Rashid Latif defends Danish Kaneria in spot-fixing saga
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has defended banned spinner Danish Kaneria, questioning the evidence of spot-fixing against him by claiming that the alleged Indian bookmaker suspected to be close...
View ArticleVirender Sehwag turned down offer to play for Essex: Report
Left-out India opener Virender Sehwag has apparently turned down the offer to play for Essex, which was reportedly later offered to Gautam Gambhir.
View ArticleWest Indies lose Leeds Test inside two days; Andrew Caddick scalps four...
On August 18, 2000 Andrew Caddick’s fabulous five-wicket haul helped England beat West Indies inside two days and clinch their first innings victory against West Indies since 1966. Abhijit Banare...
View ArticleSourav Ganguly should have named VVS Laxman instead of himself in his...
After Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly named his all-time best Indian One-Day International and Test XIs. What stumped many was that Ganguly named himself in the all-time best India Test eleven ahead of VVS...
View ArticleAshes 1926: Herbert Sutcliffe and Jack Hobbs play important roles to help...
On August 18, 1926, the Percy Chapman-led England side won the fifth and the final Test match at The Oval by a thumping margin of 289 runs. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the triumphant moment in English...
View ArticleGodfrey Evans: One of the greatest ‘keepers in cricket history who...
The charismatic yet perfectionist Godfrey Evans was born on August 18, 1920. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the ‘keeper of England’s destiny for a decade and a half.
View ArticleAshes 2013: Chris Woakes, Simon Kerrigan in England’s 14-man squad for...
The England selectors on Sunday announced a 14-man squad for the fifth and final Ashes 2013 Test starting on August 21 at The Oval in London.
View ArticleUmar Akmal suffered seizure, say relatives
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal suffered a seizure during a flight to Jamaica and spent a night in a hospital before being rushed home, a relative said on Sunday.
View ArticleAshes 2013: Jonathan Trott defends controversial DRS
England middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott came to the defence of cricket's controversial Decision Review System (DRS) on Sunday but asked for greater "clarity" in the rules governing its use.
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar feels selectors must nurture players who can handle...
Former India captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Gundappa Viswanath and Sachin Tendulkar feel that selectors must look beyond statistics and focus especially on skills and ability to absorb...
View ArticleCPL 2013: Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Antigua Hawksbills by 5 wickets
Mohammad Hafeez produced some scintillating strokeplay to steer Guyana Amazon Warriors to a nail-biting five-wicket win off the last ball against the Antigua Hawksbills in the Twenty20 Caribbean...
View ArticleUnmukt Chand, Sandeep Warrier help India under-23 beat Pakistan in ACC...
Medium pacer Sandeep Warrier picked up three wickets, while opener Unmukt Chand struck a patient half-century as the India Under-23 team got the better of arch-rivals Pakistan by three wickets in a...
View ArticleMonty Panesar's woes continue; now in bitter divorce
England spinner Monty Panesar has been dealing with a secret divorce with his wife. Panesar was in the news recently for urinating on bouncers at a club in Brighton.
View ArticleZimbabwe pacer Kyle Jarvis announces retirement from international cricket
Zimbabwe pacer Kyle Jarvis announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday.
View ArticleRohit Sharma, Suresh Raina's tons take India A to 489 for 6 at tea on Day...
Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina struck impressive centuries as India A reached a commanding 489 for six against South Africa A at tea on the second day of the first unofficial Test at Rustenburg on...
View ArticleFaisalabad Wolves' participation in CLT20 2013 on hold
Amid a spurt in tensions over incidents along the Line of Control (LoC), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told its Pakistani counterpart that unless the Indian government gives a...
View ArticleSourav Ganguly backs senior cricketers to return to form soon
Former captain Sourav Ganguly says the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan can still make a comeback to India's national team but they need to be "hungry" for that.
View ArticlePaul Grayson, Tom Westley deny being approached by Danish Kaneria for...
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Sunday released Essex coach Paul Grayson and player Tom Westley's statements, in which they have denied that disgraced Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria ever...
View ArticleRohit Sharma, Suresh Raina slam tons as India A post 582/9 against South...
Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina joined the run feast with superb centuries as India A posted a mammoth 582 for nine against South Africa A to take command of the first unofficial Test, on Sunday.
View ArticleMohammad Asif: Important for Pakistan to have bilateral ties with India
Disgraced pacer Mohammad Asif has said it was very important for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to have bilateral cricketing ties with India as it could generate revenues that would help improve...
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