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Ponting seeks to play India cricket series in right spirit

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Sunday he was hopeful next month's four-Test cricket series with India will be played in the right spirit. The 15-man Australian squad left here late Sunday with only four players armed with Test match [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Akhtar turned back at Heathrow airport

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was sent back home from Heathrow airport on Thursday morning because he did not have all the documents allowing him to enter England and play for London county side Surrey. "I had got a work pe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia captain Ponting: Twenty20 cricket will be Olympic ...

Twenty20 cricket will inevitably join the Olympic Games but could be dangerous to the international game unless it is accommodated in a congested calendar, says Australia captain Ricky Ponting. In a speech marking the centenary of the birt [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

'SL cricket is more important than individuals'

Sri Lanka Cricket board chief and former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has lashed out at teams considering to boycott the Champions Trophy due to security concerns and believes they should be penalised. Ranatunga also told CNN-IBN's Meha Bhard [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Ponting concerned over Test cricket's future

Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, believes that Test cricket isn't in a healthy state and that international players have a duty to provide entertaining matches to ensure its future in the wake of Twenty20's popularity. Speaking to Cri [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

The Test Cricket Podcast Episode 2: Gatting and Hoggard

Mike Gatting and Matthew Hoggard join the team to review England's performance in the first Test against New Zealand In the second Times Test Cricket Podcast, Mike Gatting and Matthew Hoggard join the team to discuss England's performanc [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

ICC World Cricket League : Dawn of a new era for Afghanistan...

A few years ago, any talk of Afghanistan playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup would have been laughable. But not any more. Thanks to the World Cricket League, which is part of the ICC development programme, Afghanistan has a chance of appea [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2008 | Comments : 2

IPL, Cricket and Corporate Efficiency

Charu Sharma was fired by owner Vijay Mallya as the CEO of the ridiculously named Bangalore Royal Challengers franchise in the Indian Premier League. Yet, the most bizarre part of this story, if you actually think about it, is that Charu Sh [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia to Visit Pakistan Twice After Postponing Cricket T...

Australia's cricket team will travel to Pakistan twice over the next two years to make up for postponing a tour last month because of security concerns. Pakistan will host Australia in five one-day matches and a Twenty20 international in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Australia postpone cricket tour to Pakistan

Cricket Australia announced the decision following discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council. No date has yet been set for a rearranged tour to take place. Postponed: Australia will no [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Purists fume as IPL shifts crickets powerbase to India, Twen...

NEW DELHI - The massive spending on the new Indian Premier League shows the power base of the game has shifted very firmly to the subcontinent and the Twenty20 game, and the game's traditionalists are not happy. Cricket's old guard attacke [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2008 | Comments : 1

Dropped Ganguly backs India's youth policy

Former India captain Saurav Ganguly is disappointed to be dropped from the one-day team but believes selectors are moving in the right direction by bringing on younger players with an eye on the next World Cup. Ganguly, one of three Indian [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Ponting ruled out of Twenty20 clash with back injury

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been ruled out of Friday's Twenty20 clash against India with a back injury, Australia coach Tim Nielsen said. Batsman Michael Clarke, who deputised for Ponting in a Twenty20 match against New Zealand las [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 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 [...]