Harbhajan confident of 4-1 series victory

Jamaica: India’s vice-captain Harbhajan Singh is confident that the Indian side will sign off the series on a winning note in the fifth ODI on Thursday.
The loss in the fourth ODI in Antigua on Monday will have no impact on the outcome of the series as India had already pocketed an unassailable 3-1 lead but [...]

PCB set to clear Afridi’s NOC

Pakistan: The Pakistan Cricket Board and former captain Shahid Afridi appeared on course on Tuesday for an out-of-court settlement after the suspended star met with the chairman.
Afridi had gone to court after the PCB punished him for allegedly breaching a code of conduct by announcing his retirement after he was dumped as one-day captain, and [...]

Tri-Series returns

Australia: Cricket Australia have announced the return of the traditional one-day international tri-series for next summer, with the host nation taking on India and Sri Lanka.
The governing body announced its fixtures for the 2011/12 international summer today and they include two Tests against New Zealand, four against India, two Twenty20s and then the 12-match Commonwealth [...]

Windies reclaim pride with win

Antigua: The West Indies crushed India by 103 runs to earn a consolation victory in the ongoing ODI series.
West Indies again found themselves with a below par score on a wicket that seemed good to bat on. Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard were the mainstays of the Windies total of 249/8, and Simmons added 67 [...]

Amla backs De Villiers as captain

South Africa: Hashim Amla backed De Villiers’ appointment as skipper of the ODI and Twenty20 side, saying that he is the right man to shoulder the “huge responsibility”.
“De Villiers was a better candidate because I don’t believe I would have been the right guy for it, since it is a huge responsibility,” Amla said. “I [...]

India seal 5-ODI series against West Indies

Antigua: West Indies aimed to seek a turnaround with a win in the 3rd ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, to stay in the tournament. In both the previous matches, the batting had let them down after a terrific performance for major part of the innings. The lower middle order had been the culprit, [...]

Jayasuriya to retire after England series

Colombo: Sri Lanka all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has announced that he will retire from international cricket during this month’s tour of England.
After being picked for the Twenty20 international against England and five limited-overs matches, the veteran revealed he will play only the Twenty20 and one ODI.
“I don’t want to share the happiness of being selected to [...]

WI announce team for 3rd ODI, Gayle missing again

St John’s: West Indies have announced their squad for the 3rd ODI against India and have given Dwayne Bravo the permission to rest by leaving him out of the team. Chris Gayle again misses out. India have a 2-0 lead and look set to clinch the five-match series on Saturday.
WICB, after alleging that Chris Gayle [...]

Kohli, Mishra secure India’s 2-0 lead

Trinidad: India won the toss and decided to field first in their 2nd ODI against West Indies yesterday, at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Quite an interesting match it turned out to be, with the men in blue bowling brilliantly to restrict the Windies to a below par total.
West Indies initiated well with [...]

Sri Lanka show fight to secure draw

Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test match Day 5
London: It was positive cricket from Cook and Pietersen this morning at the Lords. Both got well set and were playing their shots excellently, until towards the end of the session, Herath got Pietersen with a beauty.
England’s delayed declaration came at the fall of Stuart Broad’s wicket. [...]

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