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Cricket: Broad determined to play against India

The 25-year-old fast-bowler missed the final One-Day International (ODI) against India and a two-match Twenty20 series against West Indies after he tore a shoulder muscle earlier this month. However, the Nottinghamshire county star said t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Shoaib Akhtar riles Indian cricket again with autobiography

The book, from the man who was once the fastest bowler in the world, takes a swipe at Indian heroes Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, as well as unnamed figures who have "ruined" the game in Pakistan. His comments about th [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Sachin Tendulkar’s letter to the International Cricket Counc...

I hope it really is a handwritten letter. How romantic to think of him sitting at a desk, forehead in hand, ink-stained fingers furiously covering half a dozen sheets of A4 with hasty spidery writing, sticking a stamp on the envelope and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Don’t get fooled by the whitewash say pundits

Pakistan clinched the one-off Test and the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series before winning the two Twenty20s against the minnows, an achievement that drew widespread appreciation. However, former fast-bowler Jalaluddin said [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

4th ODI: We saw the ugly side of cricket, says Dhoni

Frustrated after rain interruptions forced a tie in the fourth ODI against England, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the "ugly side of cricket" came to fore in the match as the side which had the upperhand "didn' [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

What will Indian cricket gain from the sports bill?

The ongoing debate regarding the proposed and rejected National Sports (Development) Bill 2011 in India has brought the nation's focus towards the tussle between the sports ministry and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on one side, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Nasser Hussain dubs Indian cricket team bus an ambulance

The latest comments by Nasser Hussain, while commentating on the abandoned first ODI has created a stir that is likely to put India's tour at risk. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has threatened to call off the tour a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Only Miandad can streamline cricket

Pakistan cricket and controversy are the two sides of same coin. Every sports lover not only in Pakistan but internationally accepts that Pakistan cricket team is blessed with so many natural stars who can turn around the game in a short [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

English cricket set to rule after India 'embarrassed': Press

England is set to dominate Test cricket after climbing to the top of the world rankings with a 4-0 whitewash of India, who face a long road back from the "embarrassing" loss, British newspapers said on Tuesday. "India si [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's got to make the blazer fit a...

Stand-in captain, stand-in blazer," he said with a smile when asked if he'd had one cut to fit his own shoulders yet. This was in 2008: India were still chasing Australia for the number one spot in the ICC's Test rankings and [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: The lights go out on India-England

The lights went out for India at Edgbaston on Friday. Not even the failure of the floodlights, which led to two farcical delays, could provide any relief for the visitors, who were outclassed in every department on day three of the third [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

England Increases Pressure on India, Trails by 67 Runs in 3r...

England increased the pressure on India in their third cricket Test, cutting the visitors lead to 67 runs after reaching 157-0 at lunch on the second day. Alastair Cook is on 51 and captain Andrew Strauss is 84 not out as the hosts respon [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Clarke relishing cricket leadership

After months of build-up and plenty of talk, Michael Clarke finally has his chance to show his leadership skills in Australia's tour of Sri Lanka. The tour isn't Clarke's first since being appointed Australia's Test and on [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Amol Rajan: Zimbabwean cricket has begun its journey back to...

Largely unnoticed by their brethren in the international cricket community, Zimbabwe have slipped back into the Test arena after a self-imposed ban of six years. The ban might have come anyway, because of the impossibility of ins [...]