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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
The Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami from the list of players who will get new central contracts this month. Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf announced on Friday that the two pacers and opener Imran Nazir had not been given an annual central contract because of fitness and performance issues.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
'I played a stupid shot. When I returned to the dressing room everyone had a go at me, especially Sachin Tendulkar who said I had missed the second chance of a century against Australia,' said Harbhajan Singh the end of the second day's play in the fourth Test against Australia.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
Reader Kamal Lakshmanan sent us this picture from Chennai.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
India (526) posted their highest innings total at Adelaide, surpassing their 523 in 2003-04. This is the third occasion when India have recorded a total of 500-plus at the venue. In 1985-86, India had made 520. India became the first team to post three totals of 500-plus against Australia at Adelaide.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
Australia's Adam Gilchrist hopes to finally get the recognition he deserves for his prowess behind the stumps after the wicketkeeper-batsman broke the world record for the most Test dismissals on Friday. Gilchrist bettered South African Mark Boucher's world record when he caught Indian captain Anil Kumble shortly after the tea interval on the second day of the fourth and final Test.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
Australia were 62 without loss at stumps, in reply to India's 526, at the end of Day 2 of the fourth Test.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
Adam Gilchrist broke South African Mark Boucher's world record for the most Test dismissals by a wicketkeeper.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
Sachin Tendulkar described his 39th Test ton, which came at the home ground of Sir Don Bradman, a tribute to the Australian legend.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to take action against it's Cricket Committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar for his outburst against match referee Mike Procter, who had slapped a three-Test ban on Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for racist abuse.
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Fetched: January 25th, 2008, 12:11pm EST
The Cricket Board has appointed VR Manohar as the lawyer to represent off spinner Harbhajan Singh when the International Cricket Council (ICC) hears his appeal against the three-Test ban imposed on him.
