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Gilchrist expects to receive IPL all-clear

Cricket Australia is likely to allow Adam Gilchrist to play in the IPL despite an agreement between organisers and boards forbidding players to join until two years after their international career is over. While the move could set a preced [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Yousuf allowed to take part in IPL bidding

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has been cleared by an arbitration panel in Mumbai to take part in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) players' auction on Feb. 8, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday. The rebel Indian Cricket League (I [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistan's Inzamam says controversies got to Australia

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Australia were affected by the controversies from the second test when they lost to India in the third match of the series in Perth on Saturday. "I think the Australians were unnerved by the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Saqlain would like to play for England

 Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has said he would like to play for England once he qualifies in April. Saqlain, 31, who took 208 wickets in 49 tests for Pakistan, has played county cricket for 10 years and possesses a Bri [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

India-Australia cricket resumes

The cricket match between Australia and India has begun in Perth despite a race row and umpiring controversy which threatened to disrupt the tour. The previous match ended in acrimony when Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh was initially banned [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Ponting not focusing on breaking record

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that he is attaching little weight to the possibility of equalling the record of 16 consecutive Test match wins, set by a Steve Waugh-captained Australia side in 2001. Ponting’s team are curre [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Decks cleared for Ranatunga to head Sri Lanka Cricket

Jayantha Dharmadasa has resigned as chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket , paving the way for Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, to take over. Sources close to the board have confirmed that Ranatunga will take over from tomorrow. T [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Kaneria hits out at Indian pitches

: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria Sunday hit out at the lifeless pitches prepared by arch-rival India following the countries’ recent Test series, saying they made contests less interesting.“I am really disappointed at not h [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Pakistan pacer Asif recovering after surgery

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif has undergone successful keyhole surgery in Australia to fix a chronic elbow problem that forced him to miss the ongoing series in India.A Pakistan cricket Board official said the surgery was carried out by a w [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Misbah leads Pakistan fightback at 99 not out

Misbah-ul-Haq scored a spectacular 99 not out to steer Pakistan to 470 for six at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final test on Tuesday.In-form Misbah took his overnight sixth-wicket stand with Kamran Akmal (65) to 144 to help the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka Scores 1-0, Upset English Cricket Team

National cricket player Muttiah Muralitharan made two significant deliveries that handed team Sri Lanka its victory against England. He sealed the home team victory against the visiting team with an 88-run in the first Test in Kandy, a ci [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2007 | Comments : 0