England captain Andrew Strauss was hailed as an 'outstanding leader', as he became only the ninth England player to appear in 100 Tests when leading the side against South Africa at Lord's on Thursday.

The Indian cricketers are geared up for the long season ahead and are both physically and mentally ready for the packed calendar, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said here on Thursday.

"The team is all

Kevin Pietersen has apologised to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for text messages sent to South African players during the drawn second Test at Headingley, it was reported on Tuesday.

Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who is at the centre of a raging controversy after a Mumbai-based model accused him of sexually exploiting her, on Wednesday admitted that photographs of the two posing tog

Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who has been accused by a Mumbai-based model of sexually exploiting her on the pretext of marrying her, has admitted that photographs of the two posing together were real, but denied having any relationship with her.

Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar began preparations for the upcoming New Zealand Test series with a practice session at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), here on Wednesday.

Tendulkar arrived

Pakistan's discarded wicketkeeper, Zulqarnain Haider has once again threatened to make some revelations about the alleged involvement of a few Pakistani players in spot-fixing.

In a message posted on

PMG beat D. Force Academy by eight wickets in a one-sided contest to clinch the 2nd HMV U-17 cricket tournament here on Tuesday.

Paceman Kamal Passi wreaked havoc with a superb six-wicket haul as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 63 runs to bring their campaign back on track in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, here on Tuesday.

England will not be weaker as a result of leading batsman Kevin Pietersen being dropped for this week's third and final test against South Africa at Lord's, according to team mates Graeme Swann and Ti