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Rahul Dravid quits as Indian cricket captain, to focus on b...

 Rahul Dravid has told India's national cricket board that he wants to step down as team captain."Rahul said he would like to concentrate on his batting and the opportunity should be given to a new person to lead the side," c [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistani star faces sanctions

No recent cricketer has lived closer to the edge than Pakistan's fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, the Rawalpindi Express. He has survived injuries, disciplinary problems, questions over the legality of his bowling action and even a positive drug [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2007 | Comments : 2

Stars' absence takes gloss away from Twenty20 cricket

The absence of the some of the biggest names, either forced or voluntary, has taken the sheen away from the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship of cricket beginning with a South Africa-West Indies encounter here on Tuesday.Sachin Tendulka [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Nel to replace Bosman in South Africa squad

Pace bowler Andre Nel will replace injured batsman Loots Bosman in South Africa's squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Wednesday.Bosman was ruled out after injuring his back as he dived into the ad [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Kallis: Cricket world stunned

Johannesburg - South African cricket has made a huge statement by leaving Jacques Kallis out of the squad for the Twenty20 world championships, says Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist."It's a big call," Gilchrist said on Tuesd [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Conditions key for bowlers at Twenty20 Cup - Smith

South African captain Graeme Smith believes bowlers could play as big a role as batsmen at the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup his nation is hosting from Sept. 11."I'm unsure whether batsmen are going to totally dominate. No one really kn [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Dj vu for the Indian cricket

Dj vu for the Indian cricket

It is déjà vu time as the Indian team drag their wearied feet towards the abyss of humiliation, waiting for lady luck to shine down on them. Trailing by 1-3 in the 7 match series, there is little hope for the men in blue as [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Ponting misses Australia departure due to 'family is...

 Captain Ricky Ponting was absent from the Australia squad that headed to South Africa for the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday, with Cricket Australia citing 'family reasons' for his absence. CA Chief Executive James Sutherland said " [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

PCB and Mobilink launch Hunt for future cricket heroes programme

PCB and Mobilink launch Hunt for future cricket heroes progr...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with Mobilink, a cellular company, on Friday announced a countrywide programme ‘Hunt for future cricket heroes of Pakistan.’ The programme will provide an opportunity to [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2007 | Comments : 363

CRICKET LOOKS AHEAD WITH TWENTY20 VISION

World cricket is about to take a step into the unknown. Should the rest of the cricketing planet take to the Twenty20 format as England has there is the potential to alter the landscape of the international scene for years to come.Pioneers [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Cricket's rich do their own thing

REMEMBER THE late 1970s and the coming of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket - the tournament that changed the game and the lives of those who played the game?Well, according to CricInfo, the bible of cricket news, there seems to be a few [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Good ICL debut will be good for Indian cricket, best for BCC...

The ICL isn’t about cricket, neither is the BCCI. One is, and the other hopes to be, about making profits in a booming market. There isn’t anything wrong with that as long as you state it upfront. And yet, by nature’s wond [...]

Posted On : Aug, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Indian cricket's in a league of its own

Advertisers are delighted over the list of players drafted by the Indian Cricket League for its domestic cricket tourney, a list which includes the big-hitting Lance Klusener, the pugnacious Inzamam-ul-Haq and the dangerous Abdul Razzaq.&ld [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Razzaq quits international cricket

Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has announced his retirement from international cricket, giving credence to media speculation that five leading Pakistani players are set to join the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).Razzaq told Geo televi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

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