Champions League schedule announced; Hyderabad to host the final

Royal Challengers Bangalore, runners-up of the Indian Premier League 2009, will face South Africa’s Cape Cobras in the opening match of the $6 million Champions League T20 tournament that will be held from October 8-23 with the first match to be played in Bangalore on October 8.

PCB gives up demand for neutral venues for WC matches

Pakistan Cricket Board has given up the demand of hosting its quota of World Cup matches at neural venues and is instead trying to get the maximum financial benefits from the ICC, said PCB chairman Ejaz Butt.

Muralitharan to retire from Test cricket in 2010

Sri Lanka’s champion spinner and world record holder for most wickets in one day internationals and test matches, announced on Thursday that he was planning to retire from Test cricket in 2010.

Murali back with a bang; Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 36 runs in the first one dayer of the 5-match series and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Defending a modest total of 232, fast bowlers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekara ripped through the Pakistan top order before the lower order provided some resistance but it was always going to be difficult once they had lost more than half their team for less than 100.

Watson shines on rain hit day

Australia got off to a confident start in the third Ashes test at Edgbaston as rain took away a large chunk of the day. Shane Watson, who came into the team in place of Philip Hughes, made a fluent half century and looked completely at ease ending the day at 62*. His knock included 10 boundaries. Ricky Ponting was there with him on 17 with Simon Katich being the only man dismissed for a well made 46. Australia ended Day 1 at 126 for 1.

Bell doesn’t want to respond to Warne’s taunts

England middle order batsman Ian Bell has dismissed the verbal volleys being thrown on him by Shane Warne calling him ‘the Shermanator’.

Bangladesh creates history again; clinches the ODI series

Another Man of the Match performance by skipper Shakib Al Hasan took Bangladesh to victory in the second ODI against West Indies. The victory meant that Bangladesh took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series and got their first ODI series win against the hosts. But more importantly, the win came by way of their highest successful run chase in the limited overs format, reaching the target of 275 with an over to spare.

Shoaib Akhtar’s international career almost over: Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan fast bowler and legend Wasim Akram thinks that Shoaib Akhtar’s international career is virtually over. Akram said that all the indications are there with Shoaib not being picked for Pakistan probables’ list for Champions Trophy to be played in South Africa in September.

I had a better technique than Gavaskar: Boycott

English legend Geoffrey Boycott believes that he has a better technique than the little master Sunil Gavaskar.

I will step down as captain if there is discord in the team: Younis Khan

Pakistan skipper has come out strongly against rumours that there is discord in the team saying that he would step down from the captaincy of the side if he comes to know of any rebellion in the players.

Next Page »

Cricketain Latest

• Pakistan win against Somerset, but down to 11
• Asif’s ex hands over match-fixing proof to ICC
• England players don’t want to play tainted Pak trio
• Match Fixing: ICC may suspend 4 Pak players
• Tri-Series: Bad decisions cost India
• BCCI to file criminal case against Lalit Modi
• Fixing clouds loom over IPL auctions
• Kapil endorses Indo-Pak fund-raising match
• India at receiving end of four dodgy decisions
• Sangakkara charged with level 2 offence