The current Ashes series is a contest between the fifth-best Test team in the world and a team ranked top but which has lost recent series to their nearest rivals. It is not a contest which will really shape the hierarchy in Test cricket, but is one that will define the year and perhaps careers [...]
The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the 2011 World Cup Tuesday recommended that India should host eight of the 14 cricket matches that were scheduled to take place in Pakistan. The COC met here to provide the ICC Board with a recommendation as to where, within Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, the 14 matches originally [...]
The 2011 World Cup, to be hosted in the sub-continent, was launched in Mumbai on Tuesday with all the fanfare by the International Cricket Council with a member each from most of the previous winners present along with ICC vice-president Sharad Pawar and Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat. ICC World Cup 2011 Schedule Clive Lloyd, the [...]
Former Indian batsman Vinod Kambli has denied making statements against his old friend Sachin Tendulkar or the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on a TV reality show. “I can never say anything against Sachin. We have been friends since childhood and I never blamed him for anything. Most people don’t know how [...]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold lectures for national players to help them deal with the constant pressure from media and passionate fans, domestic media reported on Tuesday. “We’re planning a series of sessions on personality development, dealing with pressure and other things, where we’ll bring in experts to talk [...]
On the heels of a successful soccer event, GMR Sports, owners of the Delhi Daredevils team in the Indian Premier League, will host its inaugural ‘Cricket Dhamaka’ from July 17 to 19. The three-day event will be a six-a-side tennis-ball tournament, exclusively for teams from the Walled City i.e. Chandni Chowk area. The matches will [...]
Heavy rain in Saint Lucia eventually handed India a 2-1 One-Day International series win over the West Indies after the fourth and final match was washed out. After a one hour delay due to a wet outfield, India put the West Indies in to bat and reduced them to 27 for one with Chris Gayle [...]
India in West Indies, 2009 West Indies vs India, 4th ODI Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia, July 5, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Clyde Duncan (WI) & Nigel Llong (Eng) Third Umpire: Goaland Greaves (WI) Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng) Toss: India (Elected to field) Match Status: Match abandoned due to incessant rain Match State: [...]
India in West Indies, 2009 West Indies vs India, 3rd ODI Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia, July 3, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Clyde Duncan (WI) & Nigel Llong (Eng) Third Umpire: Goaland Greaves (WI) Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng) Toss: India (Elected to field) Match Status: India won by 6 wkts Match State: Rain [...]
The news that Amit Mishra is in line to join English county Worcestershire on a short-term basis is a good development for Indian cricket. The young legspinner’s career will progress at New Road thanks to the exposure to unfamiliar conditions. The sun might be shining in England at the moment, but the wickets will still [...]