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Camera did catch Bhajji slapping Sree: Modi
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Video footage in Monday's crucial disciplinary hearing is certain to go against Harbhajan Singh, who allegedly punched S Sreesanth, with IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Sunday disclosing that the camera did "pick up something". -
England could lose T20 World Cup rights: Morgan
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
England could lose the right to host the twenty20 World Championship next year if it continues to deny visas to Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) officials, ICC president-elect David Morgan has warned. -
Pollock replaces Harbhajan as Mumbai captain
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock was on Sunday named captain of Mumbai Indians following Harbhajan Singh's suspension from Indian Premier League matches for slapping pacer S Sreesanth. -
Mumbai Indians regret Bhajji behaviour
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Reacting to Harbhajan's temporary suspension after he had allegedly slapped Kings XI Punjab player S Sreesanth, an unnamed official of the Mumbai Indians, while terming the incident at Mohali two nights ago as unfortunate, said they were confident that the issue would be sorted out soon. -
Rajasthan overwhelm Bangalore at home
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson powered Rajasthan Royals to a commanding seven-wicket victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers. -
Harbhajan temporarily suspended from IPL
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Harbhajan Singh has been temporarily suspended from the IPL after video evidence against him in the clash with S Sreesanth. -
Engineer to hear Harbhajan on Monday
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Match referee Farokh Engineer said he will conduct a hearing the the Harbhajan-Sreesanth row on Monday in New Delhi. -
Chennai hand Kolkata first defeat
Fetched: April 27th, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Matthew Hayden and Jacob Oram shone with the bat and ball respectively as Chennai beat Kolkata by nine wickets. -
Harbhajan can play Sunday's match: Shah
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 9:32am EDT
"We have issued a show cause notice to Harbhajan for which he has been given time till Monday evening to reply. He can play in the match," BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah told PTI. The match between Mumbai Indians, which has been captained by Harbhajan due to the groin injury to Sachin Tendulkar, and Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers is to be held at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. -
BCCI issues notice to Harbhajan
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 9:32am EDT
Harbhajan Singh was on Saturday slapped with a show cause notice by the Board of Control for Cricket in India asking why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for allegedly slapping Sreesanth in Mohali. -
Sreesanth not to file complaint against Harbhajan
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
Kings XI Punjab paceman S Sreesanth on Saturday described Mumbai XI stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh's alleged slap as "shake hand on a wrong side" and said he would not file a complaint against him. -
Harbhajan, Sreesanth downplay row between them
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
Mumbai Indian stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh on Saturday downplayed the controversy regarding him allegedly slapping S Sreesanth to bring the Kings XI Punjab pacer to tears, saying the issue "had been sorted out". -
Harbhajan, Sreesanth row not good for IPL: Modi
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
Upset over the row between Mumbai stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh and Punjab paceman S Sreesanth, Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi on Saturday said it was a "serious matter" and was not good for the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament. -
Punjab too strong for Mumbai
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
A 66-run run victory gave Kings XI Punjab their first success in the Indian Premier League after two straight reverses. Mumbai Indians suffered their third straight reverse. -
ICC CEO Speed told to go on leave
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
A statement from the ICC said outgoing chief executive Malcolm Speed was asked to go on leave on Friday following 'a fundamental breakdown in the relationship between the CEO and a number of ICC board members'. -
Spotted: Muttiah Muralitharan
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
Reader Sampathkumar Raghava sent us this picture. -
IPL cheerleaders under fire
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
Cheerleaders will not be banned during Indian Premier League cricket matches in Mumbai. However, they may have to shed their skimpy outfits, as the police warned of action against the organisers if their shows are found to be vulgar. -
ICC expands elite umpires' panel
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
The International Cricket Council expanded its elite panel of umpires to 12 on Wednesday by recalling Sri Lanka's Asoka de Silva and adding Australian Steve Davis to the current list of on-field Test officials. -
Pakistan to launch Premier League next year
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
The Pakistan Cricket Board will launch a new look Twenty20 domestic tournament next year on the lines of the Indian Premier League, offering franchises of city-based teams to sponsors and companies. PCB's marketing department has already started the groundwork for a Pakistan Premier League but everything would depend on the response from sponsors and companies, an official said. -
Warne ensures Rajasthan a win over Hyderabad
Fetched: April 26th, 2008, 3:01am EDT
Captain Shane Warne hit the fourth and fifth ball of the final over for two huge sixes to ensure Rajasthan Royals a three-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League match at Hyderabad on Thursday. -
Watson stars in Rajasthan Royals' win
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
A belligerent 76 not out by Shane Watson helped Rajasthan Royals score their first win in the Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Monday night. -
'Getting into the national team is a long-term goal'
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
Prolific 19-year-old batsman Ajinkya Rahane talks about the season gone by, his aspirations and, obviously, the IPL. -
Eden curator apologises to Kolkata Knight Riders
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the Kolkata Knight Riders' dressing room and apologised to the players for the poor strip in the IPL match against Deccan Chargers. -
IPL: Kolkata pitch under investigation
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
The erratic behaviour of the pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday during the Indian Premier League match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Charges will be probed, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said. Shah said the IPL's technical committee and the Cricket Association of Bengal would probe all aspects of the pitch to ensure that a better wicket is prepared for the upcoming matches. -
Afridi aiming to better McCullum's knock
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he would be aiming to better Brendon McCullum's awe-inspiring 73-ball 158 when he makes his debut for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Afridi, who has since 1997 held on to the record for the fastest one-day hundred from just 37 balls, said he is itching to emulate or surpass McCullum's innings. -
Malik not afraid of Hyderabad stint
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
Shoaib Malik does not foresee any problem in playing the IPL matches in Hyderabad despite his long running feud with an Indian family. -
Boucher guides Bangalore to win over Mumbai
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
A 55-run fifth wicket partnership between South Africans Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher led Bangalore Royal Challengers to a five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. -
Pakistan win Karachi Twenty20
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
Debutant leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad took three wickets in his only over to propel Pakistan to a 102-run win over Bangladesh in their Twenty20 international on Sunday. -
Kolkata beat Hyderabad for second straight win
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
Kolkata Knight Riders won their second straight match beating Deccan Chargers (Hyderbad) by five wickets in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. -
India to tour England in 2011
Fetched: April 21st, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
India will tour England in 2011 to play four Tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 international, England and Wales Cricket Board said on Sunday. -
Delhi trounce Rajasthan
Fetched: April 20th, 2008, 2:57am EDT
Delhi Daredevils thrashed Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in the third match of the Indian Premier League on Saturday night at the Ferozeshah Kotla. -
Pakistan win Karachi ODI, sweep series 5-0
Fetched: April 20th, 2008, 2:57am EDT
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 150 runs in the fifth and final one-day international to complete a 5-0 series win at National Stadium, Karachi on Saturday. -
Hussey helps Chennai beat Mohali
Fetched: April 20th, 2008, 2:57am EDT
Mike Hussey cracked the fastest century in Twenty20 cricket history as Chennai Super Kings pulled off a comfortable 33-run victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Saturday. -
Australia split delayed tour of Pakistan
Fetched: April 20th, 2008, 2:57am EDT
Australia have agreed to split their postponed tour of Pakistan into two and complete it before the teams meet in 2009. -
Ramprakash rejects IPL offer
Fetched: April 20th, 2008, 2:57am EDT
Mumbai Indians have signed on Dwayne Bravo, while former England batsman Mark Ramprakash rejected an offer to join in lucrative IPL. -
Texan offers $100 million for England Twenty20 series
Fetched: April 20th, 2008, 2:57am EDT
Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has offered to put up $100 million (50 million pounds) for England to play five Twenty20 games against his West Indies All-Star team. England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke had said the prospect of England taking part in a winner-takes-all $20m match in West Indies is "very likely". -
McCullum flays Bangalore challenge
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Brendon McCullum hit an unbeaten 158 off 73 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders trounced Bangalore Royal Challengers by 140 runs in the opening match of the Indian Premier League at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Friday. -
'Cricket should take centre stage in the IPL'
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin talks on a wide range of issues beginning with, you guessed it right, the Indian Premier League. -
It's Kings vs Kings at Mohali
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Bitter rivals will join hands and compatriots will take on each other in what promises to be a thrilling encounter in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Twenty20 match between local favourites Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings at Mohali on Saturday. -
'All-rounders will help Daredevils,' says Lillee
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Senior Advisor of Delhi Daredevils team, Dennis Lillee thinks the presence of a few all-rounders will stand the side in good stead in the Indian Premier League. -
IPL Preview: Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Virender Sehwag-led Delhi Daredevils will lock horns with Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds in New Delhi in their opening match of the Indian Premier League on Saturday. -
'IPL hurting international calendar'
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Former Pakistan captains Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram said the cash-rich Twenty20 competition will damage the international cricket calendar. Miandad said the IPL would create a divide in international cricket and feared players would be willing to sacrifice their international careers to play for more money in the IPL. -
Bangalore, Kolkata sides gear up for IPL show-opener
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
The Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns in the lung-opener of the Indian Premier League in Bangalore. -
Collingwood wants to play in IPL
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
England's ODI captain Paul Collingwood wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to relax its stance and let the country's top players turn out in the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League. Collingwood came out in support of views expressed by Test captain Michael Vaughan and star batsman Kevin Pietersen who argued there is no reason for England stars to miss out on the Twenty20 extravaganza. -
Pakistan win Multan ODI, lead series 4-0
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Pakistan produced another clinical performance to crush Bangladesh by seven wickets in the fourth one-dayer in Multan on Wednesday. -
PCA ready for IPL
Fetched: April 18th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Punjab Cricket Association is ready to host the Indian Premier League opener between Yuvraj Singh-led Kings XI and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. -
Akhtar hopeful ban will be revoked
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
Banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar still harbours hopes of playing for Pakistan and is keeping himself fit for any call-up to the national side in the future. The maverick pacer was banned for five years by Pakistan Cricket Board on six counts of code of conduct violations and the uproar over the decision prompted the Senate Standing Committee on Sports to hold a hearing with Akhtar in Islamabad on Monday. -
Ganguly breaks into ICC top 20
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
Riding on his Man of the Match performance in Kanpur, Sourav Ganguly leapfrogged seven places to be 17th in the ICC Rankings for Test batsmen which made him the fifth Indian in the top 20 list. In contrast, South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn, after the side's defeat in the third and final Test, conceded his top position in the bowling chart to Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan after the Proteas lost the Test. -
Ganguly banking on Umar Gul in Shoaib's absence
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
With speedster Shoaib Akhtar's chances of playing in the Indian Premier League looking dim, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly is banking on another Pakistani pacer, Umar Gul, to deliver the goods in the tournament beginning on April 18. "Umar Gul is in our team. He will serve us well," Ganguly told newspersons in Kolkata when asked about the Rawalpindi Express' absence from his side. -
I am not worried about the money: Shah Rukh
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
Knight Riders IPL franchise owner Shah Rukh admitted he is more worried about the comfort factor for the spectators in Kolkata rather than the sale of tickets. -
Mumbai Indians rope in Hrithik Roshan
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
The Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians have roped in Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan as their brand ambassador to drum up support for the team in the Indian Premier League starting on April 18. "Hrithik symbolises the spirit of the team," said R Balachandran, director of the newly formed Indiawin Sports -- a subsidiary of Reliance Industries which owns the franchise outfit, at a media conference to outline the team's marketing campaign on Monday. -
IPL giving Shah Rukh 'sleepless nights'
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
"I never thought so many problems would crop up when I bought the Knight Riders. I was not prepared for these circumstances. A rosy picture, removed from reality, was painted to me," Shah Rukh Khan told a Kolkata newspaper. -
Dhoni rewards Kanpur Test pitch curator
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent a note of thanks and Rs 10,000 to Green Park stadium's pitch curator for preparing the turning track that helped the hosts clinch the series-levelling win over South Africa in the third Test in Kanpur. Curator Shiv Kumar said he was pleasantly surprised to receive a personal note of thanks and the cash reward from the stand-in Test skipper after the hosts beat the Proteas inside three days on a crumbling pitch to level the series 1-1. -
India XI book final berth in ICL 20s World Series
Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
India XI rode on a fine half century by Tejinder Pal Singh (52) and a three-wicket haul by Ganapati Vignesh (3/22) to thrash Pakistan XI by 32 runs in their last league match and book a berth in the final of Indian Cricket League 20s World Series tournament on Sunday night. -
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Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
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Fetched: April 14th, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
Tax expert RelaxWithTax helps you find out how much HRA you can get. -
ICL: India XI beat Pakistan XI by 4 wkts
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
The third match of the ICL 20s World Series featured the ICL India team taking on the formidable ICL Pakistani at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. A highly anticipated encounter was in store expecting to revive the great "Indo-Pak" cricket rivalry on the vibrant ICL platform. In the end the Indians won a close encounter against their arch rivals by 4 wickets. -
'Against spin you have to play the ball late'
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
South Africa's in-form batsman Hashim Amla, who scored a fine 51 in his team's total of 265 all out on Day 1 of the third Test against India, reveals the secret of his success against spinners. -
Piyush Chawla's homecoming
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
Forty-five minutes before the start of the third Test against South Africa, the 19-year-old spinner was told he would replace Anil Kumble in the team. He responded with two vital wickets as India dismissed the tourists for 265 in their first innings. -
Spotted: Donald, Hayden, Pollock and Parore
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
Reader Poorti Kulkarni sent us these pictures from the USA. -
Harbhajan, Ishant restrict South Africa
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma picked three wickets each as India dismissed South Africa for 265 on Day 1 of the third Test. The visitors frittered away a solid start and were bundled out at the fag end of the day on a Green Park track that has given enough indication that it will deteriorate rapidly. -
INS unhappy with IPL media terms
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
The opposition to the stringent media accreditation terms of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday gathered momentum with the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), a representative body of newspaper publishers, threatening to take an "adverse view" on the coverage of Twenty20 matches, beginning on April 18. -
Aussies hope IPL can mend ties
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
Relations between the Indian and Australian cricket team, at an all time low after the acrimonious series Down Under, could be mended during the Indian Premier League, which will start on April 18. Skipper Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Matthew Hayden and Brett Lee are among a large group of Australians spread across the eight franchises in the cash rich Indian Premier League and it is hoped that the Aussies could regain their lost popularity in India. -
Kumble sits out as SA elect to bat
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final Test at the Green Park in Kanpur on Friday. India captain Anil Kumble ended all speculation over his chances of playing by handing over the mantle to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. -
Chanderpaul six gives Windies victory
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a six off the last ball of the game to give the West Indies a thrilling win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Port of Spain on Thursday. Chasing Sri Lanka's total of 235 for 7, West Indies' last pair of Chanderpaul and Fidel Edwards needed 10 from the last two balls. Chanderpaul hit the penultimate ball for a straight four and then crashed a full toss from Vaas over the mid-wicket boundary for a remarkable victory. -
Pakistan XI beat World XI by nine wickets
Fetched: April 11th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
The ICL Pakistan XI beat the ICL World XI by nine wickets in their first match of the ICL triangular tournament at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. Set a rather easy target of 131, the Pakistani openers gave a sound start of 119 runs in 16.1 overs. -
The toss will be crucial, says Arthur
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
South African coach Mickey Arthur feels the wicket at Green Park, the venue for the third and final Test, is going to break early and will deteriorate as the match progresses. -
When Gupte dismissed Sobers at Green Park
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
And at no other point was legendary Indian spinner Subhash Gupte's brilliance more evident than in the first innings of the second Test at Green Park in December 1958. He returned with career-best figures of 9 for 102. -
ICC confirms quizzing Pakistan players
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
The International Cricket Council confirmed that its anti-corruption officer interviewed Pakistani cricketers Younis Khan, Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul in Lahore to gain "specific information". It, however, did not say whether the officer also quizzed banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. -
Jayasuriya hoping to impress in IPL
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya, currently out of the country's limited-overs' side, is eager to make a mark for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, staring April 18, and stake claim for a berth in the national team. "I am looking forward to playing in the tournament and helping Mumbai Indians win the title. It will be a great thing in my career to open with Sachin (Tendulkar), the best player in the world. I am really happy to open with him," he said. -
Australia's India Test tour finalised
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
The tourists arrive in the country on September 29 and begin their four-Test tour with a warm-up game from October 2 to 5. The first Test is in Bangalore from October 9-13. -
Australia axe Rogers from contracted players' list
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
Four new players were awarded contracts and test opener Chris Rogers has been dropped from Cricket Australia's list of contracted players for next season. David Hussey, Shaun Marsh, Doug Bollinger and Beau Casson were included on the 25-man list for the first time, while Simon Katich and Ashley Noffke were offered new contracts after failing to make the cut last season. -
Younis upset at being questioned by ACU
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
It took chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed's intervention to convince an "upset" Younis Khan to take the field in the first one-dayer against Banglades,h as the batsman was furious after being questioned by an ICC -
ICC anti-corruption officer questions Shoaib, Younis
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officer Alan Peacock has reportedly questioned the two Pakistani players following claims by Shoaib Akhtar that he rejected offers to underperform in matches. -
Confident South Africa eye Asian treble
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
A confident South Africa will push to clinch an Asian treble against an Indian team under siege in the third and final Test starting in Kanpur on Friday. The tourists lead the series 1-0 after an innings and 90-run victory in the second Test in Ahmedabad. South Africa want to continue a run of success in the region following victory last year in Pakistan and a 2-0 rout of Bangladesh. -
Is the IPL right in barring websites?
Fetched: April 9th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT
Do you think it is a right move by the BCCI to forcibly stop internet websites from reporting on cricket matches? What are your thoughts on the IPL's latest move? Tell us. -
Munaf replaces RP Singh, Ishant fit
Fetched: April 6th, 2008, 1:28pm EDT
India bolstered their bowling attack for the third Test against South Africa by including Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel. -
Samaraweera century revives Sri Lanka
Fetched: April 6th, 2008, 1:28pm EDT
A patient century from Thilan Samaraweera helped Sri Lanka recover to 268 all out at the close of play on the third day of the second Test on Saturday, setting West Indies a victory target of 253. The tourists were reeling at 99 for six but a seventh-wicket stand of 138 between Samaraweera (125) and Chaminda Vaas (45) hauled Sri Lanka back into the game -
Inzamam, Moin consider suing Akhtar
Fetched: April 6th, 2008, 1:28pm EDT
Beleaguered speedster Shoaib Akhtar could face another legal wrangle for reportedly dragging former captains Inzamam-ul-Haq and Moin Khan into match-fixing scandals. Akhtar apparently told a TV show host that both Inzamam and Moin offered him money to under-perform in some matches, an allegation that left Inzamam livid. -
We will bounce back, says Kumble
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
The crushing loss against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Saturday may rank as one of India's worst defeats in Test cricket, but captain Anil Kumble is unperturbed. The veteran spinner believes that his team is confident they can win the third and final Test in Kanpur and level the three-match series. -
South Africa hand India humiliating defeat
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
South Africa beat India by an innings and 90 runs on Day 3 of the second Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday. After declaring their first innings at the overnight score of 494 for 7, the visitors dismissed India for 328 in the second essay to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. -
If they don't want, don't cover IPL: Kapil
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
Former India captain Kapil Dev hinted that the fourth estate should not cover the Board of Control for Cricket in India's multi-million dollar venture if curbs on accreditation norms for the media are not lifted. -
Mithali Raj to lead India in women's Asia Cup
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
Mithali Raj will lead a 15-member Indian team in the women's Asia Cup cricket tournament, to be held in Sri Lanka from April 27 to May 12. -
Tendulkar unavailable for third Test
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
The Indian team suffered another jolt on Saturday when master batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is nursing a groin injury, was ruled out of the third and final Test against South Africa. Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Niranjan Shah said Tendulkar, who sustained the injury during the drawn first Test in Chennai, hasn't recovered sufficiently to play in the April 11-15 match at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. -
Lorgat has ability to juggle politics and cricket
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
The 47-year-old Haroon Lorgat, whose appointment as chief executive of the International Cricket Council was confirmed on Friday, headed South Africa's selection panel from 2004 to 2007. He also served on the 2003 World Cup organising committee and was treasurer of Cricket South Africa. -
No decision on Tendulkar's fitness: BCCI
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
The BCCI said a decision on injured batsman Sachin Tendulkar's availability for India's third and final Test against South Africa will be taken only when the selection committee meets to pick the team. -
South Africa declare at 494-7
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
South Africa declared their first innings at their overnight score of 494 for 7 on Day -
Redmond named in NZ Test squad
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
Opening batsman Aaron Redmond was the only newcomer named in New Zealand's Test squad on Saturday for the tour of England that starts this month. Batsman Jesse Ryder, who made a spectacular start to his international career in the recent one-day series at home to England before injuring his hand during a late-night drinking session, was included in the one-day squad. -
Muralitharan leads Sri Lankan fightback
Fetched: April 5th, 2008, 11:51am EST
Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the second Test on Friday, snapping up six West Indies wickets in the final session. The home team was 268 for 7 at close on the second day, having gone into tea in complete command on 133 for 1 in reply to Sri Lanka's 278 all out. -
'No evidence that India has transferred lethal weapons to Iran'
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
'If, God forbid, India decided it was in its interests to reach a more robust military agreement with Iran, that would be enough to ruin the [India-US] relationship. -
India at the Asian Games - Day 2
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
Manavjit Singh Sandhu and trap shooters Anwer Sultan and Mansher Singh earned India two silver medals. -
IPL winner will get Rs 4.8 crore
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
The runner-up of the inaugural tournament, which is offering Rs 12 crore prize-money, will be richer by Rs 2.4 crore, while even the team finishing last gets Rs 40 lakh. -
Match-fixing claims add to Shoaib's woes
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
Shoaib Akhtar's claims about being approached by match-fixers in India and South Africa could land the banned pacer in further trouble for not reporting these instances to his team management as required by the ICC Code of Conduct. -
De Villiers, Kallis make India toil
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
Jacques Kallis and A B de Villiers were involved in an unbeaten, record fifth wicket 189-run partnership as South Africa amassed 306 -
Dilshan leads Sri Lanka rally
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chamara Silva added 100 for the sixth wicket to boost Sri Lanka to 217 for 5 at close of the first day of the second Test against the West Indies on Thursday. After fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor had reduced the Sri Lankans to 117 for 5, Dilshan (58 not out) and Silva (37 not out) posted their century stand from just 101 balls. Only 46.3 overs were possible on a rain-interrupted day after Chris Gayle had won the toss. -
ICL: Lahore Badshahs in final
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
Former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener's rollicking knock of 91 went in vain as Lahore Badshahs stormed into the final of ICL Twenty20 tournament with a narrow 7-run win over Kolkata Tigers in the second semi-final in Panchkula on Thursday. -
Steyn ridicules India's decision to bat first
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
South Africa's wrecker-in-chief Dale Steyn expressed surprise at India's decision to bat after wining the toss, saying they did not have a strategy against the fast bowlers. -
Harbhajan upset with pace-friendly wicket
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday came down hard on the pitch at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad saying pitches must be prepared to suit the home bowlers. -
Don't blame pitch for Motera debacle: Daljit Singh
Fetched: April 4th, 2008, 3:28am EST
India's dismissal for a mere 76 runs in the second Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday may have been blamed on the pitch, but the chairman of BCCI's Ground and Pitch Committee insists there is no devil in the 22-yard strip. -
Final call on Kumble, Ishant on Thursday
Fetched: April 2nd, 2008, 4:03am EST
India will wait till the morning of the second Test against South Africa to decide on the inclusion of Anil Kumble and Ishant Sharma. -
ICL players will represent India: Kapil
Fetched: April 2nd, 2008, 4:03am EST
Kapil Dev assured that the BCCI could not keep away exceptional youngsters playing in the ICL from representing India. -
'I am still not ready for international cricket'
Fetched: April 2nd, 2008, 4:03am EST
Zaheer Khan on his rehabilitation programme since injury on the tour of Australia put him out of the team. -
Shoaib ban unacceptable, says Imran
Fetched: April 2nd, 2008, 4:03am EST
Imran Khan and Javed Miandad slammed the PCB for handing fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar a five-year ban on disciplinary grounds. -
Shoaib ready to fight ban in court
Fetched: April 1st, 2008, 11:26pm EST
Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to take court action to fight the five-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday. The 32-year-old fast bowler, punished because of repeated disciplinary violations, d