Shoaib Akhtar may have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League but former players say the maverick pacer will find it tough to make an impact in the twenty20 league as months of absence from the cricket field has robbed him of match fitness. The beleaguered pacer, whose five-year

The recent developments in Pakistan have led various cricketing nations across the globe to boycott the country at large. An appropriate example of this is the fact that Australia has cancelled their tour of Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board, in the wake of such events has organized

Bangladesh will be hoping to wrap up the three match series against Ireland with a comprehensive victory in the third One Dayer at Mirpur this coming Saturday 22nd of March 2008. Bangladesh have an unassailable 2-0 lead in this series and with Ireland falling apart in their first series

Bangladesh will be aiming to wrap up the three match series against Ireland when they host their Irish counterparts in the second One Dayer on the 20th of march 2008 in Mirpur. Bangladesh won the first One Dayer convincingly and will be hoping to erase the ghosts of their previous tours

Bangladesh will be hoping to get the better over Ireland in the three match upcoming One Day Series at home. The Asian lions come into this clash on the back of some rather mediocre performances against the likes of New Zealand and South Africa and given the intense fan following at

After their recent hammering at the hands of both South Africa and New Zealand in back to back serieses Bangladesh will be hoping to restore pride and confidence in their ranks with a strong performance against mimmows Ireland in the first one dayer of the three match series beginnin

Bangladesh will be hoping to secure a consolation victory in the third one Dayer against South Africa in Mirpur this coming Friday 14th March 2008. South Africa have already secured an unbeatable 2-0 lead in this series and given the run of things, it is indeed hard to imagine Bangladesh

It has been said repeatedly by a large number of cricket experts throughout the world that South African cricket is dead. South Africa however are a resurgent side and they have proved this fact from time to time. The recent thrashing that they handed out to Bangladesh in the first O

Bangladesh go into their first of their three one day matches with South Africa looking to pick up the bits and pieces of what has been a miserable past four months for the Asian tigers. After being outplayed by New Zealand down under, more misery was heaped upon the Bangladeshis by a

South Africa will be looking forward to wrap up the two match series against Bangladesh this to register a 2-0 victory over their Asian rivals. Bangladesh showed their cricketing credentials to put up a fine fight in the first test match and will be hoping to register their first ever vi

Bangladesh will be hoping to get the better over South Africa in the upcoming cricket test series at home for the first time in their history. The Asian lions are yet to register a victory over any major test playing nation and given the intense fan following at home, they will be inspir

Bangladesh will be eyeing a first ever test victory over any major international cricket side when they South Africa in the first of the two test match series to be held between February and March. Bangladesh have been in poor form of late and with critics heating up on their inclusion

Bangladesh will be hoping to restore pride in their ranks when they host South Africa in the upcoming South Africa tour on Bangladesh starting with a three day warm up match for South Africa against TBC on the 19th of February. Both these sides come into this series on the back of long

England travel to new Zealand fresh from a long cricketing break after five years and will be looking to begin proceedings on a high note with a victory over the Black caps in the first of the two twenty twenty matches to be played in New Zealand on the first week of February. Despite ha

After the first match victory, New Zealand go into the second test match starting from the 12th of January full of confidence as they now have an unbeatable lead in the 2 match series. The man of the match of the first test, Jacob Oram, is expected to be the key player in the second test

Former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach has accepted to be Director (Operations) at India's National Cricket Academy, but wants to give more opportunities to local coaches to train the youngsters. Whatmore, who has been offered a three-year contract, said he would like to give space to the c

Indian batsmen are a "scared species", making them an easy prey for the Australian pace battery in the upcoming ODI series, feel former Aussie bowlers Ray Bright and Rodney Hogg. Former pacer Hogg and Bright -- a left-arm spinner of the 70's -- felt the Indians would not get much

Just two appearances with the Indian team has made paceman Ishant Sharma wise enough to understand the rigours of international cricket and the teenager is ready to wait to be "best prepared" for a long career at the highest level. The 19-year-old Delhi bowler, who has played one

Sachin Tendulkar says the worst of controversies and sharpest of criticisms only strengthen his resolve and he always lets his bat do the talking. "It is their (the critics') job to have opinions. But when I hold a cricket bat in my hand it's a tougher and bigger job. That is what I wil

John Buchanan's right hand man Richard McInnes was likely to take over as Bangladesh's coach, reports said here today. McInnes seemed the favourite to succeed Dav Whatmore, having coached Bangladesh at under-19 and 'A' level between 2003-05. "I know first-hand what it is like over the

Yuvraj Singh today brushed aside talks about his disappointment at losing Team India vice-captaincy, saying he was proud to represent the country merely as a player. "My job is to go out and play. If certain responsibility is given to me it's an opportunity and an honour, but at this st

After surprisingly failing to remain in contention for team India's coach, former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has now responded positively to Pakistan's job offer, PCB sources claimed today. The source said that former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram had also been consulted on the appoint

Former cricketer-turned- parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that the Indian cricket team did not need a coach as the job can be done by a professional man manager and the captain of the team. Sidhu said that Ravi Shastri, who was the manager of the team during the Bangladesh tou

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

Even as Cricket Board has invited two foreign candidates for discussion before deciding the next coach, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu today said he favoured an "Indian mind" for the job. "We need an Indian mind for a better coordination with the players," Sidhu to

Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) President Sharad Pawar is likely to be named as chairman of the 2011 World Cup organising committee when it is constituted formally next month. The board officials of the four Asian Test playing nations - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - are to meet i

Riding on his two centuries against Bangladesh, Sachin Tendulkar jumped back in the top-20 of the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for Test cricket batsmen. The 34-year-old veteran player scored a hundred in each match, at Chittagong and Mirpur, compiling a total of 254 runs at an average of

Outgoing Bangladesh cricket coach Dav Whatmore, who is eyeing the top job in India, believes the captain is the boss of a team. "Definitely, captain is the boss. He is in-charge of the team," Whatmore said at a media interaction here. Pointing out that the job of a cricket coach

Dav Whatmore, widely tipped to be India's next coach, today said he was keen for the job because it was the right step forward in the learning process as a coach. "It is a logical extension to a bigger challenge. It is the right step forward in the learning process as a coach," said o

Indian cricket team today returned here from Dhaka after a successful tour of Bangladesh where they won both the one-day and Test series. Most of the players left for their home destinations taking different flights and Sourav Ganguly drove home straight while team manager Ravi Shastri,