The match-fixing scandal gets deeper by the day. According to the latest reports that have emerged, there were two Pakistani cricketers who were issued notices even before the current scandal broke out during the tour of England. According to reports in a British newspaper, there were two cricke

The Pakistan selectors have selected Mohammad Yousuf for the ODIs and the T20Is that the side will play in England. The ODI and the T20I series will begin after the current Test series, which England leads 2-1. It is a five-ODI two Twenty20 series that will be played in September. However, You

The final of the Asia Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla. The two sides had qualified for the final by beating Pakistan and Bangladesh each, and then played a dress rehearsal of a game at Dambulla yesterday. Sri Lanka made mincemeat of a lacklustre Indian side to win th

India play Sri Lanka in the last game of the league stage of the Asia Cup. The game will be played at Dambulla under floodlights. Both the sides have already qualified for the final of the tournament and this will work as a dress rehearsal for the two sides before the all-important final. Th

Bangladesh will play Pakistan in the fifth game of the Asia Cup after both the sides were knocked out of the tournament on an uneventful Friday and Saturday, and this will mean that both the sides will play this game for personal pride. India and Sri Lanka will contest in the finals on 24th Ju

India play Pakistan in the fourth game of the Asia Cup at Dambulla. The Indians had made mincemeat of Bangladesh in the first game of the tournament, whereas Pakistan had lost a narrow game to Sri Lanka first up, after they had batted second, under the lights and yet, almost chased down the ta

The third game of the Asia Cup will be played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, at the same venue, at Dambulla. Sri Lanka won a rather close first game against Pakistan, and this means that a win in this game could almost make their passage to the final a virtual certainty. On the other hand

West Indies played South Africa in the first Test match of the series and were no match to the all-round strength of the tourists. The game, that was played in Trinidad, saw the South Africans win the toss and elect to bat first, but lose half their side for 100. It was only in the second hal

The Indian side for the Asia Cup has been announced and the biggest news coming out from the announcement is that Yuvraj Singh has been dropped from the squad. Sachin Tendulkar, who had requested the Board to be rested has not been selected, whereas Yuvraj Singh, who had been battling form and

Even as the captain and the coach of Pakistan, Shahid Afridi and Waqar Younis cry for more youngsters in the Pakistani line-up, the Pakistan opening batsman Salman Butt will be the vice-captain of the Pakistan side for the Asia Cup and for the tour of England where they will not only play Englan

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistani captain has said that he has requested Mohammad Yousuf to come out of retirement and try and play for Pakistan in the series in England. Pakistan plays Australia and England in England, and this includes T20Is, ODIs and Test matches. Afridi said that that he had

India will face Sri Lanka in the finals of the tri-nation Compaq Cup at the RPS in Colombo, after the hosts had beaten the visitors in a dress-rehearsal to the finals. In that last league game, Sri Lanka thrashed India by a whopping margin of 139 runs, and would have seriously dented the India

The next version of the Asia Cup will be played next year in the month of June. This was announced by the Asian Cricket Council, and it has been said that the tournament will be contested by four teams only. These four sides are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The venue for the to

Yuvraj Singh's mother Shabnam today lashed out at Kapil Dev for criticising her son's party animal image, saying the former India captain is no angel himself. "I was indeed pained to read Kapil Dev's highly provocative comment on Yuvi's party life. As a mother, I am hurt mainly b

The Indian cricket team has landed in Sri Lanka for a series of matches that promise to be a cricketing extravaganza for all lovers of the game. After the recent loss that the Indian One Day International team suffered at the hands of the Sri Lankan team, there is much excitement abo

After a hard fought Asia Cup series in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka get ready to lock horns in a three match test series that is sure to feed the aspirations and hunger of millions of cricket crazy fanatics across the Indian subcontinent. India have been a much improved side over the

The art of spin bowling has fascinated millions of cricket lovers all throughout the world for many a year. The 90's saw the focus shift from pace bowling to spin bowling in international cricket as the likes of Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Saqlain Mustaq and Muttiah Muralitharan engineered

Sri Lankan spin sensation Ajantha Mendis may have wrecked havoc in the Asia Cup final but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni refuses to consider him a major threat in the upcoming Test series, saying the experienced players in the Indian Test line-up will sort him out. Mendis picked up six

The Cricket Board today said it has not received any intimation from India's ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to exclude him from the Sri Lanka-bound squad. The BCCI was reacting to media reports which claimed that Dhoni was set to pull out of the Sri Lanka tour as he was tired of playing n

With their bowlers looking quite ordinary, India will heavily rely on their in-form batsmen to to do the job when they take on a confident Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here tomorrow. While the Indian bowlers have not made much of an impression on the batting

The stakes will be high when India and Sri Lanka take to the field this coming Sunday 6th in the finals of the 2008 Asia Cup in Pakistan. Both these sides have outplayed the remaining four sides in the six match tournament to set up a final date in Karachi and with the tag of champions o

Pakistan will be hoping to register a strong victory over Bangladesh that would all but secure them a place in the finals of the 2008 Asia Cup. Pakistan has been among the most competitive sides in recent years and based on their strong performance against India last time around, Pakistan are

India will be hoping to secure a place in the final of the Asia Cup when they come up against in from Sri Lanka in the Super four fixture of the ongoing Asia Cup in Pakistan. India have been in fine fettle till date and Sri Lanka will represent the biggest test for the Indians as they look t

India will be hoping to drive hosts Pakistan out of further qualification in the Super four encounter of the upcoming Asia Cup clash in Karachi. India have already won their last clash against Bangladesh and with Pakistan losing two back to back games against India and Sri lanka, Ind

The stage is set for an epic battle between two of Asian cricket's stalwarts when Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in a Super four encounter of the Asia Cup in Karachi on the 29th of June 2008. Both these sides have had their own worries both on and off the field and with India looking the arch favo

The upcoming Asia Cup series features India, Pakistan and four other cricketing powers has been highly anticipated by cricket fanatics the world over. With the recurrence of the Asia Cup taking place after four long years, much will be at stake in the very first edition of the Championsh

The ongoing Asia Cup in Pakistan has generated a lot of interest and fan following amongst the millions of cricket fanatics all over the Indian subcontinent and for that matter, the entire world. The tournament will indeed decide the reigning cricketing champion of Asia and with six team

India will be hoping to come flying out of the blocks when they clash up against Hong Kong in their first encounter of the 2008 Asia Cup played in Pakistan. India saw their winning streak halted by Pakistan last time around in the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh and skipper Mahe

India will be hoping for vengeance against arch rivals Pakistan in a crucial encounter in the Asia Cup this coming Thursday in Lahore. The Indian cricket team has come up by leaps and bounds this year and will be hoping to assert their dominance on Asian cricket, with a win over arch riv

Nothing less than a major Test series win or one-day title and a place among the top three in ICC rankings during new coach Geoff Lawson's two-year contract would be acceptable to the Pakistan Cricket Board. PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said Lawson would be given certain targets to meet duri