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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma grafted half centuries as India posted to 308 for 7 against Pakistan in their Asia Cup super league match.
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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
In a moral victory for Pakistan cricket, the International Cricket Council agreed in principle to alter the result of the 2006 controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan into a draw from a forfeited win for Michael Vaughan's men. The decision, said PCB sources, was taken at the board meeting on Wednesday.
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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
Reader Chirag Makwana sent us this picture from London.
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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is not expected to bow to demands that the Zimbabwe national board be banned but the organisation is set to discuss a possible suspension for the country's limited-overs side. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is opposed to the Zimbabwe board being suspended.
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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
New Zealand thumped minnows Ireland by 290 runs in Aberdeen on Tuesday to register the biggest margin of victory in one-day internationals in the opening match of the Associates Tri-series. New Zealand smashed a mammoth 402 for two in their 50 overs and in reply bowled out Ireland for a mere 112 in 28.4 overs.
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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
International Cricket Council's new chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat admitted that ensuring a balanced volume of cricket remains a major challenge for the game's world governing body. Despite the growing popularity of Twenty20 and the cricket boards worldwide wanting to play more shortened matches to cater to the public demand, Lorgat feels it is important to maintain a balance.
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Fetched: July 2nd, 2008, 11:52am EDT
West Indies batting legend Vivian Richards feels Australia's Brett Lee is the most fiery fast bowler the sport has seen after the intimidating Caribbean quartet of Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Curtly Ambrose. Lee became the fastest bowler to claim 300 wickets in one-day internationals when he reached the milestone in his 171st match.
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Fetched: July 1st, 2008, 7:59pm EDT
Pakistan will make two changes for the crucial Asia Cup match against India on Wednesday, replacing Wahab Riaz and Mansoor Amjad with Abdul Rauf and off spinner Saeed Ajmal.
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Fetched: July 1st, 2008, 7:59pm EDT
It's the Twenty20 effect. A quarter-final encounter of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) 50 overs match finished in just an hour and 27 minutes.
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Fetched: July 1st, 2008, 7:59pm EDT
India's rising cricketer Manpreet Gony on Tuesday landed in an awkward situation with his mother levelling a serious allegation against him, saying that the Punjab pacer was threatening to kill her.