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Former India batsman Mankad dies in sleep

Former India batsman Ashok Mankad died in his sleep aged 61 on Friday morning, the Indian cricket board said. Mankad played in 22 tests between 1969 and 1978 and hit six half-centuries in a career that remained largely unfulfilled.Son of V [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Lanka fly high on consistency; India look for it

There is nothing surprising about Sri Lanka's batting these days. It is based on consistency levels.This is a matter of adaptability and why the same top order is being used in the first two Tests against India in this Idea Cup series. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

ICL out to revive league cricket in India

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) on Thursday announced the launch of Youth Mobilization initiative, which aims to popularise the concept of league cricket amongst the youth of the country. Kick-starting the initiative, the league has ass [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

The most memorable day in Indian cricket history

That memorable day 25 years ago. Among the many historically notable dates in Indian cricket history, there is little doubt that June 25, 1983 must take pride of place. August 24, 1971 the date when India won their first ever Test serie [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Indian cricket team in Karachi

The Indian cricket team reached Karachi late tonight amidst tight security to play the Asia Cup tournament. It is the first visit of the Indian team to Pakistan in two-and-half-year time and as expected the security cover provided for th [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Top Pakistan official slams humiliating India loss

The head of Pakistani cricket has taken the unusual step of writing directly to the team management, expressing his disgust with the humiliating 140-run defeat to India in the triangular series in Bangladesh. Pakistan's 12-match winning st [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

The billion-dollar cricket tournament that brings out the be...

After the smoke trails of fireworks have evaporated and the cheerleaders have put away their pompoms, India has begun to question whether its new billion-dollar cricket league is a sign of a nation breaking free of a colonial legacy or just [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Bright Lights and Big Money in Indias New Cricket League

With an infusion of bling, Bollywood and go-go boots, a new cricket league is trying to spin off India’s colonial inheritance into a money-making symbol of a brash, emerging nation.Whether the Indian Premier League, as it is called, w [...]

Posted On : May, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Banned Shoaib Akhtar cannot play in Indian league, says cric...

Banned Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar will not be allowed to play in the Indian Premier League despite being cleared to do so by his country's cricket authorities, an IPL official said Thursday. Akhtar had been banned by the Pakistan Cri [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

RPT-Cricket-Indian board to investigate Harbhajan incident

India's cricket board has ordered an independent investigation into allegations Harbhajan Singh slapped compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth during a Twenty20 league game. The controversial off-spinner was suspended and faces a disciplinary [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Indian Cricket League seeks ICC recognition

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has written a letter to the ICC seeking recognition for their Twenty20 league and asking why they continue to be labelled as 'unsanctioned' or 'unofficial' by the BCCI. While Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief ex [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket in India: Moving Into a League of Its Own

Corporate cricket in India has never been of a particularly high standard. At the bottom end of the leagues, companies form makeshift teams from their own ranks. Anyone who has ever wielded a bat is enlisted to play. You bat a bit, bowl a b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

McKenzie makes India toil in first Test

Neil McKenzie hit a glorious 94 to lead South Africa's charge on the opening day of the first cricket Test against India here on Wednesday. The 32-year-old, recalled to the South African side in January after three years in the wilderness, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Indian Cricket League, ICL v/s IPL : lets compare.

For the next 3 months, India will witness two rival twenty20 tournaments. First, the “rebel” unofficial Indian Cricket League and then the “official” Indian Premier League. The IPL has the support for BCCI and all th [...]