Despite his unbeaten 139 in the Afro Asia Cup final in Chennai, Indian wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained in the fourth place in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen. Dhoni, who hit the highest-ever ODI score by a number seven batsman in Chennai, now trails th

A bitter row between the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and a sitting Senator escalated today when the former was again summoned by a Senate committee and told to respond to some very tough and confidential questions regarding the country's cricket set-up. Although no date has been

Kenya is likely to host the next Afro Asia Cup which would be held in June next year, the Asian Cricket Council said today. "The next Afro-Asia Cup, the third edition, will be held next June in Africa and the likely venue is Kenya where the facilities and weather would be ideal,"

Pakistan's speed merchant Shoaib Akhtar has been asked to prove his "match fitness" to be eligible for selection for the one-off ODI against India in Scotland next month. Akhtar, who has not played a competitive match in the past 14 months due to fitness problems, was today inclu

Mahela Jayawardene and Mohammed Yousuf scored half centuries while Virender Sehwag showed glimpses of his vintage form as Asia XI posted a commanding 317 for nine against Africa XI in the first Afro Asia Cup One-Day International here today. Jayawardene, who made a match-winning hundred ag

With less than 24 hours remaining for the Afro Asia Cup cricket series to kick off in Bangalore, the organisers are yet to find a main sponsor for the event as well as for the Asian team. "We are still looking for sponsor for the Asian team while African team will be sponsored by Saha

The much-maligned Afro Asia Cup cricket tournament today received a major setback with Nimbus threatening to pull the plug on the telecast of matches. Nimbus, which had bagged the television rights for the inter-continental event from the Asian Cricket Council, has said that relevant terms o

Contrary to claims made by sports broadcaster Nimbus that it had walked out of the upcoming Afro Asia Cup cricket series, Asian Cricket Council today said it scrapped the deal with the channel for "not fulfilling contractual obligations". Consequently, ACC has awarded the telecas

ESPN Star Sports has bagged the telecast rights of Afro Asia cup after Nimbus bagged out of the deal citing absence of big names in the tournament. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has awarded the worldwide rights for telecasting the second edition of Afro Asia Cup to ESPN Star Sports, the compan