Kumble’s new innings

NEW DELHI : His perfect 10 at the same venue against the same opponents now cricketing lore, Anil Kumble would renew his tryst with Ferozeshah Kotla when he makes his debut as Indian captain in the first of the three Test matches against Pakistan starting here from Thursday.
Given a choice, Kumble would have loved to [...]

No harm in Shah Rukh watching cricket matches, says Kapil

JAIPUR : Former Indian captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday defended Shah Rukh Khan’s presence at cricket matches, saying association of a celebrity like him would popularise the game.
Kapil said Shah Rukh was a cricket fan and watched the fifth ODI between India and Pakistan here for his sheer craze about the sport.
“I think like any [...]

Yuvraj will not play the first Test: Kumble

NEW DELHI : Yuvraj Singh may have set the shorter version of the game alight to emerge as India’s middle order mainstay but the dashing left-hander would spend the first Test against Pakistan warming the bench with VVS Laxman in action, hinted captain Anil Kumble.
Addressing his first pre-match press conference as India’s Test captain, a [...]

Sreesanth, RP ruled out of 1st Test

Sreesanth and RP singh have been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan beginning on Thursday in Delhi’s Feroze Shah Kotla ground.
Munaf Patel has been called up as a replacement.
Sreesanth has a sore shoulder while RP Singh who did bowl in the nets on Tuesday pulled out as he felt a little uncomfortable.
But the [...]

Battle of leagues shakes up Indian game

MUMBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – A battle between a rebel body bankrolled by the controllers of India’s largest listed media firm and the cash-rich Indian cricket board threatens to shake up the game’s biggest global market.
Two rival Twenty20 cricket leagues are preparing to go into action and have been vying to sign up big-name players [...]

ICL to have two sessions of Twenty20

Essel Group backed Indian Cricket League (ICL) is planning to have two sessions of the Twenty20 cricket format, the first of which will begin on November 30 to December 16 at Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula near Chandigarh.
Ashish Kaul , Head, Corporate Brand Development, Zee Entertainment Enterprises said that the second session would begin [...]

Dhoni recovers from ankle injury

If first impressions are any indication, things aren’t the same at the Feroz Shah Kotla these days. It’s refreshing to see the revamped stadium – old-style architecture blending with modern practice facilities – and even more heartening to note that you can actually obtain a media pass without running from pillar to post. Heck, the [...]

Shoaib perfectly fit, claims Pakistan physio

New Delhi: Shoaib Akhtar may not have looked his menacing best in the just-concluded one-day series but the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ is fit, insists Pakistan cricket team trainer David Dwyer.
Dwyer laughed off suggestions that Shoaib was yet to regain his peak fitness and said there should not be any doubt with the speedster. “Maybe he does [...]

Shahrukh disappointed at BCCI’s comments

Shahrukh Khan found himself in the centre of a controversy after a senior Cricket Board official alluded that cricket matches were being used by stars to promote films but the superstar hit back saying he does not have to depend on other’s platforms to push his films.
Khan said he was sad and disappointed over the [...]

Yousuf, Tendulkar, Yuvraj rise in ODI rankings

Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf and India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh have improved their positions in the latest LG ICC ODI rankings for batsmen following their outstanding performances in the just-concluded series in India.
Yousuf, who finished as the leading run-getter in the series with 283 runs, climbs two places to be sixth in the LG ICC [...]