Pakistan one-day team needs “major surgery”: Iqbal Qasim

Pakistan’s chief selector, Iqbal Qasim, said on Friday after Pakistan slumped to their eighth defeat in the last nine matches that the country’s ODI team requires “major surgery”. The outburst comes after Pakistan lost their fourth straight match in the five-match series against Australia. The series defeat against Australia comes on the back of a series loss against New Zealand.

Dravid undergoes surgery, advised 2-3 weeks rest

Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid went under the knife on Friday for a corrective surgery to his left upper jaw which he had injured during the second test against Bangladesh.

Mark Greatbatch named New Zealand coach

New Zealand’s search for a coach finally came to an end on Friday, with former opening batsman Mark Greatbatch being named the National Coach after a three-month long global search for the position.

PCB revokes NOCs, shuts door on IPL

In what may be called retaliation to the Indian Premier League snub to Pakistani players, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has ruled out participation of Pakistani players in IPL 2010 by revoking the no-objection certificates (NOCs) given to Pakistani players.

Harris picks up another five-for as Aussies romp over Pakistan

Fast bowler Ryan Harris picked up a second consecutive five-wicket haul as Australia continued their domination over Pakistan with a comprehensive 135 runs victory in the fourth one-dayer to take a 4-0 lead in the five match series.

Retain Yousuf, sack Alam: Inzamam

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam Ul Haq has come out in support of under fire Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf, with calls for removing him from captaincy after a disastrous tour of Australia growing with each passing day, saying that the classy batsman should be retained captain till the 2011 World Cup and if something needs to be changed, it’s the coach Intikhab Alam.

India is like a second home to me: Brett Lee

Despite threats by Shiv Sena for not allowing any Australian players to play in the Indian Premier League, Australian speedster Brett Lee said on Thursday that he doesn’t feel threatened and that India is like a second home to him, while adding that he would play in the Indian Premier League starting March 12.

Jesse Ryder ruled out of IPL III

Explosive New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been ruled out of the third edition of Indian Premier League as the Kiwi all-rounder is struggling with a prolonged groin injury.

India extend lead as No. 1 team; Sachin, Zaheer return to Top 10

After a comprehensive 2-0 away victory over Bangladesh, India, the number one test team in the world, gained one rating point to extend their lead to five points while Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan made comebacks to the top 10 ICC Test Players rankings, issued on Thursday.

Badrinath, Mithun and Saha included in squad for first SA test

Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath, Karnataka fast bolwer Abhimanyu Mithun and Bengal wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha have been included in India’s 15-man squad for the first test against South Africa starting February 6, after injuries during the recently concluded tour of Bangladesh ruled out Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth.

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