Tendulkar will break all records, says Kumble

India Test captain Anil Kumble on Monday saluted team mate Sachin Tendulkar on becoming the second highest Test run-scorer.
Tendulkar finished unbeaten on 56 as India scored a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi.
During this knock, the Indian batting ace also surpassed former Australia skipper Allan Border’s [...]

Malik blames batting and the sun after India loss

NEW DELHI, November 26: Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik bemoaned his team’s poor second innings batting and a lack of sunshine in wintry Delhi after his team suffered a six-wicket defeat by India in the first Test on Monday.
Pakistan batsmen flopped in both innings, bowled out for 231 and 247, leaving India to chase a modest [...]

Kumble credits team effort for Test win

NEW DELHI, November 26: After leading India from the front to a memorable Test win against arch-rivals Pakistan, captain Anil Kumble heaped praise on his team-mates for rising to the occasion in the series opener at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here on Monday.
Kumble, who started his stint as the Indian captain with a win, said [...]

Shahrukh Khan in bid to secure Indian Cricket League franchise

The Khans, Shahrukh and Farah, have had to apologise to Manoj Kumar for making fun of him in one of the most hilarious scenes in Om Shanti Om.

“Mr Bharat”, as he is known for playing a string of national heroes in films like Upkar, Shaheed, Kranti and Purab Aur Paschim, felt insulted and humiliated, as [...]

Top commentators for ICL 20-20 Cricket

CHANDIGARH:The Indian Cricket League, an Essel Group venture, announced an impressive line up of commentators and experts for the ICL Twenty-20 Tournament starting at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula from November 30. The commentators names announced include Tony Greig, Dean Jones, Pat Symcox, Jeffery Thomson, Mike Whitney and Ayaz Memon. Additionally Kapil Dev will [...]

‘Players demoralised by the present system’ : Atapattu

Marvan Atapattu retired from international cricket at the end of Sri Lanka’s Test series in Australia. A technically correct batsman, he finished his Test career with an average just below 40 and was instrumental in the team’s revival after he took over as captain in 2004. However, a back injury in 2006 saw him increasingly [...]

IPL telecast rights up for sale at Rs 1,000 cr

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to issue tender forms for broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the coming week. According to industry sources, the winner might have to fork out over Rs 1,000 crore for a five year telecast rights. 
 
Last weekend, three broadcasters Nimbus Communications, Sony [...]

We’ll fight to the end: Tanvir

New Delhi : Pakistan paceman, Sohail Tanvir, Sunday said his team would fight till the end in the first cricket Test against India as a match was not won till the last run is scored.
Pakistan is staring at defeat with India needing only 32 runs to win the Test with seven wickets and one full [...]

Ganguly, Tendulkar lift India to verge of victory

New Delhi : Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly relied on their vast experience to put India on the threshold of a memorable victory against arch rivals Pakistan with the hosts needing just 32 runs on the final day to clinch the first cricket Test.
Chasing a modest target of 203, the Indians were in a spot [...]

‘ICL a chance to guide young players’

It has been more than three years since Lance Klusener stepped onto a cricket field in the South African colours. Still such is the aura surrounding this 36-year-old, who was the Player of the tournament in the 1999 World Cup, that he remains the most high profile signing by the Indian Cricket League after Brian [...]