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Oz cricketers face heavy 15-month schedule, warns Clarke
Acting Australian captain Michael Clarke has warned that his team faces a huge 15-month schedule that will pit it against its main rivals in all forms of the game. ANI
Experienced Whatmore would have been a better Pak coach than Lawson
Intikhab Alam, who served as Pakistan cricket team manager for 20 years, has said that Dav Whatmore would have been a better choice for the post of team coach than Geoff Lawson, because he was more experienced. ANI
Ponting eyeing T20 title to seal overall world champion status
Aussie cricket captain Ricky Ponting is eyeing to win the next Twenty20 World Cup to be played in England next year, in a bid to make his team the worlds number one team in all three versions of the game. ANI
Tribunals decision to ban Akhtar is final: PCB chairman
The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Dr. Naseem Ashraf, has said that the appeal tribunal verdict, banning Shoaib Akhtar for 18 months cannot be altered. ANI
Mumbai and Chennai gear up for IPL
Preparations for the Twenty20 cricket matches of the Indian Premier League are in full steam at Dr. D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai, where a couple of matches will be played. ANI
Australias Brett Lee debuts in a Hindi movie
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has realised a long cherished dream of acting in a Bollywood movie.I wanted to do a Bollywood movie. I am very proud to say that I had a chance. I got amazing people to work with who helped me day-to-day. Its been an awesome experience, Lee said of his role in the film Victory. ANI
PCB gives Rawalpindi Express a week to make his case
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been given a week to present himself before a disciplinary committee investigating charges that he violated the players code of conduct,Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials said Saturday. ANI
Warne believes T20 will sound a death knell of the 50-over format
The success achieved by the first Twenty20 World Cup held in South Africa in contrast to the poorly attended World Cup Cricket in the Caribbean has led to former Australian spinner Shane Warne sounding the death knell of the 50 overs game. ANI
ICL is `Netajis baby, not Goels !
It sound bizarre, but the recently created Indian Cricket League (ICL) is the brainchild of Subash Chandra Bose, a media mogul whose two billion dollar Essel Group includes Indias biggest television network. ANI
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh loves the spins of his life
Popularly known to cricket lovers as Bhajji Harbhajan Singh is known for his iron-willed spirit on the cricket field. ANI
Pakistan in a easy group for 2009 Twenty20 World Cup
Pakistan has got a relatively easy group in the second edition of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in 2009 in England. ANI
Dhoni, Harbhajan hopeful of good performance against Pakistan
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today sounded confident about a good performance in the forthcoming home series against archrivals Pakistan. ANI
Ponting expects an entertaining T-20 match at Brabourne
Having bagged the seven-match one-day series comprehensively, Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Friday that he expects an entertaining Twenty-20 match against India here tomorrow. ANI
Mumbai ODI: India will play for consolatory win, Oz for winning streak
A day ahead of the last and the seventh ODI match against visiting Australian team, host India will try to score a consolatory victory at the historic Brabourne Stadium, as they have already lost the series 1-4. ANI
Reebok launches cricket website for fans
-Business Wire IndiaWith the new avatar of cricket gaining popularity among all age groups, Reebok India has launched a cricket website - www.rbkcricket.in for all the cricket fans. ANI
PCB imposes 56,000-dollar fine on Shoaib and 13-match ban
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today banned controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from playing 13 international matches and fined him a whooping Rupees 3.4 million rupees (56,000 US dollars) for hitting his teammate, Mohammad Asif, with a bat. ANI
Shoaib can get away with little punishment
Pakistans controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is likely to be given yet another lease of life, but not without some punishment. ANI
Chandigarh ODI: Fans lament poor ticket sales
Ahead of the fourth India-Australia ODI in Chandigarh, the cricket fans are facing difficulties in getting tickets which they blame to poor management. ANI
Indias aggression just a brave front to face us: Ponting
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting today said that the aggression being shown by the Indian team was nothing but an attempt to put a brave front to face them. ANI
Inzamam planning to hang up his boots?
Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is reportedly considering to retire from international cricket, and is discussing the issues pertaining to it with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). ANI
Inzamam opts out of First Test against S. Africa
Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq has turned down an offer to play in the first Test against South Africa from October 1-5, for unknown reasons. ANI
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