: Ajit Wadekar (Ind) Toss: Ahmedabad Rockets (Elected to field) Match Status: Hyderabad Heroes won by 3 runs Batting: Ahmedabad Rockets Innings [...]