Gambhir is Ceat International Cricketer of the year

India’s opening batsman Gautam Gambhir got rewarded on Sunday for his consistency as he was named the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year for the fantastic performances with the bat in the 2008-09 season.

Gambhir back to No.1 spot in ICC rankings

India’s in-form opening batsman, Gautam Gambhir, regained the No.1 spot in International Cricket Council’s Test Rankings issued on Sunday while master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman moved down in the list.

Muralitharan may retire before the 2011 World Cup

It is probably for the first time in his 18 year long career that ace off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is struggling to pick up wickets or even trouble the batsmen. Disappointed at his inability to provide the team with the required breakthroughs in the ongoing test series against India, the champion Sri Lankan spinner said that he is no longer the force that he used to be and he might even retire from all forms of the game before the 2011 World Cup.

India eye No.1 spot at Mumbai

India have got another opportunity to climb to the No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings if they could manage to beat Sri Lankan in the third test at Mumbai starting December 2.

Anderson propels England to 2-1 lead

Speedster James Anderson created havoc at Port Elizabeth as the South African batting line up crumbled in front of the Anderson storm. Anderson finished with career best figures of 5-23 as England won the fourth ODI by 7 wickets giving them a 2-1 lead in the 5 match series.

South Africa looks to bounce back at Newlands

South Africa may have had a bad couple of games against the touring England side but they are determined to fight back at Newlands in the third one-dayer to be played on Friday said captain Graeme Smith.

Strauss is fine with England players appearing in the IPL

After reports that England skipper Andrew Strauss is not happy with a lot of his teammates playing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League instead of a packed international calendar, Strauss himself said in an interview that he has no problems with his players playing and benefitting from the IPL.

I never thought I would play for India again: S Sreesanth

It’s almost a rebirth for S Sreesanth. After being out of the national side for 19 months, he made a remarkable comeback on the third day of the second test against Sri Lanka picking up a five wicket haul and putting his team on the brink of a win. Sreesanth said after his brilliant performance that he had almost given up hope of playing for India again after a series of controversies.

Katich misses ton as Australia, West Indies begin showdown

The much awaited Frank Worrell trophy between Australia and West Indies kicked off on Thursday with Australia taking the honours on the opening day of the first test notching up 322 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at stumps on Day 1.

Sreesanth puts India on verge of a win

Controversy’s child Shanthakumaran Sreesanth returned to international cricket in style picking up a five wicket haul in his very first game and putting India on the verge of a test win at Kanpur. Sri Lanka couldn’t manage to save the follow-on and were tottering at 57 for 4 in the second innings, still trailing India by 356 runs at stumps of Day 3.

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