Dhoni backs Kumble to lead

"Indian one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come out in support of Test skipper Anil Kumble amid talks of the Test captaincy be also handed over to him. In Vadodara for the Irani Cup tie between Ranji champions Delhi and Rest of India, Dhoni revealed that he...

Sachin pulls out of Irani trophy

"Sachin Tendulkar on Friday has opted out of the Irani Trophy to be played from September 24 in Baroda. He ruled himself out of the Rest of India squad after Indian team’s physio advised him more rest for his injured elbow. However, he will be available for India’s first...

Australian squad for India announced; Symonds out

"Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) on Friday announced a 15–man squad to tour India for a four-Test series next month. The big news was the exclusion of Andrew Symonds from the squad. Symonds is currently undergoing counselling after he was sent back from...

MS Dhoni is ODI Player of the Year

"India’s one-day captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has won the ODI Player of the Year award at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai. Dhoni beat off tough competition from his India team-mate, Sachin Tendulkar, Australia’s fast bowler Nathan Bracken and Pakistan stalwart,...

England declare ODI team for India tour

"England’s selectors have named a 15-man squad for the Stanford Super Series and the seven-match one-day tour of India that gets underway in November, with Ryan Sidebottom earning a recall after an injury disrupted season. He comes in to replace Tim Bresnan, although will...

Sachin fit to play Irani tie

"Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will play in the five-day Irani Trophy match against Ranji Trophy champions Delhi at Baroda from September 24 to 28. The master blaster, who did not play in the just concluded One-Day series in Sri Lanka due to the elbow injury during the...

Dhoni is no.1 ODI batsman

"After having led India to a series win in Sri Lanka, Indian ODI captain MS Dhoni has regained the number one ranking among one-day batsmen in the latest ICC ODI Rankings. Dhoni who has held the ranking earlier and was ranked number two before the start of this series has...

Smith might miss 3rd match

"South Africa captain Graham Smith is a serious doubt for the third one-day match against England on Friday as he continues to suffer from tennis elbow. The 27-year-old has played through the pain in the last two one-day encounters and is in need of resting the injury."

Vengsarkar hails Dhoni

"Chairman of selectors and former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has praised One-Day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contributions in their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka. “The Indian skipper not only handled the team well but also showed how top class spinners...

Jayawardene blames batsmen

"Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene blamed inconsistent batting for his side’s defeat in the One-Day series against India. “Our batsmen have not been consistent with the bat. I was really disappointed with the way we played. We had our opportunities but our batsmen did...

Xavier Marshall surpassed Jayasurya`s 11 sixes Record

West Indies middle order batsman Xavier Marshall breaks the 12 years old most number of sixes  record held by Sanath Jayasurya. Xavier hits 12 sixes in a match which is highest in one-day international. 22 year old Marshall Playing his 17th ODI, he scored 157 off just...

Peterson guide England to victory

South Africa’s batsmen Battled hard but England’s bowlers regained the initiative to come out victorious by 20 runs in the opening NatWest Series one-day international at Headingley Carnegie. England`s new captain Kevin Peterson guide his team to victory with his...

Dalmiya skips BCCI meet

CAB chief and former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya skipped Saturday’s Working Committee meeting of the BCCI before next month’s AGM. The CAB was however represented by Biswarup Dey at the one-day sitting of the BCCI at its...

Flintoff fails as Yorkshire win

Yorkshire triumphant over the old rivals."Flintoff fails as Yorkshire win Twenty20 Cup, Old Trafford:Yorkshire 135-8 (20 overs) beat Lancashire 131-6 (20 overs) Match scorecard ...