The contours of the World Cup knockout round are getting clearer and cricket itself has been fairly impressive. The summer-end pitches in the Antipodes provided for a great deal of excitement, though the teams batting first had a slightly better success rate. India and New Zealand remain the only unbeaten teams and both are through […]
Perth, March 5 (IANS) West Indies opener Chris Gayle has hinted at the possibility of retiring from Test cricket if his recurring back problem cannot cope with a tight international schedule. Gayle said he plans to assess his future after the World Cup when he meets with West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials. However, he […]
Chennai, March 2 Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya was on Monday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during its annual general meeting (AGM) here. Dalmiya was a ‘neutral’ candidate from both the factions in the board. One camp is led by outgoing BCCI boss N. Srinivasan and the other […]
Adelaide, Feb 15 India had won all their previous five meetings against Pakistan in the World Cup and it was no different Sunday as the defending champions defeated their neighbours by 76 runs to take the advantage to a perfect tennis scoreline of 6-0. India once again came out on top in the high-octane clash […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday took to social networking site Twitter to convey his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for the World Cup beginning Saturday. Defending champions India will start their Cup defence against traditional rivals Pakistan in Adelaide Sunday. “As the 2015 Cricket World Cup begins, my best wishes to the Indian […]
Their golden era of cricket is well past them. What Zimbabwe were in the late 1990s are of stark contrast to what they are today. After the retirement of the Flower brothers (Andy and Grant), Heath Streak, Alistair Campbell, Neil Johnson and Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricket nosedived. However, it has raised its head again. Come […]
Port Elizabeth, Dec 25 (IANS) The West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin has said his team must change their mental approach ahead of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the St. George’s Park here Friday. The tourists were beaten by an innings and 220 runs by South Africa in the first Test but Ramdin […]
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) A few weeks after they were left out of the 30-member preliminary squad for the 2015 World Cup, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were Monday dropped from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contracts list while medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was promoted to a Grade A contract. Pacer […]
Madrid, Nov 9 (IANS) Luis Suarez was the hero for FC Barcelona as he came off the bench at halftime to set up the goals that gave his side a 2-1 win against Almeria. The Uruguayan set up Neymar and Jordi Alba to score the second half goals that gave Barca three vital points, reports Xinhua. […]
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott said that the Indian players know that the Oval Test is already lost and praised India skipper Mahendra Singh for his valiant 82 in the first innings. Thanks to Dhoni’s 82, India made 148 before being bowled out by England. Boycott said the Indians know that the […]