The Indian team management is yet to take a decision on whether to include an injured Virender Sehwag in the team for the final of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan here today. The Indian opener is nursing a groin injury and will have to clear a fitness test just b

Ahead of the big final against acrhrivals Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh is confident of playing a big innings and is focused on his job, his father Yograj Singh said. "Yuvraj is concentrating and focusing like Arjun (in 'Mahabharat') for the all important final. The

Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for each player of its team for making the summit clash of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup. "The PCB Chairman has announced 500,000 each for the players for winning the semi-final. Obviously if we win the final there will be

Shahid Afridi leads the race for the Player of the Tournament award but tomorrow's final of the Twenty20 World Cup gives Yuvraj Singh, lone Indian in hot pursuit, yet another chance to pip the Pakistani to the honour. Afridi has so far polled seven votes to top the table, but there are s

India will play under an interim coach in the ODI series against Australia and a full-time coach would take over before the home series against Pakistan, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said here today. "We (BCCI) have received some applications for the job of coach which would

The Indian team today heaved a sigh of relief with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni exuding confidence that Yuvraj Singh will be fit for tomorrow's semifinal against Australia in the Twenty20 World Championship. Yuvraj missed the Super Eight encounter against South Africa yesterday due to an e

The Australian cricket team breathed a huge sigh of relief today when captain Ricky Ponting was cleared for the upcoming seven-match one-day series in India. Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel confirmed that Ponting, who suffered a hamstring strain during the ongoing Twenty20 Wor

The Australian cricket team today received a major jolt with captain Ricky Ponting being ruled out for the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup due to injury which also rendered him doubtful for the tour of India. In yesterday's Super Eight match against Pakistan, which Australia lost by six wic

Confident after Pakistan's six-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup, captain Shoaib Malik thinks his team has to guard against complacency in their crucial semifinal match. "Anything is possible in this form of the game, so we have to guard against complacency all the t

The Pakistan team has put its celebrations on hold despite registering exciting wins over Sri Lanka and Australia in the Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa. Pakistan reached the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup after back to back wins over Sri Lanka and Australia, who p

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today named skipper of the Indian cricket team for the ensuing one day series against Australia and Pakistan but the selectors held back their decision on Test captaincy. The 26-year-old Dhoni, who is currently leading the Indian team in the Twenty20 World Cup, suc

Rahul Dravid's out-of-the-blue decision to relinquish the captaincy of the Indian cricket team found a supporter in former Australian captain Ian Chappell, who believes India should ask VVS Laxman to lead the Test squad, while the ODI reins should be in MS Dhoni's hands. Chappell, an astut

In a surprise development, Rahul Dravid today expressed his desire to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team. Dravid met BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar here yesterday and expressed his desire to relinquish the post. "Rahul Dravid met Sharad Pawar at Delhi on September 13 and

Pace bowler Jhulan Goswami became the first Indian ever to bag the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award making amends for the failure of her more illustrious male counterparts to make it to the list of nominees. The 23-year-old pacer from Bengal pipped rivals Lisa Sthalekar of Australi

While Australia remains his favourite to win the inaugural Twenty 20 World Cup, former speedster Dennis Lillee has predicted major upsets at the event starting next week in South Africa. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press meet, the fast bowling guru termed the latest version

ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has bagged the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia's (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms covering the entire Asian region in the next four years. Close on the heels of its recent renewal of partnership with the England an

The Australia A cricket team would continue with their tour as per the schedule despite the twin blast that rocked the city of Rawalpindi today, Board officials said. Shafqat Naghmi, chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, said the Australians had not expressed any concerns and were

Once bitten ever shy seems to be the policy of the Cricket Board vis-a-vis its selection of the national coach in the aftermath of the disastrous Graham Ford episode a few months ago. "We have been receiving applications from candidates and the deadline is September 15 after which the

Sachin Tendulkar, rated as the greatest batsman by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne in his list of top 50 cricketers, has duly returned the compliment by describing the Australian as "as good a bowler as I faced". While Warne's rankings were being debated for the lowly rating

Australian Institute of Sports today enhanced their chances of making the final of the Buchi Babu Memorial Cricket Tournament by taking a first innings lead of 197 runs against Combined District on the second day of their three-day semi-final match here. In the other truncated se

Former India coach John Wright will be back to his coaching ways in October when he takes charge of the national A team for a series against Australian state sides. The 53-year-old former New Zealand opener and captain signed up with the country's Cricket Board last month but his specific

Former Australian leg-spinner Terry Jenner, better known as Shane Warne's mentor, will train Indian spinners at the MAC Spin Foundation here from September 15 to 20. "Trainees at the state-of-the-art academy will surely benefit from Jenner's training -- particularly three of our best

Quashing the notion that twenty20 cricket was only for "big hitters", Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf today said the shortest version of the game was as tough as Test and one-day formats. "There is this feeling that Twenty20 cricket is all about the big hitters a

With Australia and South Africa raising concerns over touring Pakistan in the wake of an escalation in violence, cricket board Chairman Nasim Ashraf said the situation had not reached such levels where international teams cannot play. Pakistan after playing in the Twenty20 World Cup hosts

Scheduled to visit Pakistan for a Test and ODI series later this year, South Africa has expressed its concern over the brewing political scenario in the country. A six-member security delegation of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) is visiting the country to assess the secur

Captain Rahul Dravid says India has a good chance of India doing well in the upcoming Test series against England as the hosts were most likely to miss the services of their star all rounder Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff, who underwent an ankle surgery, was still recuperating and is doubtful t

Former India coach Greg Chappell has said that only one tour game before the first cricket Test could leave the Indian team under-prepared for the tough tour of Australia later this year. India would get to play only one three-day tour match against Victoria at the Junction Oval from Decem

The annual one-day tri-series in Australia is in doubt next year and it is likely that South Africa and New Zealand could play separate rubbers against the world champions. While India and Sri Lanka have agreed to play the traditional limited-overs tournament this summer, negotiations are

Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has suggested that Pakistan Cricket Board should utilise money for strengthening the grassroots level cricket rather than wasting it on hiring foreign coaches. "If your base is strong. Things will automatically improve in our cricket set-up. There

Cricket Australia has urged home fans to treat Muttiah Muralitharan with respect when the Sri Lankan off-spinner tours Down Under in his bid to become the highest wicket-taker in the longer version of the game. Muralitharan, who needs 25 wickets to equal Aussie legend Shane Warne's record