Kiwi umpires set to make history
London: In a rare feat, ICC Elite Panel umpires Billy Bowden and Tony Hill of New Zealand will create history on Thursday by becoming the first neutral umpires from the same country to officiate toget
Oz keep faith in Nielsen till 2013
Sydney: Australia on Tuesday re-appointed coach Tim Nielsen until the end of the 2013 Ashes series in England, backing him to reverse a recent slump in fortunes.
Cricket Australia said Nielsen had b
Indians will come hard at us, says Taylor
Dambulla, Aug. 24: Coming into the tournament as underdogs has helped New Zealand focus better on their cricket. The pressure clearly is off as they take on better-favoured India.
Training as hard a
Malik left out of Pakistan squad
Lahore, Aug. 24: Shoaib Malik was dropped but another former captain Mohammad Yousuf was on Wednesday retained by Pakistan’s national selectors in a 16-member squad for the one-day series against Engl
Rohit will fire this time, says confident Dhoni
Dambulla, Aug. 24: Having fallen badly short of expectations here, the Indians cranked it up a notch during their final practice session here on Tuesday. All three departments were given importance as
Batting horrors haunt India
Bowler-friendly conditions that trouble Indian batsman is not a new scenario, but the lack of application and the will to fight is becoming a cause of serious concern here.
Rohit Sharma’s body language suggests a calamity in the dressing room.
Pakistan sportpersons to go on streets to help flood victims
Top cricketers and hockey Olympians of Pakistan will go out on the streets of major cities to raise funds for the millions of flood affected people of the country.
Demoralised India face NZ in a do-or-die match
Bruised and battered in their previous outing, India go into the do-or-die encounter against a gritty New Zealand with concerns about the continuing poor form of their batsmen in the cricket tri-serie
Need a spark of brilliance in batting: Dhoni
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday defended his woefully out-of-form batsmen, saying the team just needs one individual spark of brilliance for the entire line-up to click in the must-win
Punjab, Kerela in last four
Chennai, Aug. 24: Draw of lots today helped Punjab and Kerala to progress to the semifinals, while Mumbai and Karnataka will cross swords in the other last-four tie in the All India Buchi Babu Memoria